The American Arithmetic: Adapted to the Currency of the United States; to which is Added a Concise Treatise on the Mensuration of Planes and Solids, Compiled for the Use of Schools |
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AARON WATKINS acres amount annex annum aspers batzen bayocs bung bushels candareens cask representing cents circumference cone copecs cords corn cruitzers 66 cube root currency cyphers D.cts.m decimal demand deniers denominator diam divide dividend divisor dolls dols ducat elliptic spindle equal Examples Exeter feet long fenings figure find the area find the solidity florin gallons girt grosh groshen guage hewn improper fractions inches interest last product length lires livres louis d'or maravedies mean diameter measure middle frustum months neat weight New-Hampshire NOTE pence petard piastre pistole pounds quantity quotient rateable estate remainder required to reduce rials rods round stick rule second RULE.-Multiply shillings side soldi soldos solid feet square root square timber stick of timber subtract tare testoon triangle Troy weight VULGAR FRACTIONS whole numbers width wine
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