The Schoolmaster's Assistant; Being a Compendium of Arithmetic, Both Practical and Theoretical, in Five Parts

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 edition. Excerpt: ...at 7s per gallon, and 4 gallons of white wine, at 6s per gallon, together; I demand what a gallon of this mixture is worth? An, s. 7s 0d 3. 4 A grocer mingled 2 C. of sugar at 56s per C. and 1 C. at 43s per C. and 2 C. at 50s per C. together; 1 demand the price of 3 C. of this mixture? Ans. 7/ 13s. 5 An alehouse kceper mixcd 3 sorts of ale together, viz.-12 gallons at 6d per gallon, 16 gaons at 7d per gallon, and 21 gallons at 9d per gallon: I demand what one gallon of this mixture is worth? Ans. 7d. 2qrs. . 6 A refiner having 5 lb. of silver bullion, of 8 oz. fine, 10 lb. of 7 oz. fine, and 15 lb. of 6 oz. fine, would melt all together: I demand what fineness 1 lb. of this mass shall be? Ans. 6 oz. 13 dwts. 8 grs. fine, 7 A mint-master hath 3 lb. weight of gold, of 22 carrats fihe. and 3 lb. of 20 carrats fine: I demand what fineness an oz. of this mixture will bear? Ans. 21 car. fine. 8 An hoster mixing provender for his horses, would put in a quantity of beans at 5s per bushel, with the like quantity of oats, at 3s fid per bushel: demand the price of a busln 1 of this mixture? Ans. 4s A&.. 9 A mivlster hath several sorts of malt, viz. one sort at 4s 6d. another at 4s. and another at 3s. 6d. per bushel; and he would mix an equal quantity of each together; I demand the price of a hushel of this mixture? Aus. 4s. 10. A brewer had several sorts of ale, viz. one sort at 20s per barrel, another at 25s. a third at 30s, and a fourth at 35s per barrel: and he would mix an equal quantity of each together: I demand the price of a barrel, and also of a gallon of this mixture? Ans. 27s 6d per barrel, and l0d lqr.-jsj per gallon. OF ALLIGATION ALTERNATE. Q.. What is Alligation Alternate? A. Alligation Alternate is, when the rate of several...