The American Arithmetic: In which the Principles of Numbers are Explained and Illustrated by a Great Variety of Practical Questions |
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15 dollars acres amount of $1 annex annuity arithmetical series broadcloth bushels cents a pound Change ciphers circle circumference common denominator compound interest contain cost cube root cubic feet decimal fraction discount divided dividend equal factors equivalent vulgar fraction express farthings federal money feet in length find the numbers following rule frustum gain geometrical series given number given sum greater number Hence hundred hundredths improper fraction least common multiple measure miles mixed number months number of cubic number of days number of dollars number of square number of terms number of things paid payable payment pence poll tax pound sterling premium present worth proportion quantity quotient ratio Reduce remainder rods second power shillings side simple fraction sold solid specific gravity square feet square root subtract surface third power thousandths trial divisor units weight whole amount whole number width write
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