The Model Practical ArithmeticEldredge & Brother, 1902 - 256 pages |
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9 mo acres ad valorem arithmetical progression bank discount barrel base bought brokerage bushels commission common fraction compound interest containing cords corresponding terms cube root decimal divided dividend divisor dollars draft dry measure EXPLANATION factors feet Find the amount Find the interest Find the rate Find the sum Find the value flour FORMULA gain or lose gallons Geometrical Progression given to find gold greatest common divisor Hence hundred hundredths interest of $1 invested least common multiple long ton loss measures merchant miles multiplied number of terms paid par value payment Percentage premium principal Problems proceeds profit quotient rate per cent ratio received remainder Rule to Find selling price shares sold SOLUTION Subtract term of credit tons Troy weights True Discount units or denominations valuation weight Written Exercises yards
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Page 54 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 56 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 245 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 64 - Time. 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24...
Page 250 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 65 - The terms folio, quarto, octavo, duodecimo, etc., indicate the number of leaves into which a sheet of paper is folded. A sheet folded in 2 leaves is called a Folio.
Page 65 - Number. 12 units — 1 dozen (doz.). 12 dozen = 1 gross (gro.). 12 gross =• 1 great gross. 20 units — 1 score.
Page 193 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.
Page 155 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 60 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.