 A person engaged to work a days on these conditions : for each day he worked he was to receive b cents, and for each day he was idle he was to forfeit с cents. At the end of a days he received d cents. How many days was he idle ? 76.  Elementary Algebra: Second Year Course - Page 196by Florian Cajori - 1916Full view - About this book
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...which he hauled. 20 perches per day. Ans. 70. 17. A person agreed to- work a days on the following conditions. For each day he worked he was to receive b cents. For each day he was idle, he was to pay for his board c cents. At the end of « days he received d... | |
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...broke. On settlement, he received 2 dollars and 40 cents. How many did he break? Arts. 5 24. A person engaged to work a days on these conditions: For each day he worked he was to receive b cents, for each day he was idle he was to forfeit c cents. At the end of a days he received d cents. How many... | |
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...the last example, -what is the sum due to A when a =: $786, re = 2, and m = 3? Ans. 6131. 6. A person engaged to work a days on these conditions : For each...cents, and for each day he was idle he was to forfeit с cents ; at the end of a days he received d cents. How many days was he idle ? ab — d , ' J Ans.... | |
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...settlement, he received 2 dollars and 40 cents. How many did he break? Ans. 5. 24. A person eng-.igcd to work a days on these conditions: For each day he worked, he was to receive b cents, for each day he was idle he was to forfeit c cents. At the end of a days he received (/ cents. How... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1864 - 444 pages
...the last example, what is the sum due to A when a = $786, n = 2, and m = 3 ? Ans. $131. 6. A person engaged to work a days on these conditions : For each...cents, and for each day he was idle He was to forfeit с cents ; at the end of a days he received d cents. How many days was he idle ? ab — d -, JJ Ans.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1866 - 328 pages
...dollars ; hence we have (i), from which we find he was idle 20 days, and worked 40 days. 76. A person engaged to work a days on these conditions; for each day he worked he was to receive 6 cents, and for each day he was idle he was to forfeit с cents. At the end of a days he received... | |
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...the last example, what is the sum due to A when a = $786, я =2, andm = 3? Ans. §131. 6. A person engaged to work a days on these conditions : For each day he worked he was to receive Ъ cents, and for each day he was idle he was to forfeit с cents ; at the end cf a days he received... | |
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