Intuitive calculations; the readiest and most concise methods1858 |
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1.-Multiply Acad Academy acres aliquot Altde amount answer arithmetic avoirdupois bajocchi breadth Bung bushels carlino centimes coins cost cubic feet decimal denarii denomination divided divisor dollar drachms DRY MEASURE Ducat dwts eleven-twelfth 12 ells English equal EXAMPLES farthings feet long figures find the price five-twelfth florins flour fractions francs gallons gals given number gold grains groschen Half hogshead hundred inches broad integer Intuitive Calculations Irish lire Manchester MEASURE Messrs method miles mils multiplicand multiply Myriogramme nineteen-24th O'Gorman odd number one-sixth one-twelfth ounce pence penny pennyweights perch Piastre piece pints pound sterling pounds PROBLEM quantity quarts quotient rate per cent remainder Repeat the rule RULE.-Multiply Scheffels scudo seventeen-24th shillings silver sliding rule Smithy Door soldi square sterling stone subtract TABLE three-fourth 12 three-fourth 240 troy TROY WEIGHT twenty-three-24th weight whole numbers worth yards Zecchino
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Seite 25 - Troy Weight 24 grains = 1 pennyweight. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 pound.
Seite 25 - The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins And next the Crab, the Lion shines, the Virgin and the Scales, The Scorpion, Archer and Sea-Goat, the Man that holds the Watering Pot, And Fish with Glittering Tails.
Seite 25 - AXIOMS. 1. Things which are equal to the same thing are equal to one another. 2. If equals be added to equals, the wholes are equal. 3. If equals be taken from equals, the remainders are equal.
Seite 100 - To find the quotient of two numbers, subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend. The difference is the logarithm of the quotient.
Seite 25 - DIVISION we find how many times one number is contained in another. The number to be divided, is called the DIVIDEND ; the number by which to divide is called the DIVISOR; the number of times the dividend contains the divisor is called the QUOTIENT.
Seite 25 - When the divisor is large, the pupil will find assistance in determining the quotient figure, by finding how many times the first figure of the divisor is contained in the first figure, or if necessary, the first two figures of the dividend.
Seite 93 - Divide as in whole numbers ; point off as many decimals in the quotient as the number in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor ; have the decimal figures in the divisor and quotient equal to that in the dividend.
Seite 25 - ... next multiply the tens in the multiplicand by the units of the multiplier, to which add the product of the units of the multiplicand multiplied by the tens in the multiplier, and the tens carried ; then multiply the hundreds in the multiplicand by the units of the multiplier, adding the product of the tens in the multiplicand multiplied by the tens in the multiplier, and the units of the multiplicand by the hundreds in the multiplier ; and so proceed till you have multiplied the multiplicand...
Seite 83 - ... measured by taking the dimensions of one pane, and multiplying its superficies by the number of panes.
Seite 92 - Add a cypher or cyphers to the numerator, and divide by the denominator, the quotient will be the decimal required. Example. Reduce...