The Illustrative Practical Arithmetic ...Brewer and Tileston, 1873 - Arithmetic |
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... Loss 208 Bank Discount 239 Commission . 212 Compound Interest 243 Stocks , Dividends , and Brokerage 215 Partial Payments 246 Insurance 218 Interest Accounts 251 Taxes , Town and National • 220 Equation of Payments 252 Duties and ...
... Loss 208 Bank Discount 239 Commission . 212 Compound Interest 243 Stocks , Dividends , and Brokerage 215 Partial Payments 246 Insurance 218 Interest Accounts 251 Taxes , Town and National • 220 Equation of Payments 252 Duties and ...
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... money had he at first ? Ans . $ 27 . 52. A jockey sold a horse at a loss equal to of what he paid ; if he sold the horse for $ 120 , what did he pay for him ? . 53. By selling beef at $ per pound , 128 [ PART IL FRACTIONAL NUMBERS .
... money had he at first ? Ans . $ 27 . 52. A jockey sold a horse at a loss equal to of what he paid ; if he sold the horse for $ 120 , what did he pay for him ? . 53. By selling beef at $ per pound , 128 [ PART IL FRACTIONAL NUMBERS .
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... loss of in weight by roasting , at what price per pound must I sell it to gain Ans . 46 cents . a sum equal to of what I gave ? 279 38. A merchant sold a lot of sugar for $ 1500 , and thereby gained a sum equal to of the cost ; if he ...
... loss of in weight by roasting , at what price per pound must I sell it to gain Ans . 46 cents . a sum equal to of what I gave ? 279 38. A merchant sold a lot of sugar for $ 1500 , and thereby gained a sum equal to of the cost ; if he ...
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... rate per cent when the basis is 40 bushels and the percentage 15 bushels ? For Dictation Exercises upon these examples , see " Manual and Key , " page 117 . PROFIT AND LOSS . 389. ILL . Ex . I ART . 388. ] 207 TO FIND THE RATE .
... rate per cent when the basis is 40 bushels and the percentage 15 bushels ? For Dictation Exercises upon these examples , see " Manual and Key , " page 117 . PROFIT AND LOSS . 389. ILL . Ex . I ART . 388. ] 207 TO FIND THE RATE .
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... loss . 390. The $ 4 of profit or loss above is 25 % of the cost , $ 16 . Profit and loss may thus be reck- oned at a certain per cent of the cost of the goods which are sold . The cost is , then , the BASIS ; the Hence the rules of ...
... loss . 390. The $ 4 of profit or loss above is 25 % of the cost , $ 16 . Profit and loss may thus be reck- oned at a certain per cent of the cost of the goods which are sold . The cost is , then , the BASIS ; the Hence the rules of ...
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Page 167 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 125 - Reduce the fractions to a common denominator and divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 168 - The circumference of a circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees; each degree into 60 minutes, and each minute into 60 seconds. Degrees, minutes, and seconds are designated by the characters °, ', ". Thus 23° 14' 35" is read 23 degrees, 14 minutes, and 35 seconds.
Page 160 - 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 155 - Troy weight are weighed gold,* silver, jewels, and all iquors. The denominations are pounds, ounces, pennyweights, and grains. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) make 1 pennyweight, marked pwt. 20 pennyweights - - 1 ounce, ----- oz. 12 ounces - - - - 1 pound, ----- lb.
Page 166 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal. 31£ gallons ------ 1 barrel, - - - bar.
Page 174 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen = 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score.
Page 67 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 153 - Rule. — Multiply the number of the highest denomination given by the number required of the next lower denomination to make one of that higher, and to the product add the number, if any, of the lower denomination. Proceed in like manner till the whole is reduced to the required denomination.
Page 237 - RULE. — Divide the given sum by the amount of $ 1 for the given time and rate, and the quotient will be the PRESENT WORTH.