Figure 1 from James Sharp, 1781. Questions in rhyme also appear. The text in this case is too faint to reproduce, but the calculation which follows it is given as Figure 4. The which at first me much surprised, Not being before-hand advertised. Nor rest content, until I'd found Its height exact from off the ground.
Girls seem to have studied the same topics as boys, perhaps with more 'relevant' questions.
A man overtaking a maid. The choice of topics in the copybooks reflects the contents of the textbooks. In general algebraic methods are avoided, but again this reflects textbook methods. As an example of style and method, the 'Single Rule of Three Inverse' illustrates many points. The example of Figure 7 shows the working from a copybook dated 1781.