Practical and Mental Arithmetic on a New Plan: In which Mental Arithmetic is Combined with the Use of the Slate ... |
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12 leaves 50 cents acres amount annexing apiece apples barrel bbls bushels of rye called ciphers cloth cost common divisor common fraction compound interest contained cord feet corn cube root currency decimal places Denom derive the following dimes divide dividend divisor and quotient dollars equal example Exercises farthings federal money feet long feet wide following RULE gain gallons gals gills give greatest common divisor hence hogshead hundred hundredths illustrations we derive improper fraction least common denominator least common multiple length lowest terms merator miles mills mixed number molasses months multiplicand multiply OPERATION oranges ounces payment pence pints pound present worth proceed proportion pupil pwts quantity quarts ratio Reduce remainder shillings Slate solid feet square feet square rods square root subtract units whole number write yards of cloth
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Page 21 - Decedents," and to repeal said original sections, -and to repeal sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven...
Page 242 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 246 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient, increased by 1 , will be the answer.
Page 53 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 79 - In 3 ? In 4 ? In 5 ? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 20?
Page 71 - TABLE. 4 nails, (na.) or 9 inches, make 1 quarter, marked qr. 4 quarters, or 36 inches, - 1 yard, - - - - yd. 3 quarters, ------ 1 ell Flemish, - - E. Fl 5 quarters, ------ 1 ell English, - - EE 6 quarters, ------ 1 ell French, - - E. Fr 27.
Page 197 - COMPUTE the interest on the principal sum, from the time when the interest commenced to the first time when a payment was made, which exceeds either alone or in conjunction with the preceding payments (if any) the interest at that time due: add that interest to the principal, and from the sum subtract the payment made at that time, together with the preceding payments (if any) and the remainder forms a new principal ; on which, compute and subtract the interest, as upon the first principal: and proceed...
Page 245 - Hence, when the common difference, the first term, and tb^ number of terms, are given, to find the last term. — Multiply the common difference by the number of terms, less 1, and add the first term to the product.
Page 256 - When the hypotheouse and one leg are given, to find the other leg ; — From the square of the hypothenuse subtract the square of the given leg, and the square root of the remainder will be the other.
Page 83 - TABLE. . •„,..., 4 farthings (qrs.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence - - - - 1 shilling, - - s. 20 shillings - - - - 1 pound, - - £. Note.