The Complete Practical Arithmetician: Containing Several New and Useful Improvements Adapted to the Use of Schools and Private Tuition ...G.B. Whitaker, 1825 - 332 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα vi
... common methot of Notation , particu- larly with regard to fractions , Claudius Ptolemy is said to have invented the sexagesimal division of numbers ; which division is still used in astronomical calculations , and for the subdivision of ...
... common methot of Notation , particu- larly with regard to fractions , Claudius Ptolemy is said to have invented the sexagesimal division of numbers ; which division is still used in astronomical calculations , and for the subdivision of ...
Σελίδα xii
... common arithmetic , the practice must in a great measure precede the theory . The young student , who has made himself perfectly master of the practical parts of arithmetic , and has acquired some knowledge of algebra , will derive ...
... common arithmetic , the practice must in a great measure precede the theory . The young student , who has made himself perfectly master of the practical parts of arithmetic , and has acquired some knowledge of algebra , will derive ...
Σελίδα 2
... common use . Note 2. To write down any number . Rule : write down ciphers to as many periods and places as are named in the given number ; then begin at the left hand , and observe , at each place , what signi- ficant figure is named ...
... common use . Note 2. To write down any number . Rule : write down ciphers to as many periods and places as are named in the given number ; then begin at the left hand , and observe , at each place , what signi- ficant figure is named ...
Σελίδα 20
... common necessaries of life ; pitch , tar , resin , wax , tallow , flax , & c . as are likewise all metals , silver ... common pound of 16 ounces . Hence , to reduce great pounds to common , mul- tiply by 3 , and divide by 2 ; and to ...
... common necessaries of life ; pitch , tar , resin , wax , tallow , flax , & c . as are likewise all metals , silver ... common pound of 16 ounces . Hence , to reduce great pounds to common , mul- tiply by 3 , and divide by 2 ; and to ...
Σελίδα 23
... common brewers , in some parts of the country , allow 36 gallons to the publicans for a barrel of ale or beer . TABLE XII . DRY MEASURE . Dry measure is used in measuring all dry commodities , as wheat , barley , beans , and other grain ...
... common brewers , in some parts of the country , allow 36 gallons to the publicans for a barrel of ale or beer . TABLE XII . DRY MEASURE . Dry measure is used in measuring all dry commodities , as wheat , barley , beans , and other grain ...
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acres agio amount Amsterdam annuity annum answer arithmetical arithmetical progression Avoirdupois bill Bought bushel ciphers common measure compound interest course of exchange cube root decimal denominator difference ditto Divide dividend divisor Ducat ells equal Examples to Prop Examples to Proposition farthings feet figure Florins Francs freehold estate gain or loss gallon Genoa geometrical progression given number given sum gross Grots Flemish guilders guineas Hamburgh hence improper fraction inches integer least term Logarithmically London Marcs merchant miles mixed number months Mult multiplicand Multiply neat weight Note number of terms odd number payable payment Pence sterl Pezzo piastre pound pound sterling present worth principal proportion purchase quantity quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder repetend Required Rials Rix-dollars shillings sold Soldi sols square number square root sterling money subtract tare Theo VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number yards of cloth
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Σελίδα 282 - Ratio is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, the comparison being made by considering what multiple, part, or parts, one quantity is of the other.
Σελίδα 22 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Σελίδα 65 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of...
Σελίδα 144 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Σελίδα 65 - To reduce an improper fraction to its equivalent whole or mixed number. RULE. — Divide the numerator by the denominator, and the quotient will be the whole or mixed number sought.
Σελίδα 91 - ... from the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Σελίδα 65 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Σελίδα 202 - To extract the Square Root of a Vulgar Fraction. RULE, Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, then extract the square root of the numerator for a new numerator, and the square root of the denominator for a new denominator.
Σελίδα 90 - ... each other ; observing to increase the first figure of every line with what would arise by carrying 1 from 5 to 15, 2 from 15 to 25, &c.
Σελίδα 64 - Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number, that will divide them without a remainder, and...