 | John M'Nevin - Arithmetic - 1841 - 300 pages
...day he wa.s at work he should receive 75 cents, at the expiration of the time, he received $25; now, how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle? Ans. he worked 52 days, arid was idle 28. 5. Two persons, A. and B. have the same income, A. saves one-fifth... | |
 | John M'Nevin - Arithmetic - 1841 - 300 pages
...day he was at work he should receive 75 cents, at the expiration of the time, he received $25; now, how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle? Ans. he worked 52 days, and was idle 28. 5. Two persons, A. and B. have the same income, A. saves one-fifth... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1841 - 334 pages
...every day he was absent he should forfeit 80 cents. At the eXpiration of the term he received $33. How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? Ans. He labored 75 days, and was idle 15 days. The following question, with some variations, in the language,... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Accounting - 1841 - 306 pages
...every day he wrought he should receive 75 cents ; ,at the expiration of the time, he received $25; now, how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? A. He worked 52 days, and was idle 28 B MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. ), There is a room, one side of which... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1841 - 324 pages
...every day he was idle he should forfeit 1 s. 8 d. At the expiration of the time he received 3,£ 15s. How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? . ( He was employed 35 days, Anmer, { and was idle 25. ALLIGATION. ALLIGATION is the method of mixing... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1841 - 324 pages
...day, and to forfeit 50 cents for every day he should be idle during that time He received $25 : now how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle 1 A. 52 days ; idle 28. MENSURATION. CXI. 1. MENSURATION is the measuring of Surfaces and Solids. OF... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1842 - 320 pages
...day, and to forfeit 50 cents for every day he should be idle during that time. He received S25 : now how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle 1 A. 52 days ; idle 28. MENSURATION. CXI. 1. MENSURATION is the measuring of Surfaces and Solids. OF... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1843 - 320 pages
...day, and to forfeit 50 cents for every day he should be idle during that time. He received $25 : now how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? A. 52 days; idle 28. MENSURATION/ CXI. 1. MENSURATION is the measuring of Surfaces and Solids. OF... | |
 | George Hutton (arithmetic master, King's coll. sch.) - 1844 - 276 pages
...for every day he was idle he should forfeit lOd. ; at the end of 300 days he received 10 guineas ; how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle? Ans. He worked 184 days, and was idle 116 days. 3. A person has two silver cups of unequal weight, and a... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1844 - 280 pages
...every day he was idle, he should forfeit 3s. At the end of the lime agreed on he received 80 shillings. How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle? Let x = the number of days he worked. Then 20 — £ = the number of days he was idle. x days, at 7s.... | |
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... cents for every day he was idle ; at settlement he received 5 dollars. How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? Ans. 
