The New American Arithmetic, in the Coin of the United States, Denominated Federal Money: Being a Plain and Easy Method of Computing by Numbers, Particularly Adapted to the Capacity of Youth, Illustrated and Simplified, for the Use of Academies and Schools in the United States |
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... pounds , shillings , pence , & c .; and as this method of reckoning is now useless to the citizens of the United States , he has , with much care and attention , designed and >>> prepared the following work for the use of Academies and ...
... pounds , shillings , pence , & c .; and as this method of reckoning is now useless to the citizens of the United States , he has , with much care and attention , designed and >>> prepared the following work for the use of Academies and ...
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... pound , & c . is given , to find the value of the whole quantity , ( which renders the rule of Practice useless ; ) and also examples for finding the amount of bills of Parcels , immediate- ly succeed multiplication of Federal Money ...
... pound , & c . is given , to find the value of the whole quantity , ( which renders the rule of Practice useless ; ) and also examples for finding the amount of bills of Parcels , immediate- ly succeed multiplication of Federal Money ...
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... Pounds . 6.1 0 9 0 3 600603 600603 90 160 3 8 . Yards . 908 190 907790 980090 9 8 8 190 9 . Gallons . 10 . Miles . 1 0 0 0 0 1 999990 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 0 7 07 7 5 5 6 6 7 7 4 0 4 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 ...
... Pounds . 6.1 0 9 0 3 600603 600603 90 160 3 8 . Yards . 908 190 907790 980090 9 8 8 190 9 . Gallons . 10 . Miles . 1 0 0 0 0 1 999990 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 0 7 07 7 5 5 6 6 7 7 4 0 4 0 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 ...
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... pound of pure gold is valued at 15 pounds of pure silver . ADDITION OF FEDERAL MONEY . RULE . Q. How do you place the numbers to be added ? A. Place the numbers to be added according to their value ; i . e . dollars under dollars ...
... pound of pure gold is valued at 15 pounds of pure silver . ADDITION OF FEDERAL MONEY . RULE . Q. How do you place the numbers to be added ? A. Place the numbers to be added according to their value ; i . e . dollars under dollars ...
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... pound , 1 dollar , & c . is always divided either into 10 , 100 , 1000 , & c . equal parts ; consequently the denominator of the frac- tion will always be , either 10 , 100 , 1000 , & c . which be- ing understood , need not be expressed ...
... pound , 1 dollar , & c . is always divided either into 10 , 100 , 1000 , & c . equal parts ; consequently the denominator of the frac- tion will always be , either 10 , 100 , 1000 , & c . which be- ing understood , need not be expressed ...
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answer Arithmetic barrels Bibles bushels carry cast the nines cents circumference column Compound contained cost cyphers Decimal Fractions denomination difference dimes Divide dividend Division divisor dollars dolls DRY MEASURE equal number EXAMPLES exceed Federal Money feet find the amount Gallons given number grains hand figure hundred hundredths Hunds inches land last multiplier left hand length lowest terms Madeira wine MEASURE method of proceeding miles millions mills minuend multiplicand multiply each figure New-York NOTE NOTE.-In NOTE.-The method number of tens numbers here given ounces pennyweights pieces place the numbers pounds proceed Proof prove quarters quotient Reduce Reduction Ascending right hand rods RULE second term signifies subtrahend tenths third term Thous thousand thousandths tons total product TROY WEIGHT units Vulgar Fractions weight whole number yards
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Page ii - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Page 115 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 43 - ... 2 from 2 leaves 0 2 from 3 leaves 1 2 from 4 leaves 2 2 from 5 leaves 3 2 from 6 leaves 4 2 from 7 leaves 5...
Page ii - ... an act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of Maps, charts, and books, to the Authors and Proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned, and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and etching historical and other prints.
Page 111 - Divide the terms by any number that will divide them both without a remainder, and divide the quotients in the same manner, and so on, till no number greater than 1 will divide them; the fraction is then at its lowest terms.
Page 120 - A ship during 4 days' storm at sea changed her longitude 397 geographic miles; how many degrees and minutes did she change ? Ans. 6° 37'. 208. IN COUNTING. 12 Units or Things make 1 Dozen. 12 Dozen " 1 Gross. 12 Gross " 1 Great Gross. 20 Units
Page 171 - Multiply the remainder by the next inferior denomination, and cut off a remainder as before ; and so on through all the parts of the integer, and the several denominations standing on the left hand, make the answer. EXAMPLES. 1, What is the value of ,5724 of a pound sterling ? £. ,5724 20 11,4480 i 12 1,5040 Am.
Page 116 - Pints = 1 Quart qt. 4 Quarts = 1 Gallon gal. 2 Gallons = 1 Peck pk. 4 Pecks = 1 Bushel bush.
Page 99 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 188 - A and B depart from the same place and travel the same road ; but A goes 5 days before B, at the rate of...