 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 232 pages
...it for 40 % more than its value; what did he gain ? 6. A picture-dealer sold two pictures for $120 each; on one he gained 25$, and on the other he lost 25$ ; what was his gain or loss? 1. A merchant sold a stove for $30, and thereby lost 25$ ; he then bought... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1877 - 402 pages
...including interest at 6%? 64. A carriage maker sold two carriages for $300 each. On one he gained 25^ ; on the other he lost 25^ . Did he gain or lose by the sale? How much, and how much per cent. ? 65. If a ladder placed 8 feet from the base of a building... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1877 - 350 pages
...which he sells for $1.75: what is his per cent of profit? 16f%. 12. A dealer sold two horses for $150 each; on one he gained 25%, and on the other he lost 25% : how much did he lose by the transaction? $20. 13. A merchant reduced the price of a certain piece... | |
 | Charles Scott Venable - Arithmetic - 1888 - 402 pages
...by selling it at 16f % below cost ? -\ 23. A furniture dealer sold two chairs for $45 each. On . x one he gained 25 %, and on the other he lost 25 %. Did he ' $ gain or lose on both, and how much ? 24. How much more per cent. is gained on an article ^ bought at $6 and sold... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Finkel - Mathematics - 1888 - 518 pages
...yard. .-. $2.50=cost of cloth per yard. (JR. 3d p., p. 211,prob. IS.) A dealer sold two horses for $150 each; on one he gained 25% and on the other he lost 25%; how much did he lose in the transaction ? • (1.) 100%=cost of the first horse; (2.) 25%=gain. (3.)... | |
 | Charles Austin Hobbs - Arithmetic - 1889 - 366 pages
...how much a gallon must the remainder be sold in order to gain 11. A jeweller sold two watches for $60 each ; on one he gained 25%, and on the other he lost 25% ; did he gain or lose, and how much ? 12. A clock, marked 40% above cost, was sold at a reduction of 40 % ; what was the gain... | |
 | Henry Holmes Belfield - Arithmetic - 1891 - 362 pages
...at a loss of 32$. Did he gain or lose, and how much. 29. A manufacturer sold two engines for $1650 each. On one he gained 25$, and on the other he lost 25$. Did he gain or lose, and how much ? COMMISSION AND BROKERAGE. 384. Commission is a compensation paid for buying or selling... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1892 - 440 pages
...the marked price, selling it at $1 per yard. What was the cost ? 46. Mr. H sold two houses for $ 3600 each. On one he gained 25%, and on the other he lost 25%. How much was gained or lost by the transaction ? COMMISSION. 293. 1. An agent sells $ 1000 worth of... | |
 | George Washington Hull - Arithmetic - 1895 - 404 pages
...Find the cube root of f to three places of decimals. 5G. M sold two houses for $4800 each : on the one he gained 25%, and on the other he lost 25% ; did he gain or lose on the entire transaction, and how much ? 57. If a bushel equals 1| cubic feet, how deep must a bin... | |
 | Bothwell Graham - Arithmetic - 1895 - 240 pages
...bought that the investment share yield an income of 8% ? 75. A man sold two horses for $150 each, on the one he gained 25%, and on the other he lost 25%. Did he gain or lose on the sale, and how much ? 76. A citizen's assessed property is $ 12800, and the annual tax for the... | |
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A man sold two farms for $1,890 each. On one he gained 25%, and on the other he lost 25%. 
