 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1818 - 284 pages
...every day he was absent he should forfeit 8d., : now. at the end of the time, he had to receive 11. I Is. 8d. ; how many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? Let the number of days that he worked be denoted by x, Then will 40- 3: be the number of days he... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1818 - 326 pages
...he was absent he should forfeit 8d., : now at the end of the time, he had to receive M. 11s. 8rf. ; how many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? Let the number of days that he worke'd be denoted by x, Then will 40--. r be the number of days he... | |
 | George G. Carey - Arithmetic - 1818 - 602 pages
...worked, and forfeit 1 Oil for every day he remained idle ; at last he received 500(1. for his labour; how many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? 11. If 35 ells, at Vienna, make 24 at Lyons, and 3 ells at Lyons make 5 ells at Antwerp, and 100... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1818 - 246 pages
...for every day he was idle, should forfeit 2s. : at the expiration of tlve time he received 71. 10s. ; how many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? Jlns. He icroHgkt45 days, and was idle 15 days. 5. What number is that which being increased by its... | |
 | Leonard Pierce - Arithmetic - 1823 - 170 pages
...every day he was idle he should forfeit 37£ cents; at the expiration of the time he received $18; how many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? Ans. He wrought 36 days, and was idle 24. Questions. What is position ? What is single position ? What is the rule... | |
 | Zachariah Jess - Arithmetic - 1824 - 224 pages
...for every day he wrought, and forfeit lOd, for every day he was idle; at settlement he received 2i Is 8d. how many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? answer wrought 30 days, idle 10. 7 Bought 15 yards for 3i 10s. viz. damask at 8s. per yard, and lining... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1825 - 336 pages
...was absent he should forfeit 3d., : now at the end of the time, he had to receive 1Z. I Is. £d. ; how many days did he work and how many was he idle? Let the number of days that he worked be denoted by •r, Then will 40 — x be the number of days... | |
 | Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 214 pages
...for every day he was idle, should forfeit 37 Jr.. ; at the expiration of the time he received $18 : How many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? Ans. He was employed 36 days, and was idle 24. 3. There is a fish, whose head is 10 feet long ; his tail is... | |
 | Daniel Parker - Arithmetic - 1828 - 358 pages
...every day he was idle, he should forfeit 30 cents. At the expiration of the time he received $41 ; how many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? Ans. He laboured 50 days, and was idle 30 days. 6. A gentleman had 2 valuable horses and à carriage, worth... | |
 | William Slocomb - 1828 - 160 pages
...for every day he was idle; at settlement he received $5: how many days did be work, and how many days was he idle? Ans. He wrought 30 days, and was idle 10 days. 7. A, B, and C owe $1000, of which B is to pay $100 more than A, and C is to pay as much as both... | |
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A man was hired 50 days on these conditions. — that, for every day he worked, he should receive $ '75, and, for every day he was idle, he should forfeit $ '25 ; at the expiration of the time, he received $ 27'50 ; how many days did he work... 
