Arithmetic for the use of Schools. Designed to assist Candidates preparing for examination: ... with selections from the Army, Civil Service, Oxford and Cambridge Examination Papers1867 |
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... rented at £ 45 be £ 3 7s . 1d . what will it be on one rented at 75 guineas ? E The tax on £ 45 is £ 3 7s . PROPORTION . 73.
... rented at £ 45 be £ 3 7s . 1d . what will it be on one rented at 75 guineas ? E The tax on £ 45 is £ 3 7s . PROPORTION . 73.
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... rent of 54 acres ? ( 2 ) If I lend my friend £ 540 for 10 months , how long ought he to lend me £ 900 to requite the kindness ? ( 3 ) If 328 cwt . cost £ 984 , how many cwt . may be bought for £ 246 ? ( 4 ) If 615 gallons of wine cost ...
... rent of 54 acres ? ( 2 ) If I lend my friend £ 540 for 10 months , how long ought he to lend me £ 900 to requite the kindness ? ( 3 ) If 328 cwt . cost £ 984 , how many cwt . may be bought for £ 246 ? ( 4 ) If 615 gallons of wine cost ...
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... rented for £ 327 18s . if 11A . 1R . are rented for £ 13 10s . ? ( 28 ) If the carriage of 5 tons 17 cwt . is 9s . 9d . for 20 miles , what will be the carriage of 3 tons for the same distance ? ( 29 ) What is the tax on a house rented ...
... rented for £ 327 18s . if 11A . 1R . are rented for £ 13 10s . ? ( 28 ) If the carriage of 5 tons 17 cwt . is 9s . 9d . for 20 miles , what will be the carriage of 3 tons for the same distance ? ( 29 ) What is the tax on a house rented ...
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... rental is £ 3020 ; how much in the pound must be levied to pay it ? ( 45 ) What will be the rent of 856A . 3R . 24P . if the rent of 7A . be £ 8 15s . ? ( 46 ) What is the amount of poor rates to be paid upon £ 357 7s . 3d . when £ 41 ...
... rental is £ 3020 ; how much in the pound must be levied to pay it ? ( 45 ) What will be the rent of 856A . 3R . 24P . if the rent of 7A . be £ 8 15s . ? ( 46 ) What is the amount of poor rates to be paid upon £ 357 7s . 3d . when £ 41 ...
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... rented at £ 50 be £ 8 8s . ? ( 56 ) If the duty on goods weighing 2 tons 6 cwt . 3 qrs . 14 lbs . be £ 4 13s . 9d . , what is that per cwt . ? ( 57 ) The expenses of the poor in a parish amount to £ 540 3s . 9 d . , the whole rent is ...
... rented at £ 50 be £ 8 8s . ? ( 56 ) If the duty on goods weighing 2 tons 6 cwt . 3 qrs . 14 lbs . be £ 4 13s . 9d . , what is that per cwt . ? ( 57 ) The expenses of the poor in a parish amount to £ 540 3s . 9 d . , the whole rent is ...
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Page 22 - An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than, the denominator; as, f, f.
Page 25 - RULE. — Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator, and they will form the fraction required.
Page 134 - If 5 men can perform a piece of work in 12 days of 10 hours each, how many men will perform a piece of work four times as large in a fifth part of the time, if they work the same number of hours in the day...
Page 136 - You are requested to write your name at the top of each of your papers ; to put the number to each question ; to send up the working as well as the answers ; and to send up your work on complete sheets of paper, not on scraps, which are apt to be lost. NB — You are particularly recommended to answer the questions in the order in which they are set ; not omitting any one unless you are unable to do it.
Page 24 - OPERATIONS WITH FRACTIONS A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 65 - If the answer is to be greater, place the greater of the two remaining numbers for the second term, and the less number for the first term...
Page 130 - If twelve men can dig a trench 15 yards long and 4 broad in 3 days of 12 hours each, in how many days of 9 hours each can 8 men dig a trench 20 yards long and 8 broad ? 22.
Page 130 - A person invests £9075 in the 3 per Cents, at 90|, and on their rising to 91 transfers it to the 3J per Cents, at 97^, what increase does he make thereby in his annual income ? 10.
Page 129 - If 3 men can mow 7 acres of grass in 5 days of 9 hours each, in how many days of 8 hours each will 5 men mow 3o acres ? 22.