The Pupils' Arithmetic Volume 5 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...I pay for it? 4. A house and lot were sold at a profit of $ 3410. The rate of profit was 22 %. (a) Find the cost of the house and lot. (&) Find the selling price. 5. A profit of $1710, or 18%, was made on an automobile. Find the cost and the selling price. 6. By selling a phonograph at a gain of $23.25, a dealer made a profit of 31%. Find cost of the phonograph. 7. By selling a suit of clothes at a loss of 8%, a tailor lost $142. Find the selling price. 8. Goods that had been damaged by fire were sold at a loss of 15%. The actual loss was $187.50. Find the cost and the selling price. 9. A gain of 250% was made by selling a diamond ring. The actual gain was $ 150. Find the cost. Io. A dry goods store sells its goods at a profit of 18%. Find the cost of a hat on which a profit of $ 1.44 is made. Find the selling price. ii. An agent sold 8 doz. books. He made a profit of 40 % on each book. Find the total cost of the books, if the profit on each book was $ 1.20. 172. To find the Cost when the Selling Price and the Gain Per Cent are Given When The Rate Is Reduced To A Decimal Fraction 2. By selling a picture for $168, I gained 12%. How much did the picture cost? Process Gain = 12% of the Cost. Represent the Cost by 100%. Selling Price = 112 % of the Cost. Therefore, 112 % of the Cost = $168. Cost =$168-5-1.12 = $ 150. Ans. From problems 1 and 2 we see that the method of finding the Cost when the Selling Price and the Gain Per Cent are given is similar to the method of rinding the Base when the Amount and Rate of Increase are given (Third Type Problem, Case 3, p. 100). 173. To find the Cost when the Selling Price and the Gain Per Cent are Given: Rule. Divide the selling price by i plus the gain per cent. 174. To find the Cost when the Selling Price and the Lo...