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... present worth of a debt is , evidently , a sum which , put at legal interest , will amount to the debt at the time of its becoming due . 228. The rule for finding the present worth is that given in Prob . 4 , Art . 210 ; viz.:- Divide ...
... present worth of a debt is , evidently , a sum which , put at legal interest , will amount to the debt at the time of its becoming due . 228. The rule for finding the present worth is that given in Prob . 4 , Art . 210 ; viz.:- Divide ...
Page 151
... present worth and what the discount on a note for $ 1800 , due in 1yr . 7m . ? 5. A note of $ 850 is due Feb. 20 ... present worth equals the discount on the debt . 6. What is the present worth of $ 800 , due 1 year hence , at 5 per cent ...
... present worth and what the discount on a note for $ 1800 , due in 1yr . 7m . ? 5. A note of $ 850 is due Feb. 20 ... present worth equals the discount on the debt . 6. What is the present worth of $ 800 , due 1 year hence , at 5 per cent ...
Page 154
... present worth of each payment , and then find the time in which the sum of these present worths will amount to the sum of the payments ; thus , the present worth of $ 1000 , payable in 2 years , discounting at simple interest , is ...
... present worth of each payment , and then find the time in which the sum of these present worths will amount to the sum of the payments ; thus , the present worth of $ 1000 , payable in 2 years , discounting at simple interest , is ...
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... present worth of it at the time of actual settle- ment . 3. E bought of F as follows : Jan. 7 , 1856 , on 1m . credit , a bill of $ 800 Feb. 7 , 66 66 2m . 66 66 66 66 66 66 3m . 66 66 566.662 433.33 F also bought of E as follows : Jan ...
... present worth of it at the time of actual settle- ment . 3. E bought of F as follows : Jan. 7 , 1856 , on 1m . credit , a bill of $ 800 Feb. 7 , 66 66 2m . 66 66 66 66 66 66 3m . 66 66 566.662 433.33 F also bought of E as follows : Jan ...
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... present worth of a sum due a year hence , discounting as at the banks . ( a ) RULE 2. As 100 is to 100 increased by ... value Premium value :: 1st Cost : Selling price . 100 per cent .: 125 per cent . :: The 2d example is solved thus ...
... present worth of a sum due a year hence , discounting as at the banks . ( a ) RULE 2. As 100 is to 100 increased by ... value Premium value :: 1st Cost : Selling price . 100 per cent .: 125 per cent . :: The 2d example is solved thus ...
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2d Principal acres altitude amount angle annex annuity arithmetical arithmetical series base Bought breadth bushels cent ciphers circle circumference common difference compound interest cost cube root cubic debt decimal fraction decimal places diameter Divide dividend divisible dollars dominical letter equal equated example feet long figure frustum gain gallons given number greatest common measure Hence hundred inches insured interest of $1 least common multiple length lower denomination marked price miles minuend months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms OPERATION oxen payable payment plane polygon pound present worth PROB proportion quotient radius ratio Reduce remainder repetend rods RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply separatrix Sept side simple slant height sold solid sphere square root subtract subtrahend surface thick thousandths trial divisor triangle Troy weight units vulgar fraction weight whole number wide yards
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Page 26 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 76 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 43 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 80 - Therefore, multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value.
Page 210 - The square root of a number is one of its two equal factors.
Page 223 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 141 - RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of the principal, for the given time, at 1 per cent., and the quotient will be the rate.
Page 51 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that is exactly divisible by each of them.
Page 33 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., we simply cut off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 75 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.