| Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 444 pages
...<&, interest payable semi-annually ; how much will he be worth when of age? Ans. $2482.37-5. '.33. If a boy buys peaches at the rate of 5 for 2 cents, and sells them at the rate of 4 for 3 ceirts, how many must he buy and sell to make a profit of $4.20? /J £""*< 34. What ft in advance of... | |
| John Swett - Examinations - 1872 - 252 pages
...cent. of 2 times f of 4^ times the number ? 20. If a boy buys peaches at the rate of 5 for 2cents, and sells them at the rate of 4 for 3 cents, how many must he buy and sell, to gain $4.20 ? SET VI. TEN QUESTIONS — FIVE CREDITS EACH. 1. From I of £ of a week, take I day and 2\ hours.... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1875 - 468 pages
...at 6 <&, interest payable semi-annually ; how much will he bo worth when of age? Ans. $2104.227. 33. If a boy buys peaches at the rate of 5 for 2 cents,...of 4 for 3 cents, how many must he buy and sell to make a profit of $4.20? 34. What fe in advance of the cost must a merchant mark his goods, so that,... | |
| John Henry Walsh - Arithmetic - 1893 - 392 pages
...of a square lot 137£ feet square? 8. Sold a house and lot at a loss of $162.50, thereby losing 2j per cent of the cost. Find the cost price. 9. If a...the exact interest of $280 from April 14 to Sept. G at 4%. Time 145 days. Ans. ? 230 X -—- X ~ lUU GOO 3. On $384 at 7^ per cent for 75 days. 4. On... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1895 - 526 pages
...in a savings bank at (5 %, interest payable semiannually. How much will he be worth when of age? 27. If a boy buys peaches at the rate of 5 for 2 cents,...of 4 for 3 cents, how many must he buy and sell to make a profit of $4.20? 28. A fox 30 rd. ahead of a hound runs 19 ft. while the hound runs 20 ft. How... | |
| Edwin Crawford Hewett - Arithmetic - 1897 - 376 pages
...worth $2,800, for -IJ- of its value, at \%. What would the insurer lose if the house should burn? 80. If a boy buys peaches at the rate of 5 for 2 cts. and sells them at the rate of 4 for 3 cts., how many must he buy and sell to gain $4.20? 81. A... | |
| William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1900 - 236 pages
...many gallons will a tank hold, if it is 10ft. by <5 ft. 6 in. by 4 ft. 1 in. ? 138. A boy buys apples at the rate of 5 for 2 cents and sells them at the rate of 4 for 3 cents. How many must he sell to gain 28 cents ? 139. A man owning f of a factory sold f of his share to one man and ^ of his... | |
| John Henry Walsh - Algebra - 1903 - 526 pages
...than their value, and sells them at 10 per cent more than their value, what per cent does he make ? 5. If a boy buys peaches at the rate of 5 for 2 cents,...for 3 cents, how many must he buy and sell to gain $ 4.20 ? 6. What is the difference between the compound interest on $ 5000, for 3 years, at 5%, and... | |
| John Henry Walsh - Algebra - 1903 - 528 pages
...than their value, and sells them at 10 per cent more than their value, what per cent does he make ? 5. If a boy buys peaches at the rate of 5 for 2 cents, ahd sells them at the rate of 4 for 3 cents, how many must he buy and sell to gain $ 4.20 ? 6. What... | |
| Elmer Adelbert Lyman - Arithmetic - 1905 - 268 pages
...wheel. How far must the bicycles go that the ribbons may be again in the same relative positions? 31. If a boy buys peaches at the rate of 5 for 2 ct., and sells them at the rate of 4 for 3 ct., how many must he buy and sell to make a profit of $4.20... | |
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