The American Equater: Or, Arithmetic Simplified in which Equations are Used as a Substitute for Proportion |
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3qrs 50 cents 9 days amount ANNUM Answer ARITHMETIC cent loaf ciphers common denominator compound interest cube root cubic decillions decimal difference direct ratio discount divided dollars a barrel Dols drams equal EXAMPLES farthings feet long feet wide find the value following RULE foot long foot wide fourth gallons gills Given equation GIVEN quantity gives hence hours a day hundred improper fractions integers inverse ratio lastly least common multiple left hand member loaves millions minuend mixed number months multiplicand multiplier negative quantities nine nonillions octillions order of units ounces partial dividend peaches pole pound cost principal proper fractions QUESTIONS FOR EXERCISE quintillions quired quotient figure reduced remainder Required equation required quantity right hand member rods seven sextillions Simple equation Solve sought square root subtracted subtrahend third thousand tion vulgar fraction whole numbers worth yard cost yard long yard of cloth yard wide