Lesson 19.

1. What is the annual income from an investment of $200 at the rate of 5% a year?

2. At the rate of 4% a year, what is the annual interest return from an investment of $1200?

3. In a savings bank a man has a deposit of $350; at the rate of 4% what will the man receive for interest at the end of the year?

4. What is the interest on $42 for one year at 4%? at 5%? at 6%?

5. A man, having $30,000 invested at the rate of 5%, saved 33% of the income; how many dollars did he save per year?

6. A man hires $1000 at 5%, and loans the money at 6%; how many dollars does he gain per year?

7. A man loaned $50 at 6%, $300 at 5%, and $100 at 4%; how many dollars a year does he receive from these loans?

8. A business man borrowed $1200 at 6% and invested the money in such a way as to yield him 15%; how many dollars did he gain in a year?

9. What is the interest at the rate of 5% per annum on $100 for six months?

10. What is the interest at the rate of 4% per annum on $50 for one year and six months?

11. What is the interest at the rate of 3% per annum on $200 for three years and four months? 12. What is the interest at the rate of 6% per annum on $25 for two years and six months?

13. What is the interest at the rate of 5 % per annum on $500 for four months?

CHAPTER V.

MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS.

Lesson 1.

1. A man bought a sleigh for $20, and gave $9 to have it repaired and painted; then he sold it for $35; how many dollars did he gain?

2. By going on an errand James earned 10 cents; with the money he bought apples at 3 for 2 cents; how many apples did he buy?

3. A man bought a hat for $3, a pair of shoes for $5, and a pair of gloves for $2. He handed the salesman a twenty-dollar bill; how many dollars should the salesman give back?

4. How many oranges can be bought for 25 cents, when they are selling at the rate of 2 for 5 cents? 5. Which is the greater, or ?or?or? or?or?

6. 2 is of what number?

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7. George and Harry went nutting. George gathered and Harry of a bushel of hickory nuts; how many more twenty-fourths of a bushel did George gather than Henry?

8. George's uncle gave him $125. George spent of this sum for a bicycle; how many dollars did he have left?

9. Which is the greater, of 42 org of 42 ? of 35 or of 35?

Lesson 2.

1. A flour merchant gave at Christmas 10 barrels of flour to his men, giving barrel to each man; how many men were there?

2. In 12 how many thirds? In 16g how many sixths? In 20 how many eighths? In 25g how many fifths?

3. At Christmas Rollo's uncle George gave him $2 to spend in any way he liked; Rollo bought a copy of Robinson Crusoe for $1, and spent of the money that remained for candy; after buying the candy, how much money did Rollo have?

4. At

dollar per yard how many yards of cloth can be bought for $8?

5. Under the boiler of a steam engine are burned each day 2 tons of coal; how many tons will be burned in 7 days?

6. Find of 100, of 100, † of 100, of 100, ğ of 100, of 100, 12 of 100, 1 of 100.

7. Three tons of coal are distributed equally among 12 poor families; what part of a ton does each family receive?

8. If a man receives $5 for 4 days' work, how much does he receive per day?

9. Three men paid in equal shares $125 for a horse, and paid $3 a week for keeping him; at the end of 5 weeks they sold him for $130; how much did each man lose by the transaction?

10. A merchant bought a piece of cloth for $24, and sold it for § of what he gave for it; how many dollars did he sell it for?

Lesson 3.

1. A young lady bought a hat for $6, a veil for dollar, and 2 hat pins for dollar. She handed the saleswoman a ten-dollar bill; how much money did the young lady receive in change?

2. Stephen's father gave him the use of a piece of ground. Stephen planted with potatoes, with parsnips, and with celery. How many twentysevenths were left to plant with corn?

3. A merchant bought of a ship, and some time afterwards bought of the same ship; how many sixty-fourths of the ship did he own?

4. If 4 tons of coal cost $26, what will be the cost of 10 tons ?

5. James is twice as old as John, and the sum of their ages is 9 years; what is John's age?

6. A certain sum of money will support a family of 6 persons for 12 weeks; how many persons will it support for 18 weeks?

7. George had $1: he spent of it for fish-hooks and a line, and the remainder for a bait-box; how many cents did he pay for the bait-box?

8. At Christmas a poor woman received from one person of a ton of coal, from another §, and from a third ; how much did she receive in all?

9. If a horse eats of a bushel of oats in 1 day, how many days will it take him to eat 1 bushel?

10. If oats cost of a dollar a bushel, what will 6 bushels cost?

11. A boy gave 4 other boys of an orange apiece; how many oranges did it take ?

Lesson 4.

1. Mary having $53, paid $41 for a hat, and the rest for gloves; what was the price of the gloves? 2. From 8 take 54; from 7 take 38.

3. A lady went to a store with $20 and bought a hat for $63, a fan for $13, gloves for $14, and boots for $5; how much money had she left?

4. A contractor, on Saturday night, paid out $100: to the mason he paid $253, to the carpenter $18; what sum was paid for lime, sand, and lumber, the bill for which was settled with the remainder of the $100 ?

5. Three men buy a sailing vessel; the first buys , the second, and the third the remainder; what part of the vessel did the third man buy?

6. Fred wished to buy a tool chest worth $10. After he had earned $7ğ, his mother made up the remainder; what did she give him?

7. A milliner made 3 hats; into the first she put of a yard of ribbon, into the second of a yard, into the third of a yard. How many yards of ribbon were put into the 3 hats?

8. A sea-captain gave of a ship to his son, to his daughter, and the remainder to his wife; what was the wife's share?

9. Henry has $75%; how much more money does he need to buy a typewriter valued at $100?

10. A ship's crew of 15 men has provision for 3 months; how many months will it last 1 man?

11. A man gave 25 cents for his breakfast, which was of what he gave for his dinner; what did he give for his dinner?