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... invested in land ? 44. Of the two numbers 89346 and 56849 , how much nearer is the one than the other to 68754 ? 45. The number of pupils who attended school in Boston in 1870 was 38944 , and of this number 35442 attended the public ...
... invested in land ? 44. Of the two numbers 89346 and 56849 , how much nearer is the one than the other to 68754 ? 45. The number of pupils who attended school in Boston in 1870 was 38944 , and of this number 35442 attended the public ...
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... invested $ 32 in peaches at $ 13 per basket . How many baskets did he purchase ? 36. What is the price of hay , when 3 tons sell for $ 37 ? 37. Mr. Shaw paid $ 6 for 143 pounds of Java coffee . What did it cost him per pound ? 38. It ...
... invested $ 32 in peaches at $ 13 per basket . How many baskets did he purchase ? 36. What is the price of hay , when 3 tons sell for $ 37 ? 37. Mr. Shaw paid $ 6 for 143 pounds of Java coffee . What did it cost him per pound ? 38. It ...
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... invested 15 % in bank stock , 27 % of it in bonds and mortgages , and the rest in a flouring mill . How much did the mill cost ? 24. Two brothers each inherited $ 18500 . The elder in- creased his inheritance 8 % per year for 3 years ...
... invested 15 % in bank stock , 27 % of it in bonds and mortgages , and the rest in a flouring mill . How much did the mill cost ? 24. Two brothers each inherited $ 18500 . The elder in- creased his inheritance 8 % per year for 3 years ...
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... invested . How much had I in- vested ? 00 3. Of what sum is 18 dollars 331 % , or 13 % , or ? 1009 4. Of how many days are 15 days 20 % ? 30 days 371 % ? 5. Of what sum is 25 dollars 621 % , or 43 % , org ? 6. Of what number is 120 6 ...
... invested . How much had I in- vested ? 00 3. Of what sum is 18 dollars 331 % , or 13 % , or ? 1009 4. Of how many days are 15 days 20 % ? 30 days 371 % ? 5. Of what sum is 25 dollars 621 % , or 43 % , org ? 6. Of what number is 120 6 ...
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... ? 17. A gentleman invested of his annual income in mort- gages , paying 6 % annual interest . In 6 mo . 12 da . his in- terest from them was $ 640 . What was his annual income ? PROFIT AND LOSS . 376. 1. When 25 % is 246 PERCENTAGE .
... ? 17. A gentleman invested of his annual income in mort- gages , paying 6 % annual interest . In 6 mo . 12 da . his in- terest from them was $ 640 . What was his annual income ? PROFIT AND LOSS . 376. 1. When 25 % is 246 PERCENTAGE .
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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.