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... worth 2 pence , and therefore a little smaller than the present three - penny piece . The two - cent piece would be 43d : the 5 - cent piece the shilling . = The Florin = coin worth 2s . the 10th part 50 ARITHMETIC . Table of Weights ...
... worth 2 pence , and therefore a little smaller than the present three - penny piece . The two - cent piece would be 43d : the 5 - cent piece the shilling . = The Florin = coin worth 2s . the 10th part 50 ARITHMETIC . Table of Weights ...
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William Harding Girdlestone. The Florin = coin worth 2s . the 10th part of a pound = 10 cents The half sovereign and sovereign as at present . = 100 mils ; a silver This system , while it would retain the present gold coinage as its ...
William Harding Girdlestone. The Florin = coin worth 2s . the 10th part of a pound = 10 cents The half sovereign and sovereign as at present . = 100 mils ; a silver This system , while it would retain the present gold coinage as its ...
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... present it required 7 days to dig the same length of trench . Shew that the Navvies did six times as much work as ... worth 28. 3d . per stone , but in weighing his sugar uses a false stone weight of 131⁄2 lbs . ; B on discovering this says ...
... present it required 7 days to dig the same length of trench . Shew that the Navvies did six times as much work as ... worth 28. 3d . per stone , but in weighing his sugar uses a false stone weight of 131⁄2 lbs . ; B on discovering this says ...
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... present payment , the Present Worth and call the money that is thrown off , the Discount . The Present Worth must be such a sum as would , if put out to interest for the given time at some agreed on rate , amount to the debt ; and the ...
... present payment , the Present Worth and call the money that is thrown off , the Discount . The Present Worth must be such a sum as would , if put out to interest for the given time at some agreed on rate , amount to the debt ; and the ...
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... present worth ; but the present worth is always less than the debt ; and therefore the interest on the present worth will always be less than the interest on the debt ; or the discount on any sum will always be less than the interest of ...
... present worth ; but the present worth is always less than the debt ; and therefore the interest on the present worth will always be less than the interest on the debt ; or the discount on any sum will always be less than the interest of ...
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Page 315 - What is the side of a square whose area is equal to that of a circle 452 feet in diameter ? Ans. ^(452)
Page 261 - ... for division amongst the holders of the rest of the stock, being a dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum ; find the capital and the receipts.
Page 141 - At a siege it was found that a certain length of trench could be dug by the soldiers and navvies in 4 days, but that when only half the navvies were present, it required 7 days to dig the same length of trench. What proportion of the work was done by the soldiers ? LXII.
Page 58 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 249 - If 20 men can perform a piece of work in 12 days, how many men will accomplish three times as much in one-fifth of the time ? Ans.
Page 57 - A fraction may be expressed by two numbers, one written under the other, with a horizontal line between them; as, |, f, f.
Page 128 - If 15 men, 12 women, and 9 boys, can complete a piece of work in 50 days, what time would 9 men, 15 women, and 18 boys, take to do twice as much, the parts done by each in the same time being as the numbers 3, 2, and 1 ? A.
Page 284 - A baker's outlay for flour is 70 per cent. of his gross receipts, and other trade expenses 20 per cent. The price of flour falls 50 per cent., and other trade expenses are thereby reduced 25 per cent. What reduction should he make in the price of a fivepenny loaf, allowing him still to realise the same amount of profit ? (568) Two ships are built.
Page 47 - Measure) 4 gills = 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 2 quarts = 1 pottle 2 pottles = 1 gallon 4 quarts = 1 gallon 2 gallons = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel 8 bushels = 1 quarter...
Page 279 - ... and the remainder when they have fallen to 85. How much does he gain or lose by the transaction ? If he invest the produce in 4\ per cent.