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... insured on persons ' lives ; an individual contracting to pay a certain premium annually during his life has a sum insured to be paid to his family at his decease . I. TO FIND THE PREMIUM ON THE SUM INSURED . RULE . - Multiply the given ...
... insured on persons ' lives ; an individual contracting to pay a certain premium annually during his life has a sum insured to be paid to his family at his decease . I. TO FIND THE PREMIUM ON THE SUM INSURED . RULE . - Multiply the given ...
Page 182
... insuring a cargo valued at £ 754 , 14s . 7d . , the premium being 3 guineas per cent . , policy - duty 5s . per cent . , and commission per cent . ? £ S. d . 754 14 7 3 100 ) 2264 3 9 £ 22 12 1000 ... INSURED , 182 ELEMENTS OF ARITHMETIC .
... insuring a cargo valued at £ 754 , 14s . 7d . , the premium being 3 guineas per cent . , policy - duty 5s . per cent . , and commission per cent . ? £ S. d . 754 14 7 3 100 ) 2264 3 9 £ 22 12 1000 ... INSURED , 182 ELEMENTS OF ARITHMETIC .
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... INSURED , IN ORDER TO COVER A GIVEN SUM , BESIDES PAYING ALL EXPENSES OF PREMIUM , & c . A merchant sometimes ... insured . ' Example . - What sum must be insured to cover £ 2820 in case of loss , the premium being 5 guineas per cent ...
... INSURED , IN ORDER TO COVER A GIVEN SUM , BESIDES PAYING ALL EXPENSES OF PREMIUM , & c . A merchant sometimes ... insured . ' Example . - What sum must be insured to cover £ 2820 in case of loss , the premium being 5 guineas per cent ...
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... insured per cent . What is the amount of the invoice ? Ans . £ 1443 , 10s . • • · 18. James Lowe of Dundee receives , on the 7th March 1859 , by the Brothers , William Salmond , master , from Dublin , 9 bales of linen , to sell on ...
... insured per cent . What is the amount of the invoice ? Ans . £ 1443 , 10s . • • · 18. James Lowe of Dundee receives , on the 7th March 1859 , by the Brothers , William Salmond , master , from Dublin , 9 bales of linen , to sell on ...
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acres aliquot amount annexed annuity answer required bought breadth calculated cancel ciphers cloth common denominator compound interest compound numbers contain converted cube root cubic debt decimal places denote discount divided dividend division equal Example Example.-What Exercises Exercises.-What farthings find the price Find the value florins foot fourth gain gallons given number given sum guineas hence highest denomination inches insured integer last figure least common multiple lower denomination lowest terms measure miles mixed numbers months multiplicand multiplied number of days number of terms ounce partial divisor pence period places of decimals policy-duty pound premium present value present worth Pupil quantity quotient rate per cent ratio reckoned recurring decimal remainder rent result rule RULE.-Multiply selling price share Simple Proportion sold solid square feet square root sterling subtract tare third term tons VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number yards
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Page 197 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.
Page 34 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., is simply cutting off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 177 - Divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts, and the quotient will be the average term of credit, estimated from the date selected.
Page 72 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator; under this sum write the denominator.
Page 189 - NOTE 3. If in extracting the root of a number there is a remainder, after all the periods have been brought down, periods of ciphers may be annexed by considering them as decimals. EXAMPLES.
Page 70 - An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator ; as, f...
Page 198 - ... in which case ciphers may be annexed, forming new periods, each of which will give one decimal place in the root. 2. What is the square root of 36729 ? 3 67 29(191,64+.
Page 141 - I. To find the interest of any given sum for one year. RULE. Multiply the principal by the rate per eent.
Page 200 - A and B set out to meet each other. A went 3 miles the first day, 5 the second, 7 the third, and so on. B went 4 miles the first day, 6 the second, 8 the third, and so on. In how many days did they meet?
Page 39 - Pendulum vibrating Seconds of Mean Time in the Latitude of London in a Vacuum at the Level of the Sea...