The Mercantile Arithmetic, Adapted to the Commerce of the United States, in Its Domestic and Foreign Relations: With an Appendix Containing Practical Systems of Mensuration, Gauging, and Book-keepingRichardson & Lord, 1828 - 315 σελίδες |
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... given place To estimate distance of objects at sea To find the daily and hourly velocity of the motion of the planets in their orbits Miscellaneous Questions Observations on Exchange Fineness of Silver and Gold in the United States ...
... given place To estimate distance of objects at sea To find the daily and hourly velocity of the motion of the planets in their orbits Miscellaneous Questions Observations on Exchange Fineness of Silver and Gold in the United States ...
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... given number by the numerator , or upper figure of the fraction , and divide the product by the denominator or lower figure for the answer . How much is 3 of 584 . 584 EXAMPLES . How much is of 480 . 480 7 16 ) 3560 3 numerator . denom ...
... given number by the numerator , or upper figure of the fraction , and divide the product by the denominator or lower figure for the answer . How much is 3 of 584 . 584 EXAMPLES . How much is of 480 . 480 7 16 ) 3560 3 numerator . denom ...
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... given num- ber by as many of that denomination as make one of the next higher , and so on to the denomination required , and the last quotient with the several remainders ( if any ) will be the answer . The proof is by reversing the ...
... given num- ber by as many of that denomination as make one of the next higher , and so on to the denomination required , and the last quotient with the several remainders ( if any ) will be the answer . The proof is by reversing the ...
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... to three tenths of a pound , when pounds are given to be changed , annex three ciphers to the sum , and divide the whole by 3 ; the quotient is the answer in cents .. EXAMPLE . Change £ 523 to Federal money . 3 42 REDUCTION .
... to three tenths of a pound , when pounds are given to be changed , annex three ciphers to the sum , and divide the whole by 3 ; the quotient is the answer in cents .. EXAMPLE . Change £ 523 to Federal money . 3 42 REDUCTION .
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... given sum , annex for the shillings as before directed , and to these add the farthings in the given pence and farthings , observing to increase their number by one when they exceed 12 , and by two when they exceed 37 , and divide as ...
... given sum , annex for the shillings as before directed , and to these add the farthings in the given pence and farthings , observing to increase their number by one when they exceed 12 , and by two when they exceed 37 , and divide as ...
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Σελίδα 226 - Dabney, of the said district, has deposited in this office the title of a book the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit: District Clerk's Office.
Σελίδα 105 - ... interest at that time due : add that interest to the principal, and from the sum subtract the payment made at that time, together with the preceding payments (if any) and the remainder forms a new principal ; on which compute and subtract the interest, as upon the first principal: And proceed in this manner to the time of judgment.
Σελίδα 61 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
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Σελίδα 65 - REDUCTION OF DECIMALS. CASE I. To reduce a vulgar fraction to its equivalent decimal. RULE. Divide the numerator by the denominator, and the quotient will be the decimal required.
Σελίδα 136 - B, by spending 150 dollars per annum, more than A, at the end of 8 years finds himself 400 dollars in debt ; what is their income, and what does each spend per annum?
Σελίδα 21 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Σελίδα 29 - APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT 20 grains = 1 scruple. 3 scruples = 1 dram. 8 drams = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound.
Σελίδα 81 - To reduce any given quantity to the fraction »/,i» greater denomination of the same kind. RULE. Reduce the given quantity to the lowest denomination mentioned for a numerator...
Σελίδα 155 - If the vessel be double-decked, take the length thereof from the fore part of the main stem to the after part of the stern-post above the upper deck ; the breadth thereof at the broadest part above the main wales...