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... areas , Weight of Hay - ricks , Weight of live Cattle , Bulk and Weight of Timber , Content of Cisterns , & c . , & c . , have received careful attention , and are all presented under aspects more or less novel and attractive . Pages ...
... areas , Weight of Hay - ricks , Weight of live Cattle , Bulk and Weight of Timber , Content of Cisterns , & c . , & c . , have received careful attention , and are all presented under aspects more or less novel and attractive . Pages ...
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... Area of Parallelogram . New method , taking Area at 1 unit wide , 271 . Other methods , 272 , Area of Triangle , 273 . DUODECIMALS . Their analogy to Decimals . Suppression of De- nominators , 273. Duodecimal Multiplication . Principle ...
... Area of Parallelogram . New method , taking Area at 1 unit wide , 271 . Other methods , 272 , Area of Triangle , 273 . DUODECIMALS . Their analogy to Decimals . Suppression of De- nominators , 273. Duodecimal Multiplication . Principle ...
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... Area , made up of Length and Breadth only ; IV . Solidity , having Length , Breadth , and Thickness ; V. Capacity , or power of containing , depending on Length , Breadth , and Depth ; VI . Weight ; VII . Money - Value . Every Concrete ...
... Area , made up of Length and Breadth only ; IV . Solidity , having Length , Breadth , and Thickness ; V. Capacity , or power of containing , depending on Length , Breadth , and Depth ; VI . Weight ; VII . Money - Value . Every Concrete ...
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... area of 1 ' field . 5 . = 23. 2. 15 - extent or area of 5 fields . Set d . 15 po . Car.4r . 175. po . = 4 r . 15 ' po . 14 r . 3 ac . 2.r. Set d . 2 r . Car . 3.ac. THIRD EXAMPLE WORKED OUT . If 3 lb. 11. oz COMPOUND MULTIPLICATION . 211.
... area of 1 ' field . 5 . = 23. 2. 15 - extent or area of 5 fields . Set d . 15 po . Car.4r . 175. po . = 4 r . 15 ' po . 14 r . 3 ac . 2.r. Set d . 2 r . Car . 3.ac. THIRD EXAMPLE WORKED OUT . If 3 lb. 11. oz COMPOUND MULTIPLICATION . 211.
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... area of 11'ac . 3 r . 22 p . 4 yds . What is the extent of each ? Findof 11.ac. 3′r . 22′po . 4'yds . Example completed . ac . r . po . yds . 9. ) 11. 3. 22. 4- area of 9 gardens . 1. 1. 11. 2. 2 ft . 72.in. of Dividend = area of ea ...
... area of 11'ac . 3 r . 22 p . 4 yds . What is the extent of each ? Findof 11.ac. 3′r . 22′po . 4'yds . Example completed . ac . r . po . yds . 9. ) 11. 3. 22. 4- area of 9 gardens . 1. 1. 11. 2. 2 ft . 72.in. of Dividend = area of ea ...
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acre amount annum Area Arithmetical Breadth cent chains change of unit ciphers COINS OF ACCOUNT Common Denominator Common Factor Compound Quantity contain continued product cost cube cubic cubic foot Decimal Fractions decimal point Digit Divide Dividend Division Divisor Duodecimal employed equal equivalent Example completed EXERCISE expressed farthings feet Find the sum florins four fourth gallons Hence hundred Improper Fraction inches Interest length lineal lots Measure method miles millions mils Minuend Mixed Number moidore months Multiplicand Multiply nine NOTE TO TEACHER pence place of decimals place of integers pounds PRINCIPLE prism Quotient Quotient-figure Ratio rectangle Reduce Remainder Required root-figure Rule of Three SECOND EXAMPLE seven shews shillings Solidity square root Subtract Subtrahend superficial Supposing Take tens tenths thick thous thousand Vinculum Vulgar Fraction weight wide worth yards
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Page 378 - A circle is a plane figure contained by one line, which is called the circumference, and is such that all straight lines drawn from a certain point within the figure to the circumference, are equal to one another.
Page 53 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 379 - IN right angled triangles, the rectilineal figure described upon the side opposite to the right angle, is equal to the similar and similarly described figures upon the sides containing the right angle...
Page 95 - Once, Twice, Three times, Four times, Five times, Six times, Seven times...
Page 144 - In a proportion the antecedents and consequents of the two ratios are respectively the antecedents and consequents of the proportion. The first and fourth terms are called the extremes, and the second and third the means.
Page 158 - A post is i in the mud, ^ in the water, and 10 feet above the water : what is the whole length of the post ? Ans. 24 feet. 28.
Page 161 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 160 - Any quantity may be transposed from one side of an equation to the other, if, at the same time, its sign, be changed.
Page 160 - B $300, and C $100. Prob. 12. Divide the number a into three such parts that the second may be m times as great as the first, and the third n times as great as the second.
Page 132 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter the value of the fraction.