part of the capital did C furnish, and what is each one's share of the gain? 40 Ans. C furnished of the capital; and A's share of the gain was $500, B's $468'75, and C's $281'25. 127. A, B, and C, traded in company; A put in $ 500, B $350, and C 120 yards of cloth; they gained $332'50, of which C's share was $120; what was the value of C's cloth per yard, and what was A and B's shares of the gain? Note. C's gain, being $120, is 139884 of the whole gain hence the gain of A and B is readily found; also the price at which C's cloth was valued per yard. Ans. C's cloth, per yard, $4. 128. Three gardeners, A, B, and C, having bought a piece of ground. find the profits of it amount to 120£. per annum. Now the sum of money which they laid down was in such proportion, that, as often as A paid 5£., B paid 7£., and as often as B paid 4£., C paid 6£. I demand how much each man must have per annum of the gain. Note. By the question, so often as A paid 5£., C paid & of 7£. Ans. A 26. 13 s. 4 d., B 37 £. 6 s. 8 d., C 56 £. 129. A gentleman divided his fortune among his sons, giving A 9£. as often as B 5£., and C 3£. as often as B 7£.; C's dividend was 1537§£.; to what did the whole estate amount? Ans. 11583 £. 8 s. 10 d. 130. A and B undertake a piece of work for $54, on which A employed 3 hands 5 days, and B employed 7 hands 3 days; what part of the work was done by A, what part by B, and what was each one's share of the money? Ans. A and B ; A's money $22'50, B's $31'50. 131. A and B trade in company for one year only; on the first of January, A put in $1200, but B could not put any money into the stock until the first of April; what did he then put in, to have an equal share with A at the end of the year? Ans. $1600. 132. A, B, C, and D, spent 35 s. at a reckoning, and, being a little dipped, agreed that A should pay 3, B, C, and D; what did each pay in this proportion? Ans. A 13 s. 4 d., B 10 s., C 6 s. 8 d., and D 5 s. 133. There are 3 horses, belonging to 3 men, employed to draw a load of plaster from Boston to Windsor for $26'45; of the A and B's horses together are supposed to do work, A and C's, B and C's 18; they are to be paid proportionally; what is each one's share of the money y? A's $11'50 C's $9'20 2.) 134. A person, who was possessed of g of a vessel, sold. § of his share for 375£.; what was the vessel worth? Ans. 1500 £. 135. A gay fellow soon got the better of of his fortune; he then gave 1500£. for a commission, and his profusion continued till he had but 450 £. left, which he found to be just of his money, after he had purchased his commission; what was his fortune at first? Ans. 3780 £. 136. A younger brother received 1560 £., which was just of his elder brother's fortune, and 5 times the elder brother's fortune was as much again as the father was worth; pray, what was the value of his estate? Ans. 19165£. 14 s. 34 d. 137. A gentleman left his son a fortune, of which he spent in three months; of of the remainder lasted him nine months longer, when he had only 537£. left; what was the sum bequeathed him by his father? Ans. 2082 £. 18 s. 2 d. 138. A cannon ball, at the first discharge, flies about a mile in eight seconds; at this rate, how long would a ball be in passing from the earth to the sun, it being 95173000 miles distant? 7 Ans. 24 years, 46 days, 7 hours, 33 minutes, 20 seconds. 139. A general, disposing his army into a square battalion, found he had 231 over and above, but, increasing each side with one soldier, he wanted 44 to fill up the square; of how many men did his army consist? Ans. 19000. 140. A and B cleared, by an adventure at sea, 45 guineas, which was 35. per cent. upon the money advanced, and with which they agreed to purchase a genteel horse and carriage, whereof they were to have the use in proportion to the sums adventured, which was found to be 11 to A, as often as 8 to B; what money did each adventure? Ans. A 104. 4 s. 219 d., B 75£. 15 s. 9 d. 141. Tubes may be made of gold, weighing not more than at the rate of of a grain per foot? what would be the weight of such a tube, which would extend across the Atlantic from Boston to London, estimating the distance at 3000 miles? Ans. 1 lb. 8 oz. 6 pwts. 3 grs. 142. A military officer drew up his soldiers in rank and file, having the number in rank and file equal; on being reinforced with three times his first number of men, he placed them all in the same form, and then the number in rank and file was just double what it was at first; he was again reinforced with three times his whole number of men, and, after placing them all in the same form as at first, his number in rank and file was 40 men each; how many men had he at first? Ans. 100 men. 143. Supposing a man to stand 80 feet from a steeple, and that a line reaching from the belfry to the man is just 100 feet in length; the top of the spire is 3 times as high above the ground as the steeple is; what is the height of the spire? and the length of a line reaching from the top of the spire to the man? See T 109. Ans. to last, 197 feet, nearly. 