Arithmetic: Designed for Academies and SchoolsA.S. Barnes, 1841 - 340 pages |
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... sell them for , that he may lose nothing ? Ans . 250 barrels remained , and he must sell for 1500 dollars . APPLICATIONS IN ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION . 1. A merchant buys 19576 yards of cloth of one person , 27580 yards of another , and ...
... sell them for , that he may lose nothing ? Ans . 250 barrels remained , and he must sell for 1500 dollars . APPLICATIONS IN ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION . 1. A merchant buys 19576 yards of cloth of one person , 27580 yards of another , and ...
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... sell ? Ans . 625 . 11. It is computed that the distance to the sun is 95,000,000 of miles , and that light is 8 minutes travelling from the sun to the earth : how many miles does it travel per minute ? Ans . 11875000 . 12. By the census ...
... sell ? Ans . 625 . 11. It is computed that the distance to the sun is 95,000,000 of miles , and that light is 8 minutes travelling from the sun to the earth : how many miles does it travel per minute ? Ans . 11875000 . 12. By the census ...
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... sell them for apiece , that he may neither make nor lose by the bargain ? Ans . $ 2,50 . 8. The dairy of a farmer produces $ 600 , and he has 25 cows : how much does he make by each cow ? Ans . $ 24 . 9. A farmer receives $ 840 for the ...
... sell them for apiece , that he may neither make nor lose by the bargain ? Ans . $ 2,50 . 8. The dairy of a farmer produces $ 600 , and he has 25 cows : how much does he make by each cow ? Ans . $ 24 . 9. A farmer receives $ 840 for the ...
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... sell by the 100 pounds . TABLE . 16 drams dr . make 1 ounce , 16 ounces 1 pound , 28 pounds · · 1 quarter , 4 quarters · marked 02 . lb. qr . cwt . · T. 1 hundred weight , 20 hundred weight 1 ton , T. cwt . qr . lb. 02 . dr . 1 = 20 ...
... sell by the 100 pounds . TABLE . 16 drams dr . make 1 ounce , 16 ounces 1 pound , 28 pounds · · 1 quarter , 4 quarters · marked 02 . lb. qr . cwt . · T. 1 hundred weight , 20 hundred weight 1 ton , T. cwt . qr . lb. 02 . dr . 1 = 20 ...
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... sell in the principal cities ? Repeat the Table . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 5T . 8cwt . 3qr . 24lb . 13oz . 14dr . to drams . OPERATION 5 20 We first multiply by 20 and add in the 8 hundred : we next multiply by 4 and add in the 3qr .; next ...
... sell in the principal cities ? Repeat the Table . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 5T . 8cwt . 3qr . 24lb . 13oz . 14dr . to drams . OPERATION 5 20 We first multiply by 20 and add in the 8 hundred : we next multiply by 4 and add in the 3qr .; next ...
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4th term acres annex apples barrels Bought bushels bushels of wheat called cent per annum ciphers cloth cost common denominator composite number compound fraction contains cube root cubic Currency decimal fraction decimal places denominate number diameter different denominations dimes dividend division dollars drams Dry measure equal EXAMPLES expressed farthings Federal Money figures following RULE foot four gallon given number gives greater greatest common divisor Hence higher denomination hogshead hundred hundredths improper fractions inches interest least common multiple lower denomination lowest terms measure merchant miles millionths mills mixed number months multiplicand multiply number of terms numerator and denominator OPERATION ounces payment pence pints proper fraction quarts quotient Reduce remainder Repeat the Table shillings simple numbers square root subtract sugar tens tenths thousandths Troy weight tuns units VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number wine yards cost yards of cloth
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Page 174 - Hence, for the division of decimals we have the following RULE. Divide as in simple numbers, and point off in the quotient, from the right hand, so many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor; and if there are not so many, supply the deficiency ly prefixing ciphers.
Page 106 - 69. The denominations of time are years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds. 60 seconds sec. make 1 minute, marked m. 60 minutes - - - - 1 hour, - - - - hr. 24 hours 1 day, - - - - da. 7 days 1 week,
Page 175 - 13O. NOTE 1. When any decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c. the division is made by removing the decimal point as many places to the left as there are O's in the divisor ; and if there be not so many figures on the left of the decimal point, the deficiency must be supplied by prefixing ciphers.
Page 255 - CASE I. § 185. To extract the cube root of a whole number. RULE. I. Point off the given number into periods of three figures each, by placing a dot over the place of units, a second over the place of thousands, and so on to the left : the left hand period will often contain less than
Page 107 - year. Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Excepting February, twenty-eight alone. Q. What are the denominations of Time? How long
Page 106 - MEASURE. § 68. Dry measure is used in measuring all dry articles, such as grain, fruits, roots, salt, coal, &c. Its denominations are chaldrons, bushels, pecks, quarts, and pints. TABLE. 2 pints pt. make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts - 1 peck, - pk. 4 pecks - 1 bushel, - bu. 36 bushels - 1 chaldron, - ch. ch. bu. pk. qt. pt. 1=36
Page 89 - 4 farthings marked far. make 1 penny marked d. 12 pence 1 shilling - s. 20 shillings - - - 1 pound - £. 21 shillings - - - 1 guinea £ sd far. 1 = 20 = 240 = 960 1 = 12 = 48 1 = 4 NOTE.—Farthings are generally expressed in fractions of a penny. Thus, for 1 farthing we write
Page 249 - III. Double the root already found and place it on the left for a divisor. Seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend, exclusive of the right hand figure, and place the figure in the root and also at the right of the divisor.
Page 249 - V. Double the whole root already found, for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. Q. What is required when we wish to extract the square root of a number ? What is the greatest square of a single figure
Page 136 - dividing the greater by the less, then dividing the divisor by the remainder, and continuing to divide the last divisor by the last remainder until nothing remains. The last divisor will be the greatest common divisor sought. Q. Will the common divisor of two numbers divide their