 | William Vogdes - Arithmetic - 1847 - 324 pages
...every day he wrought, and forfeit 10' cents for every day he was idle; at settlement he received $5 : how many days did he work and how many was he idle ? 9. The head of a fish is 9 inches long, and its tail is as long as its head and half its body, and... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1849 - 96 pages
...$500, Ans. 34. Had he worked every day, his wages would have been $'75 X 50 = $37'50, that is, $10 more than he received ; but every day he was idle lessened his wages $'75 -\- $'25 = $1 ; consequently he was idle 10 days, and 50 days — 10 days = 40 days, Ans. 35. $40 -r-... | |
 | Uriah Parke - Arithmetic - 1849 - 414 pages
...and to pay 25 cents board for every day he was idle. On settlement at the end of 60 days he received How many days did he work, and how many was he idle? By Position — Suppose he wrought 40 days, then 40x.75=$30.00 He was idle then 20 days at .25= 5.00... | |
 | Nathan Daboll, David Austin Daboll - Arithmetic - 1849 - 260 pages
...every day he was idle he should pay $ ,30 ; and at the expiration of the time he received. $3 1,80. How many days did he work and how many was he idle ? Ans. he worked 48 days, and was idle 22. 8. A farmer having driven his cattle to market received... | |
 | Uriah Parke - Arithmetic - 1850 - 402 pages
...pay 25 cents board for every day he was idle. On settlement at the end of 60 days he received $30. How many days did he work, and how many was he idle? As 8 (sixtieths) : 60 (sixtieths) : : 16 trees : 120 trees. By Position— Suppose he wrought 40 days,... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1851 - 288 pages
...day he was absent he should forfeit 8d.: now, at the end of the time he had to receive 1Z. Us. 8d.: how many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? Let the number of days that he worked be denoted by x. Then will 40 — x be the number of days he... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1853 - 108 pages
...$500, Ans. 34. "Had he worked every day, his wages would have been S-75 X 50 = $37'50, that is, $10 more than he received ; but every day he was 'idle lessened his wages $'75-f- $'25 = $1 ; consequently he was idle 10 days, and 50 days — 10 days = 40 days, Ans. 35. $40... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - Arithmetic - 1854 - 196 pages
...C Their income, $600. feit 50 cents: at the expiration of the time he received 27 dollars 50 cents: how many days did he work, and how many was he idle? Ans. worked 35, idle 15 days. 4. A farmer having driven his cattle to market, received for them all... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1855 - 356 pages
...day he works, and pays q pence for every day he is idle. At the end of the time he receives a pence. How many days did he work, and how many was he idle? Ans. He worked -i- — , and was idle — days. p+q p+q Ex. 35. The fore wheel of a carriage makes... | |
 | William Smyth - Algebra - 1855 - 370 pages
...that he was idle he was to forfeit 12 shillings. At the end of the time he received 504 shillings. How many days did he work and how many was he idle ? To verify the numbers required in this problem we should multiply them, if known, by 24 and 12 respectively... | |
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