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... term ; 6 yards of cloth is the 2d term ; $ 2 is the $ 12 is the 3d term ; and 4th term . Now the 2d term 6 contains the first term 1 , 6 times , and the 4th term 12 contains the 3d term 2 , 6 times - that is , the 2d term is as many ...
... term ; 6 yards of cloth is the 2d term ; $ 2 is the $ 12 is the 3d term ; and 4th term . Now the 2d term 6 contains the first term 1 , 6 times , and the 4th term 12 contains the 3d term 2 , 6 times - that is , the 2d term is as many ...
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... 2d terms of a proportion always ex- press quantities of the same kind , and so likewise do the 3d and 4th terms . As ... term , or cost of 1216 of tea , must be as many times greater than $ 8 , the cost of 4lb , as 121b . is ...
... 2d terms of a proportion always ex- press quantities of the same kind , and so likewise do the 3d and 4th terms . As ... term , or cost of 1216 of tea , must be as many times greater than $ 8 , the cost of 4lb , as 121b . is ...
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... term . Then , as 144 yards of cloth will cost more than 48 yards , the fourth term must be greater than the third , and therefore , we write the least of the two remaining numbers in the first place . The product of the 2d and 3d terms ...
... term . Then , as 144 yards of cloth will cost more than 48 yards , the fourth term must be greater than the third , and therefore , we write the least of the two remaining numbers in the first place . The product of the 2d and 3d terms ...
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... term must be less than the third : therefore 30 men , the greater of the remain- ing numbers , is written in the ... 2d and 3d terms by the first , it is found the £ 10 does not contain 25. We then reduce to the next lower ...
... term must be less than the third : therefore 30 men , the greater of the remain- ing numbers , is written in the ... 2d and 3d terms by the first , it is found the £ 10 does not contain 25. We then reduce to the next lower ...
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... term . QUESTIONS . $ 104 . If 1 yard of cloth cost $ 2 , what will 6 yards cost ? How many numbers are considered in this question ? What are they called ? How many were known , or given ? Name the terms . How many times does the 2d term ...
... term . QUESTIONS . $ 104 . If 1 yard of cloth cost $ 2 , what will 6 yards cost ? How many numbers are considered in this question ? What are they called ? How many were known , or given ? Name the terms . How many times does the 2d term ...
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2d term 4th term acres annex arithmetical arithmetical progression barrels bushels carats Cash cents ciphers column common denominator common difference composite number compound fraction cord cube root Currency Day Book decimal fraction decimal places denominate number dimes dividend division dollars equal example express Federal Money feet figures find the interest following RULE foot four frac gallon given number greater greatest common divisor Hence higher denomination hogshead hundred hundredths improper fractions inches June Leger less lower denomination lowest terms merator merchant miles millions mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply number of terms one's share paid payment pence quantity quarts QUESTIONS quotient Reduce remainder Repeat the Table right hand shillings simple numbers square root subtract subtrahend tare tens tenths thousand thousandths tion TROY WEIGHT units VULGAR FRACTIONS weight wheat whole number Write yards of cloth
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Page 100 - 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 91 - Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30-J- square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 206 - Compute the interest on the principal to the time of the first payment, and if the payment exceed this interest, add the interest to the principal and from the sum subtract the payment : the remainder forms a new principal.
Page 177 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 238 - 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 176 - ... from the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 53 - When the divisor is a composite number. RULE. Divide the dividend by one of the factors of the divisor...
Page 87 - Weight is used in weighing groceries and all coarse articles ; as sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese, flour, hay, &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight
Page 34 - We have seen that multiplying by a whole number is taking the multiplicand as many times as there are units in the multiplier.
Page 97 - The denominations are hogsheads, barrels, gallons. quarts, and pints. TABLE. 2 pints (pts.) - make - 1 quart, - marked qt. 4 quarts ----- 1 gallon, ----- gal. 36 gallons - - - - 1 barrel, ----- bar. 54 gallons ----- 1 hogshead, - - - - hhd. Note.