4. A tradesman's prices are 40% above cost. If he allows a customer 10% on his bill, what profit does he make?

5. A person at the age of 25 insured his life in each of two companies for $4000, the premiums being at the rate of 21% and 21% respectively. Find his annual payment.

6. A trader insured 300 bbl. of flour for of its value at 2%, paying $25 premium. What did the flour cost him a barrel?

7. A man whose property is assessed for $12,000 is taxed 15 mills on the dollar. Find his tax.

8. A town levied a tax to build a town hall at a cost of $4900. If the collector's fee is 2%, find the tax.

9. I bought goods for $400, list price. Is it to my advantage to accept trade discounts of 25 and 5 or of 20 and 10?

10. Goods are sold at a loss of 20%. By what percentage of itself must the selling price be advanced to yield a profit of 20%?

11. A man began business with a certain capital; he gained 20% the first year, which he added to his capital, and 371% the second year, which he also added to his capital. If his capital at close of the second year was $6600, what was his original capital?

12. A man began business with a certain capital; he gained 10% the first year, which he added to his capital, and 20% the second year, which he also added to his capital; the third year he lost 911%. He then had $1000 more invested in the business than at first. Find the capital with which he commenced business.

13. A grocer bought 60 lb. of tea and 90 lb. of coffee, the cost of the latter per lb. being 33% that of the former. He sold the tea at a profit of 25%, and the coffee at a profit of 163 %, gaining on the whole $14.40. Find the buying and selling prices of each.

14. A carpet dealer sold carpet at 98¢ a yd., gaining 16%. Afterward he sold some of the same carpet to the amount of $28.80 and gained 14%. What was the last selling price and how many yards did he sell at that price?

15. A merchant sold 40 yd. of silk at a gain of 371%, and 45 yd., which cost him the same per yard, at a gain of 63%. If his entire gain was $36, find the cost price per yard.

16. A merchant bought goods for a certain sum, and marked of them at a profit of 25%, and the remainder at a profit of 15%. If his entire gain is $76.38, find what he paid for the goods.

17. A stationer buys a gross of lead pencils for $2.50. He sells 44 at the rate of 2 for 5¢ and the remainder at 34 each. Find his gain per cent.

18. A grocer purchases syrup in 50 gal. barrels at $12.50 a bbl. At what price per gallon must he sell it to make 16%?

19. I bought a house for $3000 and spent 331% of the cost in repairs. What must I rent it for a month to make a clear income of 6% of the total cost, taxes and repairs amounting to $60 a year?

20. A man having lost 64% of his capital is worth twice as much as another who has just gained 50 % on his capital. What was the first man's capital?

21. If a furniture dealer buys chairs at a discount of 30% from list price, and sells them at 9% below list price, find his gain per cent.

22. A certain sum of money amounts to $1236 in 6 mo., and to $1254 in 9 mo. What is the rate per cent?

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23. Bought 2000 bu. of wheat at 82¢ a bu., payable in 4 mo.; I sold it immediately for 80 cash, and put the money at interest at 6%. end of 4 mo. I paid for the wheat. Did I gain or lose by the transaction, and how much?

24. A wholesale merchant bought 400 yd. of silk at $2.50 a yd., and sold it at once, receiving in payment a note for $1100 due in 60 da., which he at once discounted at a bank at 6%.

Find his gain.

MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES

Lesson 43

1. How many strips of paper 2 ft. wide are needed to cover the walls of a room whose length is 18 ft. and whose breadth is its length?

2. A gardener sold 7 bu. of potatoes at 35¢ a bushel, and with the proceeds he bought 3 yd. of ribbon at 15 a yard and sugar at 5 a lb. many pounds of sugar did he buy?

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3. A township is cut into farms of 80 A. Find the number of farms.

4. Two men separate, one driving north at the rate of 7 mi. an hr. and then returning at the same rate. The second walks south at the rate of 3 mi. an hr. How far apart will they be in 3 hr.?

5. The distance of a suburb of Chicago from the city is indicated in any one of the following ways: 11 mi., or 24 min., or $5 for a monthly ticket. Which unit gives the most practical measurement of the distance of the suburb from the city?

6. Harriet puts 68¢ into the Penny Savings at one time, and has stamps of the largest denomination possible placed on her card as a receipt. If 1, 5%, 10, and 25 stamps are used for the purpose, how many of each kind are used?

7. Dorothy, who has 7 10

stamps, 3 5 stamps, and 9 1 stamps on her penny savings card, has it cashed. How much does she realize ?

8. The annual membership fee for adults in the Riverside Art League is 50, and for children 10¢. What will a family of two adults and three children pay in dues in 3 yr. if all are members?

9. What is the total cost of a revolver weighing 1 lb., for which $9.50 was paid, if sent through the mail in a registered parcel, the buyer paying postage and the cost of registration?

10. I bought two crates of currants at different times and made 28 glasses of jelly out of each. The jelly from the first crate, for which I paid 90, cost a cent a glass more than that made from the second crate. Find what the second crate cost me.

11. La Grange is 13 mi. west of Chicago, and Niles 60 mi. east. How far apart are two places, one of which is 7 mi. east of La Grange, and the other 8 mi. west of Niles?

12. The sum of the ages of three brothers is 57 yr. The youngest is 15 yr. old and the next 2 yr. older. Find the difference between the ages of the oldest and the youngest.

13. A lady goes to the city by train at the cost of $3.10 for a 25-ride ticket and a 5 street-car fare each way, using 4 25-ride tickets in one year. If she had gone by electric car it would have cost her 10¢ each way. How much would she have saved in one year if she had gone by the electric car?