144. Two ships sail from the same port; one sails directly east, at the rate of 10 miles an hour, and the other directly south, at the rate of 74 miles an hour; how many miles apart will they be at the end of 1 hour? 2 hours? 24 hours? Ans. to last, 900 miles. 145. There is a square field, each side of which is 50 rods; what is the distance between opposite corners ? 3 days? Ans. 7071 + rods. 146. What is the area of a square field, of which the opposite corners are 70'71 rods apart? and what is the length of each side? Ans. to last, 50 rods, nearly. 147. There is an oblong field, 20 rods wide, and the distance of the opposite corners is 334 rods; what is the length of the field? its area? Ans. Length, 263 rods; area, 3 acres, 1 rood, 13 rods. 148. There is a room 18 feet square; how many yards of carpeting, 1 yard wide, will be required to cover the floor of it? 182 324 ft. = 36 yards, Ans. 149. If the floor of a square room contain 36 square yards, how many feet does it measure on each side? Ans. 18 feet. When one side of a square is given, how do you find its area, or superficial contents ? When the area, or superficial contents, of a square is given, how do you find one side? out interest; what is the present worth of that debt, the use of the money being worth 6 per cent.? Ans. $440′277+ 61. What is the present worth of $1000 payable in 4 years and 2 months, discounting at the rate of 6 per cent. ? Ans. $800. 62. A merchant bought articles to the amount of $500, and sold them for $575; how much did he gain? What per cent. was his gain? that is, How many dollars did he gain on each $100 which he laid out? If $500 gain $75, what does $ 100 gain? Ans. 15 per cent. 63. A merchant bought cloth at $3'50 per yard, and sold it at $4'25 per yard; how much did he gain per centum ? Ans. 21 per cent. 64. A man bought a cask of wine, containing 126 gallons, for $283'50, and sold it out at the rate of $2'75 per gallon; how much was his whole gain? how much per gallon? how much per cent.? Ans. His whole gain, $63'00; per gallon, $50; which is 223 per centum. 65. If $100 gain $6 in 12 months, in what time will it gain $4? $10? $14? Ans. to the last, 28 months. 66. In what time will $54'50, at 6 per cent., gain $2'18? Ans. 8 months. 67. 20 men built a certain bridge in 60 days, but, it being carried away in a freshet, it is required how many men can rebuild it in 50 days. 68. If a field will feed 7 horses 8 weeks, how long will it feed 28 horses? Ans. 2 weeks. 69. If a field, 20 rods in length, must be 8 rods in width to contain an acre, how much in width must be a field, 16 rods in length, to contain the same? Ans. 10 rods. 70. If I purchase for a cloak 12 yards of plaid of a yard wide, how much bocking 14 yards wide must I have to line it? Ans. 5 yards. 71. If a man earn $75 in 5 months, how long must he work to earn $460? Ans. 30 months. 72. A owes B $540, but, A not being worth so much money, B agrees to take $75 on a dollar; what sum must B receive for the debt? Ans. $405. 73. A cistern, whose capacity is 400 gallons, is supplied 157. What is the area of a triangle, of which the base is 30 rods, and the perpendicular 10 rods? Ans. 150 rods. 158. If the area be 150 rods, and the base 30 rods, what is the perpendicular? Ans. 10 rods. 159. If the perpendicular be 10 rods, and the area 150 rods, what is the base? Ans. 30 rods. When the legs (the base and perpendicular) of a rightangled triangle are given, how do you find its area? When the area and one of the legs are given, how do you find the other leg? Note. Any triangle may be divided into two right-angled triangles, by drawing a perpendicular from one corner to the opposite side, as may be seen by the annexed figure. = C Here A B C is a triangle, divided into two right-angled triangles, A d C, and d B C; therefore the whole base, A B, multiplied by one half the perpendicular d C, will give the area of the whole. If A B = 60 feet, and Ans. 480 feet. d C 16 feet, what is the area? 160. There is a triangle, each side of which is 10 feet; what is the length of a perpendicular from one angle to its opposite side? and what is the area of the triangle ? Note. It is plain, the perpendicular will divide the opposite side into two equal parts. See T 109. Ans. Perpendicular, 8'66 + feet; area, 43'3 feet. 161. What is the solid contents of a cube measuring 6 feet on each side? Ans. 216 feet. When one side of a cube is given, how do you find its solid contents? When the solid contents of a cube are given, how do you find one side of it? in 10 bricks? 162. How many cubic inches in a brick which is 8 inches long, 4 inches wide, and 2 inches thick? in 2 bricks? Ans. to last, 640 cubic inches. 163. How many bricks in a cubic foot? in 40 cubie feet? in 1000 cubic feet? Ans. to last, 27000. 164. How many bricks will it take to build a wall 40 feet in length, 12 feet high, and 2 feet thick ? Ans. 25920. 165. If a wall be 150 bricks, = 100 feet, in length, and 4 bricks, 16 inches, in thickness, how many bricks will lay one course? 2 courses? 10 courses? If the Y |