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... for the uncertain num- ber of Pence sterling ..... 183 CLASS III . Places which ex- change with Great Britain at an advanced Rate per cent .... 184 Of the Gain or Loss per Cent . by the rising or falling of the course of Exchange 160 ...
... for the uncertain num- ber of Pence sterling ..... 183 CLASS III . Places which ex- change with Great Britain at an advanced Rate per cent .... 184 Of the Gain or Loss per Cent . by the rising or falling of the course of Exchange 160 ...
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... per cwt . , paid duty 6d . per cwt . , cooperage 27. 16s . 0žd . , boat ... rate of 5 yards for a guinea , and 70 yards more at the rate of 7 yards for ... cent . amounted to 1227. 1s . 41d . What sum did he begin with ? ( 51. ) If , when ...
... per cwt . , paid duty 6d . per cwt . , cooperage 27. 16s . 0žd . , boat ... rate of 5 yards for a guinea , and 70 yards more at the rate of 7 yards for ... cent . amounted to 1227. 1s . 41d . What sum did he begin with ? ( 51. ) If , when ...
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... INTEREST . Definition 1. Interest is the premium , or money , which one person allows to another for the use of any sum of money for a determinate space of time . 2. The principal is ' the money lent . 3. The rate per cent . is a ...
... INTEREST . Definition 1. Interest is the premium , or money , which one person allows to another for the use of any sum of money for a determinate space of time . 2. The principal is ' the money lent . 3. The rate per cent . is a ...
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... for the interest of one year . Prop . 2. To find the interest of any sum of money , having the principal , the time of its continuance in days , and the rate per cent . given . Rule . As 365 days are to the interest of the given sum for ...
... for the interest of one year . Prop . 2. To find the interest of any sum of money , having the principal , the time of its continuance in days , and the rate per cent . given . Rule . As 365 days are to the interest of the given sum for ...
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... rate per cent . Rule . As the principal is to its interest , for the whole time , so is 100l . to its interest for the same time ; divide this interest by the time , and the quotient will be the rate per cent . Prop . 6. When the ...
... rate per cent . Rule . As the principal is to its interest , for the whole time , so is 100l . to its interest for the same time ; divide this interest by the time , and the quotient will be the rate per cent . Prop . 6. When the ...
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Page 282 - 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 22 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 65 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of...
Page 144 - 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 65 - To reduce an improper fraction to its equivalent whole or mixed number. RULE. — Divide the numerator by the denominator, and the quotient will be the whole or mixed number sought.
Page 91 - ... from the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 65 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 202 - 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 90 - ... 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 64 - Divide the terms of the given fraction by any number, that will divide them without a remainder, and...