The Juvenile Arithmetick, and Scholar's Guide: Illustrated with Familiar Questions and Containing Numerous Examples in Federal Money, to which is Added a Short System of Book Keeping |
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... contained in their sum , and how many remain besides the even number of tens ; place the amount under the column of units , and carry so many as you have tens to the next column . Proceed in the same manner through every column ...
... contained in their sum , and how many remain besides the even number of tens ; place the amount under the column of units , and carry so many as you have tens to the next column . Proceed in the same manner through every column ...
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... contain- How many pounds do they all con- Ans . 3072 . 3. How far will a man travel in a year , allowing the year to contain 365 days , if he travel 40 miles per day ? Ans . 14600 miles . 4. In one hogshead are 63 gallons ; -how many ...
... contain- How many pounds do they all con- Ans . 3072 . 3. How far will a man travel in a year , allowing the year to contain 365 days , if he travel 40 miles per day ? Ans . 14600 miles . 4. In one hogshead are 63 gallons ; -how many ...
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... contained in another , and is a concise way of performing several subtractions . Questions to prepare the learner for this rule . 1. James had 4 apples and John half as many ; how many had John ? 2. If two oranges cost 6 cents , what ...
... contained in another , and is a concise way of performing several subtractions . Questions to prepare the learner for this rule . 1. James had 4 apples and John half as many ; how many had John ? 2. If two oranges cost 6 cents , what ...
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... contained in as many figures on the left hand of the dividend as are necessary for the operation , and place the ... contain the divisor , place a cypher in the quotient , and bring down another figure of the dividend , and so on , until ...
... contained in as many figures on the left hand of the dividend as are necessary for the operation , and place the ... contain the divisor , place a cypher in the quotient , and bring down another figure of the dividend , and so on , until ...
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... contained in the first figure of the divi- dend ; therefore I take two figures , viz : 14 , and inquire how often 3 is contained therein , which ! I find to be 4 times , and put 4 in the quotient.- Then multiplying the divisor by it , I ...
... contained in the first figure of the divi- dend ; therefore I take two figures , viz : 14 , and inquire how often 3 is contained therein , which ! I find to be 4 times , and put 4 in the quotient.- Then multiplying the divisor by it , I ...
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acres added aliquot amount annum Answer apples barrels bushels called circumference column common denominator common difference compound interest contained cost cube root cubick currency cyphers decimal diameter different denominations divide dividend Division divisor dollars and cents DRY MEASURE Duodecimals equal EXAMPLES exceed 12 farthings Federal Money five four fourth gain gallons George Whipple given number gross hogshead hundred improper fraction inches Juvenile Arithmetick lars length lowest terms MEASURE merchant bought miles mills mixed number months multiply the sum neat weight number of terms ounce paid payment pence pints pounds principal proceed quantity quarts quotient rate per cent Reduce remainder resolvend right hand figures Rule of Three shillings solid feet square root subtract sugar tare Tare and Tret third tret Troy Weight vulgar fraction whole number worth yards of cloth
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Page 149 - ... from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend.
Page 7 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 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: twenty...
Page 22 - Simple Division teaches to find how often one number is contained in another of the same denomination, and thereby performs the work of many subtractions.
Page 56 - ... by the number which it takes of this denomination to make one of -the next higher, set down the remainder, and carry the quotient to the next denomination...
Page 137 - Ans. 4$ per cent CASE 7. To find the time, when the principal, amount, and rate per cent, are given. RULE.
Page 85 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.
Page 85 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 86 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms. 1. Reduce f of 5 to a simple fraction.
Page 48 - And every other thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 139 - COMPUTE the interest on the principal sum, from the time when the interest commenced to the first time when a payment was made, which exceeds either alone or in conjunction with the preceding payments (if any) the interest at that time due: add that interest to the principal, and from the sum subtract the payment made at that time, together with the preceding payments (if any) and the remainder forms a new principal ; on which, compute and subtract the interest, as upon the first principal: and proceed...