The Complete Arithmetic, Oral and Written, on the Basis of Works (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. 1882 Excerpt: ...What is my actual loss in case it burns? 162. The premium on an insurance of $ 930 was $ 23.25. What was the rate? 163. An agent collects money at and pays his principal $ 4387.50. What was the amount of the collection? 164. Leonard & Co. sell a lot of goods for me at auction to the amount of $ 11500. Their charges are as follows: commission, 1 %; guarantee, 2 %; advertising, $ 35; labor and storage, $ 17.25. How much is due me? 165. Sold property for $1400, 25% of which is gain. I found myself, however, able to collect only 90 % of the proceeds of the sale. What was my actual gain %? 166. Giles lost 8 % of his money in speculation, but had $ 920 left. How much had he at first? 167. My room is 24 feet long; its width is 50% of its length; how many yards of carpeting, yd. wide, will it require? 168. A grocer after losing 11 % of his apples has 133.5 barrels left; if they cost him $ 2.50 per barrel, for what must they be sold that he may lose nothing on his purchase? 169. My agent sells 500 barrels of flour at $ 10 per barrel and remits me $ 4750. What rate of commission did he charge for selling? 170. My store is insured for $ 8000 at l % premium, and my stock for $ 15000 at %. If both are entirely consumed, what is the underwriters' loss? 171. The difference between 24 % and 55 % of a number is 60.45. What is the number? 172. Bought a range of wood 20 ft. long, 12 ft. high, and 4 ft. wide, at $ 5 per cord, and sold the whole for $ 50. Required the per cent of gain. 173. Paid $ 30 for my winter's wood, which was to have been 4 feet in length. It averaged, however, but 44 inches. Out of how much money was I cheated? 174. In a school of 400 scholars there were 120 absences in 4 weeks; the school has 2 sessions 5 days in a week. Wh...