New University Arithmetic: Embracing the Science of Numbers, And Their ...
New University Arithmetic: Embracing the Science of Numbers, And Their ...
Charles Davies
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Sold at auction 96 hogsheads of sugar, each weighing %ctct. and 50/^., at $6,50 per hundred : what was the auctioneer's commission at If per cent, and to how much was the owner entitled ? 6. An agent purchased 2340 bushels of wheat at $1,75 a bushel, and charged 2f per cent for buying, If per cent for shipping, and the freight cost 2 per cent : what was his com- mission, and what did the wheat cost the owner ? 7. A town collector receives 4J per cent for collecting a tax of $2564,250 : what was... the amount of his percentage ? 8. A bank fails, and has in circulation bills to the amount of $267581. It can pay 9^ per cent : how much money is there on hand ? 9. I paid an attorney 6f per cent for collecting a debt of $7320,25 : how much did I receive ? 10. My commission merchant sells goods to the amount of $1000, on which I allow him 5 per cent, but as he pays over the money before it comes due, I allow him 1 \ per cent, more : how much am I to receive ? 11. I forward $2608,625 to a commission merchant in Chicago, requesting him to purchase a quantity of corn ; he is to receive 2J per cent, on the purchase : what does his corn- Digitized byVjOOglC 241 0
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