A Practical Treatise on Arithmetic: Wherein Every Principle Taught is Explained in a Simple and Obvious Manner; Containing Numerous Questions, and Combining the Useful Properties of Former Works, with the Modern Improvements. Being a Complete System. To which is Added, a Description of Book-keeping, with Examples for Practice |
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... amount of all his debts ? Answer , 2471 dollars . In example 1 , lesson 13 , the sum of the column of units being 22 , that is , 2 tens and 2 units , what do we put in the units ' place ? What is done with the 2 tens ? The sum of the ...
... amount of all his debts ? Answer , 2471 dollars . In example 1 , lesson 13 , the sum of the column of units being 22 , that is , 2 tens and 2 units , what do we put in the units ' place ? What is done with the 2 tens ? The sum of the ...
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... amount to in that time ? 2. How many are 10 times 3 ? 10 times 6 ? 10 times 5 ? 10 times 9 ? 10 times 7 ? 10 times 8 ? 3. Joseph has 20 filberts , and Daniel 10 times as many ; what number has Daniel ? 4. How many are 10 times 30 ? 10 ...
... amount to in that time ? 2. How many are 10 times 3 ? 10 times 6 ? 10 times 5 ? 10 times 9 ? 10 times 7 ? 10 times 8 ? 3. Joseph has 20 filberts , and Daniel 10 times as many ; what number has Daniel ? 4. How many are 10 times 30 ? 10 ...
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... amount to in Answer , 3636 dollars . round 351 times in a mile , 6. If a chaise wheel turns how many times will it turn round to Providence , 41 miles ? in going from Boston Answer , 14391 times . 7. How much must I pay for 9 cows , at ...
... amount to in Answer , 3636 dollars . round 351 times in a mile , 6. If a chaise wheel turns how many times will it turn round to Providence , 41 miles ? in going from Boston Answer , 14391 times . 7. How much must I pay for 9 cows , at ...
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... amount to in 3 years , there being 52 weeks in a year ? Answer , 21840 dollars . 3. Multiply 7 , 19 , 27 , 236 , and 11 together . Answer , 9322236 . 4. Multiply 33 , 5321 and 424 together . Answer , 74451432 . 5. How many bushels of ...
... amount to in 3 years , there being 52 weeks in a year ? Answer , 21840 dollars . 3. Multiply 7 , 19 , 27 , 236 , and 11 together . Answer , 9322236 . 4. Multiply 33 , 5321 and 424 together . Answer , 74451432 . 5. How many bushels of ...
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... amount in 2 dollar bills ; how many of such bills ought he to receive in exchange ? OPERATION . 2 ) 5 27 2 6 3-1 remainder . -- Explanation . We place 2 at the left of 527 , separate them by a curved line , and draw a line beneath . Now ...
... amount in 2 dollar bills ; how many of such bills ought he to receive in exchange ? OPERATION . 2 ) 5 27 2 6 3-1 remainder . -- Explanation . We place 2 at the left of 527 , separate them by a curved line , and draw a line beneath . Now ...
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acres alloy amount Answer apiece apples barrels bill bill of exchange bought breadth bushels butter called carats cask cents a pound common fraction compound interest compound numbers cone containing cost cube root cubic feet cubic ft cylinder decimal fraction denominator diameter divide dividend divisor dollars equal exchange Explain how example figure frustrum fulcrum gallons gals gold greatest common divisor heaps hogshead hundred improper fraction insured last term length LESSON lever merchant miles molasses months multiply number of terms obtain OPERATION ounces paid payment perform example piece premium present worth prism progression by quotient proportion pwts pyramid quantity quarts receive remainder rods sell share shillings silver Slate sold Spanish dollars specific gravity square root subtract surface tens thousand Troy Weight units vessel weight whole numbers wide yard
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Page 9 - Cardinal numbers: 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 20...
Page 256 - These are usually accounted six in number, viz. the Lever, the Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the Inclined Plane, the Wedge, and the Screw.
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Page 337 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 268 - There are five things in arithmetical progression, any three of which being given, the other two may be found : — 1st. The first term. ' 2d. The last term. 3d. The number of terms. 4th. The common difference. 5th. The sum of al!
Page 233 - That number, which multiplied by itself will produce a certain other number, is called the square root of this other number ; thus, 2 is the square root of 4, 5 the square root of 25, &c.
Page 70 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.
Page 218 - The area of a triangle is equal to half the product of its base by its altitude.
Page 165 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment ; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced , add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total. If there be after payments made, compute the interest on the balance due, to the next payment, and then deduct the payment as above ; and in like manner from one payment to another till all the payments are absorbed ; provided the time between one payment and another be one year or more.
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