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... insured 2 houses valued at $ 3750 and $ 4650 , respectively , at the rate of $ 2 per hundred dollars . How much did the insurance cost him ? 7. If I have 219 acres of land , and each acre produces 47 bushels of corn , how many bushels ...
... insured 2 houses valued at $ 3750 and $ 4650 , respectively , at the rate of $ 2 per hundred dollars . How much did the insurance cost him ? 7. If I have 219 acres of land , and each acre produces 47 bushels of corn , how many bushels ...
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... . The loss caused by a fire was $ 3865 . The sum was paid by an insurance company which insured the stock for What was the entire value of the stock ? of its value . 29. A can do a piece of work in 10 REVIEW EXERCISES . 127 .
... . The loss caused by a fire was $ 3865 . The sum was paid by an insurance company which insured the stock for What was the entire value of the stock ? of its value . 29. A can do a piece of work in 10 REVIEW EXERCISES . 127 .
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... ing hats at $ 7 each , that cost $ 5.50 ? 27. A real - estate agent gets $ 60 for selling my house for $ 4000 . What % of the sale does he receive for his services ? 28. I paid $ 120 for insuring a boat - 212 PERCENTAGE .
... ing hats at $ 7 each , that cost $ 5.50 ? 27. A real - estate agent gets $ 60 for selling my house for $ 4000 . What % of the sale does he receive for his services ? 28. I paid $ 120 for insuring a boat - 212 PERCENTAGE .
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... insuring a boat - load of wheat valued at $ 19000 . What % of the value of the cargo was received for insuring it ? 29. A man who had 1000 acres of land , gave of it to his eldest son , of it to another , and the remainder he divided ...
... insuring a boat - load of wheat valued at $ 19000 . What % of the value of the cargo was received for insuring it ? 29. A man who had 1000 acres of land , gave of it to his eldest son , of it to another , and the remainder he divided ...
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... insuring a stock of goods for $ 15000 at 11 % ? 3. A man had his house insured for $ 5000 paying 4 % , and his furniture for $ 3000 paying 1 % . How much was the premium ? 4. How much must be paid for insuring a flouring mill valued at ...
... insuring a stock of goods for $ 15000 at 11 % ? 3. A man had his house insured for $ 5000 paying 4 % , and his furniture for $ 3000 paying 1 % . How much was the premium ? 4. How much must be paid for insuring a flouring mill valued at ...
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Page 152 - 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 159 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 326 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 55 - Multiplying or dividing both Dividend and Divisor by the same number does not change the Quotient.
Page 164 - TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, (pwt.) 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, (oz.) 12 ounces =1 pound. (Ib.) Apothecaries' Weight is used in compounding medicines.
Page 308 - ... subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.
Page 168 - ANGULAR MEASURE. 60 seconds (") = 1 minute ('). 60 minutes = 1 degree (°). 360 degrees = 1 circumference.
Page 121 - Annex ciphers to the numerator and divide by the denominator. Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed.
Page 42 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 276 - Multiply each debt by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts. The quotient will be the average term of credit.