Bryant and Stratton's Commercial Arithmetic, in Two Parts: Designed for the Counting Room, Commercial and Agricultural Colleges, Normal and High Schools, Academies, and UniversitiesOakley and Mason, 1869 - Business mathematics |
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... Given Per Cent . of any Number ,. To Find what Per Cent . one Number is of another ,. 85 87 To Find a Number when a certain Per Cent . is given ,. 88 A Number being given , a certain Per Cent . more or less than another , to find the ...
... Given Per Cent . of any Number ,. To Find what Per Cent . one Number is of another ,. 85 87 To Find a Number when a certain Per Cent . is given ,. 88 A Number being given , a certain Per Cent . more or less than another , to find the ...
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... given to the Balance of a Debt , Par- tial Payments having been made before the Debt was Due .... 215 EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS ....... 217 Two Methods . Another Method . CASH BALANCE . Account of Sales .. ANNUITIES .. Annuity Tables .. To ...
... given to the Balance of a Debt , Par- tial Payments having been made before the Debt was Due .... 215 EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS ....... 217 Two Methods . Another Method . CASH BALANCE . Account of Sales .. ANNUITIES .. Annuity Tables .. To ...
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... given ..... 276 MENSURATION OF SOLIDS .. . 276 Prisms and Cylinders . . 276 To find the entire Surface of a Right Prism or Right Cylinder ..... 277 To find the Solidity of a Prism or Cylinder .... 277 Pyramids and Cones ..... 277 To ...
... given ..... 276 MENSURATION OF SOLIDS .. . 276 Prisms and Cylinders . . 276 To find the entire Surface of a Right Prism or Right Cylinder ..... 277 To find the Solidity of a Prism or Cylinder .... 277 Pyramids and Cones ..... 277 To ...
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... given , to find the net Capital at commencing ........ 285 ( When the Firm commence Insolvent . ) The Resources and Liabilities at Closing , and the net Gain or Loss being given , to find the net In- solvency at commencing ...
... given , to find the net Capital at commencing ........ 285 ( When the Firm commence Insolvent . ) The Resources and Liabilities at Closing , and the net Gain or Loss being given , to find the net In- solvency at commencing ...
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... given , fill it with ciphers , and place after it a comma ; thus : 65,000 ,; then write 20 , with a comma after it , in thousand's period , fill- ing the vacant order with a cipher , thus : 65,000,020 ,; lastly write eighty in unit's ...
... given , fill it with ciphers , and place after it a comma ; thus : 65,000 ,; then write 20 , with a comma after it , in thousand's period , fill- ing the vacant order with a cipher , thus : 65,000,020 ,; lastly write eighty in unit's ...
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25 per cent amount due annual interest annuity annum avoirdupois balance bank banker bbls bills bought bushels called cantaro capital carats Cash coin Cologne mark compound interest computed cost cube currency debt denominator discount Divide dividend divisor dollar draw interest equal equated Examples Exchange on London feet figures fraction gain or loss gallons galls given number gold greatest common divisor Hence improper fraction indorsers invested July July 15 least common multiple liabilities marked price maturity merchant money of account months Multiply number of days paid partners payable payment pound pound sterling premium present worth profit promissory notes purchase quotient rate of interest rate per cent ratio received Reduce RULE RULE.-Multiply selling semi-annually silver simple interest sold Spanish dollars sterling terest thaler United usury wheat whole number yard York
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Page 139 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 203 - No corporation shall hereafter, interpose the defense of usury in any action. The term corporation, as used in this section, shall be construed to include all associations, and joint-stock companies having any of the powers and privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships.
Page 310 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 220 - Multiply the amount of the smaller side by the number of days between the two average dates, and divide the product by the balance of the account. The quotient will be the time...
Page 27 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 62 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 62 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 204 - ... 8 months ; what is the equated time for the payment of the whole ? Ans.
Page 309 - 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 238 - 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.