A manual of explanatory arithmetic1849 |
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... shilling , a pound , a yard , & c . , is represented in calculation by the symbol 1 , called one , which is itself the unit of arithmetic , every other number being a collection of ones or units . - 3. If we had to count a number of ...
... shilling , a pound , a yard , & c . , is represented in calculation by the symbol 1 , called one , which is itself the unit of arithmetic , every other number being a collection of ones or units . - 3. If we had to count a number of ...
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... shilling , and 20 shillings make 1 pound or sovereign . When sums of money are expressed by means of figures , certain letters are placed either above the figures or by the side of them , in order to denote those figures which stand for ...
... shilling , and 20 shillings make 1 pound or sovereign . When sums of money are expressed by means of figures , certain letters are placed either above the figures or by the side of them , in order to denote those figures which stand for ...
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... shillings that we got out of the 31 pence to the column of shillings . Then adding up the column of shillings , it produces 25 shillings ; and since in a pound ( 1 ) there are 20 shillings , we try how often 20 shillings can be taken ...
... shillings that we got out of the 31 pence to the column of shillings . Then adding up the column of shillings , it produces 25 shillings ; and since in a pound ( 1 ) there are 20 shillings , we try how often 20 shillings can be taken ...
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... shillings under shillings , and pounds under pounds . EXAMPLES . - 1 . 1. A cottager , by cultivating his own garden , supplied his family with vegetables the whole year round . For plants and seeds he paid the following sums : Cabbage ...
... shillings under shillings , and pounds under pounds . EXAMPLES . - 1 . 1. A cottager , by cultivating his own garden , supplied his family with vegetables the whole year round . For plants and seeds he paid the following sums : Cabbage ...
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... shillings ' , and pounds ' column , and find the amount to be £ 16 . Os . 91d . When numbers above 10 are introduced in the column of pence or shillings it is usual ( because it is easier ) to add up the units ' column by itself , and ...
... shillings ' , and pounds ' column , and find the amount to be £ 16 . Os . 91d . When numbers above 10 are introduced in the column of pence or shillings it is usual ( because it is easier ) to add up the units ' column by itself , and ...
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12 pence 12 yards 14 dwts 29 is contained 9 cwt 9 oz 9 units acres added ANSWERS apple Arithmetic bush bushels called cipher cloth column of shillings column of tens cubic inches divided dividend DIVISION divisor drams earn ells example expressed factors farthings feet figure standing Find the amount following numbers fourth furlongs gallons galls gals gills grains Greenwich Hospital guineas half hhds hund marbles miles millions minuend minutes months multiplicand multiply nails ounce peck penny pennyweight pints poles pounds proceed qrts quantity quarts quotient ratio remainder rent result roods RULE OF THREE sheep sold square links stone SUBTRACTION subtrahend Suppose taken term thousands top line TROY WEIGHT units expressed week weight wheat yard must cost دو وو
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Page 141 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 138 - Pendulum vibrating Seconds of Mean Time in the Latitude of London in a Vacuum at the Level of the Sea...
Page 143 - Thirty Days hath September, April, June and November ; February hath Twenty-eight alone, And all the rest have Thirty-one ; Except in Leap Year, — then's the time February's Days are Twenty-nine.
Page 138 - May one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, the Straight Line or Distance between the Centres of the Two Points in the Gold Studs in the Straight Brass Rod, now in the Custody of the Clerk of the House of Commons, whereon the Words and Figures
Page 143 - And all the rest have thirty-one, Except in leap year, at which time February's days are twenty-nine.
Page 138 - The unit or standard measure of length and surface, from which all other measures of extension, whether lineal, superficial or solid, shall be derived and ascertained...
Page 77 - When the divisor is large, the pupil will find assistance in determining the quotient figure, by finding how many times the first figure of the divisor is contained in the first figure, or if necessary, the first two figures of the dividend.
Page 137 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, dwt. 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce, oz. 12 Ounces "1 Pound, Ib. M APOTHECARIES
Page 79 - Sometimes the divisor is not contained an exact number of times in the dividend, and, consequently, there will be a remainder at the close of the operation.
Page 139 - SOLID OR CUBIC MEASURE. A Cube is a solid body, and contains length, breadth, and thickness, having six equal sides. A cube number is produced by multiplying a number twice into itself; thus, 64 is a cube number, and is produced by multiplying the number twice into itself, as 4 X 4 X 4 = 64.