The Youth's Assistant in Theoretick and Practical ArithmeticD. Watson, 1826 - 164 pages |
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Page 70
... annex ciphers in the place of the decimal , and proceed as above di- rected . * Virginia and Kentucky currency is the same as New - England ; that of North - Carolina and Ohio , the same as New - York . Examples . 1. In £ 22 how many ...
... annex ciphers in the place of the decimal , and proceed as above di- rected . * Virginia and Kentucky currency is the same as New - England ; that of North - Carolina and Ohio , the same as New - York . Examples . 1. In £ 22 how many ...
Page 72
... annex a cipher to the pence . Divide this sum by 9 , and add the quotient to the dividend . From the sum point off three figures for cents and mills ; those on the left hand will be dollars . * As this rule is the converse of the ...
... annex a cipher to the pence . Divide this sum by 9 , and add the quotient to the dividend . From the sum point off three figures for cents and mills ; those on the left hand will be dollars . * As this rule is the converse of the ...
Page 73
... annex- ing ciphers ; from the sum subtract one tenth of itself , and the re mainder , excepting the right hand figure , will be pence , which must be reduced to pounds . If the figure cut off from the right hand be 2 , call it 1qr . if ...
... annex- ing ciphers ; from the sum subtract one tenth of itself , and the re mainder , excepting the right hand figure , will be pence , which must be reduced to pounds . If the figure cut off from the right hand be 2 , call it 1qr . if ...
Page 119
... annex- ing pairs of ciphers continually to the remainder for a new dividend . In this way , a surd root may be ob- tained to any assigned degree of exactness . length of one side of this square , for that will be the number , which ...
... annex- ing pairs of ciphers continually to the remainder for a new dividend . In this way , a surd root may be ob- tained to any assigned degree of exactness . length of one side of this square , for that will be the number , which ...
Page 123
... annex the cipher to 3 , the number of deficiencies , and multiply the 2 by 30 for the length of the deficiencies . These two , 1200 and 60-1260 , show the points upon the cube to which the additions are to be made . The 2648 feet being ...
... annex the cipher to 3 , the number of deficiencies , and multiply the 2 by 30 for the length of the deficiencies . These two , 1200 and 60-1260 , show the points upon the cube to which the additions are to be made . The 2648 feet being ...
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2qrs additions amount annex answer Arithmetick barrel bush bushels called Cash cents ciphers circumference column composite number cube root currency day-book diameter different denominations dimes divide dividend Division divisor dollars DRY MEASURE equal Examples expressed Federal Money feet gallon given number given sum given to find half hence hundred improper fraction inches least common multiple left hand length less measure method of proof miles mills minuend mixed number moidore months multiplicand Multiply nine number of terms payment pence and farthings pound by inspection present worth principal proceed proportion quantity QUESTIONS Reduce remainder right hand rods Rule of Three RULE.-Multiply separatrix shillings side Simon Pond simple interest square root subtract subtrahend sugar supposed tare third term tion trett TROY WEIGHT velocity VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number write yards cost
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Page 128 - Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terms.
Page 65 - ... second and third places ; observing to increase the second place by 5, if the shillings be odd, and the third place by 1, when the farthings exceed 12, and by 2 when they exceed 37.
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Page 104 - 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.
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