Practical Exercises in Commercial Arithmetic

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The School, 1917 - Business mathematics - 184 pages
 

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Page 173 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 15 - An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator ; as, f , -J.
Page 173 - Liquid Measure 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...
Page 16 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 123 - And the values so proclaimed shall be followed in estimating the value of all foreign merchandise exported to the...
Page 178 - TABLE. 12 Units = 1 Dozen . . . doz. 12 Dozen = 1 Gross . . . gro. 12 Gross = 1 Great Gross . G. gro. 20 Units = 1 Score . . . sc.
Page 21 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 45 - RULE. — Divide the given interest by the interest of the given principal for 1 year, and the quotient is the time.
Page 176 - A Cord of wood is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high ; for 8 x 4 x 4 = 128.
Page 169 - UNITED STATES MONEY is the legal currency of the United States. It consists of gold coins, silver coins, US Treasury notes, and national-bank notes.

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