17. How many posts 6 ft. apart will be required to make 5 miles of fence?

18. How many dry gallons in 80 gallons liquid measure? 19. How many pounds Troy in 50 pounds avoirdupois? 20. What will 5 bu. 3 pk. of berries cost at 8 cents a quart? 21. A railroad 60 ft. wide was run through a county 10 miles in length; how many acres did it cover?

22. If it requires 3 bu. of seed to sow an acre, how many pints will be required to sow a field 80 ft. square?

23. A cylindrical cistern is 6 ft. 6 in. deep, and 6 ft. in diameter; how many hogsheads of water will it hold? 24. The area of a square field is 4 A. 108 sq. rd.; perimeter in rods.

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26. A bin 8 ft. 6 in. long, 5 ft. 4 in. wide, and 6 ft. 8 in. high is full of wheat; if a bushel is equal to 14 cu. ft., what are the contents worth at 70 cents a bushel?

27. Find the exact number of days from May 5, 1890, to July 4, 1896.

28. When it is 3.15 A. M., Dec. 25th, at Vienna, longitude 16° 23′ east, what is the time at San Francisco, longitude 122° 23' west?

29. How deep must a circular cistern 5 ft. in diameter be to hold 50 barrels of 31 gallons each?

30. How many feet of railing will be required to enclose a square acre? How many to enclose a circular acre?

31. How often will a wheel 5 ft. in diameter revolve in going 10 miles?

32. Multiply 102117 by 45.

33. What is the difference in time between a city whose longitude is 76° 37' west and a city whose longitude is 13° 23′ east? 34. Divide 42682 by 62.

35. A rectangular field is 40 rd. wide and 15 ch. long; what

is it worth, at $120 an acre?

36. What is 37% of 83?

37. What per cent. of 153 is 51?

38. An agent sold goods for $1295, and lost 1 of the cost; how much did the goods cost him?

39. A man lost $475, which was 20% of what he had remaining; how much had he at first?

40. Find the simple interest of $420 for 3 yr. 4 mo. 12 da. at 51%.

41. Find the exact interest of $340 from May 8, 1894, to Jan. 11, 1895, at 61%.

42. Find the annual interest of $600 from June 10, 1890, to Aug. 15, 1894, at 6%, if the interest for the first two years is paid.

43. A sold a farm for $12460, and gained of the cost; how much did he gain?

44. An agent received $2000 to invest in goods after deducting 2% commission; what is the amount of his commission?

45. An agent sold goods on a commission of 3%; he remitted his employer $1500; what was the amount of goods sold?

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46. Find the present worth and true discount of $800 for 1 6 mo. at 8%.

47. Find the contents of a pan whose altitude is 9 in., the radius of the lower base being 6 in. and of the upper base 8 in.

48. An agent's commission at 2% is $320; what sum did he remit to his employer?

49. What will it cost to paint the dome of a hall which is in the form of a hemisphere 40 ft. in diameter, at 40 cents a square yard?

50. The hypotenuse of a right triangle is 75 ft. and the base is 40 ft.; required the perpendicular.

51. In what time will $4080 at 5% give $668.10 interest? 52. Extract the square root of 430.064644.

53. What sum must be invested in 6% stock at 1171, brokerage 1%, to yield an annual income of $426?

54. What must I pay for 6% bonds to realize 51% on my investment, brokerage %?

55. Find the cube root of to three places of decimals.

56. M sold two houses for $4800 each: on the one he gained 25%, and on the other he lost 25%; did he gain or lose on the entire transaction, and how much?

57. If a bushel equals 14 cubic feet, how deep must a bin 8 ft. long and 4 ft. wide be to hold 120 bushels?

58. At what rate will $570.05 in 3 yr. 5 mo. 5 da. give $127.11+interest?

59. Find the 400th term of the series 3, 8, 13, 18, etc.

60. A rectangular box contains 30720 cu. in.; what are its dimensions, if they are to each other as 3, 4, and 5?

61. A 90-day note for $450 was discounted at a bank at 6%; required the proceeds.

62. I sold goods at 5% through an agent who charged me 3% my commission after paying the agent' was $240; required my entire commission.

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63. Find the difference between the true discount and the bank discount of $1000 for 1 yr. 3 mo. 15 da. at 7%.

64. How many shares of stock at 113 can be bought for $7272, brokerage %?

65. Find the surface and contents of a sphere 12 in. in diameter.

66. Required the face of a 4-ino. note which when discounted at a bank at 6% yields $240.

68. If a sphere 4 in. in diameter weigh 20 lb., what will a sphere 20 in. in diameter weigh?

69. Find the cube root of 45156047481.

70. Find the distance between the lower corner and the opposite upper corner of a room 18 ft. long, 15 ft. wide, and 12 ft. high.

71. What will I realize from the sale of 120 shares of stock sold at 111, brokerage %?

72. What per cent. will Georgia 6%'s yield bought at 1197, brokerage %?

73. What time after 4 o'clock will the hour- and minutehands of a watch be opposite each other?

74. A had his house insured for § of its value at 11%; soon afterwards it was destroyed by fire, and his loss over the insurance was $1700; what was the value of the house?

75. Find the sum of the infinite series ++ a'g, etc.

76. A has a lot which contains of an acre: he made a walk around it which contained 47 of the entire area; required the width of the walk.

77. What must I ask for goods which cost $120, so that I may deduct $20 from my asking price and still gain 20% ? 78. A lost 35% of his sheep; what per cent. must he gain on the remainder to gain 20% on the cost of all?

79. A has a circular garden, and B a square one: each contains an acre; a walk 6 ft. wide is made around each garden; vhich walk contains the greater area, and how much?

80. How many cubic yards of earth will be required to over of an acre 10 in. deep?

81. How long will it take two 3-inch pipes to empty a cistern that required three 2-inch pipes 4 hr. to fill?

82. What is the difference between the cube root of the least common multiple of 94106 and 202484 and the square root of their greatest common divisor?

83. A square field containing 10 acres is surrounded by a close board fence 10 ft. high; what did the boards cost, at $13 per M.?

84. The diameter of a circle is 40 ft.; what is the length of 84° 30′ 30′′ of the circumference?

85. I sold a horse so that of the gain equaled of the cost; what was the gain per cent.?

86. A bought a horse at 10% less than first cost, and sold him at 20% above first cost, thereby gaining $60; what was the first cost of the horse?

87. After a rainfall of 14 inches how deep will the water be in a cylindrical cistern 6 ft. in diameter which drains the roof of a house 40 ft. by 30 ft.?

88. A note for $900 was given Apr. 1st at 6% interest, on which a payment of $500 was made Aug. 1st: Nov. 10th the note was purchased at 4% discount on its value at that time; what amount was paid for it?

89. A has a square yard 40 ft. on a side: on each corner is the centre of a circle 20 ft. in radius; find the area within the square and without the circles.

90. B pays a tax of 4% on his income over $2000, and after paying his tax he has remaining $4200; what is his whole income?

91. A horse is tied to the top of a post 6 ft. high by a rope 20 ft. long; over how many square yards can he graze?

92. If stock bought at 10% above par will pay 6% on the investment, what % will it pay if bought at 10% below par? 93. A general formed his army into a solid square, and had 200 men over: he then received a reinforcement of 1000 men, and, increasing each side of the square by 5 men, lacked 25 men to complete the square; how many men were there in the original army?

94. A boy hired to a farmer for 30 days on condition that he should receive $30 and a suit of clothes: at the end of 18 days he concluded to quit work, when it was found that he was entitled to $10 and the suit of clothes; what was the value of the clothes?