A system of practical arithmetic |
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1.-Multiply 12 gross acres aliquot allowed amount annuities annum answer APOTHECARIES AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT bill of exchange Bought brokerage bushels cloff CLOTH MEASURE commission Compound Multiplication crowns denomination discount ditto divide the product drams DRY MEASURE E. E. qr ells English ell Ex.-What farthings feet 6 inches Find the interest Flemish gain per cent gallons galls given grains guineas per cent hhds hogsheads humble servant inches broad inches long LIQUID MEASURE London LONG MEASURE Merchant multiplicand multiply neat weight number of days number of yards ounces pecks pence penny pennyweights pints pipe pounds quantity quarters quarts quotient rate per cent Reduce remainder RULE scru shillings ship sold square stone subtract sugar Tare and Tret third term tret 4 lbs TROY WEIGHT usance value received weys William Harvey yards cost
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Σελίδα 78 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Σελίδα 11 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel.
Σελίδα 7 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Σελίδα 103 - Multiply each term into the multiplicand, beginning at the lowest, by the highest denomination in the multiplier, and write the result of each under its respective term ; observing to carry an unit for every 12, from each lower denomination to its next superior.
Σελίδα 91 - BUYING AND SELLING STOCKS. COMMISSION is an allowance given to an agent or factor, for buying or selling goods, negotiating bills, &c, BROKERAGE is an allowance to a broker for procuring sales, transfers of property, &c. INSURANCE is an allowance, called premium, given to persons who engage to make good the loss of ships, merchandise, houses, &c., that may be lost or damaged by storms, fire, &c.
Σελίδα 85 - RULE.* Multiply the principal by the rate per cent, and divide the product by 100: the quotient will be the interest for 1 year.
Σελίδα 8 - TABLE. 60 seconds (") - make - 1 minute, - marked - ' 60 minutes ----- 1 degree, - - - - - ° 30 degrees ,----- 1 sign, ------ s. 12 signs, or 360 degrees, - 1 circle of the zodiac. Note. Every circle, whether great or small, is divisible into 360 equal parts, called degrees. 71. Reduce 9s. 13° 25
Σελίδα 99 - Fellowship is when different stocks are employed for any certain equal 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.t PROOF. — Add all the shares together, and the sum will be equal to the gain or loss, when the work is right.
Σελίδα 103 - In like manner, multiply all the multiplicand by the inches and parts of the multiplier, and set the result of each term one place removed to the right hand of those in the multiplicand...
Σελίδα 7 - ... 60 minutes - - - 1 hour, - - - - hr. 24 hours - - - - 1 day, - - - - da. 7 days - - - - 1 week, - - - wk. 4 weeks - - - - 1 month, - - - mo. 13 mo 1 day and 6hrs. ) 1 common or ) or 365 days, 6 hrs. J Julian year, ^ ~ V