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... share was 47 pounds . What was the number of soldiers ? PROBLEM VII . The divisor and quotient being given , to find the dividend . RULE . Multiply the divisor and quotient together ; the product will be the required div- idend . 13. If ...
... share was 47 pounds . What was the number of soldiers ? PROBLEM VII . The divisor and quotient being given , to find the dividend . RULE . Multiply the divisor and quotient together ; the product will be the required div- idend . 13. If ...
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... shares . What is one man's share ? 84. A company of 23 men bought 1850 acres 10 rods of wild land , and divided it equally among them . How much land had each man ? 85. What must be the length of a lot of land , that is 5 rods wide , in ...
... shares . What is one man's share ? 84. A company of 23 men bought 1850 acres 10 rods of wild land , and divided it equally among them . How much land had each man ? 85. What must be the length of a lot of land , that is 5 rods wide , in ...
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... share ? 52. If 37.5 barrels of flour be divided equally among 25 men , how much will each man have ? 53. If 46.75 yards of cloth cost $ 251.702 , what is the cost of 1 yard of the cloth ? 54. Divide 3712 by 42 ; annexing ciphers to the ...
... share ? 52. If 37.5 barrels of flour be divided equally among 25 men , how much will each man have ? 53. If 46.75 yards of cloth cost $ 251.702 , what is the cost of 1 yard of the cloth ? 54. Divide 3712 by 42 ; annexing ciphers to the ...
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... share is 17 shillings and 3 pence . What is Joseph's share ? 185. Suppose .08 to be the difference between two quantities , and the greater quantity to be 80 ; what is the smaller ? ( See PROB . II , page 20. ) There is 2A . How much is ...
... share is 17 shillings and 3 pence . What is Joseph's share ? 185. Suppose .08 to be the difference between two quantities , and the greater quantity to be 80 ; what is the smaller ? ( See PROB . II , page 20. ) There is 2A . How much is ...
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... share at $ 5 , an acre , and received $ 444 . How much land was there in the whole tract ? 132. If of a yard of cloth be worth of a dollar , what is the value of of a yard ? 42 Since of a yard is worth of a dollar , a yard is worth of ...
... share at $ 5 , an acre , and received $ 444 . How much land was there in the whole tract ? 132. If of a yard of cloth be worth of a dollar , what is the value of of a yard ? 42 Since of a yard is worth of a dollar , a yard is worth of ...
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Page 114 - Multiply each debt by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts. The quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 178 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
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Page 183 - Bring down the first figure of the next period to the remainder for a new dividend, to which find a new divisor as before, and in like manner proceed till the whole be finished.
Page 265 - ... last product by 95, the quotient whereof shall be deemed the true contents or tonnage of such ship or vessel; and if such ship or vessel be single-decked, take the length and breadth, as above directed, deduct from...
Page 184 - ... 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, &c. is an ascending series. ( 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, &c. is a descending series. The numbers which form the series are called the terms of the series. The first and last terms are the extremes, and the other terms are called the means. There are five things in arithmetical progression, any three of which being given, the other two may be found : — 1st.
Page 7 - Cardinal numbers: 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 20...
Page 171 - ... is equal to the square root of the difference of the squares of the hypotenuse and the other leg.
Page 177 - Find how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend, and place the result in the quotient.
Page 178 - ... 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 in the dividend...