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... quantity of matter in works of this class ; while , by judicious attention to arrangement and printing , it is ren- dere , perhaps , the cheapest book in this department of education . The brief system of Book - Keeping , attached to ...
... quantity of matter in works of this class ; while , by judicious attention to arrangement and printing , it is ren- dere , perhaps , the cheapest book in this department of education . The brief system of Book - Keeping , attached to ...
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... quantity of coffee for $ 526,50 , which he afterwards sold for $ 626,255 ; how much did he make by the sale ? A. $ 99,755 . 4. My travelling expenses on a journey were as follows , viz .; stage fare , eighteen dollars ; board , nine ...
... quantity of coffee for $ 526,50 , which he afterwards sold for $ 626,255 ; how much did he make by the sale ? A. $ 99,755 . 4. My travelling expenses on a journey were as follows , viz .; stage fare , eighteen dollars ; board , nine ...
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... quantity of corn , weighing 20 cwt . 2 qrs . 15 lbs . , of which he sold 10 ewt . 3 qrs . 12 lbs .; how much had he left ? A. 9 cwt . 3 qrs . 3 lbs . 11. A grocer retailed 10 gals . 3 qts . 1 pt . 1 gi . of rum from a hhd . containing ...
... quantity of corn , weighing 20 cwt . 2 qrs . 15 lbs . , of which he sold 10 ewt . 3 qrs . 12 lbs .; how much had he left ? A. 9 cwt . 3 qrs . 3 lbs . 11. A grocer retailed 10 gals . 3 qts . 1 pt . 1 gi . of rum from a hhd . containing ...
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... quantity of articles , viz . 427,2623 cwt . , 2789,00065 cwt . , 42,000009 cwt . , 1,3 cwt . , 7567,126783 cwt . , and 897,62 cwt .; how much did he purchase in the whole year ? A. 11724,309742 cwt . 89 8. What is the amount of , 2450 ...
... quantity of articles , viz . 427,2623 cwt . , 2789,00065 cwt . , 42,000009 cwt . , 1,3 cwt . , 7567,126783 cwt . , and 897,62 cwt .; how much did he purchase in the whole year ? A. 11724,309742 cwt . 89 8. What is the amount of , 2450 ...
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... quantity of cotton . His cor- respondent writes he has purchased 300 bales , each containing 275 pounds , at 10 cents per pound . How many pounds Can- ada currency must the merchant remit to his agent to meet the purchase price ? A ...
... quantity of cotton . His cor- respondent writes he has purchased 300 bales , each containing 275 pounds , at 10 cents per pound . How many pounds Can- ada currency must the merchant remit to his agent to meet the purchase price ? A ...
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Page 199 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment ; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced, add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total. If there be after payments made, compute the interest on the balance due to the next payment, and then deduct the payment as above ; and, in like manner, from one payment to another, till all the payments are absorbed ; provided the time between one payment and another be one year or more.
Page 81 - TABLE. 60 seconds" make 1 minute, marked '. 60 minutes • 1 degree, °. 30 degrees - 1 sign, s. 12 signs or 360° 1 circle, c.
Page 21 - Decedents," and to repeal said original sections, -and to repeal sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven...
Page 76 - Measure. 3 barley corns (bc) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches, 1 foot, ft. 3 feet, 1 yard, yd. 5^ yards, 1 rod, pole, or perch.
Page 242 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 246 - Multiply the sum of the extremes by the number of terms, and half the product will be the sum of all the terms.
Page 227 - A hare starts 12 rods before a greyhound, but is not perceived by him till she has been up 45 seconds ; she scuds away at the rate of 10 miles an hour, and the dog...
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Page 212 - A. 100 feet -í- 50 = 2 tons! 10. How many bricks 8 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2| inches thick, will build a wall in front of a garden, which is to be 240 feet long, 6 feet high, and 1 foot 6 inches wide ? A.
Page 256 - Leg are given, to find the Other Leg;— From the square of the hypothenuse subtract the square of the given leg, and the square root of the remainder will be the other. 3. A river, 80 yarda wide, passée by a fort, the walla of which are 60 yard« h ii'li ; now, what is the distance from the top of the wali to the opposite bank ol'the river?