Education > Complete treatise on practical arithmetic and book-keeping

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How much should be insured to recover 792/ IS.? Gd iu
» ase of loss, at 4| per cent ?
95$ : 100 : : 792/ 13s 6d : 827/ 17f 5\d to be insured,
i Required the interest of 956/ 13s for 7 years and 10
i nonths, at 4J per cent.
To find the Interest for Days.
Rvtn.
Multiply by the days and by double of the rate, and di-
| tide by 73000.
Required the interest of 1264/ 11s 8</ for 72 days, at 4-
t per cent. Ans. 9/ 19s 6$d.
I Required the interest of 3728/from 13th March to 27th
tiuly, at 4-| per cent. Ans. 65'979‘97260273TZ.
j Bought stockings at 3s &/, and sold tliem at 4s : What
i cas gained per cent. ?
Ans. 3s 8f/ : 4</ : : 100/ : 9Tt the gain per cent,
j Bought linen at 2s 3d: How must it be sold to gain 5 per
I ent. ? Ans. 100 : 105 : : 2s 3c/ : 2s A\d the selling price.
I Sold muslin at 4s 9c/, and thereby gained 3 per cent.; .
’ iVhat was it bought at ?
Ans. 103 : 100 : : 4s 9</: 4s 7J4d the buying price.,
i Sold sugar at 10{c/, anci thereby gained 3 per cent. ; it
ifterwards rose to VZ-fi: What was then gained per cent. ?,
Ans. 10\d : 103 : : I2%d : 120 j the price at which 100/
worth was sold ; and the difference between this and 100/is
he gain or loss.
Sold tobacco at 2s, by which was gained 2 per cent., but
t afterwards fell to 22c/: What was then gained or lost per
:ent. ? Ans. lost 6$.
Sold stockings at. 3s 9d, by which was lost 3 per cent;
hey afterwards rose to 4s: What was then gained or lost
II jer cent. ? Ans. gained S^t.
When one gains a penny on a shilling, what is that per
»nt. > Ans. 8$.
In 9*738 guilders banco of Holland, how much current
money, agio 3 per cent. ?
Ans. 100 : 103 : : 9738 : 10030'14 current money.
In 8647' current guilders, how much banco, agio 3$ per
Jent. ?. Ans. 103| : 100 : : 8647 : 8334-539 banco*-.