Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged; Being a Plain Practical System of Arithmetic: Adapted to the United StatesThomas M. Skinner, and sold wholesale and retail., 1820 - 240 pages |
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... merchant bought 721 pipes of wine for 90846 dollars , and sold 543 pipes thereof for 89049 dol- lars ; how many pipes has he remaining or unsold , and what do they stand him in ? Ans . 178 pipes unsold , and they stand him in 1797 dels ...
... merchant bought 721 pipes of wine for 90846 dollars , and sold 543 pipes thereof for 89049 dol- lars ; how many pipes has he remaining or unsold , and what do they stand him in ? Ans . 178 pipes unsold , and they stand him in 1797 dels ...
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... Merchant . 8. cts . at 2 , 15 per lb. 41 lb. of Coffee , 54 lb. of Loaf Sugar , 13 cwt . of Malaga Raisins , 35 firkins of Butter , 27 pairs of worsted Hose , 94 bushels of Oats , 29 pairs of men's Shoes , Received payment in full , at ...
... Merchant . 8. cts . at 2 , 15 per lb. 41 lb. of Coffee , 54 lb. of Loaf Sugar , 13 cwt . of Malaga Raisins , 35 firkins of Butter , 27 pairs of worsted Hose , 94 bushels of Oats , 29 pairs of men's Shoes , Received payment in full , at ...
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... % . Os . 6d . an order on Robert Dealer for 391. 11s . the rest I make up in cash . I want to know what sum will make up he deficiency ? Ans . f , 20 ss . Id . of 8. A merchant had six debtors , who together 50 QUESTIONS , & c .
... % . Os . 6d . an order on Robert Dealer for 391. 11s . the rest I make up in cash . I want to know what sum will make up he deficiency ? Ans . f , 20 ss . Id . of 8. A merchant had six debtors , who together 50 QUESTIONS , & c .
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... merchant had six debtors , who together , owed him 29171 , 10s . 6d . A , B , C , D , and E , owed him 1675l . 13s . 9d . of it ; what was F's debt ? Ans . £ 1241 16s . 9d 9. A merchant bought 17C . 2qrs . 14lb . of sugar , which he ...
... merchant had six debtors , who together , owed him 29171 , 10s . 6d . A , B , C , D , and E , owed him 1675l . 13s . 9d . of it ; what was F's debt ? Ans . £ 1241 16s . 9d 9. A merchant bought 17C . 2qrs . 14lb . of sugar , which he ...
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... merchant agreed with his debtor , that if he would pay him down 65 cents on a dollar , he would give- him up a note of hand of 249 dollars , 88 cts . I demand what the debtor must pay for his note ? how Ans . $ 162 , 42cts . 2m . 29. If ...
... merchant agreed with his debtor , that if he would pay him down 65 cents on a dollar , he would give- him up a note of hand of 249 dollars , 88 cts . I demand what the debtor must pay for his note ? how Ans . $ 162 , 42cts . 2m . 29. If ...
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100 dollars 2qrs 3qrs acres annuity annum answer arithmetical series barter Bought breadth bushels compound interest contain cyphers decimal Deduct demand diameter dimes divide the product dividend divisor dols equal EXAMPLES federal money Find the value gain or loss gallon geometrical series given number given sum gross hundred improper fraction least common least common multiple left hand lowest terms measure merchant miles mills milreas mixed numbers months multiplicand Multiply the given neat weight New-England currency New-Jersey NOTE number of shillings number of terms paid payment pence pound pound sterling present worth principal quotient rate per cent ratio ready money Reduce remainder Required the interest right hand rods Rule of Three s. d. gr sell separatrix simple interest sold solid feet Sqrs square root sterling subtract subtrahend sugar tare third trett VULGAR FRACTIONS whole numbers wine
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Page 36 - RULE.* 1. Place the numbers so that those of the same denomination may stand directly under each other. 2. Add the first column or denomination together, as in whole numbers; then divide the sum by as many of the same denomination as make one of the next greater...
Page 21 - Subtract the subtrahend from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend, with which proceed as before ; and so on, till the whole is finished.
Page 96 - Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide their product by the first term ; the quotient will be the answer to the question, in the same denomination you left the second term in, which may be brought into any other denomination required.
Page 183 - Involve the root to the next inferior power to that which is given, and multiply it by the number denoting the given power for a divisor.
Page 216 - To measure a parallelogram or long square. RULE.— Multiply the length by the breadth, and the product will be the area, or superficial content, in the same name as that in which the dimension was taken, whether inches, feet, or rods, etc.
Page 162 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 21 - Place the least number under the greatest, so that units may stand under units, tens under tens, &c. and draw a line under them. 2. Begin at the right hand, and take each figure in the lower line from the figure above it, and set down the remainder. 3.
Page 191 - RULE.* — Multiply the sum of the extremes by the number of terms, and half the product will be the answer.
Page 226 - July next, foreign gold and silver coins shall pass current as money within the United States, and be a legal tender for the payment of all debts and demands...
Page 151 - A single, simple, or proper fraction, is when the numerator is less than the denominator, as 4 3 | -|f , &c.