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Synopsis
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. 1801 edition. Excerpt: ...exchange at 64 per cent.? oAteWte.'i,i..-..jf".899 5.44.. 15. London receives a bill of exchange from Philadelphia for £.943 17 5±; for how much currency was London indebted, exchange at 64 per cent.?. 1.-... Answer £-1547 18 11.. 16. A merchant remits to Hamburg, goods amounting, to 5487 dollars, 60 cents; what number must he have in return, at 80 cents each?.. f t.',:,'t.itw.:,. Answer i.Dols. 6859 50 cts. 17. London receives from the United States of Ame-, rica, goods to the value of 5040 dollars, 75 cents; how much is that in sterling money, the exchange being. at par? Answer £.1134 3. 4£._ VULGAR FRACTIONS. A FRACTION is a part, or parts of an integer; as one-fourth;-J, seven-eighths, Etc. the upper figure of which 'is cullod the numerator, and denotes the part or parts of the fraction; the lower figure is called the denominator, and denotes the number of suck parts contained in the integer. i Vulgar Fractions are either proper, improper, compound, or mixed..... A proper fradlion is, when the numerator is lefs than the d;snominator; aj,-J, An.improper fraction is, when the numerator is equal tpt or greater than the denominator; as-, f. A compound fraction is, a fraction of a fraction; as,-J of i of r%. A mixed number consists of a whole number and a fraction; as, 6-... r t REDUCTION. Reduction of vulgar fraction reduces them in order for other operations.,..,.,, CASK i. i To reduce fractions to their lowest terms;.-.. JtULK. ',. r Take aliquot parts of the given fraction continually. Or, Divide die lower term by the upper, then continually every divisor by the last remainder,till nothing is left; the last diviibr will, be the common measure; fey which divide both, terms.of the fraction. Vhea the remainder is 1,...
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