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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... paid at the time of purchase 350 dollars ; how much re- mains to be paid ? Ans . 295d 952 . 5. A man lent his friend 1000 dollars , and received at sundry payments , first 160 dollars 25 cents , second 285 dollars 66 cents , third 300 ...
... paid at the time of purchase 350 dollars ; how much re- mains to be paid ? Ans . 295d 952 . 5. A man lent his friend 1000 dollars , and received at sundry payments , first 160 dollars 25 cents , second 285 dollars 66 cents , third 300 ...
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... paid 120 cents . 19. A laborer engaged to work for 75 cents per day , working 8 hours each day , or 8 hours for a day's work ; but being industrious he worked 12 hours 25 minutes each day for five days , and then 11 hours 30 minutes for ...
... paid 120 cents . 19. A laborer engaged to work for 75 cents per day , working 8 hours each day , or 8 hours for a day's work ; but being industrious he worked 12 hours 25 minutes each day for five days , and then 11 hours 30 minutes for ...
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... there in the piece ? Ans . 22 yds . 10. If 17cwt . 3qr . 171b . of sugar cost 320 dollars 80 cts . what must be paid for 6oz . ? Ans . 6 cents . 11. If 9,7lb . of silver is worth 97 dollars SINGLE RULE OF THREE DIRECT . 57.
... there in the piece ? Ans . 22 yds . 10. If 17cwt . 3qr . 171b . of sugar cost 320 dollars 80 cts . what must be paid for 6oz . ? Ans . 6 cents . 11. If 9,7lb . of silver is worth 97 dollars SINGLE RULE OF THREE DIRECT . 57.
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... paid 1402 dollars 50 cents for flour , at 5 dollars 50 cents per barrel ; how many barrels must he re- ceive ? Ans . 255 barrels . 17. A man has a yearly salary of 1186 dollars 25 cents , how much is it per day ? Ans . 3 dolls . 25 cts ...
... paid 1402 dollars 50 cents for flour , at 5 dollars 50 cents per barrel ; how many barrels must he re- ceive ? Ans . 255 barrels . 17. A man has a yearly salary of 1186 dollars 25 cents , how much is it per day ? Ans . 3 dolls . 25 cts ...
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... paid for the carriage of 1cut . weight , 150 miles , how far may 6cut . weight be carried for the same money ? Ans . 25 miles . 6. If a street 80 feet wide and 300 yards long , can be paved by 40 men in 20 days , what length will one of ...
... paid for the carriage of 1cut . weight , 150 miles , how far may 6cut . weight be carried for the same money ? Ans . 25 miles . 6. If a street 80 feet wide and 300 yards long , can be paved by 40 men in 20 days , what length will one of ...
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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?