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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Σελίδα 30
... length only is considered . LAND OR SQUARE MEASURE . 144 Square Inches make 1 Square Foot . 9 Feet 1 Yard . 30 Yards , or 2721 Feet 1 Pole , Rod , or Perch . 40 Poles or Perches 1 Rood . 4 Roods 1 Acre . 640 Acres 1 Mile . 3097600 ...
... length only is considered . LAND OR SQUARE MEASURE . 144 Square Inches make 1 Square Foot . 9 Feet 1 Yard . 30 Yards , or 2721 Feet 1 Pole , Rod , or Perch . 40 Poles or Perches 1 Rood . 4 Roods 1 Acre . 640 Acres 1 Mile . 3097600 ...
Σελίδα 31
... length , 4 in breadth , and 4 in height , making 128 solid feet , contain a cord of wood , and 16 such feet make 1 foot , cord - wood measure . This measure respects length , breadth , and thickness . 2 Pints DRY MEASURE . make · 1 ...
... length , 4 in breadth , and 4 in height , making 128 solid feet , contain a cord of wood , and 16 such feet make 1 foot , cord - wood measure . This measure respects length , breadth , and thickness . 2 Pints DRY MEASURE . make · 1 ...
Σελίδα 40
... length of a proposed aqueduct would be in one direction 8 ms . 2 fur . 6 perches , and in another , 7 ms . 2 fur . 20 perches . Required the difference in yards . Ans . 1683 yards . TIME . 1. How many hours in 57 years , 40 REDUCTION .
... length of a proposed aqueduct would be in one direction 8 ms . 2 fur . 6 perches , and in another , 7 ms . 2 fur . 20 perches . Required the difference in yards . Ans . 1683 yards . TIME . 1. How many hours in 57 years , 40 REDUCTION .
Σελίδα 72
... length and 40 in width at each end , amount to at 20 dollars per square rod ? feet . 48 40 feet . dols . If 2724 : 20 : : 1920 By decimals . If 272,25 : 20 :: 1920 Ans . 141 dols . 4 cents . 53. A charter party for a vessel of 186 tons ...
... length and 40 in width at each end , amount to at 20 dollars per square rod ? feet . 48 40 feet . dols . If 2724 : 20 : : 1920 By decimals . If 272,25 : 20 :: 1920 Ans . 141 dols . 4 cents . 53. A charter party for a vessel of 186 tons ...
Σελίδα 136
... and his tail is as long as his head and half his body , and his body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the whole length of the fish ? Ans . 6 feet . PROGRESSION Consists in two parts - ARITHMETICAL and GEOMETRICAL . 136 POSITION .
... and his tail is as long as his head and half his body , and his body is as long as the head and tail ; what is the whole length of the fish ? Ans . 6 feet . PROGRESSION Consists in two parts - ARITHMETICAL and GEOMETRICAL . 136 POSITION .
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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...
Σελίδα 226 - States entitled an act for the encouragement of learning hy securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the author., and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned, and also to an act entitled an act supplementary to an act, entitled an act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and...
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...