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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... persons , learned in other respects , are frequently deficient . As it is intended to be very prac- tical , and adapted to the concerns of trade and commerce , by conveying a general knowledge of accounts and exchange , the numerous ...
... persons , learned in other respects , are frequently deficient . As it is intended to be very prac- tical , and adapted to the concerns of trade and commerce , by conveying a general knowledge of accounts and exchange , the numerous ...
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... person of discernment to follow in any cir- cumstances . Nothing need be said of the propriety of the brief tracts of practical Mensuration and Gauging , which are annexed to the work . Such knowledge is as important and requisite , as ...
... person of discernment to follow in any cir- cumstances . Nothing need be said of the propriety of the brief tracts of practical Mensuration and Gauging , which are annexed to the work . Such knowledge is as important and requisite , as ...
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... person failing in trade owes , viz . to A. $ 818,73 ; B. $ 3673,46 ; C. $ 1800,40 ; D. $ 117,41 and to E. 814,50 ; and his property , worth $ 4009,592 cts . he gives up to his credi- tors ; how much does he pay on the dollar , and what ...
... person failing in trade owes , viz . to A. $ 818,73 ; B. $ 3673,46 ; C. $ 1800,40 ; D. $ 117,41 and to E. 814,50 ; and his property , worth $ 4009,592 cts . he gives up to his credi- tors ; how much does he pay on the dollar , and what ...
Σελίδα 73
... persons is supposed to have bread to last their voyage , allowing each 8 ounces per day— when they picked up a crew of 5 persons in distress , to whom they are willing to communicate , what will the daily allowance of each person then ...
... persons is supposed to have bread to last their voyage , allowing each 8 ounces per day— when they picked up a crew of 5 persons in distress , to whom they are willing to communicate , what will the daily allowance of each person then ...
Σελίδα 87
... person , having of a coal mine , sells for £ 171 ; what is the whole mine valued at ? Ans . £ 2 . of his share Ans . £ 380 . SINGLE RULE OF THREE INVERSE IN VULGAR FRACTIONS . EXAMPLES . 1. If 25 s . will pay for the carriage of an cwt ...
... person , having of a coal mine , sells for £ 171 ; what is the whole mine valued at ? Ans . £ 2 . of his share Ans . £ 380 . SINGLE RULE OF THREE INVERSE IN VULGAR FRACTIONS . EXAMPLES . 1. If 25 s . will pay for the carriage of an cwt ...
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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...