 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1830 - 290 pages
...labourer for 20 days on condition that, for every day he worked, he should receive 7s., but for every day he was idle, he should forfeit 3s. At the end of the...worked. Then 20 — x = the number of days he was idle. »at 7s. a day, would come to 7 a. shillings, at 3s. per day, would be 60 — 3x shillings. This ken... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1830 - 286 pages
...every day ho 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. Нo worked 52 days, and was idle 28. XKOSCEbbAHEOUS EXAXMPbES. 1. There is a room, one side of... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1831 - 282 pages
...he worked, he should receive 7s., but for every day he was idle, he should forfeit 3s. At the end1 of the time agreed on he received 80 shillings. How...he was idle. x days, at 7s. a day, would come to 7 x shillings. 20 — x, at 3s. per day, would be 60 — 3 x shillings. This must be taken out of 7 x.... | |
 | Charles Potts - Arithmetic - 1835 - 202 pages
...he worked, and should forfeit 10 cents for every day he was idle ; at settlement, he received $5 ; how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle? Ans. worked 30 days, idle 10. 5. When first the marriage knot was tied Between my wife and me, My age... | |
 | Stephen Pike - Arithmetic - 1835 - 210 pages
...wrought, and should forfeit 1 0 cents for every dav he was idle; at settlement he received 5 dollars. How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle? Ans. Wrought 30 days, idle 10. 7. A father dying, left to his three sons A, B, and C, his estate in... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1837 - 266 pages
...every day he was idle he should forfeit Is. 8d. At the expiration of the time, he received £3 15s. How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle 1 Anwer $ He WaS emPloyed Answer, { and wag id]e ^ ALLIGATION. ALLIGATION is the method of mixing two... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1838 - 218 pages
...day he worked, and forfeit 10 cts. for every day he was idle ; at settlement he received б dollars, how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? Ans. He wrought 30 days, and was idle 10. EXCHANGE. Í The object of exchange is to find how much... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1839 - 356 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... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1841 - 288 pages
...receive 7s., but for every day he was idle, he should forfeit 3s. At the ead of the time agreed on lie received 80 shillings. How many days did he work,...number of days he was idle, x days, at 7s. a day, would corne to 7 a; shillings. 20 — x, at 3s. per day, would be 60— -3 -x shillings. Titls tnust be taken... | |
 | 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... | |
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How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? Let x = the number of days he worked. 
