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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... sugar £ 3 , 14s . Od .; on beef £ 2 , 168. 6d .; on mutton 378 .; on veal 98. 74d .; on various other articles £ 3 , 15s . 7ąd .; how much was laid out in all ? COMPOUND SUBTRACTION . From £ 64 , 12s . 6d . take £ 27 , 188. 8d . £ s ...
... sugar £ 3 , 14s . Od .; on beef £ 2 , 168. 6d .; on mutton 378 .; on veal 98. 74d .; on various other articles £ 3 , 15s . 7ąd .; how much was laid out in all ? COMPOUND SUBTRACTION . From £ 64 , 12s . 6d . take £ 27 , 188. 8d . £ s ...
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... sugar , for which he paid £ 3 , 98. 74d . per cwt .; how much did he pay in all ? 38. I bought 8 dozen pair of gloves at 2s . 3d . per pair ; what did the whole cost me ? 39. A farmer bought 12 cows ; they cost him £ 9 , 12s . 6d . each ...
... sugar , for which he paid £ 3 , 98. 74d . per cwt .; how much did he pay in all ? 38. I bought 8 dozen pair of gloves at 2s . 3d . per pair ; what did the whole cost me ? 39. A farmer bought 12 cows ; they cost him £ 9 , 12s . 6d . each ...
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... sugar ; the third year he was in business , he sold eight times as much ; how much did he sell in the third year ? 12. Eight hogsheads contained 168 cwt . 3 qrs . 26 Ib of sugar ; how much did each contain ? 13. A plantation produced ...
... sugar ; the third year he was in business , he sold eight times as much ; how much did he sell in the third year ? 12. Eight hogsheads contained 168 cwt . 3 qrs . 26 Ib of sugar ; how much did each contain ? 13. A plantation produced ...
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... sugar , each containing 13 cwt . 2 qrs . 14 fb , may be put on board a ship of 324 tons burden ? 21. St Paul's bell in London weighs 5 tons 2 cwt . 1 qr . 22 lb ; by how much does the great bell of Moscow exceed it , which weighs 198 ...
... sugar , each containing 13 cwt . 2 qrs . 14 fb , may be put on board a ship of 324 tons burden ? 21. St Paul's bell in London weighs 5 tons 2 cwt . 1 qr . 22 lb ; by how much does the great bell of Moscow exceed it , which weighs 198 ...
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... sugar ; how many parcels are there , each containing half a pound ? TROY WEIGHT . 6. In 24 lb of gold ; how many pennyweights ! 7. In 2468 grains of gold dust ; how many ounces ? 8. In a silver snuff - box weighing 10 oz . 16 dwt .; how ...
... sugar ; how many parcels are there , each containing half a pound ? TROY WEIGHT . 6. In 24 lb of gold ; how many pennyweights ! 7. In 2468 grains of gold dust ; how many ounces ? 8. In a silver snuff - box weighing 10 oz . 16 dwt .; how ...
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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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