Practical Mercantile Arithmetic: In which the Theory and Practice of Arithmetic are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated, by a Great Variety of Mercantile, Mechanical and Mathematical ProblemsB. Cranston, 1837 - 272 páginas |
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... increasing demand for it , has induced the pres- ent publishers to offer a second edition , improved by the author by the addition of valuable Mental Exercises , and compressed into a much neater and more portable form than heretofore ...
... increasing demand for it , has induced the pres- ent publishers to offer a second edition , improved by the author by the addition of valuable Mental Exercises , and compressed into a much neater and more portable form than heretofore ...
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... that it will not be condemned unexamined and with a cheerful hope , that upon a thorough examination , it will be found worthy of increased public patronage . CONTENTS . ADDITION , Compound - definition of 65 Federal vi PREFACE .
... that it will not be condemned unexamined and with a cheerful hope , that upon a thorough examination , it will be found worthy of increased public patronage . CONTENTS . ADDITION , Compound - definition of 65 Federal vi PREFACE .
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... increases them ten fold . Q. If a cipher possess no value of itself , how can it increase the value of other figures ? A. By removing them one place farther from the units place , thus : 4 ( 1 ) 40 ( 2 ) 400 ( 3 ) 4000 & c . Q. How many ...
... increases them ten fold . Q. If a cipher possess no value of itself , how can it increase the value of other figures ? A. By removing them one place farther from the units place , thus : 4 ( 1 ) 40 ( 2 ) 400 ( 3 ) 4000 & c . Q. How many ...
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... increased by having a figure placed at the right hand of it ? A. 10 fold . 3. How many tens does the figure 5 represent when one figure stands at the right hand of it ? 4. How many tens does 6 represent with one figure at the right hand ...
... increased by having a figure placed at the right hand of it ? A. 10 fold . 3. How many tens does the figure 5 represent when one figure stands at the right hand of it ? 4. How many tens does 6 represent with one figure at the right hand ...
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... ? A. It is repeating or increasing the greater of two numbers ( by itself , ) as often as there are units in the less , or multiply- ing number . 1 Q. How many kinds of multiplication are there ? A. 28 MULTIPLICATION .
... ? A. It is repeating or increasing the greater of two numbers ( by itself , ) as often as there are units in the less , or multiply- ing number . 1 Q. How many kinds of multiplication are there ? A. 28 MULTIPLICATION .
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100 dollars 12 cents 37 cents 50 cents 75 cents 9 dollars acres annex answer barrels of flour bbls broadcloth bushels butter cargo casks cents a pound cents a yard ciphers compound containing cord cost cube root cubic decimal denominator diameter dimes discount divided dividend divisor dollars a barrel ells equal fourth gain gallons gals given number given sum hhds improper fraction inches integer interest kegs least common multiple leaves left hand measure merchant bought miles mills mixed number moidores months multiplicand Multiply nails Operation ounces paid payment pecks pint pipe pounds sterling proportion purchase quantity quarters quotient Reduce remainder right hand rods roods Rule of Three sell separatrix share ship sterling subtract sugar Take third vulgar fraction weighing whole number wine yards of cloth
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Página 67 - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr.
Página 65 - Measure. 3 barley corns (bc) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches, 1 foot, ft. . 3 feet, 1 yard, yd. 5J yards, 1 rod, pole, or perch, rd.
Página 217 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Página 65 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal.
Página 178 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Página 66 - TABLE. 60 seconds" make 1 minute, marked '. 60 minutes • 1 degree, °. 30 degrees - 1 sign, s. 12 signs or 360° 1 circle, c.
Página 208 - ... it therefrom, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Página 208 - Multiply the square of the quotient by 300, calling it the triple square, and the quotient by 30, calling it the triple quotient, and the sum of these call the divisor. &. Seek how often the divisor may be had in the dividend, and place the result in the quotient.
Página 111 - Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide their product by the first term , the quotient will be the answer...
Página 216 - Any three of the five following things being given, the other two may be easily found. 1. The first term. 2. The last term. 3. The number of terms. 4. The common difference.