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  2. Anti-literacy laws in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Between 1740 and 1834 Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, and Virginia all passed anti-literacy laws. [6] South Carolina passed the first law which prohibited teaching slaves to read and write, punishable by a fine of 100 pounds and six months in prison, via an amendment to its 1739 Negro Act. [7] [8]

  3. Percentage - Wikipedia

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    Thus, in the above example, after an increase and decrease of x = 10 percent, the final amount, $198, was 10% of 10%, or 1%, less than the initial amount of $200. The net change is the same for a decrease of x percent, followed by an increase of x percent; the final amount is p (1 - 0.01 x )(1 + 0.01 x ) = p (1 − (0.01 x ) 2 ) .

  4. Coupon (finance) - Wikipedia

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    In finance, a coupon is the interest payment received by a bondholder from the date of issuance until the date of maturity of a bond . Coupons are normally described in terms of the "coupon rate", which is calculated by adding the sum of coupons paid per year and dividing it by the bond's face value. For example, if a bond has a face value of ...

  5. Discounts and allowances - Wikipedia

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    2/10 net 30 - this means the buyer must pay within 30 days of the invoice date, but will receive a 2% discount if they pay within 10 days of the invoice date. 3/7 EOM - this means the buyer will receive a cash discount of 3% if the bill is paid within 7 days after the end of the month indicated on the invoice date.

  6. Here’s the retirement savings that put you with the richest ...

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    The top 10% richest American households had an average of $8.1 million in all assets put together, which may include real estate, cash value life insurance, savings bonds etc.

  7. Ninety–ninety rule - Wikipedia

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    In computer programming and software engineering, the ninety-ninety rule is a humorous aphorism that states: The first 90 percent of the code accounts for the first 90 percent of the development time. The remaining 10 percent of the code accounts for the other 90 percent of the development time. [1] [2] This adds up to 180%, making a wry ...

  8. Rate of return - Wikipedia

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    Rate of return. In finance, return is a profit on an investment. [1] It comprises any change in value of the investment, and/or cash flows (or securities, or other investments) which the investor receives from that investment over a specified time period, such as interest payments, coupons, cash dividends and stock dividends.

  9. United States home front during World War II - Wikipedia

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    Controls and taxes. Federal tax policy was highly contentious during the war, with President Franklin D. Roosevelt opposing a conservative coalition in Congress. However, both sides agreed on the need for high taxes (along with heavy borrowing) to pay for the war: top marginal tax rates ranged from 81% to 94% for the duration of the war, and the income level subject to the highest rate was ...