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Page 107
Bought a pipe of wine for 84 . dollars , and found it nad leaked out 12 gallons ; I
sold the remainder at 12 } cents a pint ; what did I gain or lose ? Ans . I gained
850 . 48 . A gentleman bought 18 pipes of wine at 12s . 6d . ( New Jersey
currency ) ...
Bought a pipe of wine for 84 . dollars , and found it nad leaked out 12 gallons ; I
sold the remainder at 12 } cents a pint ; what did I gain or lose ? Ans . I gained
850 . 48 . A gentleman bought 18 pipes of wine at 12s . 6d . ( New Jersey
currency ) ...
Page 140
3 cts , and sold ine same at 2 bols . 81 çis . per yard ; what is the profit upon this
whole parcei ns . $ ti , 60 : { s . 2 . Bought 124 cut . of rice , at Stols 45 cls , a cute
and soiled it again at « cts . a pound ; what is the whole gaini ans . 8123 . Xirts .
3 cts , and sold ine same at 2 bols . 81 çis . per yard ; what is the profit upon this
whole parcei ns . $ ti , 60 : { s . 2 . Bought 124 cut . of rice , at Stols 45 cls , a cute
and soiled it again at « cts . a pound ; what is the whole gaini ans . 8123 . Xirts .
Page 141
Sold for 4 , 301 $ cts . cts . $ $ Cost 3 , 44Ş As S , 44 : 86 : : 100 : 25 Ans . 25 per
cent . Gained per yd . 86 3 . If I buy a cwt . of cotton for 34 dols . 86 cts . and sell it
again at 414 cts , per lb . what do I gain or lose , and what per cent . ? $ cts .
Sold for 4 , 301 $ cts . cts . $ $ Cost 3 , 44Ş As S , 44 : 86 : : 100 : 25 Ans . 25 per
cent . Gained per yd . 86 3 . If I buy a cwt . of cotton for 34 dols . 86 cts . and sell it
again at 414 cts , per lb . what do I gain or lose , and what per cent . ? $ cts .
Page 142
When gooils are bought or sold on credit , sou must calculate ( bv discount ) tlic
present worth of then price , in order to find your true sain or loss , ác . -
EXAMPLES . 1 . Bruglii 164 yards of broadcloth at 1 $ . Col . per cri . ready money
, and ...
When gooils are bought or sold on credit , sou must calculate ( bv discount ) tlic
present worth of then price , in order to find your true sain or loss , ác . -
EXAMPLES . 1 . Bruglii 164 yards of broadcloth at 1 $ . Col . per cri . ready money
, and ...
Page 143
50 cts . how must it be sold per Ib . to gain 30 per cent . . Inx . 12cts . 8m . 6 .
Bought 90 g : llons of wine at i dol . 20 cis . per gall . ont by scenici 10 gallons
leakerl out , at what rate must I Gelli . le remainder per garlou to gain upon the
whole ...
50 cts . how must it be sold per Ib . to gain 30 per cent . . Inx . 12cts . 8m . 6 .
Bought 90 g : llons of wine at i dol . 20 cis . per gall . ont by scenici 10 gallons
leakerl out , at what rate must I Gelli . le remainder per garlou to gain upon the
whole ...
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| Title | Daboll's Schoolmaster's Assistant: Improved and Enlarged, Being a Plain Practical System of Arithmetic, Adapted to the United States |
| Author | Nathan Daboll |
| Publisher | G. Tracy, 1841 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 28 Aug 2007 |
| Length | 231 pages |
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