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... invested in business . Subtraction . The process of finding a number which added to one of two given numbers will produce the other . Sum . The number which results from combining two or more num- bers by addition . Surd . An indicated ...
... invested in business . Subtraction . The process of finding a number which added to one of two given numbers will produce the other . Sum . The number which results from combining two or more num- bers by addition . Surd . An indicated ...
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... invested of his capital in bank stock , of the remainder in real estate , and had left $ 6000 . Find his capital . 18. A man invests of his money in land , in bank stock , in railroad stock , and has $ 8000 left . What is his fortune ...
... invested of his capital in bank stock , of the remainder in real estate , and had left $ 6000 . Find his capital . 18. A man invests of his money in land , in bank stock , in railroad stock , and has $ 8000 left . What is his fortune ...
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... invested the remainder in a mortgage . What fraction of the whole was the sum invested ? 15. A baker paid $ 32 for 4 of a hogshead of molasses . What was the value of of the remainder ? 16. A gentleman paid $ 125 for keeping 2 horses 12 ...
... invested the remainder in a mortgage . What fraction of the whole was the sum invested ? 15. A baker paid $ 32 for 4 of a hogshead of molasses . What was the value of of the remainder ? 16. A gentleman paid $ 125 for keeping 2 horses 12 ...
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... invested at 4 % is $ 0.04 . Therefore the sum invested to obtain a commission of $ 32 is 32 $ = $ 800 . 0.04 $ 800 . Ans . ( 3 ) If a commission of $ 212.94 is paid for selling wool to the amount of $ 6552 , what is the rate per cent ...
... invested at 4 % is $ 0.04 . Therefore the sum invested to obtain a commission of $ 32 is 32 $ = $ 800 . 0.04 $ 800 . Ans . ( 3 ) If a commission of $ 212.94 is paid for selling wool to the amount of $ 6552 , what is the rate per cent ...
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... invested in cotton . Therefore , the question is : $ 1295.32 is 106 % of what sum ? 6. If $ 5125 include the amount expended for wool and 21 % commission to the purchasing agent , how much money does the agent lay out in wool ? 7. A ...
... invested in cotton . Therefore , the question is : $ 1295.32 is 106 % of what sum ? 6. If $ 5125 include the amount expended for wool and 21 % commission to the purchasing agent , how much money does the agent lay out in wool ? 7. A ...
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Page 178 - 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 168 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 126 - When necessary, reduce the fractions to their least common denominator. Subtract the numerator of the subtrahend, from the numerator of the minuend, and place the difference of the new numerators over the common denominator.
Page 339 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.
Page 93 - ... and so on until the quotient is itself a prime number. The several divisors and the last quotient are the prime factors.
Page 182 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the Circumference, all points of which are equally distant from a point within, called the Centre.
Page 160 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 108 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.
Page 290 - If a man walk 3 miles an hour, how many hours will it take him to walk 30 miles ? 17. Bought 4 barrels of flour for 28 dollars ; what was the cost of one barrel ? 18. If I pay 27 cents for 3 pounds of sugar, how much do I pay a pound ? 19. 15 are how many times 3 ? 5 ? 20.
Page 170 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.