The Chain Rule: A Manual of Brief Commercial ArithmeticEffingham Wilson, 1844 - 72 pages |
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... feet , feet , & c . But were this omitted , the answer would be wrong , for instance : x £ 960 ₤ 3 months $ 100 1 year 5 £ 144 } This error arises from the erroneous state- ment of 1 year , instead of 12 months . 41. If a square foot of ...
... feet , feet , & c . But were this omitted , the answer would be wrong , for instance : x £ 960 ₤ 3 months $ 100 1 year 5 £ 144 } This error arises from the erroneous state- ment of 1 year , instead of 12 months . 41. If a square foot of ...
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... feet long and 14 inches broad ? x £ 20 pl . 12 1222 14 4 1 1 £ 5 } 42. A plumber having sold 10 fother of lead for £ 204 15s . , gained at the rate of £ 12 10s . per cent .; what did he originally pay per cwt . , the fother being 191⁄2 ...
... feet long and 14 inches broad ? x £ 20 pl . 12 1222 14 4 1 1 £ 5 } 42. A plumber having sold 10 fother of lead for £ 204 15s . , gained at the rate of £ 12 10s . per cent .; what did he originally pay per cwt . , the fother being 191⁄2 ...
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... feet high , 4 feet thick , and 30 feet long ; how many feet in length will be built by 12 masons in 30 days , the wall to be 30 feet high and 4 feet thick ? 1. The various terms or numbers may , as a question , be ranged in two lines ...
... feet high , 4 feet thick , and 30 feet long ; how many feet in length will be built by 12 masons in 30 days , the wall to be 30 feet high and 4 feet thick ? 1. The various terms or numbers may , as a question , be ranged in two lines ...
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... feet long 7 masons 21 feet high 4 feet thick 12 days 30 feet long 12 masons 30 feet high 4 feet thick 30 days Compare now the various numbers with x , ( here used for length ) , and see whether the pro- portions are direct or indirect ...
... feet long 7 masons 21 feet high 4 feet thick 12 days 30 feet long 12 masons 30 feet high 4 feet thick 30 days Compare now the various numbers with x , ( here used for length ) , and see whether the pro- portions are direct or indirect ...
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... feet high ( 30 ) 21 4 ( 4 ) feet thick ( 41 ) 4 12 days 30 X 80 feet long . Referring to x or length . The more masons , the more feet in length ( 7 and 12 remain ) . The more feet in height , the less in length can be made ( 30 and 21 ...
... feet high ( 30 ) 21 4 ( 4 ) feet thick ( 41 ) 4 12 days 30 X 80 feet long . Referring to x or length . The more masons , the more feet in length ( 7 and 12 remain ) . The more feet in height , the less in length can be made ( 30 and 21 ...
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12 months 12 yards 16 horses 20 shillings 30 days 9 days 9 months acres Adam Ries adopted amount of interest ARITH arithmetical questions arithmetical science belong Bishopsgate Street bound in cloth cancel 20 cancelling or shortening cent Chain Rule compound Counting House counting-house cyphers days 18 days 30 denominator divided divisor dollars example is taken expressing men feet thick fewer lb fother Fractional Numbers fractions are arranged French Language French School-Part gives the answer Grammar higher sort interest for 3,568 inverse Known term L'ECHO DE PARIS learners left column linking numbers manual masons mental calculations mercantile METIC Modern Cambist months The Unknown multiplied neatly bound number expressing pence pounds sterling principle of linking profit Proportion rest as usual right column ROYAL EXCHANGE Schönberg School Second Edition simple Sir Thomas Gresham Tables TATE Tate's Modern tion Torgau transposed transposition unequal kinds volume yard cost youthful
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