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... sold the same so as to realize a gain of 20 per cent . , how much money did I receive ? The ordinary mode of solving this sum requires the four following operations ; viz . 105 : 100 :: 742 : the net weight of the wool , which is 7063 ...
... sold the same so as to realize a gain of 20 per cent . , how much money did I receive ? The ordinary mode of solving this sum requires the four following operations ; viz . 105 : 100 :: 742 : the net weight of the wool , which is 7063 ...
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... sold his wheat for 320 dollars ; his corn for 275 dollars ; his oats for 78 dollars ; his barley for 162 dollars ; and one horse for 132 dollars . What was the amount of his sales ? Ans . $ 967 . 21. A merchant owned four vessels ...
... sold his wheat for 320 dollars ; his corn for 275 dollars ; his oats for 78 dollars ; his barley for 162 dollars ; and one horse for 132 dollars . What was the amount of his sales ? Ans . $ 967 . 21. A merchant owned four vessels ...
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... sold his horse for $ 150 ; his chaise for $ 125 ; and his harness for $ 30 . What did he pay for the whole , and what did he receive for the whole . Ans . Paid $ 270 ; received $ 305 . 34. Add together three hundred and seventy - five ...
... sold his horse for $ 150 ; his chaise for $ 125 ; and his harness for $ 30 . What did he pay for the whole , and what did he receive for the whole . Ans . Paid $ 270 ; received $ 305 . 34. Add together three hundred and seventy - five ...
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... Sold one cow for 19 dollars and another for 12 ; how much more did I receive for one than for the other ? Charles has 19 marbles , and James has 11 ; how many has Charles more than James ? Sold one knife for 21 cents and another for 12 ...
... Sold one cow for 19 dollars and another for 12 ; how much more did I receive for one than for the other ? Charles has 19 marbles , and James has 11 ; how many has Charles more than James ? Sold one knife for 21 cents and another for 12 ...
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... sold it for $ 526 . Did he gain or lose , and how much ? Ans . Lost $ 46 . 31. To what number must I add 576 to make the amount 1726 ? Ans . 1150 . 32. Bought cotton in one month to the value of $ 572896 ; and sold the same for $ 600027 ...
... sold it for $ 526 . Did he gain or lose , and how much ? Ans . Lost $ 46 . 31. To what number must I add 576 to make the amount 1726 ? Ans . 1150 . 32. Bought cotton in one month to the value of $ 572896 ; and sold the same for $ 600027 ...
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Page 209 - DISCOUNT. DISCOUNT is an allowance made for the payment of money before it is due. The present worth of a debt payable at some future time, without interest, is such a sum of money as will, if put at interest for the given time, amount to the debt.
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Page 67 - TABLE. 4 nails, (na.) or 9 inches, make 1 quarter, marked qr. 4 quarters, or 36 inches, - 1 yard, - - - - yd. 3 quarters, ------ 1 ell Flemish, - - E. Fl 5 quarters, ------ 1 ell English, - - EE 6 quarters, ------ 1 ell French, - - E. Fr 27.
Page 123 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 252 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
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