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843. What number is that from which if you take of itself, the remainder will be 42 ? Ans. 20. 44. What number is that which being multiplied by 3, the product is?

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Ans. 40.

Ans. 13.

45. What part of 25 is of an unit? 46. What number is that of which 9 is 47. If a cantion may be discharged twice with 6lb. of powder, how many times will 7 cwt. 3 qrs: 17 lb. discharge the same ?

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Ans. 295 times.

48. If of a ship be worth £3740, what is the whole worth 2 Ans. £9973 6 S. 49. A young man received $210, which was of his elder brother's portion ; and three times the elder brother's portion was half of the father's estaté ; I demand how much the estate was ?Añs. £1890.

50. Shipped in Spain 10 tuns of wine, at $40 per hogshead, lost 1 pipe (by its staving,) sold the rest for $66 per hogshead, paid freight $80, other expenses 820; did I gain or lose, and how much?

Ans. gained 8808.... 51. If tallow be sold for 4d. per pound, what is the value of 3 tubs, each 3cwto1qr. 10lb. gross; tare per tub 25lb ? 2099 * din deural Ans.

17 9.! years,

52. What is the amount of 1000 dols: for 5 at 4 per cent. per annum ? Ans. $1247,50. 1 53. Sold goods to the amount of 1000 dols. to be paid half at 4, and the rest at 8 months; what must be discounted for present payment, at 6 per cent. per annum? Ans: $29.80, 3, 558.8 54. What is the present worth of 5000 dols. payable

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half at 4 months, the rest at 8, allowing discount at 6 per cent. per annum?

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Ans. $4854,82 10608

55. A merchant sent to Spain 400 parcels of something, (no matter what) at 12, each parcel clear of expenses, and in return received one half in wine, at £30 per tun; the other half in rice, at £18 per cwt; how much had he of each Ans: 80 tuns of wine, and

1714cwt. 1qr. 4lb. of rice.

156. There are two numbers, the one 63, the other half as much, I demand the difference of their product and sum; also the product of their squares.

S Difference of their product and sum, 1890. Product of their squares, 3938240,25

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57. There are two numbers, their product is 1058, and multiplicand 46; I demand: the multiplier, the sum of the factors, and the difference between the sum of the cubes of the factors, and the square of the product. Multiplier, ne ne le quite to hopin 47 Sum of the factors,

Ans.

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Difference between the cubes of the

factors, and square of the product,

23.

69.

1009851.

58. What is the value of 84 hogsheads of lime, at $2,50 per hogshead?haron at Ans. 210 dots. 59. Bought 84 hogsheads of lime for 210 dols. what was it per hogshead & Ans. dols. 2,50. 60. What is the value of 1936 barrels of tar, bat dalsi 3,25 tap and on lo llid en u Amsm8042 dolsom 61. If 936 barrels of tar cost 30421dols.what was it per barrel? Ans. dols. 3,25.

62. What is the value of 648 acres, 13 roods, and 20 poles of land, at 8 dols. per acre ? Ans. 5151 dols. 63. If 643 acres, 3 roods, 20 poles of land, cost 5151, what is it per acre? Ans. 8 dols.

64. Bought a yoke of oxen valued at 75 dols. paid 25 dols. and gave a note for the remainder, payable in two years, with interest at 6 per cent. per annum, simple interest; what will be the amount of the note, at the expiration of the time? 485 75 Ans. 56 dols.

65. What is the amount of 15236 dols. being at simple interest for 4 years, at 6 per cent. per annum ?:! Justaqil story Ans. dols. 6728,26.066. What sum will amount to dols. 6728,26, in 44 years, at an interest of 6 per cent. per annum??/

& 3 de Ans. 5236 dols..!

67. Sold 1000 bushels of wheat, at one dollar per bus hel, took half the value in money, the remainder in Indian corn, at of a dollar per bushel; how much corn did I receive? Ans 750 bushels; *

68. Bartered a pipe of wine containing 126 gallons, at 50 cents per gallon, for brandy at 75 cents per gallon; how much brandy had I for the wine? Ans. 84 galls. 69. What is the value of £9736 sterling in the currency of New England 2109501 Aris.£12981 6 8.m! 70. Change 12981 6 8, New England currency) to sterling. Ans. 9736.

