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. 1895 Excerpt: ...19JL =? = 101i 0P3 3.-. the gain % = 1J. Example: --By selling a watch for 9, 5. a person loses 7J%; what should he have sold it at to gain 6J%? In this case 9, 5s. corresponds to 92; what amount would correspond to 108J? As 92J: 106:: 9: Ans. 85.. selling price required----7-yfM!, = v if-Ipp 8 2 %H = 10, 12s. Gd. Ang ...
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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. 1895 Excerpt: ...19JL =? = 101i 0P3 3.-. the gain % = 1J. Example: --By selling a watch for 9, 5. a person loses 7J%; what should he have sold it at to gain 6J%? In this case 9, 5s. corresponds to 92; what amount would correspond to 108J? As 92J: 106:: 9: Ans. 85.. selling price required----7-yfM!, = v if-Ipp 8 2 %H = 10, 12s. Gd. Ang 1Q' 12i M MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. Exercise 27. (1.) Having purchased a house for 350, what must I sell it for to gain 8 per cent? (2.) I bought hats at 4s. Gd. each; at what price must I sell them to gain 10 per cent? (3.) I lose 20% by selling a horse for 80; what did it cost? (4.) What was the prime cost of an article which when sold for 12i. realized a profit of 20%? (5.) I sold some property, which cost me 250, 10s., at a profit of 15 per cent; Wiiim-. 'receive for it? (6.) I bought a horse for 25; at what price must I sell him to gain 23 per cent? (7.) I sold an article for 17s. 6d. at a loss of 12 %; find the prime cost. (s.) If 15% is lost by selling goods at 70, what did they cost at first? (9.) What was the prime cost of a house which when sold for 350 realized a profit of 15%? (10.) I gained 3 per cent on goods which cost me 6s. Sd.; find the selling price. (11.) I lost 12J% on an article which cost me lis. 8rf.; at what price did I sell it? (12.) Sold of a piece of land for what the whole cost; what was the gain per cent? (13.) An ironmonger bought nails at 16s. Sd. per cwt. and sold them at 2d. per lb.; what did he gain or lose per cent? (14.) I gained 12J% on an article which cost me 7s. 6d.; what did I sell it for? (15.) I lost 12J% on goods which cost me 2, 10s.; what did I sell them for? (16.) By selling an acre of land for 30 guineas I gained ...
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