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... suppose the 1 to be added to the next figure in the sum , to that in the place of hundreds , which is 3 ; and which , by the addition , becomes 13 ; or , as the 1 , in reality , is 1000 , and the 3 , 300 , the amount is 1300 . ( 3. ) We ...
... suppose the 1 to be added to the next figure in the sum , to that in the place of hundreds , which is 3 ; and which , by the addition , becomes 13 ; or , as the 1 , in reality , is 1000 , and the 3 , 300 , the amount is 1300 . ( 3. ) We ...
Page 21
... suppose this 2 , which is , in reality , 2 tens , to be added to the next figure in the sum , that in the unit's place , which is 0 , and which , by the addition , becomes 20 . ( 7. ) Then we add again the units , the sum of which is 20 ...
... suppose this 2 , which is , in reality , 2 tens , to be added to the next figure in the sum , that in the unit's place , which is 0 , and which , by the addition , becomes 20 . ( 7. ) Then we add again the units , the sum of which is 20 ...
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... Suppose 42 men were concerned in the payment of a debt , and each man paid 1034 dollars . How much was the debt ? Ans . 43428 dollars . ( 9. ) Suppose an orchard to consist of 109 rows , 126 trees in a row , and 1007 apples on a tree ...
... Suppose 42 men were concerned in the payment of a debt , and each man paid 1034 dollars . How much was the debt ? Ans . 43428 dollars . ( 9. ) Suppose an orchard to consist of 109 rows , 126 trees in a row , and 1007 apples on a tree ...
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... Suppose a man travel by steam 2190. miles in a year ; how far will he travel in 61 years ? Ans . 133590 miles . ( 8 , ) How many hills are there in a field of corn , contain- ing 149 rows , with 71 hills in a row ? Ans . 10579 hills ...
... Suppose a man travel by steam 2190. miles in a year ; how far will he travel in 61 years ? Ans . 133590 miles . ( 8 , ) How many hills are there in a field of corn , contain- ing 149 rows , with 71 hills in a row ? Ans . 10579 hills ...
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... suppose 1 taken from the 5 , the next higher fig- ure in the minuend , which is a ten , and therefore equal to 10 units , to stand at the left of the 6 , and to be added to it , making 16. We then say 8 from 16 leaves 8 , to be writ ...
... suppose 1 taken from the 5 , the next higher fig- ure in the minuend , which is a ten , and therefore equal to 10 units , to stand at the left of the 6 , and to be added to it , making 16. We then say 8 from 16 leaves 8 , to be writ ...
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Page 192 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 192 - If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due. If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal ; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal ; and interest is...
Page 118 - Thirty days hath September, April. June, and November; All the rest have thirty.one, Save February, which alone Hath twenty.eight; and one day more We add to it one year in four.
Page 68 - 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.
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Page 174 - If 60 gallons of water, in one hour, fall into a cistern containing 300 gallons, and by a pipe in the cistern 35 gallons run out in an hour; in what time will it be filled.! Ans. in 12 hours. 56. A and B depart from the same place and travel the same road ; but A goes 5 days before B, at the rate...
Page 69 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number. RULE. Divide the numerator by the denominator, and the quotient will be the whole or mixed number sought.
Page 199 - B. $380, to be paid as follows: $100 in 6 months, $120 in 7 months, and $160 in 10 months. What is the equated time for the payment of the whole ? Ans.
Page 208 - How much gold of 15, of 17, and of 22 carats fine, must be mixed with 5 oz. of 18 carats fine, so that the composition may be 20 carats fine ? Ans.
Page 182 - If 248 men, in 5 days, of 11 hours each, can dig a trench 230 yards long, 3 wide, and 2 deep, in how many days, of 9 hours each, will 24 men dig a trench 420 yards long, 5 wide, and 3 deep ? Here the number of days, in which the proposed work can be done, depends on five circumstances, viz.