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Five eighths ? Five quarters ? 46. A dealer who pays 5 % for selling goods paid
one of his salesmen for his day's sales $ 3 . How many dollars worth of goods did
the latter sell ? 47. At 5 % what sum can be insured for a premium of $ 50 ? 48.
Five eighths ? Five quarters ? 46. A dealer who pays 5 % for selling goods paid
one of his salesmen for his day's sales $ 3 . How many dollars worth of goods did
the latter sell ? 47. At 5 % what sum can be insured for a premium of $ 50 ? 48.
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CHAPTER LIII . 1. What is the cost of insuring a house for $ 4000 , at $ %
premium ? The premium is the sum paid for insurance . The policy is the writing
given by the insurer to the insured . 2. A stock of goods worth $ 3000 is insured
for of its ...
CHAPTER LIII . 1. What is the cost of insuring a house for $ 4000 , at $ %
premium ? The premium is the sum paid for insurance . The policy is the writing
given by the insurer to the insured . 2. A stock of goods worth $ 3000 is insured
for of its ...
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A coal - dealer paid $ 37.50 premium for insurance on a cargo of coal worth $ 10
000. What was the rate ? 51. If property worth $ 7500 is insured at of its value ,
what is the premium at 11 % ? If damaged by fire to the extent of 20 % of its value
...
A coal - dealer paid $ 37.50 premium for insurance on a cargo of coal worth $ 10
000. What was the rate ? 51. If property worth $ 7500 is insured at of its value ,
what is the premium at 11 % ? If damaged by fire to the extent of 20 % of its value
...
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If a man pays $ 9 annually for insuring his furniture to the amount of $ 600 , what
is the rate per cent ? 102. Three men , A , B , and C , hire a field for the season for
$ 100 . A pastures 3 cattle ; B , 5 ; and C , 2 . What part of the rental should each ...
If a man pays $ 9 annually for insuring his furniture to the amount of $ 600 , what
is the rate per cent ? 102. Three men , A , B , and C , hire a field for the season for
$ 100 . A pastures 3 cattle ; B , 5 ; and C , 2 . What part of the rental should each ...
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A house worth $ 600 is insured for of its value at 13 % . What is the premium ?
123. If 6 bushels of oats are used for 8 horses a week , how many bushels will be
used for 12 horses during the month of February , 1893 ? 124. How many feet ...
A house worth $ 600 is insured for of its value at 13 % . What is the premium ?
123. If 6 bushels of oats are used for 8 horses a week , how many bushels will be
used for 12 horses during the month of February , 1893 ? 124. How many feet ...
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Page 123 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards — 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 103 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 123 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet — 1 square yard (sq.
Page 125 - Thirty days hath September, April. June, and November; All the rest have thirty.one, Save February, which alone Hath twenty.eight; and one day more We add to it one year in four.
Page 125 - 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. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November ; February twenty-eight alone, all the rest have thirtyone.
Page 124 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 141 - If two men start from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, the one traveling at the rate of 3 miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 4 miles an hour, how far apart will they be at the end of 5 hours ? 11.
Page 106 - The surface of a sphere is equal to the product of its diameter by the circumference of a great circle.
Page 114 - If 6 men can do a piece of work in 12 days, how long will it take...
Page 123 - SOLID OR CUBIC MEASURE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in. ) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.). 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.). WOOD MEASURE. 16 cubic feet = 1 cord foot (cd. ft.).
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| Title | Sight Arithmetic |
| Author | William Frothingham Bradbury |
| Publisher | Thompson, Brown, 1895 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 14 Feb 2007 |
| Length | 166 pages |
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