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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... ship cost 19834 dollars , and her cargo 28987 dollars the third ship cost 15900 dollars , and her cargo 30- 908 dollars : the fourth cost 25000 dollars , and her cargo 37800 dollars : now can you tell first , how much the ships cost ...
... ship cost 19834 dollars , and her cargo 28987 dollars the third ship cost 15900 dollars , and her cargo 30- 908 dollars : the fourth cost 25000 dollars , and her cargo 37800 dollars : now can you tell first , how much the ships cost ...
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... ship took on board 15000 chests of tea ; a heavy gale coming on , the captain was compelled to throw 875 chests overboard ; soon after , the ship sprung a leak , and 1560 chests more were cast over ; can you tell how many chests were ...
... ship took on board 15000 chests of tea ; a heavy gale coming on , the captain was compelled to throw 875 chests overboard ; soon after , the ship sprung a leak , and 1560 chests more were cast over ; can you tell how many chests were ...
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... ship's crew of 450 men , be paid 100 dollars each , how many dollars will pay them off ? 6. An army of 1000 men were furnished with 36 ball car- tridges , each ; how many did it require ? 7. What will 100 barrels of beef cost , at 32 ...
... ship's crew of 450 men , be paid 100 dollars each , how many dollars will pay them off ? 6. An army of 1000 men were furnished with 36 ball car- tridges , each ; how many did it require ? 7. What will 100 barrels of beef cost , at 32 ...
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... ships of war , each manned with 450 men , which fell into an engagement ; each ship lost 50 men ; how many men were left on board the 10 ships ? 11. Charles sold 10 quarts of chesnuts at 4 cents a quart , and 8 quarts of walnuts at 5 ...
... ships of war , each manned with 450 men , which fell into an engagement ; each ship lost 50 men ; how many men were left on board the 10 ships ? 11. Charles sold 10 quarts of chesnuts at 4 cents a quart , and 8 quarts of walnuts at 5 ...
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... ship sail 145 miles a day , how many miles will it be from its place of sailing , in 8 days ? 19. A land speculator bought 3 sections of land ; the first contained 5743 acres , the second contained 6975 , the third 7980 , for which he ...
... ship sail 145 miles a day , how many miles will it be from its place of sailing , in 8 days ? 19. A land speculator bought 3 sections of land ; the first contained 5743 acres , the second contained 6975 , the third 7980 , for which he ...
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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.