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... annum ? 1 ( 3. ) If a footman travel 294 miles in 7 days of 12 hours long , in how many days , of 103 hours each , will he travel 147 miles ? ( 4. ) Bought 5000 deals , of 15 feet long , and 24 inches thick , how many deals are they ...
... annum ? 1 ( 3. ) If a footman travel 294 miles in 7 days of 12 hours long , in how many days , of 103 hours each , will he travel 147 miles ? ( 4. ) Bought 5000 deals , of 15 feet long , and 24 inches thick , how many deals are they ...
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... annum . 3571. 10s . principal . 5 rateer cent . Or thus , £ .357 10 principal . 5 rate per cent . £ .17,87 10 20 d ... annum . ( 3. ) Required the interest of 4291. 11s . 6d . for 6 years , at 5 per cent . per annum . ( 4. ) What is the ...
... annum . 3571. 10s . principal . 5 rateer cent . Or thus , £ .357 10 principal . 5 rate per cent . £ .17,87 10 20 d ... annum . ( 3. ) Required the interest of 4291. 11s . 6d . for 6 years , at 5 per cent . per annum . ( 4. ) What is the ...
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... annum . ( 8. ) Required the interest of 500l . 15s . for 5 years , at 4 per cent . per annum . ( 9. ) Required the interest of 977. 18s . 6d . for 3 years , at 42 per cent , per annum . Examples to Prop . 2 . ( 10. ) Required the ...
... annum . ( 8. ) Required the interest of 500l . 15s . for 5 years , at 4 per cent . per annum . ( 9. ) Required the interest of 977. 18s . 6d . for 3 years , at 42 per cent , per annum . Examples to Prop . 2 . ( 10. ) Required the ...
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... annum . ( 20. ) What is the interest due upon an India bond of 5007. value at 32 per cent . per annum , from May 15 , 1819 , to September 22 , 1821 ? ( 21. ) Sold an India bond of 1007. value , with interest due thereon , for 2 months ...
... annum . ( 20. ) What is the interest due upon an India bond of 5007. value at 32 per cent . per annum , from May 15 , 1819 , to September 22 , 1821 ? ( 21. ) Sold an India bond of 1007. value , with interest due thereon , for 2 months ...
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... annum ? ( 33. ) In what time will 1757. 18s . amount to 205l . 11s . 71d . , at 4 per cent , per annum ? ( 34. ) In what time will 3007. amount to 3507. 12s . 6d . at 3 per cent . per annum ? CLASS II . Promiscuous Examples . ( 35. ) A ...
... annum ? ( 33. ) In what time will 1757. 18s . amount to 205l . 11s . 71d . , at 4 per cent , per annum ? ( 34. ) In what time will 3007. amount to 3507. 12s . 6d . at 3 per cent . per annum ? CLASS II . Promiscuous Examples . ( 35. ) A ...
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Page 290 - Ratio is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, the comparison being made by considering what multiple, part, or parts, one quantity is of the other.
Page 24 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 148 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 216 - Multiplier. 2. Multiply each term in the Multiplicand (beginning at the lowest) by the feet in the Multiplier...
Page 210 - To extract the Square Root of a Vulgar Fraction. RULE, Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, then extract the square root of the numerator for a new numerator, and the square root of the denominator for a new denominator.
Page 92 - ... each other ; observing to increase the first figure of every line with what would arise by carrying 1 from 5 to 15, 2 from 15 to 25, &c.
Page 234 - When any number of terms is continued in Geometrical Progression, the product of the two extremes will be equal to...
Page 66 - Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number which will divide them without a remainder, and the quotients again in the same manner ; and so on, till it appears...
Page 69 - Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a common denominator.
Page 202 - ... 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...