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" A man was hired 50 days on these conditions. — that, for every day he worked, he should receive $ '75, and, for every day he was idle, he should forfeit $ '25 ; at the expiration of the time, he received $ 27'50 ; how many days did he work... "
Arithmetic: In which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically ... - Page 246
by Daniel Adams - 1830 - 264 pages
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Key to Adams's New Arithmetic

Daniel Adams - 1856 - 110 pages
...5= S500, Ans. 34. Had he worked every day, his wages would have been $•75 X 50= 137'50, that is, S 10 more than he received ; but every day he was idle lessened his wages $'75 -)- S'25 = SI ; consequently he was idle 10 days, and 50 days — 10 days = 40 days, Ans. 35. $40 .r-...
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Key to Adams's New Arithmetic

Daniel Adams - 1856 - 112 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 -f- $'25 = $1 ; consequently he was idle 10 days, and 50 days — 10 days = 40 days, Ля*. 35. $40...
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The elements of algebra

Archibald Montgomerie - Algebra - 1857 - 116 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 "?+a, and was idle "p~" days. p + í' (58.) At a certain election a persons voted, and...
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A Treatise on Algebra

Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1858 - 394 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 — , and was idle — days. p + qp + q Prob. 24. A merchant has two casks, each containing...
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A Treatise on Algebra: For the Use of Schools and Colleges

William Smyth - Algebra - 1858 - 344 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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Key to Dodd's Algebra: Containing All the Problems, and the More Difficult ...

James William Dodd - 1859 - 188 pages
...every day he was idle he should forfeit 32 cents. At the end of the time he was entitled to $15.20. How many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? Let x represent the number of days he worked, and y the number he was idle; then 80x represents the...
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Algebra for High Schools and Colleges: Containing a Systematic Exposition ...

James B. Dodd - Algebra - 1859 - 368 pages
...every day he was idle he should forfeit 32 cents. At the end of the time he was entitled to $15.20 ; how many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? , Ans. 25, and 15 days. 22. A cistern containing 820 gallons is filled in 20 minutes by 3 pipes,...
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A Treatise on Algebra

Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1864 - 386 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 -2 and was idle -£• days. P + qp + q '' Prob. 24. A merchant has two casks, each...
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Ray's Algebra, First Book: Primary Elements of Algebra, for Common ..., Book 1

Joseph Ray - Algebra - 1866 - 252 pages
...each day he was idle, he paid 20 cents for his board. At the expiration of the time, he received $3 ; how many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? Let X= the number of days he worked. Then, 30 — x= the number of days he was idle. Also, 25z= wages...
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Primary Elements of Algebra: For Common Schools and Academies

Joseph Ray - Algebra - 1866 - 250 pages
...each day he was idle, he paid 20 cents for his board. At the expiration of the time, he received $3 ; how many days did he work, and how many was he idle? Let £= the number of days he worked. Then, 30 — x= the number of days he was idle. Also, 252= wages...
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