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XIV.

  1. 12, 13, 29, to 4 terms.
  1. If a blacksmith uses seven nails in putting a shoe on a horse's foot, and receives 1 cent for the first nail, 2 cents for the second nail, and so on, what does he receive for putting on the shoe?
  1. If a boy receives 2 cents for his first day's work, 4 cents for his second day, 8 cents for the third day, and so on for 12 days, what will his wages amount to?
  1. If the population of a city is 10,000, and increases 10% a year for four years, what will be its population at the end of the four years? (Here l=ar4.)
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