13 41 If 8, bushels of wheat cost $15, what is it a bushel ? What would 50 bushels cost at that rate? 8 15 42. A man sold 51 cwt. of sugar for $587; what would be the price of 173 cwt. at that rate? 43. If of 1 lb. of butter cost of a dollar, what will of 1 lb. cost? What will 1 lb. cost? 44. If 3 of 1 lb. of raisins cost of a dollar, what will of 1 lb. cost? What will 1 lb. cost? 45. If of a bushel of corn cost of a dollar, what is that a bushel? 46. If of a barrel of flour will serve a family 15 month, how long will one barrel serve them? will 5 barrels serve them? of a How long 47. If of a yard of cloth cost 43 dollars, what is that a What will 173 yards cost at that rate? yard? 48. If of a hhd. of wine cost 303 dollars, what will be the price of a hhd. at that rate? 49. If 34 cwt. of iron cost $145, what is that per cwt. ? 50. If 7 lb. of butter cost $11, what would be the price of 274 lb. at that rate? 51. A merchant bought a piece of cloth containing 24 yards, and in exchange gave 323 barrels of flour; how much flour did one yard of the cloth come to? How much cloth did 1 barrel of the flour come to ? 52. If of a yard of cloth cost of a pound, what will of an ell English cost? 53. If of a barrel of flour cost 14£., what will 43§ barrels cost? 54. A person having of a vessel, sells of his share for $8,400.00, what part of the whole vessel did he sell? What was the whole vessel worth? 55. If of a ship be worth of her cargo, the cargo being valued at 2,000£., what is the whole ship and cargo worth? 56. If by travelling 12 hours in a day, a man perform a journey in 7 days, in how many days will he perform it, if he travel but 9 hours in a day? 57. If 5 men mow 72 acres in 113 days, in how many days will 8 men do the same? 58. If 5 men mow 72% acres in 11 days, how many acres will they mow in 84 days? 59. There is a pole, standing so that of it is in the water, as much in the mud 2 in the water, and 73 feet of it is above the water. What is the whole length of the pole ? 60. A person having spent and of his money had $26 left. How much had he at first? 61. Two men, A and B, having found a bag of money, disputed who should have it. A said 1⁄2, 1, and 1 of the money made 130 dollars, and if B could tell him how much was in it he should have it all, otherwise, he should have nothing. How much was in the bag? 98. How many times is contained in 42 ? 99. Divide 42 by . 100. 34 is of what number! 15 101. How many times is contained in 3 102. Divide 3 by . 103. 133 is of what number? ? 104. How many times is 23 or 16 contained in 133 ? 105. Divide 133 by 22. 106. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $252.00, which was of what it cost him? him, and how much did he gain? How much did it cost 107. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $243.00, by which he gained of the first cost. What was the first cost, and how much did he gain? Note. If he gained of the first cost, $243.00 must be of the first cost. What was 108. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $3,846.00, by which bargain he gained of the first cost. the first cost, and how much did he gain? 109. A merchant sold a hhd. of wine for $108.43, by which bargain he gained of the first cost. What was the first cost per gallon? 110. A merchant sold a bale of cloth for $347.00, by which he gained of what it cost him? How much did it cost him, and how much did he gain? Note. If he gained of the first cost, $347.00 must be of the first cost. 111. A merchant sold a quantity of flour for $147.00, by which he gained How much did it cost, and how much did he gain? of the cost. 112. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $6,487.00, by which he gained of the cost. How much did he gain? 113. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $187.00 by which he lost of the first cost. How much did it cost, and how much did he lose? Note. If he lost of the cost, $187.00 must be of the cost. 114. A merchant sold a quantity of molasses for $258.00, by which he lost of the cost. How much did it cost, and how much did he lose? 115. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $948.00, by which he lost of the cost. How much did he lose? 116. A merchant sold 3 hhds. of molasses for $67.23, by which he lost of the first cost. How much did he lose? How much on a gallon? 117. A merchant sold 93 yards of cloth for $527.43, by which he lost of the cost. How much did he lose on a yard? 118. A merchant sold a quantity of goods so as to gain $48, which was of what the goods cost him: did they cost? How much How much 119. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $273.00, by which he gained 10 per cent. on the first cost. did they cost? 10 10 Note. 10 per cent. is 10 dollars on a 100 dollars, that is, 10 per cent, of the first cost therefore is of the first cost. Consequently $273.00 must be 10 of the first cost. 100 120. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $135.00, by which he gained 13 per cent. How much did the goods cost, and how much did he gain? 121. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $3,875 by which he gained 65 per cent. How many dollars did he gain? . 122. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $983.00, by which he lost 12 per cent. How much did the goods cost, and how much did he lose? Note. If he lost 12 per cent., that is, he must have sold it for of what it cost him. 88 123. A merchant sold 3 hhds. of brandy for $248.37, by which he lost 25 per cent. How much did the brandy cost him, and how much did he lose? 124. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $87.00 more than he gave for them, by which he gained 13 per cent. of the first cost. What did the goods cost him, and how much did he sell them for ? Note. Since 13 per cent. is, $87 must be 10% of the first cost. 125. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $43.00 more than they cost, and by doing so gained 20 per cent. How much did the goods cost him? 126. A merchant sold a quantity of goods for $137.00 less than they cost him, and by doing so lost 23 per cent. How much did the goods cost, and how much did he sell them for? 127. A has tea which he sells B for 10d. per lb. more than it cost him, and in return B sells A cambrick, which cost him 10s. per yd., for 12s. 6d. per yard. The gain on each was in the same proportion. What did A's tea cost him per lb. ? Note. B gains 2s. 6d. on a yard, which is of the first cost, consequently 10d. must be of the first cost of the tea ? 128. C has brandy which he sells to D for 20 cents per gal. more than it cost him; and D sells C molasses which cost 23 cents per gal. for 32 cents per gal., by which D gains in the same proportion as C. How much did C's brandy cost him per gal. ? 129. A man being asked his age, answered, that if to his age and of his age be added, the sum would be 121. What was his age? 130. A man having put a sum of money at interest at 6 per cent., at the end of 1 year received 13 dollars for interest. What was the principal ? Note. Since 6 per cent. is of the whole, 13 dollars must be of the principal. 131. What sum of money put at interest for 1 year will gain 57 dollars, at 6 per cent.? 132. A man put a sum of money at interest for 1 year, at 6 per cent., and at the end of the year he received for principal and interest 237 dollars. What was the principal ? Note. Since 6 per cent. is, if this be added to the principal it will make 106, therefore $237 must be 10% of the principal. When the interest is added to the principal the whole is called the amount. 133. What sum of money put at interest at 6 per cent. will gain $53 in 2 years? Note. 6 per cent. for 1 year will be 12 per cent. for 2 years, 3 per cent. for 6 months, 1 per cent. for 2 months, &c. 134. What sum of money put at interest at 6 per cent will gain $97 in one year and 6 months? |