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A POSTAL PROBLEM
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(c) and for every portion of any such period of 3 months over and above every complete period.


You are requested to answer the following questions, in reference to a Postal Order for 10/. (on which the "original poundage" would be 1d.) issued during the month of January, so that the ist "period" would consist of the months February, March, April; the 2nd would consist of the months May, June, July; and the 3rd would consist of the months August, September, October.


(1) Supposing the Rule to consist of clause (a) only, on what day would a "Commission" begin to be chargeable.? ()

(2) What would be its amount.? ()

(3) Supposing the Rule to consist of clauses (a) and (b), on what day would the lowest "Commission" begin to be chargeable? ()

(4) What would be its amount? ()

(5) On what day would a larger "Commission" (being the sum of 2 "Commissions") begin to be chargeable? ()

(6) What would be its amount? ()

(7) On what day would a yet larger "Commission" begin to be chargeable? ()

(8) What would be its amount? ()

(9) Taking the Rule as consisting of all 3 clauses, in which of the above-named 3 "periods" does clause (c) first begin to take effect? ()

(10) Which day, of any "period," is the earliest on which it can be said that a "portion" of the "period" has elapsed? ()

(11) On what day would the lowest "Commission" begin to be chargeable? ()

(12) What would be its amount? ()

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