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... person bought goods to the amount of 17468 dol- lars , on a credit of three months , but preferring to pay the cash , an allowance of 269 dollars was made . What was the amount paid ? 58. The number of inhabitants in the Middle States ...
... person bought goods to the amount of 17468 dol- lars , on a credit of three months , but preferring to pay the cash , an allowance of 269 dollars was made . What was the amount paid ? 58. The number of inhabitants in the Middle States ...
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... person owed a merchant 1074 dollars , he paid him 695 dollars , and purchased goods to the amount of 598 dol- lars . How much did he then owe ? 18. A merchant bought at one time 657 barrels of flour for 2625 dollars , at another time ...
... person owed a merchant 1074 dollars , he paid him 695 dollars , and purchased goods to the amount of 598 dol- lars . How much did he then owe ? 18. A merchant bought at one time 657 barrels of flour for 2625 dollars , at another time ...
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... person . 2498 pounds , to another 1947 pounds , and to a third 763 pounds . How many pounds had he left ? 21. In the city and districts of Philadelphia , for 1843 , the assessed valuation of property , subject to county taxation , was ...
... person . 2498 pounds , to another 1947 pounds , and to a third 763 pounds . How many pounds had he left ? 21. In the city and districts of Philadelphia , for 1843 , the assessed valuation of property , subject to county taxation , was ...
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... persons , how much would each one receive ? 26. The guardians of the poor have 2214 cords of wood to divide among 738 persons . How many cords will each one receive ? 27. France has 32000000 inhabitants . The number of square miles in ...
... persons , how much would each one receive ? 26. The guardians of the poor have 2214 cords of wood to divide among 738 persons . How many cords will each one receive ? 27. France has 32000000 inhabitants . The number of square miles in ...
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... persons are there to each square mile ? 37. Ninety - nine labourers pick in one year 12474 pounds of cotton . How many pounds is that for each ? 38. In a regiment consisting of 1000 men , there were 50 officers , how many men to an ...
... persons are there to each square mile ? 37. Ninety - nine labourers pick in one year 12474 pounds of cotton . How many pounds is that for each ? 38. In a regiment consisting of 1000 men , there were 50 officers , how many men to an ...
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Page 62 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 213 - The extremes and number of terms being given, to find the sum of all the terms. RULE. Multiply the sum of the extremes by the number of the terms, and half the product will be the sum of all the terms.
Page 54 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 174 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. " If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 61 - TABLE. 4 nails, (na.) or 9 inches, make 1 quarter, marked qr. 4 quarters, or 36 inches, - 1 yard, - - - - yd. 3 quarters, ------ 1 ell Flemish, - - E. Fl 5 quarters, ------ 1 ell English, - - EE 6 quarters, ------ 1 ell French, - - E. Fr 27.
Page 124 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 111 - 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 215 - Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terns. EXAMPLES. 1. If the extremes be 3 and 45, and the common difference 2 ; what is the number of terms 1 Ans.
Page 203 - ... a point over the place of units, another over the place of hundreds, and so on, which points show the number of figures the root will consist of.
Page 175 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.