This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ...pay--, Q_-$23.12J, but shall have to pay.123.13. In business, final results are always given to the nearest cent, 5 mills or more count-."'" ing as another cent. Answers in this book conform to this $23.125 custom. Find the cost of the following articles to the nearest cent: --14. 23 yards at $1,371 18. 49 barrels at $2,871 15. 19 gallons at $4,621 19. 67 cords at $8.47 16. 39 tons at $5.94i-20. 2481 lb. at $ 0.053 17. 247 lb. at $0,091 21. 549 doz. at $0.12 22. Books are $7.15 a dozen. What must I pay for one? Work. Remark. We use the sign + in the quotient to show 12)$ 7.150 that there is an undivided remainder. Why shall I have to $0,595 + pay $0.60 for my book? What will 1 chair cost me if the price for a dozen is 23. $13.50? 24. $16.75? 25. $8.60? 26. $27.84? ORAL. 1. Review page 74. Annexing a cipher to 8--it by 10. Removing two ciphers from 800--it by--2. The same figures are used in writing the following num bers: $0.20; $2.00; $20.0; $200. Is there a difference in value? What causes this difference? 3. In $0.20 which figure represents dimes? In$2.00 what does the figure 2 represent? 2 dollars are how many times 2 dimes? In $0.20 where does the decimal point come? In $2.00? What change in the value do we make by moving the point one place to the right? 4. Compare $0.01 and $1.00. $1.00 is--times--5. Compare $0.05 and $5.00; $2.35 and $235. 6. What is 100 times $4.30? What is T of $430? 7. What effect on the value of $4.30 has the changing of the place of the point so that the number is $430? 8. Moving the decimal point one place to the right multiplies by--; moving it two places to the right multiplies by--; moving it--places multiplies by 1000. 9. Compare $50.00 and $5.00. $5 is i of $50. What change in the place of...