A Cunosity in Figures.
Here is a curiosity in figures : — An employer pays A iIOO a year to start on, with £5 rise every 6 months. He pays B £100 a year to start, and i-20 rise every year. At the end of 5 years A would have received £25 more than B. Can you or a reader say why £5 half yearly is better than .£2O yearly ? 1 5s will be given for the answer which is considered to be the most correct one in a concise form. Replies to reach the Star office before 5 p.m. on Friday next. |
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 18, 21 July 1896, Page 2
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101A Cunosity in Figures. Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 18, 21 July 1896, Page 2
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