A Short System of Practical Arithmetic: Compiled from the Best Authorities [etc.].Glazier, Masters & Company, 1829 |
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... feet taken from 8 feet , will leave 3 feet . The greater number is called the minuend , or sub- stratum ; the less , the subtrahend ; and the number found by the operation , the difference , or remainder . RULE . Write the less number ...
... feet taken from 8 feet , will leave 3 feet . The greater number is called the minuend , or sub- stratum ; the less , the subtrahend ; and the number found by the operation , the difference , or remainder . RULE . Write the less number ...
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... feet above the bed of the river ; they were also 170 feet asunder . Pray , how wide was the river in that place ? and how much did this bridge exceed in length that at Westminister , in England , which is about 1200 feet from shore to ...
... feet above the bed of the river ; they were also 170 feet asunder . Pray , how wide was the river in that place ? and how much did this bridge exceed in length that at Westminister , in England , which is about 1200 feet from shore to ...
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... feet asun- der ; how long must the grove be ? Ans . 3675 feet . 6. Divide 1000 dollars between A , B , and C , and give A 129 more than B , and B 178 less than C. Ans . 360 dols . A's , 231 B's , and 409 C's . 7. Part 1500 acres of land ...
... feet asun- der ; how long must the grove be ? Ans . 3675 feet . 6. Divide 1000 dollars between A , B , and C , and give A 129 more than B , and B 178 less than C. Ans . 360 dols . A's , 231 B's , and 409 C's . 7. Part 1500 acres of land ...
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... to the hundred in this State , by a late law . A ton in weight for Ships is 2000 lb. A ton for goods , boxes , cases , & c . is 40 cubic feet . 6. LONG MEASURE . 3 Barley Corns make 12 Inches 28 WEIGHTS , MEASURES , & c .
... to the hundred in this State , by a late law . A ton in weight for Ships is 2000 lb. A ton for goods , boxes , cases , & c . is 40 cubic feet . 6. LONG MEASURE . 3 Barley Corns make 12 Inches 28 WEIGHTS , MEASURES , & c .
Σελίδα 29
... feet , or 4 rods , make a Gunter's chain , containing 100 links , each of which is 79 92 inches . 6 feet make a fathom , in measuring depths . 5 feet make a geometrical pace . 4 inches make a hand , in measuring the height of horses ...
... feet , or 4 rods , make a Gunter's chain , containing 100 links , each of which is 79 92 inches . 6 feet make a fathom , in measuring depths . 5 feet make a geometrical pace . 4 inches make a hand , in measuring the height of horses ...
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18 inches 2qrs 3qrs 3qts acres amount annex annum answer APPLICATION April Bought breadth broadcloth bushels called cask ciphers circumference compound interest contain cord cost cube cubic David Davis denominator diameter difference dimes divide the product dividend division divisor dollars DRY MEASURE equal errours EXAMPLES farthings Federal Money feet long figure frustum gain gallons geometrical series given number given sum Hallowell hogsheads hundred improper fraction integer Jonathan Worth last product length less lowest terms miles mills mixed number months multiplicand multiply neat weight New-England currency NOTE number of terms payment pence pound sterling pounds present worth principal proportion quantity quotient ratio Reduce remainder right hand rods Rule of Three RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply shillings sold solid content square root stick of timber subtract tare thick thousand TROY WEIGHT VULGAR FRACTIONS whole numbers wine yards
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Σελίδα 152 - 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 21 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Σελίδα 181 - RULE.* — Multiply the sum of the extremes by the number of terms, and half the product will be the answer.
Σελίδα 202 - To measure a Parallelogram, or long square. RULE. Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area or superficial content.
Σελίδα 180 - Find the first figure of the root by trial, and subtract its power from the" left hand period of the given number. 5. To the remainder bring down the first figure in the next period, and call it the dividend. 4. Involve the root to the next inferior power to that which is given, and multiply, it by the number denoting the given power, for a divisor.
Σελίδα 119 - Is when the several shares of stock are continued in trade an equal term of time. RULE. As the whole stock is to the whole gain or loss : so is each man's particular stock, to his particular share of the gain or loss.
Σελίδα 153 - 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 required.
Σελίδα 135 - Subtract the principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the compound interest. EXAMPLES.
Σελίδα 193 - A man was hired 50 days on these conditions. — that, for every day he worked, he should receive $ '75, and, for every day he was idle, he should forfeit $ '25 ; at the expiration of the time, he received $ 27'50 ; how many days did he work...
Σελίδα 142 - RULE.—Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the equated time.* • , EXAMPLES.