67. If 8 barrels of flour cost 53 dollars, what is that a barrel ? What will 13 barrels cost? 68. If 17 lb. of beef cost $1.43, what is that per lb. ? 69. If 57 lb. of raisins cost $8.37, how much is that per lb. What will 43 lb. cost? 70. If 1 cwt. 3 qrs. 15 lb. of sugar cost $19.53, how much is it per lb. ? What will 6 cwt. 1 qr. 23 lb. cost? 71. If 15 yds. 3 qrs. of broadcloth cost $147.23, what will 1 qr. cost? What will a yard cost? What will 57 yards cost? 72. Bought 3 hhds. of wine for $257.00; what was it per gallon? What would 5 pipes cost at that rate? 73. If 2 bushels of wheat is sufficient to sow 3 acres, what part of a bushel will sow 1 acre? How much will sow 5 acres? 74. If 5 barrels of cider will serve 8 men 1 year, what part of a barrel will serve 1 man the same time? How much will serve 17 men? 75. If 5 barrels of flour will serve 23 men 1 month, what part of a barrel will serve 1 man the same time? How much will serve 75 men? 76. If 3 acres produce 43 bushels of wheat, what part of an acre will produce 1 bushel? How much will produce 7 bushels? How much will produce 28 bushels? How much will produce 153 bushels? 77. If 7 acres 1 rood produce 123 bushels 3 pks. of wheat, how much will 1 rood produce? How much will 25 acres produce? Note. 4 roods make 1 acre. 78. If 9 acres 1 rood produce 136 bushels of rye, what part of a rood will produce 1 bushel? How many acres will produce 500 bushels ? 79. If 435 men consume 96 barrels of provisions in 9 months, how many barrels will 2,426 men consume in the same time? 80. At 23 cents per gallon, what will of a hhd. of molasses come to? 81. At 14 cents per lb., what will of 1 cwt. of raisins come to? 32. How many shillings in of 1£. ? 3. How many pence in of a shilling? 84. How many pence in § of a shilling? 85. How many farthings in of a penny ? 86. Find the value of of a shilling, in peace and farthings. 87. Find the value of 4 of a shilling, in pence and farthings. 88. Find the value of 3 of 1£., in shillings and pence. 89. Find the value of of 1£., in shillings, pence, and farthings. 90. What is the value of of 1£., in shillings, pence, and farthings? 91. Find of a day in hours, minutes, and seconds. of a day? 93. What is 94. What is 25 95. What is of 1 lb. Avoirdupois ? of 1 cwt. in quarters and lb. ? of 1 hhd. of wine? of 1 hhd. of wine? of a yard? 17 of a yard? of a dollar? 122. What will 233 of 1 hhd. of wine come to, at $1.23 per gal. ? 123. What will 32 of 1 cwt. of sugar come to, at $0.12 per lb. ? 124. What will 43 tons of iron come to, at $4.00 per cwt.? 8 125. What will 74 126. What will 8 gal.? 127. What will 1913 tons of iron come to, at $0.05 per lb. ? 128. What will 2317 pipes of brandy come to, at $1.43 per gal. ? 35 129. At 5s. per bushel, what will 4 bu. 3 pks. 5 qts. of corn come to? 130. At $9.00 per cwt., what will be the price of 1lb. of sugar ? What will 3 cwt. 2 qrs. 7 lb. come to at that rate? 131. At $87.00 per cwt., what cost 4 chests of tea, each weighing 3 cwt. 3 qrs. 14 lb. ? 132. What cost 18 gals. 3 qts. of brandy, at the rate of $97.00 per hhd. ? 133. Bought a silver cup weighing 9oz. 4dwt. 16 grs. for 3£. 2s. 3d. How much was it per grain. How much per ounce ? 134. Bought a silver tankard weighing 1 lb. 8 oz. 17 dwt 13 gr. for $25.00; how much was it per ounce ? 135. If 34 tons 9 cwt. 2 qrs. 18 lb. of tallow cost $6,500,00, what is it per lb. ? How much per ton ? 136. A and B traded; A sold B 84 cwt. of sugar, at 12 cents per lb.; how much did it come to ? In exchange, B gave A 18 cwt. of flour; what was the flour rated at per lb. ? 137. B delivered C 2 pipes of brandy, at $1.40 per gallon, for which he received 87 yards of cloth; what was the cloth valued at per yard? 138. D sells E 370 yards of cotton cloth at 33 cents per yard; for which he receives 500 lb. of pepper; what does the pepper stand him in per lb. ? 139. A merchant bought 3 hhds. of brandy, at $1.30 per gallon, and sold it so as to gain of the first cost; how much did he sell it for per gallon? 140. A merchant bought a quantity of tobacco for $250.00, and sold it so as to gain of the first cost; how much did he sell it for? 141. A merchant bought 1 hhd of wine for $80.00; how much must he sell it for to gain $15.00 ? How much will that be a gallon? 