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... bought a carriage for 325 dols . , and wished to sell it at 25 dols . advance : how much must it be sold for ? Ans . 350 dols . 4. A drover bought sheep as follows , of A. 37 ; of B. 86 ; of C. 102 : how many sheep in all ? Ans . 225 5 ...
... bought a carriage for 325 dols . , and wished to sell it at 25 dols . advance : how much must it be sold for ? Ans . 350 dols . 4. A drover bought sheep as follows , of A. 37 ; of B. 86 ; of C. 102 : how many sheep in all ? Ans . 225 5 ...
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... bought 212 barrels of flour for 1060 dols .; 320 bar- rels of sugar for 6400 dols .; and 66 barrels of cider for 180 dols .: find the amount of money expended ! Ans . 7640 dols . 15. A grocer bought 560 bushels of rye for 530 dols ...
... bought 212 barrels of flour for 1060 dols .; 320 bar- rels of sugar for 6400 dols .; and 66 barrels of cider for 180 dols .: find the amount of money expended ! Ans . 7640 dols . 15. A grocer bought 560 bushels of rye for 530 dols ...
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... bought and 232 Bold ? Ans . 221 RULE : Place the larger number first , then the less directly under it and subtract , the remainder will be the answer . OPERATION . 453 232 221 Ans . QUESTIONS FOR SOLUTION . Ans . 312 dif . 1. Find the ...
... bought and 232 Bold ? Ans . 221 RULE : Place the larger number first , then the less directly under it and subtract , the remainder will be the answer . OPERATION . 453 232 221 Ans . QUESTIONS FOR SOLUTION . Ans . 312 dif . 1. Find the ...
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... Bought merchandise for 487 dols . , sold the same for 537 dols . how much did I gain by the bargain ? Ans . 50 dols . 5. G. bought rye of C. F. for 863 dôls . , but was obliged to dispose of it ( being damaged while in his hands ) for ...
... Bought merchandise for 487 dols . , sold the same for 537 dols . how much did I gain by the bargain ? Ans . 50 dols . 5. G. bought rye of C. F. for 863 dôls . , but was obliged to dispose of it ( being damaged while in his hands ) for ...
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... bought a quarter of beef , weighing 237 lbs . at 7 cents per lb. how much did it cost ? Ans . 1659 cts . 6. A merchant bought 84 pieces of linen , at 16 dols . a piece ; to how much did they amount ? Ans . 1344 dols . 7. A farmer ...
... bought a quarter of beef , weighing 237 lbs . at 7 cents per lb. how much did it cost ? Ans . 1659 cts . 6. A merchant bought 84 pieces of linen , at 16 dols . a piece ; to how much did they amount ? Ans . 1344 dols . 7. A farmer ...
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Page 194 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.
Page 199 - 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 191 - But if any payment be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation for one year, add it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid, from the time it was paid, up to the end of the year : add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest added as above...
Page 132 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 194 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. " If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 119 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 233 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 351. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines and in selling them at retail. APOTHECARIES
Page 235 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 201 - RULE. 1. Separate the given number into periods of three figures each, beginning at the units place.
Page 191 - 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.