This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ...necessary to turn the beam. Trett and doff, however, are falling into disuse. First tare is deducted; trett is taken from what remains, and so on. When all deductions are taken we have the neat weight. 145. It is useful to know how to find the area of any rectangular surface, that is, the number of square yards, square ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1860 Excerpt: ...necessary to turn the beam. Trett and doff, however, are falling into disuse. First tare is deducted; trett is taken from what remains, and so on. When all deductions are taken we have the neat weight. 145. It is useful to know how to find the area of any rectangular surface, that is, the number of square yards, square feet, &c., which it contains. In such cases the product of the length by the breadth MENTAL ARITHMETIC. CHAPTER IV. XIV. To find what any number of pence per day will amount to in a year. At Is. Call the namber of articles shillings. At 2s. Take one-tenth for pounds. At 10s. Take one half for pounds. At 13s. 4d. Double the cost at 6s. 8d. At 15s. Treble the cost at 5s. At 16s. Four times the cost at 4s. At 17s. 6d. Take seven times the cost at half-a-crown. At 12s. Cd. Take five times the cost at half-a-crown. SIMPLE PROPORTION. CHAPTER V. 147. Ratio is the relation which exists between any two quantities of the same kind, and is found by dividing the former by the latter: thus, the ratio of 6 to 3 is 2, and the ratio of 12 to 4 is 3. 148. Ratio is another name for the quotient of two quantities of the same kind. Therefore, the quantities may be expressed as the terms of a fraction the ratio being what we have called (73, ) the real value of the fraction. We may say S = 2, and V = 3. 149. "What was formerly called the terms of a fraction, is now called the terms of a ratio; what we have called the numerator of a fraction, we now call the antecedent of a ratio, being usually written before the other term. "What we termed the denominator of a fraction, we now call the consequent of a ratio. The terms of a ratio are generally written thus, 6: 3 (read, 6 to 3) instead of t, or 6 + 3; and 12: 4 is the same as Y, or 12-4. 150. As ...
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