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... gain $ 695 on each lot . For how much did he sell them ? Ans . $ 17865 . 35. At the battle of Waterloo , which took place June 18 , 1815 , the estimated loss of the French was 40000 men ; of the Prussians , 38000 ; of the Belgians ...
... gain $ 695 on each lot . For how much did he sell them ? Ans . $ 17865 . 35. At the battle of Waterloo , which took place June 18 , 1815 , the estimated loss of the French was 40000 men ; of the Prussians , 38000 ; of the Belgians ...
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... gain ? Ans . $ 1132 . 21. A drover bought 1566 sheep , and sold 435 of them . How many had he left ? Ans . 1131 sheep . 22. A piece of land was sold for $ 2945 , which was $ 832 more than it cost . What did it cost ? 23. A man willed to ...
... gain ? Ans . $ 1132 . 21. A drover bought 1566 sheep , and sold 435 of them . How many had he left ? Ans . 1131 sheep . 22. A piece of land was sold for $ 2945 , which was $ 832 more than it cost . What did it cost ? 23. A man willed to ...
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... gain ? 3. I bought 288 barrels of flour for $ 1875 , and sold the same for $ 9 a barrel . What was the gain ? Ans . $ 717 . 4. If a young man receives $ 500 year salary and pays $ 240 for board , $ 125 for clothing , $ 75 for books ...
... gain ? 3. I bought 288 barrels of flour for $ 1875 , and sold the same for $ 9 a barrel . What was the gain ? Ans . $ 717 . 4. If a young man receives $ 500 year salary and pays $ 240 for board , $ 125 for clothing , $ 75 for books ...
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... gain ? Ans . $ 310 . 13. A drover bought 164 head of cattle at $ 36 a head , and 850 sheep at $ 3 a head . What did he pay for all ? 14. A banker has an income of $ 14760 a year ; he pays $ 1575 for house rent , and four times as much ...
... gain ? Ans . $ 310 . 13. A drover bought 164 head of cattle at $ 36 a head , and 850 sheep at $ 3 a head . What did he pay for all ? 14. A banker has an income of $ 14760 a year ; he pays $ 1575 for house rent , and four times as much ...
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... gain $ 1 a yard ? Ans . $ 188 . 4. A speculator who owned 500 acres , 17 acres , 98 acres , and 121 acres of land , sold 325 acres . How many acres had he left ? Ans . 411 acres . 5. A dealer sold a cargo of salt for $ 2300 , and gained ...
... gain $ 1 a yard ? Ans . $ 188 . 4. A speculator who owned 500 acres , 17 acres , 98 acres , and 121 acres of land , sold 325 acres . How many acres had he left ? Ans . 411 acres . 5. A dealer sold a cargo of salt for $ 2300 , and gained ...
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Page 173 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 180 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 185 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 287 - ... for the given number of years. III. Subtract the given principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the compound interest.
Page 398 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 300 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 50 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of separating a number into equal parts.
Page 78 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 308 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 54 - If any partial dividend will not contain the divisor, place a cipher in the quotient, and bring down the next figure of the dividend, and divide as before.