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... invested in the purchase or exchange of property , corresponds to the base . 4. The sum remitted to an agent , and including both the purchase money and the agent's commission , corresponds to the amount . 5. The sum due the employer or ...
... invested in the purchase or exchange of property , corresponds to the base . 4. The sum remitted to an agent , and including both the purchase money and the agent's commission , corresponds to the amount . 5. The sum due the employer or ...
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... invested . 1. A merchant sends his agent $ 1260 with which to buy merchandise , after deducting his commission of 5 % . What is the sum invested , and how much is the commis- sion ? OPERATION . $ 1260 ÷ 1.05 = $ 1200 , invested . $ 1260 ...
... invested . 1. A merchant sends his agent $ 1260 with which to buy merchandise , after deducting his commission of 5 % . What is the sum invested , and how much is the commis- sion ? OPERATION . $ 1260 ÷ 1.05 = $ 1200 , invested . $ 1260 ...
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... invested in stocks after deducting 1 % for brokerage . What amount of stock did he purchase ? 245. To find the amount of sale when the net proceeds and the rate are given . 1. Find the amount of sales when the agent remits to the owner ...
... invested in stocks after deducting 1 % for brokerage . What amount of stock did he purchase ? 245. To find the amount of sale when the net proceeds and the rate are given . 1. Find the amount of sales when the agent remits to the owner ...
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... invested $ 6187.50 , in Ocean Telegraph stock , at 10 % discount . How much stock did I purchase ? Ans . $ 6875 . 3. How many shares of railroad stock , at 5 % premium , can be purchased for $ 6300 ? Ans . 60 shares . 4. I sent my agent ...
... invested $ 6187.50 , in Ocean Telegraph stock , at 10 % discount . How much stock did I purchase ? Ans . $ 6875 . 3. How many shares of railroad stock , at 5 % premium , can be purchased for $ 6300 ? Ans . 60 shares . 4. I sent my agent ...
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... in Pacific R.R. 6's at 1083 , brokerage % for purchasing . Will his yearly income be increased or diminished , and how much ? Ans . Increased $ 68.75 . 266. To find what sum must be invested to obtain STOCKS AND BONDS . 249.
... in Pacific R.R. 6's at 1083 , brokerage % for purchasing . Will his yearly income be increased or diminished , and how much ? Ans . Increased $ 68.75 . 266. To find what sum must be invested to obtain STOCKS AND BONDS . 249.
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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.