The Western Calculator, Or, A New and Compendious System of Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Elementary Principles and Rules of Calculation in Whole, Mixed, and Decimal Numbers ...Johnston & Stockton, 1839 - 203 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 58
... allowing an equal number to each piece ? Ans . 21 yds . 24. If 12 yards of muslin cost 17. 17s . 6d . what is it per yard ? Ans . 3s . 25. If a staff 4 feet long cast a shadow ( on level ground ) 7 feet long , what is the height of a ...
... allowing an equal number to each piece ? Ans . 21 yds . 24. If 12 yards of muslin cost 17. 17s . 6d . what is it per yard ? Ans . 3s . 25. If a staff 4 feet long cast a shadow ( on level ground ) 7 feet long , what is the height of a ...
Σελίδα 63
... allowing the bread to be in proportion to the flour , as five is to four ? Ans . 6 cents . 6. If a merchant bought 270 barrels of cider for 780 dol- lars , and paid for freight 37 dolls . 70 cents , and for other charges and duties 30 ...
... allowing the bread to be in proportion to the flour , as five is to four ? Ans . 6 cents . 6. If a merchant bought 270 barrels of cider for 780 dol- lars , and paid for freight 37 dolls . 70 cents , and for other charges and duties 30 ...
Σελίδα 64
... allowing a Ans . 10 22. The length of a wall being tried by a measuring line , appears to be 1287 feet 4 inches ; but on examination the line is found to be 50 feet 10 inches in length , instead of 50 feet its supposed length ; required ...
... allowing a Ans . 10 22. The length of a wall being tried by a measuring line , appears to be 1287 feet 4 inches ; but on examination the line is found to be 50 feet 10 inches in length , instead of 50 feet its supposed length ; required ...
Σελίδα 78
... interest required . Note . Though both the foregoing methods are considered sufficiently exact for common business , by merchants and accomptants generally , yet as this is only allowing 360 days in the 78 SIMPLE INTEREST .
... interest required . Note . Though both the foregoing methods are considered sufficiently exact for common business , by merchants and accomptants generally , yet as this is only allowing 360 days in the 78 SIMPLE INTEREST .
Σελίδα 79
... allowing 360 days in the year , and not 365 , the true time ; if , therefore , the principal is large , on which interest is due , and greater exactness is required , then find the interest of the given sum for 1 year , and proceed ...
... allowing 360 days in the year , and not 365 , the true time ; if , therefore , the principal is large , on which interest is due , and greater exactness is required , then find the interest of the given sum for 1 year , and proceed ...
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100 dollars 16 feet 25 cents 9 inches acres amount annum arithmetical arithmetical progression barrels breadth bricks bushels cask cents per pound cents per yard ciphers common denominator compound compound interest cost cube root cubic currency decimal diameter divide the product dividend divisor dollars 50 cents dolls duodecimals equal EXAMPLES Federal money feet 6 inches feet 9 feet long figures foot gain gallons geometrical progression given number given sum half hogshead hundred improper fraction inches broad inches long interest length lowest terms measure miles mills mixed number months Note number of terms operation ounces paid payment pence perches piece of ground principal proportion quantity quotient Reduce remainder rods rule of three SECTION shillings side sold solid content square root subtract superficial tare thickness timber vulgar fraction wall weight whole numbers
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Σελίδα 29 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Σελίδα 59 - A and B depart from the same, place and travel the same road ; but A goes 5 days before B, at the rate of 15 miles a day . B follows at the rate of 20 miles a . day } what distance must he travel to overtake A ? Ans. 300 miles RULE OF THREE INVERSE.
Σελίδα 54 - 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 115 - 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 term by Case I.
Σελίδα 154 - 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, half of which breadth shall be accounted the depth of such vessel, and then deduct from the...
Σελίδα 112 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Σελίδα 111 - A proper fraction is when the numerator is less than the den'omiuator ; as i, f , ££, &c.
Σελίδα 135 - 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 121 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Σελίδα 65 - If a footman travel 130 miles in 3 days, when the days are 12 hours long ; in how many days, of 10 hours each, may he travel 360 miles ? Ans. 9|f days. 5. If 120 bushels of corn can serve 14 horses 56 days, how many days will 94 bushels serve 6 horses?