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... pieces to pounds , shillings , & c . the franc being valued at $ 0,1796 . + Questions of this kind may often be conveniently performed by fractions ; thus , 178 guineas , or 4984s . divided by 6s . 8d . or 62s . or reducing the whole ...
... pieces to pounds , shillings , & c . the franc being valued at $ 0,1796 . + Questions of this kind may often be conveniently performed by fractions ; thus , 178 guineas , or 4984s . divided by 6s . 8d . or 62s . or reducing the whole ...
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... piece of cloth 13 yards long was sold for 130 dollars , what will be the price of a piece of the same cloth 18 yards long . It is plain , that if we knew the price of one yard of the cloth that was sold , we might repeat this price 18 ...
... piece of cloth 13 yards long was sold for 130 dollars , what will be the price of a piece of the same cloth 18 yards long . It is plain , that if we knew the price of one yard of the cloth that was sold , we might repeat this price 18 ...
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... piece we should have to pay only one half or two thirds of the whole price . According to what is here said , which ... piece had 4 yards and the second 8 , the relation , or ratio , of the former to the latter would be 2 , because 8 ...
... piece we should have to pay only one half or two thirds of the whole price . According to what is here said , which ... piece had 4 yards and the second 8 , the relation , or ratio , of the former to the latter would be 2 , because 8 ...
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... piece of 13 yards by 13 , or by dividing the price of 18 yards by 18 ; it follows then that the price of the first must contain 13 as many times as the price of the second contains 18 ; we shall then have 13 : 130 :: 18 : 180 . We may ...
... piece of 13 yards by 13 , or by dividing the price of 18 yards by 18 ; it follows then that the price of the first must contain 13 as many times as the price of the second contains 18 ; we shall then have 13 : 130 :: 18 : 180 . We may ...
Page 97
... pieces are in the proportion of the number of yards contain- ed in each , we write the proportion in this manner , 13:18 :: 130 : x , putting the letter x instead of the required price of 18 yards , and we find the price , which is one ...
... pieces are in the proportion of the number of yards contain- ed in each , we write the proportion in this manner , 13:18 :: 130 : x , putting the letter x instead of the required price of 18 yards , and we find the price , which is one ...
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