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... gain on each ton ? 2. Find the sum of one - sixth of £ 37 . 2s . 9d . , one - twelfth of £ 29 . 58. , and one - twenty - fourth of £ 32 . 19s . 5 3. Reduce and 80 111 125000 to decimals , and add the results together . 4. Reduce 21 ...
... gain on each ton ? 2. Find the sum of one - sixth of £ 37 . 2s . 9d . , one - twelfth of £ 29 . 58. , and one - twenty - fourth of £ 32 . 19s . 5 3. Reduce and 80 111 125000 to decimals , and add the results together . 4. Reduce 21 ...
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... gains 30 per cent . on one - third of his capital , 45 per cent . on one - fourth , and loses 15 per cent . on the re- mainder what is his gain per cent . on the whole capital ? 8. A railway passenger counts the telegraph posts on the ...
... gains 30 per cent . on one - third of his capital , 45 per cent . on one - fourth , and loses 15 per cent . on the re- mainder what is his gain per cent . on the whole capital ? 8. A railway passenger counts the telegraph posts on the ...
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... gain of £ 11 . 2s . 9d . , find the gain per cent . 8. Three persons A , B , C invested £ 6413 , £ 5247 , and £ 4081 in a business in which the net profits for one year were £ 1462 . 6s . Oąd .: how should the profits be divided ...
... gain of £ 11 . 2s . 9d . , find the gain per cent . 8. Three persons A , B , C invested £ 6413 , £ 5247 , and £ 4081 in a business in which the net profits for one year were £ 1462 . 6s . Oąd .: how should the profits be divided ...
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... gain per cent . ? 6. A boy swims 3 miles in 5 hours : if he goes 2 ft . 8 in . at each stroke , find how many strokes he takes per minute . 7. What number has 1 for its square root , and what number has 01595169 for its square ? 8. If ...
... gain per cent . ? 6. A boy swims 3 miles in 5 hours : if he goes 2 ft . 8 in . at each stroke , find how many strokes he takes per minute . 7. What number has 1 for its square root , and what number has 01595169 for its square ? 8. If ...
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... gains 7 seconds in 24 hours ; when will one be half an hour before the other , and what time will each clock then shew ? 8. The present worth of £ 159 . 7s . 6d . due in a certain time is £ 150 : if interest is allowed at the rate of 2 ...
... gains 7 seconds in 24 hours ; when will one be half an hour before the other , and what time will each clock then shew ? 8. The present worth of £ 159 . 7s . 6d . due in a certain time is £ 150 : if interest is allowed at the rate of 2 ...
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