The Scholar's Arithmetic: Designed for the Use of Schools in the United StatesP. Potter, 1822 - 191 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 76
... loss ? Ans . he is to receive £ 462 3s . 2d . his loss is £ 134 3s . 6d . 78. I saw the flash of a gun , and heard the report one minute and 3 seconds afterwards ; how far was I from the gun ? Ans . 13 miles , 5fur . 170yd . Note ...
... loss ? Ans . he is to receive £ 462 3s . 2d . his loss is £ 134 3s . 6d . 78. I saw the flash of a gun , and heard the report one minute and 3 seconds afterwards ; how far was I from the gun ? Ans . 13 miles , 5fur . 170yd . Note ...
Σελίδα 91
... loss , or ac- tion be put in the first place . 2. That which relates to time , distance of place , and the like , in the second place . 3. And the remaining one in the third place . 4. Place the other two terms under those which are of ...
... loss , or ac- tion be put in the first place . 2. That which relates to time , distance of place , and the like , in the second place . 3. And the remaining one in the third place . 4. Place the other two terms under those which are of ...
Σελίδα 114
... loss : Or , As 1 yard , I. & c .; is to the quantify iven ; so is the gain or loss on one yard , Ib . & c . to the whole mie to loss . 2. To find what is gained or lost per cent , RULE . First , find the gain or loss by 114 LOSS AND GAIN .
... loss : Or , As 1 yard , I. & c .; is to the quantify iven ; so is the gain or loss on one yard , Ib . & c . to the whole mie to loss . 2. To find what is gained or lost per cent , RULE . First , find the gain or loss by 114 LOSS AND GAIN .
Σελίδα 115
... loss by subtraction ; -then , As the prime cost ; is to £ 100 , or dollars ; so is the gain or loss ; to the gain or loss per cent . 3. To find at what rate goods must be sold , to gain or lose se much per cent . RULE . As £ 100 or ...
... loss by subtraction ; -then , As the prime cost ; is to £ 100 , or dollars ; so is the gain or loss ; to the gain or loss per cent . 3. To find at what rate goods must be sold , to gain or lose se much per cent . RULE . As £ 100 or ...
Σελίδα 116
... loss on the whole piece ? Ans . $ 1 21cts . gain . 6. If 1lb . of tobacco cost 16cts . and be sold for 20cts . ; what will be the gain per cent . ? Ans . $ 25 . 7. If I buy 437 yards of muslin for 2s . 3 d . a yard , and sell at 23. 8d ...
... loss on the whole piece ? Ans . $ 1 21cts . gain . 6. If 1lb . of tobacco cost 16cts . and be sold for 20cts . ; what will be the gain per cent . ? Ans . $ 25 . 7. If I buy 437 yards of muslin for 2s . 3 d . a yard , and sell at 23. 8d ...
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The Scholar's Arithmetic: Designed for the Use of Schools in the United States Jacob Willetts Προβολή αποσπασμάτων - 1832 |
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6cts acres aliquot amount annum Avoirdupois barrels barter Bought bushels casks common denominator compound interest containing cost cube root cyphers decimal diameter Divide dividend Division divisor Dols drams DRY MEASURE ells equal farthings Federal money feet long figures furlongs gain or loss given number given sum grains gross hogsheads hundred improper fraction inches integer least common multiple length lowest terms measure merchant miles mills mixed number months Multiply neat weight New-York currency number of terms ounces payment pence pennyweights perches piece pint poles pounds present worth principal PROOF proper quantity quarts QUESTIONS quotient rate per cent remainder roods Rule of Three sell share shillings Single Rule sold solid contents square root sterling stick of timber Subtract sugar tare third term tons tret TROY WEIGHT VULGAR FRACTIONS whole numbers wine yards of cloth
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Σελίδα 104 - Compute the interest on the principal sum, from the time when the interest commenced, to the first time when a payment was made, which exceeds, either alone, or in conjunction with the preceding payments, if any, the interest at that time due ; add that interest to the principal, and from...
Σελίδα 161 - Multiply as in whole numbers, and from the right of the product point off as many figures for decimals as there are decimal places in both factors. 1. If there are not as many figures in the product as there are decimals in both factors, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers.
Σελίδα 169 - I1. 10s. there were twice as many cows as oxen, and three times as many calves as cows; how many were there of each sort ? Ans. Boxen, 10 cows, and 30 calves. 9. A, B, and C, playing at cards, staked 324 crowns ; but disputing about tricks, each man took as many as he...
Σελίδα 173 - Subtract the cube thus found from the said period, and to the remainder bring down the next period, and call this the dividend.
Σελίδα 137 - Take the length of the keel within board (so much as she treads on the ground) and the breadth within board by the midship beam, from plank to plank, and half the breadth for the depth, then multiply the length by the breadth, and that product by the depth, and divide the whole by 94; the quotient will give the true contents of the tonnage.
Σελίδα 142 - 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 terms.
Σελίδα 109 - From the last amount, subtract the given principal, and the remainder will be the compound interest. EXAMPLES.
Σελίδα 175 - To the remainder, bring down the first figure in the next period, and call it the dividend. 4. Involve the root to the next inferior power to that which is given, and multiply it by the number denoting the given power for a divisor.
Σελίδα 176 - The first term, common difference, and number of terms given, to find the .last term, and sum of all the terms.
Σελίδα 178 - New-London to a certain place in 9 days, and to go but 3 miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal excess, so that the last day's journey may be 43 miles: Required the daily increase, and the length of the whole journey 1 Ans.