Lectures on the Philosophy of Arithmetic and the Adaptation of that Science to the Business Purposes of Life: With Numerous Problems, Curious and Useful, Solved by Various Modes; with Explanations Designed to Make the Study and Application of Arithmetic Pleasant and Profitable to Such as Have Not the Aid of a Teacher; as Well as to Exercise Advanced Classes in Schools

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Moss & brother, 1850 - 395 σελίδες

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Σελίδα 43 - When of the equimultiples of four magnitudes (taken as in the fifth definition), the multiple of the first is greater than that of the second...
Σελίδα 156 - Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother ; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury ; unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury ; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury.
Σελίδα 294 - A father dying, left his son a fortune, J of which he spent in 8 months ; | of the remainder lasted him 12 months longer; after which he had only $410 left.
Σελίδα 83 - If to my age there added be, One-half, one-third, and three times three, Six score and ten the sum will be ; What is my age, pray show it me 1 Ans.
Σελίδα 93 - 6 27 685 The denominator to a decimal fraction, although not ex-f pressed, is always understood, and is 1 with as many ciphers annexed as there are places in the numerator.
Σελίδα 79 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Σελίδα 69 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Σελίδα 112 - ... when the first is to the third, as the difference between the first and second is to the difference between the second and third, as the numbers, 3, 4, 6.
Σελίδα 115 - In any series of numbers in arithmetical progression, the sum of the two extremes is equal to the sum of any two terms equally distant from them; as in the latter of the above series 6 + 1=4+3, and =5+2.
Σελίδα 328 - As the distance between the body to be raised or balanced, and the fulcrum or prop, is to the distance between the prop and the point where the power is applied ; so is the power to the weight which it will balance.

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