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... paid 1314 dollars for having it improved , and sold it so as to gain 360 dollars ; for how much did he sell it ? Ans . 2889 dollars . 11. A man traveled 104 miles in a day , 120 miles the next day , and 113 miles the third day ; how far ...
... paid 1314 dollars for having it improved , and sold it so as to gain 360 dollars ; for how much did he sell it ? Ans . 2889 dollars . 11. A man traveled 104 miles in a day , 120 miles the next day , and 113 miles the third day ; how far ...
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... sixth 2114 dollars . แ " seventh 2935 ( all 66 10897 66 22. A man purchased a farm for 9642 dollars ; he paid 1612 dollars for having it fenced and cultivated ; 375 dollars for having a barn built ; and then sold ART 27. ] 23 ADDITION .
... sixth 2114 dollars . แ " seventh 2935 ( all 66 10897 66 22. A man purchased a farm for 9642 dollars ; he paid 1612 dollars for having it fenced and cultivated ; 375 dollars for having a barn built ; and then sold ART 27. ] 23 ADDITION .
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... paid 19301 dollars , and B the remainder ; -how many dollars did B pay ? Ans . 35699 dollars . 36. A and B traded farms ; A's farm is valued at 3700 dollars , and B's at 2301 dollars ; -how much in equity ought B to pay A ? Ans . 1399 ...
... paid 19301 dollars , and B the remainder ; -how many dollars did B pay ? Ans . 35699 dollars . 36. A and B traded farms ; A's farm is valued at 3700 dollars , and B's at 2301 dollars ; -how much in equity ought B to pay A ? Ans . 1399 ...
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... paid or repairing his house 342 dollars , for farming utensils 110 lollars , and for hired help 411 dollars ; how much has he emaining ? Ans . 847 dollars . 3. A man bought a span of horses and a wagon for 936 dollars ; he then sold the ...
... paid or repairing his house 342 dollars , for farming utensils 110 lollars , and for hired help 411 dollars ; how much has he emaining ? Ans . 847 dollars . 3. A man bought a span of horses and a wagon for 936 dollars ; he then sold the ...
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... paid for building his house , 1789 dollars ; for his farm 3 times as much , lacking 982 dollars ; and for his furniture , 122 dollars more than he paid for building his 1 house . How much did he pay for all , ART . 37. ] MULTIPLICATION.
... paid for building his house , 1789 dollars ; for his farm 3 times as much , lacking 982 dollars ; and for his furniture , 122 dollars more than he paid for building his 1 house . How much did he pay for all , ART . 37. ] MULTIPLICATION.
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Page 192 - If the payment be less than the Interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal ; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due...
Page 85 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day...
Page 79 - Weight is used in weighing groceries ana all coarse articles ; as, sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese, flour, hay; &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters, or 100 Ibs. " 1 hundred weight, " cwt. 20 hundred weight " 1 ton,
Page 6 - Romans, employs in expressing numbers seven capital letters, viz. : I for one ; V for five ; X for ten ; L for fifty ; C for one hundred ; D for five hundred ; M for one thousand.
Page 189 - Given the principal, the time, and the interest, to find the rate per cent. RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of the given principal, for the given time, at one per cent.
Page 63 - Place the sum down as in the last example, then mark off from the right of the dividend as many figures as there are ciphers in the divisor...
Page 117 - 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 277 - A person looking on his watch, was asked, what was the time of the .day ; he answered, it is between 4 and 5 ; but A more particular answer being required, he said, that the hour and minute hands were then exactly together.
Page 192 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 233 - Multiply the last term by the ratio, from the product subtract the first term, and divide the remainder by the ratio, less 1; the quotient will be the sum of the series required.