 Ibs. of sugar for £30, and pays 12s. 6cZ. for expenses; at what rate must he sell it per Ib. to gain not less than 25 per cent. 2. A merchant expends £1636 5s. on equal quantities of wheat at £2 2s. a quarter ; barley at £1 Is.  Arithmetic - Page 74by Nelson, Thomas & sons, publisher - 1876 - 104 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Barnard Smith - Arithmetic - 1854 - 368 pages
...cwt., what will be the cost per pound when the cost of the whole has been reduced by £7. 16*. 8d. ? 7. A grocer buys 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 Ibs. of sugar for £30., and pays 12*. 6d. for expenses ; at what rate must he sell it per pound to clear £15. 6*. 3d. by his bargain... | |
 | James Watson - 1855 - 152 pages
...which was what he received diminished by J per cent. ; what was the sum he originally received ? 10. A grocer buys 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 Ibs. of sugar for...6d. for expenses ; at what rate must he sell it per pound to clear 50 per cent. ? 11. If 100 Ibs. of tea be bought at 4s. 4d. and sold at 5s., and 100... | |
 | John Hind - 1856 - 346 pages
...find its breadth. 10. A grocer buys 1 ton, 1 cwt. 3 qrs. 14 Ibs. of sugar for £60, and pays £1 5*. for expenses : at what rate must he sell it per Ib. to clear 50 per cent. ? 11. Find the equated time of payment of £200 due 14 months hence, and of £300... | |
 | Barnard Smith - 1857 - 740 pages
...cwt., what will be the cost per pound when the cost of the whole has been reduced by £7. 16*. 8d. ? 7. A grocer buys 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 Ibs. of sugar for £30, and pays 12*. 6d. for expenses; at what rate must he sell it per pound to clear £15. 6*. 3d. by his bargain... | |
 | Henry Pix - 1861 - 116 pages
...add together 121, | of 2i, 7I. 3. The side of a cube is 6 sq. ft. 36 sq. in. ; find its content. 4. A grocer buys 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 Ibs. of sugar for...£30, and pays 12s. 6d. for expenses ? at what rate per Ib. mnst he sell it to gain 50 per cent. ? 5. A. can do a piece of work in 10| days, which A. and... | |
 | Charles W. Merrifield - Arithmetic - 1872 - 332 pages
...how much did the yacht cost ? SECTION VI. 1. A grocer buys IO cwt. 3 qrs. 21 Ibs. of sugar for yd., and pays 12s. 6d. for expenses; at what rate must...sell it per Ib. to gain not less than 25 per cent. ? 2. A merchant expends 1636/. 5^. on equal quantities of wheat at 2l. 2s. a quarter ; barley at I/.... | |
 | Thomas W. Piper - 1874 - 352 pages
...pay for the sheep ? 17. A grocer buys 10 ewt. 3 qrs. 21 Ib. of sugar for £30, and pays 12s. fi,l. for expenses ; at what rate must he sell it per Ib. to gain not less than 25 per cent. ? 18. If 1 gain 5 per cent. by selling an article for £5, 5s., how much shall I gain or lose per cent.... | |
 | Henry Major - 1875 - 204 pages
...roods 15 sq. yds. How much of the field does 1) posses-s ? ULE 175. A grocer buys 10cwt. 3qrs. 211bs. of sugar for £30, and pays 12s. 6d. for expenses ; at what rate must he sell it per lb. to gain not less than 25 per cent ? S. 1870. 176. A merchant expends £1636 5s. on equal quantities... | |
 | Education Ministry of - 1880 - 238 pages
...12s.; the yacht costs 5 times as much as the fittings; how much did the yacht cost? SECTION VI. 1. A grocer buys 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 Ibs. of sugar for...6d. for expenses; at what rate must he sell it per lb. to gain not less than 25 per cent. 2. A merchant expends £1636 5s. on equal quantities of wheat... | |
 | Samuel Mecutchen - Arithmetic - 1880 - 288 pages
...a yd. 4. A grocer buys 7 cwt. 3 qr. 17 Ib. of sugar for $150, and pays $3.25 for freight and other expenses ; at what rate must he sell it per Ib. to gain 25% ? 5. Multiply 5.384 by .000723. 6. What is the diameter of a circular piece of land which contains... | |
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