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... NOTE . - From Prin . 1 we see that such problems as " multiply 25 cents by 25 cents , " or " 2 shillings and 6 pence by itself , " are impossible and absurd . PROBLEM . 107. To multiply one number by another . MULTIPLICATION . 35.
... NOTE . - From Prin . 1 we see that such problems as " multiply 25 cents by 25 cents , " or " 2 shillings and 6 pence by itself , " are impossible and absurd . PROBLEM . 107. To multiply one number by another . MULTIPLICATION . 35.
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... shillings , and pence . Some of the States still use shillings and pence , though not with the same values . , 355. This difference of value was caused by the differ- ence of depreciation of colonial currency in different States when ...
... shillings , and pence . Some of the States still use shillings and pence , though not with the same values . , 355. This difference of value was caused by the differ- ence of depreciation of colonial currency in different States when ...
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... shillings 21 shillings TABLE . = 1 penny = 1 shilling d . S. = 1 pound or sovereign , £ = 1 guinea £ S. 1 = 20 1 = G. d . far . 240 960 12 = 48 SCALE . - Ascending , 4 , 12 , 20 ; descending , 20 , 12 , 4 . I. NAME . The term Sterling ...
... shillings 21 shillings TABLE . = 1 penny = 1 shilling d . S. = 1 pound or sovereign , £ = 1 guinea £ S. 1 = 20 1 = G. d . far . 240 960 12 = 48 SCALE . - Ascending , 4 , 12 , 20 ; descending , 20 , 12 , 4 . I. NAME . The term Sterling ...
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... shilling or 20 - cent piece , the dime , the half - dime . The copper coin is the cent . II . VALUE . The coins are nominally equal to the corresponding coins of United States money , but the ... shillings 164 ARITHMETIC . NORMAL HIGHER.
... shilling or 20 - cent piece , the dime , the half - dime . The copper coin is the cent . II . VALUE . The coins are nominally equal to the corresponding coins of United States money , but the ... shillings 164 ARITHMETIC . NORMAL HIGHER.
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... shillings , which increased by 15 shillings , are 535 shillings : in one shilling there are 12 pence , and in 535 shillings there are 535 times 12 pence , which , increased by 10 pence , equal 6430 pence . OPERATION . £ S. d . 26 15 10 ...
... shillings , which increased by 15 shillings , are 535 shillings : in one shilling there are 12 pence , and in 535 shillings there are 535 times 12 pence , which , increased by 10 pence , equal 6430 pence . OPERATION . £ S. d . 26 15 10 ...
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acres amount annuity Arithmetic barrel bill bought bushels cents ciphers circumference common denominator common fraction composite numbers compound interest compound number contains continued fraction cost cube cubic decimal places denominate fraction diameter difference discount divide dividend dollars EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE expressed feet figures Find the sum gain gallons given gold greatest common divisor Hence the following hundred hundredths inches insured integer last term least common multiple longitude measure meter method miles minuend months multiplicand multiply NOTE number is divisible number of terms OPERATION paid par value partial fraction payable payment pound premium present value prime factors prime number PRINCIPLES profit quantity quotient ratio Reduce remainder repetend rods root Rule Rule.-I shares shillings sold SOLUTION SOLUTION.-The square subtract subtrahend tenths thousandths Troy Weight weight write yard
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Page 182 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 362 - 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 294 - But if any payments be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation, for one year, add- it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid, from the time it was paid up to the end of the year; add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest, added as above...
Page 364 - Divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts, and the quotient will be the average term of credit, estimated from the date xelecled.
Page 170 - Length 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5§ yards, or 16| feet -1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet =1 mile (mi.) Square Measure 144 square inches (sq.
Page 116 - Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed.
Page 230 - RULE. — Multiply the length (in feet) by the width (in inches) and divide the product by 12 — the result will be the contents in square feet.
Page 176 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 179 - 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 171 - ... from the end of the thumb to the end of the little finger extended ; cubit, from the elbow to the end of the middle finger ; fathom, the length of the two arms extended.