Artithmetic theoretical and practical |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 18
Page 133
... wide , will cost , in terms of drammas , pannas , cacinis , and cowry - shells ? " ( One nishca = 16 drammas , one dramma one cacini one panna = 4 cacinis , = 16 pannas , = 20 cowry - shells ) . ( S.-H. , Feb. , 1857 ) . scarfs cubits ...
... wide , will cost , in terms of drammas , pannas , cacinis , and cowry - shells ? " ( One nishca = 16 drammas , one dramma one cacini one panna = 4 cacinis , = 16 pannas , = 20 cowry - shells ) . ( S.-H. , Feb. , 1857 ) . scarfs cubits ...
Page 141
... wide and 20 yards long , in 10 days ; how many hours a day must 220 men work in order to cut a ditch of the same depth , 5 feet wide and half a mile long , in 18 days ? 49. If 5 men can reap a rectangular field whose length is 800 feet ...
... wide and 20 yards long , in 10 days ; how many hours a day must 220 men work in order to cut a ditch of the same depth , 5 feet wide and half a mile long , in 18 days ? 49. If 5 men can reap a rectangular field whose length is 800 feet ...
Page 211
... the Arithmetic of finding the content of a square 5 inches long and 5 inches wide . We may now go on to explain how the area of any rectangle may be obtained if we know the length of its DUODECIMALS , OR CROSS MULTIPLICATION . 211.
... the Arithmetic of finding the content of a square 5 inches long and 5 inches wide . We may now go on to explain how the area of any rectangle may be obtained if we know the length of its DUODECIMALS , OR CROSS MULTIPLICATION . 211.
Page 215
... wide and to cost 6d . per yard ? 99 To obtain the area of the side wall we should multiply the length of the room by the height ; for the area of the end wall we should multiply the width by the height : by doubling each of these ...
... wide and to cost 6d . per yard ? 99 To obtain the area of the side wall we should multiply the length of the room by the height ; for the area of the end wall we should multiply the width by the height : by doubling each of these ...
Page 216
... wide , and 3 feet long , although not a square yard , is called a yard , and costs 6d . 2 × 3 : 1230 :: 6d . : Ans . , 5 9845 × 3 × Ans . = x 6 , 8 9845 2 1 Ans . = x 3 x 4 1979 = pence 2 = £ 4 , 2s . Old . 99 Ex . 6. The area of a ...
... wide , and 3 feet long , although not a square yard , is called a yard , and costs 6d . 2 × 3 : 1230 :: 6d . : Ans . , 5 9845 × 3 × Ans . = x 6 , 8 9845 2 1 Ans . = x 3 x 4 1979 = pence 2 = £ 4 , 2s . Old . 99 Ex . 6. The area of a ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
A's share abstract number acres aliquot amount annum bill bushel cash ciphers common denominator Compound Interest concrete quantity contains cost cubic debt decimal fraction decimal places decimal point divide dividend division divisor dwts equal equivalent exact number explain express figures Find the discount find the G. C. M. Find the Simple Find the value florins foot gallons given numbers gold guinea hundred hundredths inches income least common multiple length lowest terms miles mils minuend months hence multiplicand multiply number of decimal numerator and denominator obtain ounces paid pence places of decimals pound present worth prime factors principal principle of local proper fraction proportion quarter quotient rate of interest ratio Reduce remainder result rule selling shillings Simple Interest square root subtract subtrahend tens thousand thousandths units vulgar fraction weight wheat whole numbers write
Popular passages
Page 315 - What is the side of a square whose area is equal to that of a circle 452 feet in diameter ? Ans. ^(452)
Page 261 - ... for division amongst the holders of the rest of the stock, being a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum ; find the capital and the receipts.
Page 141 - At a siege it was found that a certain length of trench could be dug by the soldiers and navvies in 4 days, but that when only half the navvies were present, it required 7 days to dig the same length of trench. What proportion of the work was done by the soldiers ? LXII.
Page 58 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 249 - If 20 men can perform a piece of work in 12 days, how many men will accomplish three times as much in one-fifth of the time ? Ans.
Page 57 - A fraction may be expressed by two numbers, one written under the other, with a horizontal line between them; as, |, f, f.
Page 128 - If 15 men, 12 women, and 9 boys, can complete a piece of work in 50 days, what time would 9 men, 15 women, and 18 boys, take to do twice as much, the parts done by each in the same time being as the numbers 3, 2, and 1 ? A.
Page 284 - A baker's outlay for flour is 70 per cent. of his gross receipts, and other trade expenses 20 per cent. The price of flour falls 50 per cent., and other trade expenses are thereby reduced 25 per cent. What reduction should he make in the price of a fivepenny loaf, allowing him still to realise the same amount of profit ? (568) Two ships are built.
Page 47 - Measure) 4 gills = 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 2 quarts = 1 pottle 2 pottles = 1 gallon 4 quarts = 1 gallon 2 gallons = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel 8 bushels = 1 quarter...
Page 279 - ... and the remainder when they have fallen to 85. How much does he gain or lose by the transaction ? If he invest the produce in 4\ per cent.