Arithmetic: In Two Parts: Containing. A system of the art in memorial verses, and dictionary-wise .... A collection of exercises, accommodated to the various occasions of business, and contrivd for the ease of teachers .... I.. II. |
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Page 37 - H. 2400 dollars, of which 480 dollars are to be paid at present, 960 dollars at 5 months, and the rest at 10 months, but they agree to make one payment of the whole, and wish to know the time.
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| Title | Arithmetic: In Two Parts: Containing. A system of the art in memorial verses, and dictionary-wise .... A collection of exercises, accommodated to the various occasions of business, and contrivd for the ease of teachers .... I.. II. |
| Author | Solomon Lowe |
| Publisher | James Hodges, 1749 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jun 2007 |
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