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... discount is taken up , as it will be a little later . 175. Symbol for Per Cent . There is a special symbol for per cent , % . Thus we write 20 % for 20 per cent , and it means the or 0.20 . same as 20 100 176. Hundredths written as Per ...
... discount is taken up , as it will be a little later . 175. Symbol for Per Cent . There is a special symbol for per cent , % . Thus we write 20 % for 20 per cent , and it means the or 0.20 . same as 20 100 176. Hundredths written as Per ...
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... Discount . A reduction made on a price or amount is called a discount . Discounts are usually reckoned at some rate per cent of the amount from which the discount is made . If you should offer to sell for $ 2 a tennis racket that cost ...
... Discount . A reduction made on a price or amount is called a discount . Discounts are usually reckoned at some rate per cent of the amount from which the discount is made . If you should offer to sell for $ 2 a tennis racket that cost ...
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... % , 20 % , and 25 % in the common - fraction form , as above . In this case , 16 % is stated as . If the discount had been 12 % , it would have been stated as } . ORAL EXERCISE 1. How much is $ 200 less $ 228 INTRODUCTION TO PERCENTAGE.
... % , 20 % , and 25 % in the common - fraction form , as above . In this case , 16 % is stated as . If the discount had been 12 % , it would have been stated as } . ORAL EXERCISE 1. How much is $ 200 less $ 228 INTRODUCTION TO PERCENTAGE.
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... discount . For how much did it sell ? 13. If the list price of your books , pencils , and paper is $ 2.50 a year , how much will they cost at 12 % discount ? Find the discount on goods of which the list price DISCOUNT 229.
... discount . For how much did it sell ? 13. If the list price of your books , pencils , and paper is $ 2.50 a year , how much will they cost at 12 % discount ? Find the discount on goods of which the list price DISCOUNT 229.
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Grammar School Book George Wentworth, David Eugene Smith. Find the discount on goods of which the list price and rate of discount in each case are as follows : 14. $ 430 , 15 % . 17. $ 1235 , 17 % . 20. $ 42.64 , 25 % . 15. $ 281 , 20 ...
Grammar School Book George Wentworth, David Eugene Smith. Find the discount on goods of which the list price and rate of discount in each case are as follows : 14. $ 430 , 15 % . 17. $ 1235 , 17 % . 20. $ 42.64 , 25 % . 15. $ 281 , 20 ...
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9 ft acre amount arithmetic average bank base bill bought boys bushel butter fat called cent circumference common fraction contains corn cube cubic feet cubic foot dealer buys decimal fraction decimal places decimal point denominator diameter discount Divide the following dividend divisible divisor dozen Draw a plan example Express factor figure Find the area find the cost Find the interest Find the number Find the values gallon greatest common divisor height hundredths income length marked price measure mile mixed number Multiply the following ORAL EXERCISE parallelogram perimeter piece pound premium problems profit pupils quarts quires quotient Receipts rectangle Reduce Roman numerals sells short method side sold square feet subtract thick tons triangle unit fraction units volume week weighs whole number wide worth write WRITTEN EXERCISE Find yard
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Page 289 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet — 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30^ square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 114 - Liquid Measure 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 531 - Cubic Measure 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) =1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 80 - Divisibility by 3. A number is divisible by 3 if the sum of its digits is so divisible.
Page 18 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another.
Page 455 - Find the greatest square in the left-hand period and write its root for the first figure of the required root. Square this root, subtract the result from the left-hand period, and to the remainder annex the next period for a dividend.
Page 532 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk.) 365 days = 1 common year (yr.) 366 days = 1 leap year About 30 days = 1 month (mo.) 12 months = 1 year VALUE 10 cents (ct.
Page 531 - Length 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5§...
Page 109 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 115 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal...