The Tutor's Guide: Being a Complete System of Arithmetic; with Various Branches in the Mathematics ... To which is Added, an Appendix, Containing Different Forms of Acquittances, Bills of Exchange, &c. &c. ... |
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... Quantity given into any Parts assigned , and serves instead of many Subtrac- tions . In this Rule there are three Numbers real , and a fourth accidental ; viz . 1. The Dividend , or Number to be divided . 2. The Divisor , or Number by ...
... Quantity given into any Parts assigned , and serves instead of many Subtrac- tions . In this Rule there are three Numbers real , and a fourth accidental ; viz . 1. The Dividend , or Number to be divided . 2. The Divisor , or Number by ...
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... quantity of plate had the butler under his care ? ( 12 ) A merchant buys four bags of Canterbury hops , No. 1 . of which weighed 2 cwt . 2 qrs . 10lb . No. 2. 2 cwt . 1 qr . 16lb . No. 3. 2 cwt . 24lb . No. 4. 1 qr . 16lb . besides a ...
... quantity of plate had the butler under his care ? ( 12 ) A merchant buys four bags of Canterbury hops , No. 1 . of which weighed 2 cwt . 2 qrs . 10lb . No. 2. 2 cwt . 1 qr . 16lb . No. 3. 2 cwt . 24lb . No. 4. 1 qr . 16lb . besides a ...
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... quantity doth not exceed 12 . RULE . 1. Write the Multiplier , or given quantity , under the lowest denomination of the Multiplicand . 2. Multiply the number of the lowest denomination by the Multiplier , and divide that Product by as ...
... quantity doth not exceed 12 . RULE . 1. Write the Multiplier , or given quantity , under the lowest denomination of the Multiplicand . 2. Multiply the number of the lowest denomination by the Multiplier , and divide that Product by as ...
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... quantity exceeds 12 , and is such a number that any two figures in the Multiplication Table , being multiplied together , will produce it . RULE . Multiply the given price by one of those numbers , and the product by the other , which ...
... quantity exceeds 12 , and is such a number that any two figures in the Multiplication Table , being multiplied together , will produce it . RULE . Multiply the given price by one of those numbers , and the product by the other , which ...
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... quantity cannot be produced by the multiplication of two small numbers . RULE . Find the nearest number to its less , by which multiply as before ; then , for what is wanting , multiply the price by that number , and add it to the last ...
... quantity cannot be produced by the multiplication of two small numbers . RULE . Find the nearest number to its less , by which multiply as before ; then , for what is wanting , multiply the price by that number , and add it to the last ...
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acres amount annuity annum answer arithmetical progression avoirdupois bought Bushels chaldron ciphers common difference compound Copecs cost crown cube root decimal demand denominator diameter ditto Divide dividend divisor dwts ell English equal equation EXAMPLES exchange Exercise at leisure extract the square farthings feet figure Flemish frustum gain gallons given number given quantity guilders guineas half half-yearly hhds improper fraction Integer length London lowest terms MEASURE miles moidore months multiplicand number of days number of terms Ounces paid payable payment pence person piece Pints pounds pounds sterling present worth principal proceed proportion put to interest QUESTIONS for Exercise quotient rate per cent ready money Reduce remainder repetend RULE shillings side sold square root sterling subtract Table tare THEOREM third VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number wine yards yearly
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Page 135 - Any three of the five following things being given, the other two may be found. 1. The first term. 2. The last term. 3. The number of terms.
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Page 179 - To find the aide of a cube that shall be equal in solidity to any given solid, as a globe, cylinder, prism, cone, Ifc.
Page 26 - Add the first column or denomination together, a» in whole numbers ; then divide the sum by as many of the same denomination as make one of the next greater, setting down the remainder under the column added, and carry the quotient to the next superior denomination, continuing the same to the last, which add, as in simple addition
Page 12 - 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 265 - The workmen thought that substituting part silver was only a proper <perquisite; which taking air, Archimedes was appointed to examine it ; who, on putting...
Page 172 - Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, then extract the square root of the numerator for a new numerator, and the square root of the denominator for a new denominator.