 | Edward Brooks - 1863 - 350 σελίδες
...B's equals C's; how much has each? Am. A, $3160; B, $1975; C, $1185. 28. A sold two farms for $3600 each; on one he gained 20%, and on the other he lost 20%; what was his gain or loss ? Ans. Loss, $300. 29. Miss Smith sold her watch for $140, and thereby cleared... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - 1866 - 184 σελίδες
...Did he gain or lose by the bargain, and how much ? 13. An individual sol<? two gold pencils, at $6 each; on one he gained 20%, and on the other he lost 20$. Did he gain -or lose, and how much ? 14. A farmer sold two horses at $210 each; for one he received 25$ more than its value,... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - 1868 - 428 σελίδες
...less than its value. How much did he lose ? Ans. $56. 15. A merchant sold two boxes of goods for $60 each ; on one he gained 20$, and on the other he lost 20$. Did he gain or lose, and how much ? Ans. Lost $5. 16. If | of the cost of an article equals f of the sum for Which it was... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - 1888 - 480 σελίδες
...25$ less than ita value. How much did he lose ? Ans. 15. A merchant sold two boxes of goods for $60 each ; on one he gained 20$, and on the other he lost 20$. Did he gain or lose, and how much ? Ans. 16. If | of the cost of an article equals | of the sum for which it was sold, what... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - 1874 - 320 σελίδες
...cost, what is his gain % ? 19. A jeweler sold two gold pencils for $12 each. On one he gained 20%, on the other he lost 20%. Did he gain or lose on both, and how much ? WRITTEN EXAMPLES. 401. 1. What sum diminished by 15% of itself is $382.50 ? 2. A fruit-grower set... | |
 | Lorenzo Fairbanks - 1875 - 472 σελίδες
...been the gain per cent. if it had been sold at $10.50? 14. A gentleman sold two house-lots at $1200 each. On one he gained 20$, and on the other he lost 20$. Did he gain or lose by the transaction, and how much ? 15. A speculator bought 200 shares of railroad stock, at $96 per... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - 1875 - 350 σελίδες
...cost, what is his gain % ? 19. A jeweler sold two gold pencils for $12 each. On one he gained 20$, on the other he lost 20$. Did he gain or lose on both, and how much ? 20. If a yearly rent of $300 is 10$ of the cost of a store, what did it cost ? 21. How much wheat... | |
 | William James Milne - 1877 - 402 σελίδες
...amounted to $3896.74. What was the sum at interest? 28. A clothier sold two suits of clothes at $72 each. On one he gained 20^, and on the other he lost 20^. Did he gain or lose on the sale and how much? How much per cent. ? 29. After marking goods at an advance of 25^ over cost,... | |
 | Edward Brooks - 1877 - 438 σελίδες
...equals 33^% of B's ; how much has each? Ans. A, $1600; B, $1200. 44. A sold two dwellings for $3600 each ; on one he gained 20%, and on the other he lost 20% ; what was his gain or loss ? Ans. Loss, $300. 45. Cynthia's money is 25% more than Florence's money... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - 1877 - 348 σελίδες
...how much did he lose? Ans. $40. .• 44. A bookseller sold two books for $3 ; on one he gained 1ty%, and on the other he lost 20% : did he gain or lose if for the second book he received •§ as much as for the first ? Ans. Loss, 10 cts. 45. The list-price... | |
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An individual sold two gold pencils, at $6 each ; on one he gained 20$, and on the other he lost 20$. Did he gain or lose, and how much ? 14. 
