9. A man lost

of his money and then gained

as much as he had left, when he had $35000. How much had he at first?

10. If it requires 132 sq. ft. of zinc to line the bottom and sides of a tank 6 ft. long and 4 ft. 6 in. wide, how deep is it?

11. A dealer bought 420 barrels of flour at $4.75 a barrel. He sold 80 barrels at a loss of $.20 a barrel. At what price must he sell the rest to have a net gain of $111.50?

12. Make a bill for ten articles bought at a dry goods store at different times and receipt it as the proprietor.

2. A cistern 8 feet square has 120 barrels of water in it. How deep is the water?

3. At $450 an acre, find the cost of a rectangular piece of land 8 ch. 60 1. long and 5 ch. 30 1. wide.

4. Find the number of board feet in 465 joists, each 24 ft. long, 10 in. wide, and 3 in. thick.

5. At $175 an acre, a rectangular piece of land 2 chains wide cost $1190. Find the length of it in chains and links.

6. There are 946 pupils in a school. If of the number of girls is equal to of the number of boys, how many are there of each ?

7. A boy bought peaches, paying 2 cents for 4, and sold them at the rate of 3 for 5 cents, thereby gaining $2.17. How many did he buy?

8. The inside measurements of a cellar wall are 36 ft., 28 ft., and 8 ft. If the wall is 2 ft. thick, how many cubic yards of masonry are there in it?

9. A man bought a house and a farm, paying 23 times as much for the farm as he paid for the house. If the farm cost $3750 more than the house, how much did both cost?

10. If a merchant should sell a piece of silk at $2.85 a yard, he would gain $48.40; but if he should sell it at $2.35 a yard, he would gain only $26.40. How much would he receive for it at the less price?

SEVENTH GRADE-FIRST TERM.

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TO THE TEACHER. Before assigning this lesson, teach 173 179. Drill also in expressing different rates decimally and with the symbol. Lead pupils to see that there are two more decimal places in the rate when expressed decimally than when expressed with the symbol.

2. Express 2%, 14%, 5%, %, 100%, 43%, 3%, %, 7%, and 1% decimally.

3. Express .04, .005, .0525, .00, .12, .003, 1, .073, .00125, and .0275 with the symbol.

4. What is 17% of 8600 bushels? 121% of 9600 sheep? 123% of 14200? % of 200? 51% of $729?

5. A farmer raised 1024 bushels of grain, 25% of which was oats and the remainder wheat.

6. What is 8% of $1275? 3% of $125? 100% of 7400? 163% of 4 sq. ft.? 143% of 7500 men?

7. I had $8600 in the bank. I drew out 71% of it at one time and 50% of the remainder at another time.

8. Find 161% of 820 miles. 120% of $1460. 25% of 18824 pounds. % of $93.75. 20% of 2463.

9. Study the following carefully:

153%, 3%, and 3% decimally.

3. Express .085, .006, .05, .004, .18, .09, 4, .00125, .0125, and 2.26 with the symbol.

He invested 16%

4. A man had $250000 to invest. of it in railroad bonds, 45% of it in government bonds, and the remainder in real estate.

5. I bought a house for $7500 and sold it for 24% more than I paid for it.

6. There are 540 pupils in a school, 45% of whom are boys. How many girls are there?

7. A man invested $12600 in business. He lost 331% of it the first year and 12% of the remainder the second year.

8. A man bequeathed his property, valued at $200000, as follows: 35% to his wife, and the remainder equally to his four sons.

9. A farmer raised 2500 bushels of wheat. He sold 28% of it at 90 cents a bushel, 40% of the remainder at 85 cents, and the remainder at 95 cents.

10. A bookkeeper earns $1800 a year. He spends 15% of it for clothes, 22% for board, 8% for other expenses, and saves the remainder.

11. Study 9 in Lesson 1.

LESSON 3.

1. Express %, 24%, 200%, 81%, 7%, 3%, 6%, .1%, 3%, and .04% decimally.

2. Express .24, .1675, .003, 10, .07, .0025, .007, .055, .00375, .0175, and .054 with the symbol.

3. A man bought a section of land at $45 an acre, which pays him an annual income of 25% on his invest

ment.

4. A man worked 24% of 150 days at $3 a day. He saved $78, paid $15 for board, and bought a suit of clothes with the rest of his money.

5. A dealer bought 1800 tons of coal at $3.75 a ton. He sold 163% of it at $4.25 a ton, 40% of it at $4.45 a ton, and the remainder at $4.60 a ton.

6. A merchant bought 125 gallons of molasses at 40 cents a gallon. 8% of it leaked out, and he sold the remainder at 60 cents a gallon.

7. My salary last year was $800, but this year it is 15% less. How much is it this year?

8. A man bought 250 dozen oranges for $60. He lost 121% of them and sold the remainder at 4 cents apiece.

9. What is the value of 35% of 28000 pounds of wool at 25 cents a pound?

10. A man bought a piece of land for $2400 and sold it for 2333% of the cost.

2. Express .6%, 3%, 103%, 16%, 1000%, 10%, 5%, 28%, 4.5%, and 3% decimally.

3. Express .07125, .00%, .35, .0075, 3, .083, .09, .004, .00625, and .008 with the symbol.