CASE III.

49. 117 is 163% of what number?

50. 16 is 117% of what number?

51. $1 is 13% of how many dollars?

52. 2111 yards is 111% of how many yards? 53. .007 is 7% of what number?

54. The rate is 33%, the percentage 63; what is the base? 55. 399 miles is 64% of how many miles?

56. 3 bu. 2 pecks is 9% of what quantity?

57. $99.99 is 19% of my money, or 17% of B's money; what % of B's money is equal to mine?

58. 12% of 4% of my money is $200; what is my money? 59. If I sell $15000 worth of my property, the remainder will be worth 85% of the value of the whole property; what is the value of the whole?

60. The percentage is 113, the rate 444%; what is the base?

61. If 12% of the distance from Philadelphia to New York is 11 mi. 199 rd. 5 yd. 1 ft. 6 in., what is the whole distance? 62. 331% of 45% of a certain sum is $900; what is 100%? 63. 19 bushels are 15% of what number of bushels? 64. If a piece of gold is 18 carats fine, what is the percentage of alloy?

65. £25 4 s. 3 d. is 40% of how many pounds sterling? 66. The rate is 24%, the percentage 33; what is the base? 67. $10 is 5% more than what sum?

68. $10 is 5% less than what number of dollars?

69. 3331 is 331% less than what number?

70. 3331 is 331% more than what number?

71. I bought a farm for $18000, which was 25% less than

the price asked for it; what was asked for it?

72. $30 is 121% more than 121% of how many dollars? 73. more than A's money is less than B's; A's money is what % of B's?

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74. of Smith's money is 163% less than Brown's money, and they together own $15015. How much does each own?

TRADE DISCOUNT.

75. SOLD an invoice of books at 20% from the list price, which was $1000. The books were marked to be sold at 10 and 10% off; how much was lost by my mistake?

76. Goods that cost $150 were marked to be sold at $250, subject to three discounts of 5, 10, and 15%; what was the rate per cent. of the deduction?

77. If I purchase goods at 20 and 20% discount, and sell at 20 and 10% discount on the original list price, what is my gain per cent.?

78. Bought paper at 15 and 10% discount, and sold it at 5 and 10% added to the original list price; what is my gain on an investment of $500? What is my gain per cent.?

79. Bought goods marked $48 per dozen at 25 and 25% off, and sold them at an advance of 15% on their cost to a merchant who retailed them at the original list price; what was his gain per cent.?

80. What is the net cash value of goods sold at a discount of 25%, the list price being $1537.50, and an additional discount of 5% being allowed for immediate payment?

81. Four discounts of 25% each were offered on an order for $10000 worth of slates. The buyer preferred to settle on the basis of 50 and 50% off; what did he gain by the transaction?

82. What rate of discount equals 33 and 10% off?

83. Goods marked to be sold at 40 and 10% discount were disposed of by an ignorant salesman at 50% from the list price; what was the loss on cash sales amounting to $15000, and what was the percentage of loss?

84. How much is saved on a purchase of $5000, list price, by accepting 15% discount instead of 5 and 5 and 5% discount?

85. Bought goods at a discount of 20 and 20%, and marked them so as to be able to give 20 and 20% off and still have a profit of 20%. What per cent. was my marking above cost?

PROFIT AND LOSS.

86. IF I sell my house for $3500, I lose 25%.

the cost?

What was

87. A man sold a horse for $250, thereby losing 10%. What was the cost of the horse?

88. The selling price is $750; the gain 30%. What was the cost?

89. The gain is 16%; the cost $360. What is the selling price?

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90. I sold wheat at a gain of 331%; the selling price was per bushel. What was the cost?

91. I bought a farm 20% below its real value, and sold it for $6000, thereby gaining 20% on the purchase-money. What was the real value of the farm?

92. The loss is 20%; the selling price $875. What was the cost?

93. The gain was 10% of the selling price; the cost was $100. What was the selling price?

94. The loss was 163% of the selling price; the cost was $168. What was the selling price?

95. If I sell goods that cost $90 for $137.50, what is the gain per cent.?

96. At what price must cloth, that cost $3.50 per yard, be marked, that I may fall 20% and yet gain 20% ?

97. If I fall 25% on goods that are marked 25% above cost, do I gain or lose, and how much per cent.?

98. I bought a horse for $150, and sold him so that 25% of the money received was profit; how much did I receive for him?

99. If of the sale is gain, what is the gain per cent.? 100. If of the cost equals of the sale, what per cent. is the loss?

101. If Smith should sell his farm for $3500, 20% of this money would be gain; would he gain or lose, and how much %, if he should sell his farm for $2975?

102. If the cost is 16% less than the sale, what is the gain %?

103. If I sell of my goods at a gain of 10%, at what rate must I sell the remainder that there may be neither gain nor loss on the whole?

104. I bought grain at $.75 per bushel, and sold it so that 10% of the selling price was equal to my loss; what per cent. did I lose on the cost?

105. If my profit equals 20% of the selling price, what per cent. of the cost is my gain?

106. If my loss equals 20% of the cost, what per cent. of my selling price does it equal?

107. A merchant sells cloth for 12 cents a yard less than it cost, and his loss is equal to 10% of the selling price; what was the cost of the cloth?

108. If I sell goods for 25% of their cost, what per cent. of my selling price equals my loss?

109. A grocer loses 5% of his sales in bad debts, and pays 5% for having his bills collected; what per cent. must he add to the cost that he may gain 20% on the whole cost?

110. The gain per cent. is 25, the selling price $525; what is the cost?

111. The cost is 12 cents, the profit 3 cents; what is the rate per cent. of profit?

112. If I buy goods 331% below their value, and a discount of 5% is allowed to me for prompt payment, what per cent. is my profit, if I sell them at 10% above their value?

113. 20 cents profit on goods that cost $.90 is equal to what per cent. of the selling price?

114. $3000 is 20% more than the cost of A's house, and 40% less than the cost of his farm. If he sells his house for $3000, how much money must he gain in selling his farm, that the rate of gain in both sales may be equal?

115. If Brown sells his horse for $220, he gains 10%; what per cent. will he gain or lose if he sells it for 10% less than $220?

COMMISSION AND BROKERAGE.

116. WHAT is the commission on $1876.76 at 24% ? 117. What is the commission on the sale of 500 barrels of flour, at $9.25 per barrel, at 5%?

118. What rate does a broker charge, who takes $75 for selling $1500 worth of goods?

119. A consignee sells goods to the amount of £500 12s. 9 d.; what is his commission at 31% ?

120. Bought 100 bales of cotton, at $125.25 per bale; what is my commission at %?

121. An agent receives $7.25 commission on a sale of $200 worth of furniture; what was the rate?

122. What is the commission on $2777.77 at 1% ?

123. The commission is $182, the rate 5%; what is the amount of the sales?

124. The rate is 14%, the amount of sales $2500; what is the commission?

125. The sum to be invested, including the commission, is $1000, the rate 3%; what is the commission?

126. The amount of sales is $1110, the rate of commission 21%; the net proceeds are invested in flour, the agent charging 21% for buying; what is the whole commission on sales and investment?

127. The brokerage for selling or buying is %; what will it cost to sell $10000 worth of bonds and invest the net proceeds in stocks?

128. Sold sugar to the amount of $1642, and invested the net proceeds, less 25% commission for buying, in tea at $.75 per lb.; what is my commission in both transactions, the rate being the same in both?

129. The brokerage is $83, rate %; what was the amount of my purchase, and what was the entire cost to my employer?

130. A broker charged $142.50, at 4%, for selling goods; what was the amount of the sale?