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... invested $ 975 in dry goods , which was 15 % of his entire capital . What was the amount of his capital ? Ans . $ 6500 . 238. To find a number when the number , in- creased by a certain per cent of itself , is given . 1. A man's income ...
... invested $ 975 in dry goods , which was 15 % of his entire capital . What was the amount of his capital ? Ans . $ 6500 . 238. To find a number when the number , in- creased by a certain per cent of itself , is given . 1. A man's income ...
Page 239
... 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 ...
Page 242
... 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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Page 178 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 171 - 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 184 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 306 - 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 178 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 183 - 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 396 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 298 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 134 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 75 - Divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.