A System of Practical Arithmetic: Applicable to the Present State of Trade, and Money Transactions: Illustrated by Numerous Examples Under Each Rule; for the Use of SchoolsR. Phillips, 1812 - 258 σελίδες |
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... London ; and therefore we have no need to look after grains of wheat , or of barley , to get accu- rate weights and measures . Four inches make a hand , which is used in estimating the height of horses . The English yard is said to have ...
... London ; and therefore we have no need to look after grains of wheat , or of barley , to get accu- rate weights and measures . Four inches make a hand , which is used in estimating the height of horses . The English yard is said to have ...
Σελίδα 42
... London and Bath , the distance of which is 108 miles ? 108 8 864 40 34560 51 172800 In multiplying by 51 , I multiply first by the 5 as usual ; then to multiply by 1 , I divide the multiplicand by 2 , & add the quotient so found , to ...
... London and Bath , the distance of which is 108 miles ? 108 8 864 40 34560 51 172800 In multiplying by 51 , I multiply first by the 5 as usual ; then to multiply by 1 , I divide the multiplicand by 2 , & add the quotient so found , to ...
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... London to Sheffield , or in 160 miles , supposing the circumference of the wheel to be 16 feet ? Ex . 8. Suppose on an average I step two feet and a half : how many steps shall I take in walking from London to Richmond , a distance of ...
... London to Sheffield , or in 160 miles , supposing the circumference of the wheel to be 16 feet ? Ex . 8. Suppose on an average I step two feet and a half : how many steps shall I take in walking from London to Richmond , a distance of ...
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... London and Bristol , a distance of 120 miles ? Ex . 12. How many barley - corns will reach round the earth , which is a great circle of 360 degrees , and each de- gree contains 691 miles ? and how many quarters of barley would be ...
... London and Bristol , a distance of 120 miles ? Ex . 12. How many barley - corns will reach round the earth , which is a great circle of 360 degrees , and each de- gree contains 691 miles ? and how many quarters of barley would be ...
Σελίδα 89
... London 126 houses newly built , and unlet , the average rent of which is 85 .; and 75 houses at 501. each , and 68 at 30 guineas each : what is the total annual loss of these empty houses to the proprietors ? Ex . 18. There are 1100 ...
... London 126 houses newly built , and unlet , the average rent of which is 85 .; and 75 houses at 501. each , and 68 at 30 guineas each : what is the total annual loss of these empty houses to the proprietors ? Ex . 18. There are 1100 ...
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9 Ex acres aliquot amount annual annuity annum answer arithmetical progression Avoirdupois bill bushels common denominator compound interest containing cost course of exchange cube root cubic cyphers decimal difference ditto divide dividend divisor equal EXAMPLES farthings feet figures find the value fraction gallons geometrical progression geometrical series given number given sum gives guineas per cent hogsheads hundred improper fractions inches insure joint lives last term lease logarithm London measure miles millions mixed numbers months multiplicand Multiply the number neat weight NOTE number of terms ounces paid payment pence person aged piastre pound sterling pounds present value purchase quantity quotient Reduce remainder Rule of Three shews shillings square root sterling subtract supposing tare thousand tons tret Troy TROY WEIGHT whole number wine worth yards
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Σελίδα 177 - Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the equated time, nearly.
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 243 - Multiply each term into the multiplicand, beginning at the lowest, by the highest denomination in the multiplier, and write the result of each under its respective term ; observing to carry an unit for every 12, from each lower denomination to its next superior.
Σελίδα 92 - III. finally, multiply the second and third terms together, divide the product by the first, and the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the third term.
Σελίδα 150 - The first term, the last term (or the extremes) and the ratio given, to find the sum of the series. RULE. Multiply the last term by the ratio, and from the product subtract the first term ; then divide the remainder by the ratio, less by 1, and the quotient will be the sum of all the terms.
Σελίδα 113 - Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a common denominator.
Σελίδα 243 - In like manner, multiply all the multiplicand by the inches and parts of the multiplier, and set the result of each term one place removed to the right hand of those in the multiplicand...
Σελίδα 55 - Place the numbers so that those of the same denomination may stand directly under each other.
Σελίδα 149 - Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terms.
Σελίδα 28 - ... the number in the quotient. Multiply the divisor by the quotient figure, and set the product under that part of the dividend used. Subtract the product, last found, from that part of the dividend under which...