The young man's best companion Being new arithmetic in two parts. I. Shews, how a person may speedily learn (without the help of a master) numeration, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, reduction, the rule of three, the rule of proportion, the rule of fellowship, allegation, false position. II. Vulgar fractions, reduction of vulgar fractions; addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of vulgar fractions; of decimal fractions, reduction of vulgar fractions to decimal, addition and subtraction, multiplication and division of decimals, the rule of three in fractions; of simple interest, of compound interest, practical questions of barer, loss, gain exchange of coin, &c. Rules of practice, with divers curious recreative questions for the exercise of arithmetic. Also an appendix, containing compendious ways of subtraction, multiplication and division; with several entertaining sports and pastimes. By S. Lowe, schoolmaster

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Lowe, Solomon
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dublin Printed by James Hoey, at the sign of Mercury in Skinner-Row 1754, 1754
Subjects:	Arithmetic / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/1634200400?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa