Written ArithmeticBrewer & Tileston, 1876 |
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... premium ; when they sell for less than their nominal value , they are said to be at a discount , or below par . 300. In Commission , the % is estimated upon the sum oc- tually expended ; in Brokerage , upon the par value , or an as ...
... premium ; when they sell for less than their nominal value , they are said to be at a discount , or below par . 300. In Commission , the % is estimated upon the sum oc- tually expended ; in Brokerage , upon the par value , or an as ...
Page 210
... premium of 25 % , what must be paid for $ 275 of gold ? Ans . $ 343.75 . 7. If an auctioneer sells , on a commission of 8 % , 14 chairs at $ 1.25 , 1 bedstead for $ 10 , and a miscellaneous lot for $ 53.79 , what sum will be due the ...
... premium of 25 % , what must be paid for $ 275 of gold ? Ans . $ 343.75 . 7. If an auctioneer sells , on a commission of 8 % , 14 chairs at $ 1.25 , 1 bedstead for $ 10 , and a miscellaneous lot for $ 53.79 , what sum will be due the ...
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... premium of 8 % ? 20. Bought 75 shares in a savings - bank , par value being $ 50 , at 61 % advance , and sold at 31 % above par ; what did I lose on the lot ? 21. The amount of the deposits in the savings - banks of Massa chusetts for ...
... premium of 8 % ? 20. Bought 75 shares in a savings - bank , par value being $ 50 , at 61 % advance , and sold at 31 % above par ; what did I lose on the lot ? 21. The amount of the deposits in the savings - banks of Massa chusetts for ...
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... premium for insuring a house for $ 1600 at 1 % . 1 % of $ 1600 $ 16 ; 1 % of $ 1600 = $ 8 , Ans . 2. What is the ... premium . 6. What will be the premium for insuring $ 15500 on a school- house for 10 years at 23 % ? 7. What would be ...
... premium for insuring a house for $ 1600 at 1 % . 1 % of $ 1600 $ 16 ; 1 % of $ 1600 = $ 8 , Ans . 2. What is the ... premium . 6. What will be the premium for insuring $ 15500 on a school- house for 10 years at 23 % ? 7. What would be ...
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... premium for 6 months . - 8. Insurance was effected upon 2 of a ship and cargo , valued at $ 50000 , at 13 % ; what ... PREMIUM . ILL . EX . For what must a policy be taken out to insure $ 500 on a ship's freight , and cover the premium ...
... premium for 6 months . - 8. Insurance was effected upon 2 of a ship and cargo , valued at $ 50000 , at 13 % ; what ... PREMIUM . ILL . EX . For what must a policy be taken out to insure $ 500 on a ship's freight , and cover the premium ...
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Page 117 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 268 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 68 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 289 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called a circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre.
Page 306 - The sum of all the terms. Any three of which being given, the other two may be found.
Page 114 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a line, every part of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre ; as AEFGBD.
Page 278 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 306 - ... found. This gives rise to twenty distinct cases, a few of the more important of which will be here presented. NOTE I. — For the remaining cases, also for full discussions of Geometrical Progression and Annuities, the student is referred to works on Algebra.
Page 10 - L, fifty ; C, one hundred ; D, five hundred ; M, one thousand.
Page 248 - The first and fourth terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms, the means. Thus, in the foregoing proportion, 8 and 3 are the extremes and 4 and 6 are the means.