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... gain 1 cent on every nail . How much did he gain ? 59. What is the gain on a hogshead of molasses , sold at an advance of 3 cents per gallon ? 60. A jeweller sold a silver pitcher 3 lb. 8 oz . 16 dwt . , at 7 cents a pennyweight . What ...
... gain 1 cent on every nail . How much did he gain ? 59. What is the gain on a hogshead of molasses , sold at an advance of 3 cents per gallon ? 60. A jeweller sold a silver pitcher 3 lb. 8 oz . 16 dwt . , at 7 cents a pennyweight . What ...
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... gain $ 36.15 ? 170. How many square feet in a floor , that is 18.63 feet long , and 14 ft . 3in . wide ? 171. How many square feet in a board , that is 16ft . 5 in . long , and 11 inches wide ? 172. How many cubic feet in a box , that ...
... gain $ 36.15 ? 170. How many square feet in a floor , that is 18.63 feet long , and 14 ft . 3in . wide ? 171. How many square feet in a board , that is 16ft . 5 in . long , and 11 inches wide ? 172. How many cubic feet in a box , that ...
Page 111
... gain upon the goods ? 10. What is the discount on 198 dollars 60 cents , for 9 months , when interest is 5 per cent . a year ? 11. What is the discount on 241 dollars 81 cents , for 7 months , when interest is 4 per cent . a year ? 12 ...
... gain upon the goods ? 10. What is the discount on 198 dollars 60 cents , for 9 months , when interest is 5 per cent . a year ? 11. What is the discount on 241 dollars 81 cents , for 7 months , when interest is 4 per cent . a year ? 12 ...
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... gain on the flour ? 7. A man got his note for $ 1000 , payable in 3 months , discounted at a bank , at the rate of 6 per cent . , and im- mediately put the money he received for his note on interest for 1 year , at 6 per cent . He kept ...
... gain on the flour ? 7. A man got his note for $ 1000 , payable in 3 months , discounted at a bank , at the rate of 6 per cent . , and im- mediately put the money he received for his note on interest for 1 year , at 6 per cent . He kept ...
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... gain or lose a certain sum , or a certain per cent . , come under the head of Profit and Loss . 1. Bought a piece of broadcloth containing 28 yards for 112 dollars , and sold it at 5 dollars 25 cents a yard . How much , and what per ...
... gain or lose a certain sum , or a certain per cent . , come under the head of Profit and Loss . 1. Bought a piece of broadcloth containing 28 yards for 112 dollars , and sold it at 5 dollars 25 cents a yard . How much , and what per ...
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Page 114 - Multiply each debt by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts. The quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 178 - 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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Page 183 - Bring down the first figure of the next period to the remainder for a new dividend, to which find a new divisor as before, and in like manner proceed till the whole be finished.
Page 265 - ... last product by 95, the quotient whereof shall be deemed the true contents or tonnage of such ship or vessel; and if such ship or vessel be single-decked, take the length and breadth, as above directed, deduct from...
Page 184 - ... 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, &c. is an ascending series. ( 15, 13, 11, 9, 7, 5, 3, &c. is a descending series. The numbers which form the series are called the terms of the series. The first and last terms are the extremes, and the other terms are called the means. There are five things in arithmetical progression, any three of which being given, the other two may be found : — 1st.
Page 7 - Cardinal numbers: 1 one 2 two 3 three 4 four 5 five 6 six 7 seven 8 eight 9 nine 10 ten 11 eleven 12 twelve 13 thirteen 14 fourteen 15 fifteen 16 sixteen 17 seventeen 18 eighteen 19 nineteen 20...
Page 171 - ... is equal to the square root of the difference of the squares of the hypotenuse and the other leg.
Page 177 - Find how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend, and place the result in the quotient.
Page 178 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained in the dividend...