Unitary Arithmetic: Embodying the First Book of Arithmetic of the Irish National Board with a Full Exposition of the Unitary System Or Method of Working Arithmetic Without Rules, with Numerous Additional Examples, and Selections from Examination Papers Set at the College of Preceptors, the London University, the Civil Service, and Oxford and Cambridge Local ExaminationsLongmans, Green & Company, 1882 |
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... value of 19 cwt . 3 qrs . 14 lb ? COMPOUND PROPORTION . When in order to find a fourth proportional , several circumstances require to be considered , it is called Com- pound Proportion . If 14 horses eat 56 bushels of oats in 16 days ...
... value of 19 cwt . 3 qrs . 14 lb ? COMPOUND PROPORTION . When in order to find a fourth proportional , several circumstances require to be considered , it is called Com- pound Proportion . If 14 horses eat 56 bushels of oats in 16 days ...
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... Find the tare by the foregoing rule , and subtract it from the gross ; divide the remainder , or suttle , as it is ... value of the net weight of 3 hhds . of tobacco , each weighing 4 cwt . 2 qrs . 12 lb , gross , at £ 7 , 10s . 6d . per ...
... Find the tare by the foregoing rule , and subtract it from the gross ; divide the remainder , or suttle , as it is ... value of the net weight of 3 hhds . of tobacco , each weighing 4 cwt . 2 qrs . 12 lb , gross , at £ 7 , 10s . 6d . per ...
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... Find the interest upon the principal for 5 = ) 240 10 0 £ 8 . d . 1st year's principal . 1 year at 5 per cent ... value of the goods given . In this example the value of the tea is found to be 7848 .; you have therefore to consi- der how ...
... Find the interest upon the principal for 5 = ) 240 10 0 £ 8 . d . 1st year's principal . 1 year at 5 per cent ... value of the goods given . In this example the value of the tea is found to be 7848 .; you have therefore to consi- der how ...
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... Find the value of 64237 as an integer or mixed number . 698 8363 89 5. Find the value of 8 as an integer or mixed number . Reduce the following fractions to integers or mixed numbers . 6. 8586 43 7 . 8 . 7982 680 3643 2104 9. 742683 ...
... Find the value of 64237 as an integer or mixed number . 698 8363 89 5. Find the value of 8 as an integer or mixed number . Reduce the following fractions to integers or mixed numbers . 6. 8586 43 7 . 8 . 7982 680 3643 2104 9. 742683 ...
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... find the value of a fraction . RULE . Reduce the numerator to the next inferior name , and divide by the denominator ; reduce the remainder , if any , to the next lower name , and divide again , and so on to the lowest name . What is the ...
... find the value of a fraction . RULE . Reduce the numerator to the next inferior name , and divide by the denominator ; reduce the remainder , if any , to the next lower name , and divide again , and so on to the lowest name . What is the ...
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18 days acres amount annum Arithmetic avoirdupois B's share bill Bought brokerage bushels cent circulating decimal COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS common denominator compound fractions compound interest contained cost decimal places digits divide dividend divisor drams EXAMPLE 2.-Reduce Express farthings feet find a fourth find the interest Find the value four hundred fourth proportional furlongs gain gallons guineas hhds horses hundred and sixty improper fractions inches integer lb 4 oz least common least common multiple lowest terms miles millions six hundred mixed number months Multiply ounce pence perches pound Proof by Vulgar pupil quantity quotient recurring decimals Reduce the following remainder roods RULE RULE.-Multiply shillings simple fraction sold subtract tare thousandths tons tret troy TROY WEIGHT Unitary System vulgar fraction week weight whole numbers worth yards of cloth
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Page 92 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 60 - DISCOUNT. DISCOUNT is an allowance made for the payment of money before it is due. The present worth of a debt payable at some future...
Page 96 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 92 - Rule. — Divide the numerator by the denominator, the quotient will be the whole number...
Page 79 - RULE. Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, then extract the square root of the numerator for a new numerator, and the square root of the denominator for a new denominator. If...
Page 9 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards — 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq. mi.) Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu.