The Teachers Assistant. Or, A System of Practical Arithmetic: Wherein the Several Rules of that Useful Science, are Illustrated by a Variety of Examples, a Large Proportion of which are in Federal Money. The Whole Designed to Abridge the Labour of Teachers, and to Facilitate the Instruction of Youth |
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... Facit 228 . 4. A person had in his desk 1000 dollars . He took out 120 dollars to pay a debt . He afterwards put in 75 dollars . How much was there then in the desk ? Ans . 955 dollars . SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION . Multiplication teaches to ...
... Facit 228 . 4. A person had in his desk 1000 dollars . He took out 120 dollars to pay a debt . He afterwards put in 75 dollars . How much was there then in the desk ? Ans . 955 dollars . SIMPLE MULTIPLICATION . Multiplication teaches to ...
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... Facit 325 4 . 125 by 36 4500 5.- 5231 by 145 758495 6 . 129186 by 98 12660228 7 . 23430 by 230 5388900 8 . 756 by 2000 1512000 9 . 5400420 by 23000 124209660000 674200 by 2104 1418516800 10 . 11 . 5401 by 300400 - 1622460400 Note . When ...
... Facit 325 4 . 125 by 36 4500 5.- 5231 by 145 758495 6 . 129186 by 98 12660228 7 . 23430 by 230 5388900 8 . 756 by 2000 1512000 9 . 5400420 by 23000 124209660000 674200 by 2104 1418516800 10 . 11 . 5401 by 300400 - 1622460400 Note . When ...
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... Facit 2844732 1195029 36585150 75812112 6 . 526473 by 144 APPLICATION . 1. Richard has 125 nuts , and George has 6 times that number . How many has George ? Ans . 750 . 2. There are 20 boxes of raisins with 14 pounds in each box . How ...
... Facit 2844732 1195029 36585150 75812112 6 . 526473 by 144 APPLICATION . 1. Richard has 125 nuts , and George has 6 times that number . How many has George ? Ans . 750 . 2. There are 20 boxes of raisins with 14 pounds in each box . How ...
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... Facit 12 . 1430400 by 7 , 13 . 6730214 by 10 When the divisor exceeds 12 work by RULE II . 5147 204342 Rem . 6 673021 Take for the first dividual as few of the left hand figures of the dividend as will contain the divisor , try how ...
... Facit 12 . 1430400 by 7 , 13 . 6730214 by 10 When the divisor exceeds 12 work by RULE II . 5147 204342 Rem . 6 673021 Take for the first dividual as few of the left hand figures of the dividend as will contain the divisor , try how ...
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... Facit 27 , remainder 540 . 1. Divide 146340 by 5400 . 5400 ) 1463 40 ( 27 108 383 378 540 2. Divide 76173 by 320 Facit 238 Rem . 13 3 . 867894 by 300 2892 - 4 . - 5 . 15463420 by 1600 / 9664 294 1020 99607765 by 27000 3689 - 4765 11214 ...
... Facit 27 , remainder 540 . 1. Divide 146340 by 5400 . 5400 ) 1463 40 ( 27 108 383 378 540 2. Divide 76173 by 320 Facit 238 Rem . 13 3 . 867894 by 300 2892 - 4 . - 5 . 15463420 by 1600 / 9664 294 1020 99607765 by 27000 3689 - 4765 11214 ...
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Page 74 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 147 - 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 114 - H 2400 dollars, of which 480 dollars are to be paid at present, 960 dollars at 5 months, and the rest at 10 months, but they agree to make one payment of the whole, and wish to know the time.
Page 170 - Bring down the first figure of the next period to the remainder for a new dividend, to which find a new divisor as before, and in like manner proceed till the whole be finished.
Page 162 - ... dollars. How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle?
Page 156 - Write the rates of the simples under each other, and link each rate which is less than the mean rate, with...
Page 182 - Or., by Table III. Multiply the number under the rate, and opposite to the time, by the annuity, and the product will be the amount for yearly payments. If the payments be half yearly or quarterly, the amount » for the given time, found as above, multiplied by the proper number in Table V. will be the true amount.