Practical Mercantile Arithmetic: In which the Theory and Practice of Arithmetic are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated, by a Great Variety of Mercantile, Mechanical and Mathematical Problems |
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... DISCOUNT , definition , and explanation of Examples - merchants , and bankers rule DIVISION , Compound - definition of - Federal money 1 157 154 151 152 94 Sterling money - weights , measures 99 Definition of examples for mental ...
... DISCOUNT , definition , and explanation of Examples - merchants , and bankers rule DIVISION , Compound - definition of - Federal money 1 157 154 151 152 94 Sterling money - weights , measures 99 Definition of examples for mental ...
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... discount , for prompt pay ; what amount must he pay for his goods , after deducting the dis- Ans . $ 840,643 mills . count 8. A manufacturing company find it necessary to assess a tax on their capital stock , of 8 per cent ; what must ...
... discount , for prompt pay ; what amount must he pay for his goods , after deducting the dis- Ans . $ 840,643 mills . count 8. A manufacturing company find it necessary to assess a tax on their capital stock , of 8 per cent ; what must ...
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... Discount ? DISCOUNT . A. It is an allowance made for the payment of any sum of money before it becomes due , or for advancing ready money for notes , bills of exchange , & c . which are payable at ... discounted for the ready DISCOUNT . 151.
... Discount ? DISCOUNT . A. It is an allowance made for the payment of any sum of money before it becomes due , or for advancing ready money for notes , bills of exchange , & c . which are payable at ... discounted for the ready DISCOUNT . 151.
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... discount- ing 6 per cent per annum ? Ans . 21 dollars , 94 cents . 5. Bought a quantity of goods , amounting to 500 dollars , ready money , and sold them for 600 dollars , on 9 months credit ; what was my actual gain , reckoning discount ...
... discount- ing 6 per cent per annum ? Ans . 21 dollars , 94 cents . 5. Bought a quantity of goods , amounting to 500 dollars , ready money , and sold them for 600 dollars , on 9 months credit ; what was my actual gain , reckoning discount ...
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... discounted at bank , at 6 per cent per annum , allowing , also , per cent on the whole amount , for brokerage , besides the interest ; what was the whole discount , and what amount did the merchant re- ceive ? Ans . Whole discount ...
... discounted at bank , at 6 per cent per annum , allowing , also , per cent on the whole amount , for brokerage , besides the interest ; what was the whole discount , and what amount did the merchant re- ceive ? Ans . Whole discount ...
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Page 67 - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr.
Page 65 - Measure. 3 barley corns (bc) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches, 1 foot, ft. . 3 feet, 1 yard, yd. 5J yards, 1 rod, pole, or perch, rd.
Page 217 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 65 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal.
Page 178 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 66 - TABLE. 60 seconds" make 1 minute, marked '. 60 minutes • 1 degree, °. 30 degrees - 1 sign, s. 12 signs or 360° 1 circle, c.
Page 208 - ... it therefrom, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 208 - Multiply the square of the quotient by 300, calling it the triple square, and the quotient by 30, calling it the triple quotient, and the sum of these call the divisor. &. Seek how often the divisor may be had in the dividend, and place the result in the quotient.
Page 111 - Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide their product by the first term , the quotient will be the answer...
Page 216 - Any three of the five following things being given, the other two may be easily found. 1. The first term. 2. The last term. 3. The number of terms. 4. The common difference.