5. What is the sum of

7,752.5+775.75+77.625 +7.6625+.66625?

6. Divide of 41 by 3 of 7.

Reduce fraction to its lowest terms.

7. A merchant purchased 3 hhd. wine at 50 per gal. He lost by leakage, from one hhd. 10%, from another 5%, and from the other 4% of the quantity. He sold the remainder at 29¢ per qt. Did he gain or lose by the transaction, and how much? (1 hhd. 63 gal.)

=

8. If a laborer received for his services $2.75 per day, exclusive of (53) Sundays during the year 1887, and paid $175 per year for house rent, $1.10 per day for provisions, $8 per month for fuel and lights, $6.50 per month for clothing for self and family, and 25 per day for incidentals, how much had he left at the close of the year?

9. Five lots of coal, containing, respectively, 431 tons, 381 tons, 451 tons, 33 tons, and 66 tons, were divided equally among five dealers. How much did each receive? (Ton=2,240

lb.)

Express answer in tons, hundredweights, and quarters.

10. What will it cost to carpet a room, 13 feet long and 18 feet wide, with carpeting yd. wide, at $1.25 per lineal yard?

COMMERCIAL DISCOUNT.

944. Slate Problems.

1. On a bill of goods amounting to $874.40, a discount of 5% is allowed. How much must be paid?

$874.40

5%-243.72
$830.68 Ans.

Divide by 2, placing the quotient figure one place to the right of the corresponding figure of the dividend.

2. Find the cost of a wagon, the catalogue price of which is $750, the discount being 30%.

The net cost is .70 of the catalogue price.

3. What will be the cost of goods amounting to $1,837.60, on which there is allowed a discount of 171%?

For 10% rewrite the original amount, placing first figure one place to the right. 5% is of 10% 21% is of 5%.

6. Find the net cost of 1,630 yd. silk, invoiced at $1.10 per yard, less 16% discount.

7. What is the cost, in francs, of 843.72 meters silk, at 5.75 francs per meter, less 12%?

8. What is the net cost of a lot of musical instruments amounting to $1,875.60, on which a discount of 10, 5, and 21% is allowed? (Art. 924, Ex. 7.)

9. What would be the net cost of the same articles, if the discount were 21, 5, and 10%?

10. Find the net cost of the same, at 171% discount.

11. Goods catalogued at x dollars are sold at a discount of 20 and 10%. What is the net price?

12. A piano marked $600 is sold at a discount of 331 and x%. Find the selling price.

13. What is the catalogue price of an article on which 20 and 10% discount is allowed, the net price being $360?

14. A wagon catalogued at $750 is sold at a discount of 331 and x%. Find value of x, when the selling price is $450.

15. Which is the better discount, 40 and 30% or 30 and 40%?

945. U. S. Civil Service. Departmental Examination. Copyist. 1. Add the following, placing the sum at the bottom:

79,654,321,908.35

47,776,013,703.30

92,773,331,673.25

7,774,910,336.15

44,297,794,329.37

6,105,733,266.59

232,173.63

8,859,367,397.45

42,223,001,764.86

63,337,476,074.03

2,335,602,047.90

293,827,764,501.77

2. Express the following in figures:

Two billion three million one hundred thousand eight, and (decimal) four hundred six millionths.

3. Express the following in sign and figures:

Three hundred sixteen million two hundred sixty-four dollars, five cents and six and seven-tenths mills.

4. Express in words the following figures, signs, and abbreviations:

(7 mi. 3 fur. 24 rd. 4 yd. 2 ft. 9 in. + 2 mi. 2 yd. 1 ft.)÷3=3 mi. 1 fur. 8 rd. 2 yd. 1 ft. 3 in.

7. A merchant bought 84 yd. of linen at 55¢ per yd., and 105 yd. of muslin at 20¢ per yd. He sold all the linen at 40¢ per yd. What must he charge per yd. for the muslin in order to make up exactly his loss on the linen?

sold

8. A fruit dealer bought a lot of oranges for $240. He of the entire cost; of the remainder for of what then remained for of the entire remainder for of the entire cost. What was

of them for of the entire cost; cost; and the final his gain or loss?

9. The owner of 165 shares of gas stock sold them at $25 per share, and with the proceeds purchased two lots, 32 ft. by 115 ft., and 30 ft. by 105 ft., respectively, and had just $27 left. What was the price per square foot of the lots?

10. At 18 a square yard, what will it cost to plaster the walls and ceiling of a room 16 ft. long, 12 ft. wide, 14 ft. high, deducting for two doors, each 8 ft. by 4 ft., and for three windows, each 7 ft. by 3 ft.?

946. Oral Problems.

1. A can do a piece of work in 5 hours, B in 7 hours. How long will it take both working together?

2. An agent collected a bill, and sent to his employer the amount, less 21% commission. If his commission was $1.60, how much did he remit to his employer?

3. My house, worth $12,000, is insured for of its value, at 1%. What premium do I pay?

4. A floor 6 yards long, 4 yards wide, needs 32 yards of carpet to cover it. What is the width of the carpet?

5. What will be the interest on $87, at 5 per cent, for 144 days?

6. Find the discount, at 8 per cent, on a note for $176, which has 90 days to run.

7. An agent receives $8,200 to invest after deducting his commission of of the amount invested. What is the agent's commission?

loss

8. By selling a house for $3,500, I lose $500. What is my per cent?

9. A lot is sold for $1,200, at a loss of 20 per cent. What part of $1,200 is the loss?

10. A merchant's receipts are $1,200; his gain is 20 per cent. What part of his receipts is profit?

11. If 3 men earn $72 in 8 days, how many dollars will 5 men earn in 11 days?

12. If a dealer loses 25% by selling a horse for $225, what per cent would he gain or lose by selling the horse for $325?

13. Find the cost of 4 yd. 1 ft. of ribbon, when 2 yd. 2 ft. cost 40 cents.