Pounds, shillings and pence; or, A series of money calculations on a novel system1842 |
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1st year's principal 2nd year's interest 3qrs 3rd year's principal acre added aliquot amount annexed arithmetic ascer borrowed CALCULATING ANY NUMBER carry column compound interest Consider the quantity cubic cyphers decimal deduct denarius denominator digits be divisible Divide the quantity dividing by 20 divisible by 18 divisor Drachm dwts example farthings feet gives the answer guinea half the quantity improper fraction inches Index 19s long division margin months multiplication table multiply one term number is divisible number not divisible odd number pence as shillings pence contained PENCE TABLE pencein prime number product of principal quantity as tens quotient Rate cent reduce reject the unit reject the unit;=dividing reject two figures remainder rood RULE FOR CALCULATING SECTION shew smaller number Subtraction Take the pence tens and units three figures TROY WEIGHT VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number yard دو دو دو
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Page 22 - fractions to a common denominator. RULE.—Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 21 - is expressed by two numbers placed one above the other with a line between them : the upper number is called the numerator, and the lower
Page 23 - reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE.—Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, add in the numerator and place the
Page 25 - Rule.—Multiply all the numerators for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator. If
Page 22 - To reduce a compound fraction to a simple one. RULE.—Multiply all the numerators for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator,
Page xii - 1. Solidity. 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot. 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard,
Page 22 - divide the greater term by the less, and that divisor by the remainder following, and so on till nothing remain; the last divisor is the
Page xvi - The sign of Equality; as, 4 qrs. = 1 cwt., signifies, that 4 qrs. are equal to 1 cwt. The sign of Subtraction; as, 8 — 2 = 6; that is, 8 lessened by 2, is equal to 6. The sign of
Page xiii - Any number is divisible by 9, when the sum of its digits is divisible by 9;
Page xii - are used, as the butt, pipe, &c. ; but these are now to be considered rather as the names of casks than as expressing any definite number of gallons. The standard gauges in trade are as