System of Practical ArithmeticThomas Davis, 1845 - 198 σελίδες |
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... weight of the whole ? Ans . 2820 pounds . 3. A merchant bought five pieces of linen containing 25 yards each , and 2 pieces containing 24 yards each , and 1 piece containing 26 yards . How many yards were there in the whole ? tract 400 ...
... weight of the whole ? Ans . 2820 pounds . 3. A merchant bought five pieces of linen containing 25 yards each , and 2 pieces containing 24 yards each , and 1 piece containing 26 yards . How many yards were there in the whole ? tract 400 ...
Σελίδα 33
... WEIGHT . By this weight are weighed things of a coarse , drossy nature , that are bought and sold by weight , and all metals but silver and gold . The denominations of Avoirdupois Weight are ton , hundred weight , quarter , pound ...
... WEIGHT . By this weight are weighed things of a coarse , drossy nature , that are bought and sold by weight , and all metals but silver and gold . The denominations of Avoirdupois Weight are ton , hundred weight , quarter , pound ...
Σελίδα 34
... WEIGHT . By this weight apothecaries mix their medicines , but buy and sell by avoirdupois weight . The denominations of Apothecaries Weight are pound , ounce , dram , scruple , and grain . 20 grains ( gr . ) make 1 scruple 3 scruples 8 ...
... WEIGHT . By this weight apothecaries mix their medicines , but buy and sell by avoirdupois weight . The denominations of Apothecaries Weight are pound , ounce , dram , scruple , and grain . 20 grains ( gr . ) make 1 scruple 3 scruples 8 ...
Σελίδα 39
... WEIGHT . 1. Bring 75 cwt . to tons . 2. Bring 56 qrs . to cwt . 3. Bring 840 lb. to quarters . 4. Bring 86 oz . to lb. 5. Bring 176 drams to oz . 6. Bring 958 qr . to tons . 7. Bring 9856 lb. to cwt . Facit 3 T. 15 cwt . Facit 14 cwt ...
... WEIGHT . 1. Bring 75 cwt . to tons . 2. Bring 56 qrs . to cwt . 3. Bring 840 lb. to quarters . 4. Bring 86 oz . to lb. 5. Bring 176 drams to oz . 6. Bring 958 qr . to tons . 7. Bring 9856 lb. to cwt . Facit 3 T. 15 cwt . Facit 14 cwt ...
Σελίδα 40
APOTHECARIES WEIGHT . 1. Bring 672 ounces to pounds . 2. Bring 336 drams to ounces . 3. Bring 91 scruples to drams . 4. Bring 89 grains to 3 . 5. Bring 1929 to 3 . 6. Bring 12660 gr . to b . Facit 56 3 Facit 42 Facit 303 19 Facit 499 gr ...
APOTHECARIES WEIGHT . 1. Bring 672 ounces to pounds . 2. Bring 336 drams to ounces . 3. Bring 91 scruples to drams . 4. Bring 89 grains to 3 . 5. Bring 1929 to 3 . 6. Bring 12660 gr . to b . Facit 56 3 Facit 42 Facit 303 19 Facit 499 gr ...
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15 yards 2qrs acres aliquot amount annuity annum answer Bought Bring bushels casks cent to cents cents per lb common difference compound interest contained cube root cyphers decimal dividend divisor dollars per cent dols drams DRY MEASURE English ells EXAMPLES Facit farthings Federal Money fourths furlongs gain gallons given number given sum hogsheads hundred weight improper fraction inches merchant miles millions mixed number months Multiply nails neat weight Note number of terms ounces paid pecks pence Pennsylvania currency penny pennyweights pieces pint pounds present worth principal PROOF quarters quarts quotient rate per cent Reduce remainder Result roods Rule of Three shillings sold square perches square root sterling Subtract sum or quantity TABLE tare thousand TROY WEIGHT tuns VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number yards cost yards of cloth yards of linen yards of muslin
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Σελίδα 111 - From the last amount, subtract the given principal, and the remainder will be the compound interest. EXAMPLES.
Σελίδα 37 - And every other thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Σελίδα 83 - M 420 1200 4. If 10 bushels of oats be sufficient for 18 horses 20 days, how many bushels will serve 60 horses 36 days, at that rate ?
Σελίδα 129 - A vulgar fraction is a part, or parts of a unit or integer expressed by two numbers, placed one above the other, with a line drawn between them; as -i one fourth, f two thirds.
Σελίδα 131 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Σελίδα 22 - FRACTIONS, or broken numbers, are expressions for any assignable parts of an unit ; and are represented by two numbers, placed one above the other, with a line drawn between them. The number above the line is called the numerator, and that below the line the denominator.
Σελίδα 33 - Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) - 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (1b.).
Σελίδα 165 - CASE 2. \ . When the prices of several simples are given, to find how much of each, at their respective rates, must be taken to make a compound or mixture at any proposed price.
Σελίδα 157 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained...
Σελίδα 78 - If a staff 4 feet long cast a shade (on level ground) 7 feet long, what is the height of a steeple whose shade at the same time is 198 feet? Ans.