 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1859 - 344 pages
...Ans. A gets £161, 6s. Sd. ; B, £328, 13s. 4rf. ; C, £510. 12. A labourer engaged to serve for 30 days, on condition that for every day he worked he should receive 4s., but for every day he was idle he should forfeit 5s. At the end of the time he had to receive £1,... | |
 | War office - 1861 - 714 pages
...following equations : 3*- 7 25 -4*_ 5s- 14 ~~ ! ~~"~ ~~ 5 b __ » y 6. A workman was employed for sixty days, on condition that for every day he worked he should receive half-a-crown, and for every day he was ahsent, he should forfeit tenpence ; at the end of the time... | |
 | Samuel H. Winter - 1864 - 348 pages
...W ___.,-__ __; (2) + 3 =Hî±^ and 8-x=+ ; __ _. ж— a ж— 6 13. A workman was employed for 60 days, on condition that for every day he worked he should receive 2s. 6d., and for every day he was absent he should forfeit lOd. : at the end of the time he had to... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1868 - 356 pages
...pounds sterling are equal in value to 56£ Ga.' currency? Ans. 54. 1 1 8. A man hired a laborer for 50 days, on condition that for every day he worked he should receive $1.50 and for every day he was absent he should forfeit $1.75. At the expiration of the time he received... | |
 | Isaac Todhunter - Algebra - 1866 - 580 pages
...thus, 5x + 4* = 40, that is, 9o; = 40; 40 therefore, x = -5- = 4 J\) 172. A workman was employed for 60 days, on condition that for every day he worked he should receive 15 pence, and for every day he was absent he should forfeit 5 pence; at the end of the time he had... | |
 | Education - 1866 - 538 pages
...from the equations 3? + ay + y* = 244, and r4+r!V+2:y+:c/+y*=33616 16. A farmer hired a laborer for 40 days, on condition that for every day he worked he should receive $3, but for every day he was idle lie should pay SI for his board and washing. At the expiration of... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - 1868 - 238 pages
...? ( Their income, $600. Ant. 1 A. spends 400. f B. spends 650. 3. A labourer engaged himself for 50 days, on condition that for every day he worked he should receive I dollar, but for every day that he was idle he should for146 INVOLUTION, OR THE RAISING OF POWERS.... | |
 | Robert Wallace - 1870 - 164 pages
...jth of the third shall be equal to each other. Ans. 8, 12, and 16. 31. A workman was emploved for 60 days, on condition that for every day he worked he should" receive 15 pence, and for every day he was idle he should forfeit 5 pence ; at the end of the time he had 20... | |
 | Joseph Ficklin - Algebra - 1874 - 446 pages
...fractions, 5x + 4ж = 40 ; by reduction, 9z = 40 ; i 40 whence, x = -¿- = 4f . j 5. A laborer was employed for 20 days, on condition that for every day he worked he should receive 50 cents, and for every day he was idle he should forfeit 25 cents. At the end of the 20 days he received... | |
 | Daniel Barnard Hagar - Arithmetic - 1874 - 120 pages
...would be the more profitable investment, and by what percent? 129. A man engaged a workman for 100 days, on condition that for every day he worked he should receive $1.60 ; for every day he was idle he should forfeit one-half as much. He was paid $114.40. How many... | |
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many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? Let x = the number of days he worked. 
