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... Commission Insurance Trade discount Taxes Duties 107 114 124 126 130 132 134 136 Review questions 137 Miscellaneous review of percentage . 137 SIMPLE INTEREST 143 Exact interest 149 To find the rate , when principal , interest , and ...
... Commission Insurance Trade discount Taxes Duties 107 114 124 126 130 132 134 136 Review questions 137 Miscellaneous review of percentage . 137 SIMPLE INTEREST 143 Exact interest 149 To find the rate , when principal , interest , and ...
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... COMMISSION . 245. Oral . 1. A certain agent receives for his services 2 % of the value of the goods which he sells . How much will he receive for selling $ 1000 worth of goods ? 2. A purchasing agent receives for his services 3 % of the ...
... COMMISSION . 245. Oral . 1. A certain agent receives for his services 2 % of the value of the goods which he sells . How much will he receive for selling $ 1000 worth of goods ? 2. A purchasing agent receives for his services 3 % of the ...
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... Commission Merchants , according to the kind of business transacted . 248. The compensation of an agent is called Commis- sion , or Brokerage . The commission of a purchasing agent is usually a cer- tain per cent of the value of his ...
... Commission Merchants , according to the kind of business transacted . 248. The compensation of an agent is called Commis- sion , or Brokerage . The commission of a purchasing agent is usually a cer- tain per cent of the value of his ...
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... commission for negotiating a sale of 500 one thousand dollar bonds . What was his commission ? 11. A real estate man made $ 50 by receiving 2 per cent instead of his regular commission of 2 per cent . What did his sales amount to ? 12 ...
... commission for negotiating a sale of 500 one thousand dollar bonds . What was his commission ? 11. A real estate man made $ 50 by receiving 2 per cent instead of his regular commission of 2 per cent . What did his sales amount to ? 12 ...
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... commission of 51 % . What was his commission , and the net proceeds of the sale ? 22. My agent in Boston sold a number of bicycles at $ 85 each . After deducting his commission of 31 % , he re- turned to me $ 5759.60 . How many bicycles ...
... commission of 51 % . What was his commission , and the net proceeds of the sale ? 22. My agent in Boston sold a number of bicycles at $ 85 each . After deducting his commission of 31 % , he re- turned to me $ 5759.60 . How many bicycles ...
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Page 89 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile.
Page 45 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 45 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 206 - The square of a number composed of tens and units is equal to the square of the tens, plus twice the product of the tens by the units, plus the square of the units.
Page 5 - A fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit...
Page 6 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 276 - A can shear 41 sheep in a day, B 63, and C 54; what is the number of sheep in the smallest flock that would furnish exact days' labor for each of them shearing alone ? Ans.
Page 6 - 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 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd.
Page 94 - Two men start from the same place and travel in the same direction ; one, 5 miles an hour ; the other, 7 miles an hour.