142. A merchant bought 500 barrels of flour for $3,000,00; how much must he sell it for per barrel to gain $250.00 on the whole ? 143. A merchant bought 350 yards of cloth for $1,800,00 ; how much must he sell it for to gain of the first cost? How much will that be a yard? 144. A merchant bought 2 hhds. of molasses for $35.28; how much must he sell it for per gal. to gain of the first cost? 145. A merchant bought 7 cwt. of coffee for $175.00, but being damaged he was willing to lose of the first cost. How much did he sell it for per lb. ? 146. A merchant sold 7 cwt. of rice for $22.75, to receive the money in 6 months, but for ready noney he agreed to make a discount of 3 of the whole price. How much was the rice per lb. after the discount? 147. If 8 boarders will drink a cask of beer in 12 days. how long would it last 1 boarder? How long would it last 12 boarders? 148. If 23 men can build a wall in 32 days, how many men would it take to do it in 1 day? How many men will it take to do it in 8 days? 149. If 15 men can do a piece of work in 84 days, how many men must be employed to perform the whole in 1 day? How many to do it in 30 days? 150. If 18 men can perform a piece of work how many days would it take 1 man to do it? would it take 57 men to do it? in 45 days, How long 151. If 25 men can do a piece of work in 17 days, in how many days will 38 men do it? 152. If a man perform a journey in 8 days, by travelling 12 hours in a day, how many hours is he performing it! How many days would it take him to perform it if he travel. led only 8 hours in a day? 153. If a man, by working 11 hours in a day, perform a piece of work in 24 days, how many days will it take him ta do it if he works 13 hours in a day? 154. If I can have 5 cwt. carried 138 miles for 11 dollars, how far can I have 25 cwt. carried for the same money ? 155. Suppose a man agrees to pay a debt with wheat, and that it will take 43 bushels to pay it, when wheat is 7 shillings per bushel; how much will it take when wheat is 9 shillings per bushel ? 156. If 11 men can do a piece of work in 14 days, when the days are 15 hours long, how many men would it take to do it in the same number of days, when the days are 11 hours long? 157. If 5 men can do a piece of work in 5 months by working 7 hours in a day, in how many months will they do it, if they work 10 hours in a day ? 158. Two men, A and B, traded in company; A furnished of the stock and B; they gained $864.00; what was each one's share of the gain? 159. Three men, A, B, and C, traded in company; A furnished of the capital; B, and C the rest. They gained $8,453,67; what was each one's share of the dividend? 160. Two men, B and C, bought a barrel of flour together. B paid 5 dollars and C 3 dollars; what part of the whole price did each pay? What part of the flour ought each to have? 161. Two men, C and D, bought a hogshead of wine; C paid $47.00, and D 53.00; how many dollars did they both pay? What part of the whole price did each pay? How many gallons of the wine ought each to have? 162. Three men, C, D, and E, traded in company; Cput in $850.00; D, 942.00; and E, $1,187.00; how many dollars did they all put in? What part of the whole did each put in? They gained $1,353.18; what was each man's share of the gain? 163. Five men, A, B, C, D, and F, freighted a vessel : A put on board goods to the amount of $4,000.00; B. $15,000.00; C, $11,000.00; D, $7,500.00; and E, $850.00. During a storm the captain was obliged to throw overboard goods, to the amount of $13,400.00; what was each man's share of the loss? 164. Three men bought a lottery ticket for $20.00; of which F paid $4.37; G $8.53; and H, the rest. They drew a prize of $15,000.00; what was the share of each? 165. Three men hired a pasture for $42.00; the first put in 4 horses; the second, 6; and the third, 8. What ought each to pay? 166. A man failing in trade, owes to A $350.00; to B $783.00; to C $1,780.00; to D $2,875.00; and he has only $2,973.00 in property, which he agrees to divide among his creditors in proportion to the several debts. What will each receive? 167. What is 27 of 378,648 ? 168. What is 169. What is 2865 1286 of 87 ? 4875 |