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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... answer , is called the quotient . Case 1 . When the divisor does not exceed 12 . RULE . Find how often the divisor is contained in the first figure or figures in the dividend , under which set the result , if any remain , conceive it as ...
... answer , is called the quotient . Case 1 . When the divisor does not exceed 12 . RULE . Find how often the divisor is contained in the first figure or figures in the dividend , under which set the result , if any remain , conceive it as ...
Σελίδα 53
... answer in decimals . EXAMPLE . 1. Reduce to a decimal . 4 ) 1,00 , 25 Ans . 2. Reduce to a decimal . Ans . , 5 3 . to a decimal . , 75 4 . to a decimal . , 875 5 . 5 to a decimal . , 04 6 . to a decimal . , 95 7 . of a dollar to cents ...
... answer in decimals . EXAMPLE . 1. Reduce to a decimal . 4 ) 1,00 , 25 Ans . 2. Reduce to a decimal . Ans . , 5 3 . to a decimal . , 75 4 . to a decimal . , 875 5 . 5 to a decimal . , 04 6 . to a decimal . , 95 7 . of a dollar to cents ...
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... answer in an exact ratio of proportion to the other terms is discovered . SECTION 1 . SINGLE RULE OF THREE DIRECT In this rule three numbers are given to find a fourth , that shall have the same proportion to the third , as the second ...
... answer in an exact ratio of proportion to the other terms is discovered . SECTION 1 . SINGLE RULE OF THREE DIRECT In this rule three numbers are given to find a fourth , that shall have the same proportion to the third , as the second ...
Σελίδα 57
... answer the first term ; the result will be , the first term in the original question . Note . 1. After division if there be any remainder , and the quotient be not in the lowest denomination , it must be reduced to the next less ...
... answer the first term ; the result will be , the first term in the original question . Note . 1. After division if there be any remainder , and the quotient be not in the lowest denomination , it must be reduced to the next less ...
Σελίδα 59
... the first and second terms together , and divide the product by the third ; the quotient will be the answer , in the same name as the second . EXAMPLE . 1. If 20 men can build a wall SINGLE RULE OF THREE INVERSE . 59.
... the first and second terms together , and divide the product by the third ; the quotient will be the answer , in the same name as the second . EXAMPLE . 1. If 20 men can build a wall SINGLE RULE OF THREE INVERSE . 59.
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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?