Arithmetic and Its Applications: Designed as a Text Book for Common Schools, High Schools, and AcademiesH. Cowperthwait & Company, 1856 - 366 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 76
... debts ? 10. A man travelled 8725.67 miles in the following con- veyances , viz .: 1285.89 miles in railroad cars , 876.81 miles in a canal boat , 587.86 miles in a stage coach , 725.18 miles on horseback , 647.25 miles on foot , 3147.82 ...
... debts ? 10. A man travelled 8725.67 miles in the following con- veyances , viz .: 1285.89 miles in railroad cars , 876.81 miles in a canal boat , 587.86 miles in a stage coach , 725.18 miles on horseback , 647.25 miles on foot , 3147.82 ...
Σελίδα 131
... debt , but merely an acknowledgment that it is due . It is intended to cut off after disputes as to the debt for which it is given , by furnishing the creditor additional means of establishing the justice of his claim . Every due bill ...
... debt , but merely an acknowledgment that it is due . It is intended to cut off after disputes as to the debt for which it is given , by furnishing the creditor additional means of establishing the justice of his claim . Every due bill ...
Σελίδα 243
... debts in favor of the United States , interest is computed at the rate of 6 per cent . ( n . ) In each state , interest is reckoned at the legal rate of that state , unless otherwise specified . ( 0. ) In the United States , it is ...
... debts in favor of the United States , interest is computed at the rate of 6 per cent . ( n . ) In each state , interest is reckoned at the legal rate of that state , unless otherwise specified . ( 0. ) In the United States , it is ...
Σελίδα 254
... debts March 8 , 1852. What was their amount ? 23. I have three notes against Arthur Sumner , viz . , one for $ 548.17 , dated Jan. 1 , 1851 , another for $ 679.18 , dated Jan. 27 , 1852 , and another for $ 376.89 , dated May 31 , 1852 ...
... debts March 8 , 1852. What was their amount ? 23. I have three notes against Arthur Sumner , viz . , one for $ 548.17 , dated Jan. 1 , 1851 , another for $ 679.18 , dated Jan. 27 , 1852 , and another for $ 376.89 , dated May 31 , 1852 ...
Σελίδα 263
... debt . Did I gain or lose , and how much ? 18. Bought 397 yards of cloth at $ 4 per yard , payable in 6 months , and immediately sold it at $ 3.75 , cash , and put the money on interest at the rate of 7 per cent . At the end of 6 months ...
... debt . Did I gain or lose , and how much ? 18. Bought 397 yards of cloth at $ 4 per yard , payable in 6 months , and immediately sold it at $ 3.75 , cash , and put the money on interest at the rate of 7 per cent . At the end of 6 months ...
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added amount angle answer apples barrels bought broadcloth bushels called cent column common ratio complete quotient compound contain cost cube cubic inches debt decametre decimal decimal fraction denominator difference dividend dollars equal example Explanation expressed feet flour fourth fraction gain gallon given number gives greatest common divisor Hence hundreds hundredths Illustrations improper fraction indorsement interest June 11 least common multiple Mdse method miles millions minuend months multiple of 9 multiplicand multiplied obtained by dividing paid payable payment pecks pounds prime factors principal quarts quotient received Reduce remainder result right hand figures rods root selling shillings sold square subtract Subtrahend ten-thousands tens tenths third thousands trial divisor units vulgar fraction weight worth write written yard
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Σελίδα 38 - Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel.
Σελίδα 40 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Σελίδα 41 - WEIGHTS. 10 milligrammes = 1 centigramme. 10 centigrammes = 1 decigramme. 10 decigrammes = 1 gramme. 10 grammes = 1 decagramme. 10 decagrammes = 1 hectogramme. 10 hectogrammes = 1 kilogramme. 10 kilogrammes = 1 myriagramme.
Σελίδα 330 - That is, the square of the sum of two quantities is equal to the square of the first, plus twice the product of the first by the second, plus the square of the second.
Σελίδα 30 - APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT 20 grains = 1 scruple. 3 scruples = 1 dram. 8 drams = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound.
Σελίδα 99 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Σελίδα 34 - Measure. — 144 square inches = 1 square foot; 9 square feet = 1 square yard; 30J square yards = 1 square rod or perch; 40 square rods = 1 rood; 4 roods = 1 acre; 640 acres = 1 square mile; 36 square miles (60 miles square) = 1 township.
Σελίδα 236 - ... high, and 1 ft. 8' thick ? Suggestion. — Since 8 in. = f ft., 4 in. = ^ ft., and 2 in. = ¿ ft., each brick contains fr X ¿ X ^ = -¿j solid feet, and it will take 27 bricks for each solid foot in the wall. 15. How many bricks, each 8 in. long, 4 in. wide, and 2 in. thick, will it take to build the four walls of a house, 30 ft. 6
Σελίδα 133 - Two numbers are PRIME TO EACH OTHER when they have no common factor.
Σελίδα 339 - ... subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.