Arithmetic for the use of Schools. Designed to assist Candidates preparing for examination: ... with selections from the Army, Civil Service, Oxford and Cambridge Examination Papers1867 |
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... loses three £ 10 notes and offers a reward of £ 5 for their recovery .. The person who found them received the reward . What money will he have left ? ( 4 ) A person sells 277 sheep at £ 2 13s . Od . per head ; what does he receive for ...
... loses three £ 10 notes and offers a reward of £ 5 for their recovery .. The person who found them received the reward . What money will he have left ? ( 4 ) A person sells 277 sheep at £ 2 13s . Od . per head ; what does he receive for ...
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... lose ? ( 13 ) 30 steel pens weigh 1 oz . avoirdupois ; Mr. Gillot makes every year 184 tons of steel into pens : what are the pens worth at d . each ? ( 14 ) A tradesman's household expenses amount to £ 2 17s . 103d . a week , he lays ...
... lose ? ( 13 ) 30 steel pens weigh 1 oz . avoirdupois ; Mr. Gillot makes every year 184 tons of steel into pens : what are the pens worth at d . each ? ( 14 ) A tradesman's household expenses amount to £ 2 17s . 103d . a week , he lays ...
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... lose . ( 25 ) A draper buys 37 yards of silk at 7s . 101d . a yard , and sells it at 8s . 111⁄2d . a yard . He also buys 43 yards of velvet at 16s . 93d . a yard , which he sells at 16s . 51⁄2d . a yard . What does he lose or gain on ...
... lose . ( 25 ) A draper buys 37 yards of silk at 7s . 101d . a yard , and sells it at 8s . 111⁄2d . a yard . He also buys 43 yards of velvet at 16s . 93d . a yard , which he sells at 16s . 51⁄2d . a yard . What does he lose or gain on ...
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... lose ? ( 42 ) A carpenter's weekly wages are 31s . 51d .; he spends 19s . 103d . on his board and lodging weekly ; his clothes cost £ 8 7s . 101d . a year ; what does he save yearly ? ( 43 ) A person employs 85 workmen ; he pays £ 1 7s ...
... lose ? ( 42 ) A carpenter's weekly wages are 31s . 51d .; he spends 19s . 103d . on his board and lodging weekly ; his clothes cost £ 8 7s . 101d . a year ; what does he save yearly ? ( 43 ) A person employs 85 workmen ; he pays £ 1 7s ...
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... lose on the whole cargo by selling at this rate ? 55 of 6955 of 23 of the population of a town is 15,824 , ( 40 ) If 6 of 33 93 of 211 what is the whole population ? ( 41 ) A can do a of a day , and C in piece of work in a day of 10 hrs ...
... lose on the whole cargo by selling at this rate ? 55 of 6955 of 23 of the population of a town is 15,824 , ( 40 ) If 6 of 33 93 of 211 what is the whole population ? ( 41 ) A can do a of a day , and C in piece of work in a day of 10 hrs ...
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Page 22 - An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator; as, f, f.
Page 25 - RULE. — Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator, and they will form the fraction required.
Page 134 - If 5 men can perform a piece of work in 12 days of 10 hours each, how many men will perform a piece of work four times as large in a fifth part of the time, if they work the same number of hours in the day...
Page 136 - You are requested to write your name at the top of each of your papers ; to put the number to each question ; to send up the working as well as the answers ; and to send up your work on complete sheets of paper, not on scraps, which are apt to be lost. NB — You are particularly recommended to answer the questions in the order in which they are set ; not omitting any one unless you are unable to do it.
Page 24 - OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 65 - If the answer is to be greater, place the greater of the two remaining numbers for the second term, and the less number for the first term...
Page 130 - If twelve men can dig a trench 15 yards long and 4 broad in 3 days of 12 hours each, in how many days of 9 hours each can 8 men dig a trench 20 yards long and 8 broad ? 22.
Page 130 - A person invests £9075 in the 3 per Cents, at 90|, and on their rising to 91 transfers it to the 3J per Cents, at 97^, what increase does he make thereby in his annual income ? 10.
Page 129 - If 3 men can mow 7 acres of grass in 5 days of 9 hours each, in how many days of 8 hours each will 5 men mow 3o acres ? 22.