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... Worth , 290 Annuities at Bank Discount and Banking , 291 Simple Interest , 383 • Investments with Interest ,. 296 Compound Interest ,. 385 Compound Interest , 297 Insurance , 387 Exchange , 300 Life Insurance , .393 Domestic , 301 ...
... Worth , 290 Annuities at Bank Discount and Banking , 291 Simple Interest , 383 • Investments with Interest ,. 296 Compound Interest ,. 385 Compound Interest , 297 Insurance , 387 Exchange , 300 Life Insurance , .393 Domestic , 301 ...
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... worth $ 8326 , a house worth $ 6575 , a barn worth $ 3818 , and $ 7584 in State bonds ; what is she worth ? Ans . $ 26303 . 3. A grocer paid $ 897 for flour and $ 759 for sugar ; for what must both be sold that the grocer may gain $ 125 ...
... worth $ 8326 , a house worth $ 6575 , a barn worth $ 3818 , and $ 7584 in State bonds ; what is she worth ? Ans . $ 26303 . 3. A grocer paid $ 897 for flour and $ 759 for sugar ; for what must both be sold that the grocer may gain $ 125 ...
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... worth $ 35,000 has two mortgages upon it , one for $ 15,000 , and the other for $ 8000 ; what is it worth above the incumbrances ? Ans . $ 12,000 . 2. A merchant's gross profits last year were $ 9000 ; he pays for rent $ 1200 ...
... worth $ 35,000 has two mortgages upon it , one for $ 15,000 , and the other for $ 8000 ; what is it worth above the incumbrances ? Ans . $ 12,000 . 2. A merchant's gross profits last year were $ 9000 ; he pays for rent $ 1200 ...
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... worth 275 dollars , what are 7 acres worth at the same rate ? SOLUTION . - If one acre of land is worth 275 dollars , 7 acres are worth 7 times 275 dollars , which we find by multiplying is 1925 dollars . Therefore , etc. OPERATION ...
... worth 275 dollars , what are 7 acres worth at the same rate ? SOLUTION . - If one acre of land is worth 275 dollars , 7 acres are worth 7 times 275 dollars , which we find by multiplying is 1925 dollars . Therefore , etc. OPERATION ...
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... worth , each load containing 10 barrels ? 18. A man bought 5 books at 40 cents each , and 2 pairs of shoes at $ 1.50 a pair ; what change will be left out of a $ 5 bill ? 19. A farmer's wife took to a store 6 dozen eggs at 20 cents a ...
... worth , each load containing 10 barrels ? 18. A man bought 5 books at 40 cents each , and 2 pairs of shoes at $ 1.50 a pair ; what change will be left out of a $ 5 bill ? 19. A farmer's wife took to a store 6 dozen eggs at 20 cents a ...
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acres amount Arithmetic Avoirdupois bank barrels bill bought brokerage bushels called ciphers common difference common fraction composite number compound interest compound number contained cords cost cube root cubic feet decimal diameter discount Divide dividend divisible dollars draft equal factors exchange find the rate Find the sum flour gain gallons given gold greatest common divisor hence hundred hundredths indorser interest least common multiple longitude measure MENTAL EXERCISES method miles minuend minus months Multiply muslin number equals number of terms OPERATION paid par value payable payment pence pound premium prime factors principal proceeds proportion quantity quotient ratio receive Reduce reichsmarks remainder rods Rule Rule.-I sell shares shillings sold SOLUTION SOLUTION.-If square root subtract subtrahend tens tenths thousandths tons units weight wide worth write WRITTEN EXERCISES
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Page 93 - Dividing both numerator and denominator of a fraction by the same number does not change its value.
Page 406 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 346 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 417 - Measures of Length. 10 millimeters (mm.) 1 centimeter (cm.) 10 centimeters 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeters 1 meter (m.) 10 meters 1 dekameter (Dm.) 10 dekameters 1 hectometer (Hm.) 10 hectometers 1 kilometer (Km.) 10 kilometers 1 myriameter (Mm.) 1181.
Page 166 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd.
Page 178 - 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 306 - Congress assembled, that the value of foreign coin as expressed in the money of account of the United States shall be that of the pure metal of such coin of standard value ; and the values of the standard coins in circulation of the various nations of the .world shall be estimated annually by the Director of the Mint, and be proclaimed on the first day of January by the Secretary of the Treasury.
Page 172 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 41 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another.
Page 135 - I. Annex ciphers to the numerator, and divide by the denominator. II. Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers used.