171. Six robbers, viz. A, B, C, D, E and F, entered into a confederacy, and agreed to divide their booty in proportion to their valour, i. e. in proportion to the number of scars they should have to shew; the first two, A and B, being very bold, had received, A 20, and B 19 scars; the next two, C and D, being somewhat timid, received each 9 scars, but the other two, E, and F, being mere cowards, received each one scar; and have at several times robbed to the amount of 1180 dols. how much must each have A, $400,

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172. In 731 dozen bottles of wine, each 1 pints, how many hogsheads? Ans. 29 hogsheads, 52 galls, 5 pts. 73. Sold goods which cost me 3500 dols. at 25 per cent. loss; how much did I receive for them?

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74. Sold goods for 2625 dols. at 25 per cent loss, what did they cost me? Ans. 3500 dols.

75. Add 3 times 3, and 9 times 9, and 4 times 4 and 7, to 6 times 6, and 8 times 8, and 20 and 11. Ans. 344.. 76. If 20 dogs for 30 groats,

mob Goes 40 weeks to grass,

How many hounds, for 15 pounds,

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May winter in that place? Ans. 1846. b:77. If 48 taken from 120 leaves 72, and 72 taken from 91 leaves 19, and 7 taken from 19 leaves 12, what number is that from which if you take 48, 72, 19 and 7 leaves 128?. Ans. 158.

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78. A hath a ship, B, C, and D; the master clears 120 dols. how much of this sum must each owner have ?

A, 860.
30.

Ans. B

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7,50

D, 22,50.

79. A man has 50s. to pay among his labourers, for a day's work; they consisted of an equal number ofmen women and boys; to the boys he gave each 6d to each

woman 8d. and to each man 16d; how many were there of each ?.. Ans. 20 of each. ⠀

80. A man has £7 17 6, to pay among his labourers, being men, women and boys; to each boy he gave 6d. to each woman 8d. and to each man 16d. there were for every boy 3 women, and for every woman 2 men; I demand the number of each cra

Ans. 15 boys, 45 women, and 90 men. 'i 81. There are 1000 dols. to be divided among three men, in such proportion that as often as A has 3 dols. B shall have 5 dols. and C 8 dols; how much must each have? A, dols. 187,50.

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Ans. B,

C,

312,50.
500.

82. Admit a town is taxed £39 for the building a bridge, the town rent is £900 per annum ; what must a man (of that town,) pay towards it, whose income is £100 per annum ?

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Ans. £4:6-8. 83. Suppose A pays 5s. 10d. for an income of £58 per annum, what must B pay, whose income is £100 per annum ?! Ans. 60 110

84. Divide 1400 dols. between A and B, so as that A's share shall bear such proportion to B's, as 2 to 5.

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A, 400 dols.
B, 1000

85. Shipped 550 pair of stockings, at 75 cents per pair; 460 yards of stuff, at 25 certs per yard; in return for which I had 30 cwt. 3 qrs. of sugar, at 5 dols. per cwt; now, admitting advance on the stockings and stuffs, was just sufficient to defray all expenses, how much have I to receive of this adventure ?

Ans. dols. 378,75% 86. If four pounds ten, and forty groats,

Will buy a load of hay,

How many pounds, with nine French crowns, For twenty l loads will pay ? Ans. £100 7 30. NOTE: This last example is considered as New England currency, where pounds, &'c. are expressed.

87. A grocer laid out for spices, 560, at the following prices, viz. cloves at 4s. per lb. mace at 7s. cinna mon at 3s. nutmegs at 12s. and pepper at 2s. per lb. and had of each an equal quantity; how many pounds of ach had he? Ans. 400lb. of each sort.

88. Admit the distance from Boston to New York, to be 240 miles; A sets out from Boston for New York, and travels (20 miles a day after A has travelled 2 days, B sets out from Boston, for New York, and trav els 40 miles a day : In what time will each arrive at New York, how far from Boston will B overtake A, and how far will A be behind B, when the latter arrives at New York ? cosi' aromit!', els c001 vodiil 101 of do I sem od

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A will be 12 travellinger

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will be overtaken 80 miles from Boston, A, will be behind B, 80 miles, when B arriVES Cat New York. Thall 600! SWALIH 00

89. Bought 127 pieces of cloth, for which I gave 3589 ells of Holland, at 7s. 11d. per ell; what cost a piece of that cloth ? Ans 11 38

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90. I have laid out for a merchant 8432 dols. for which he allows me 24 per cent. commission; I owed him 283 dols. how much is he indebted to me?

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Ans. dols. 3234,80.0

91. Change £536 sterling, to federal money.tw/3

Ans. dols. 2382,223.

92. Change dols. 2382,223, to sterling money.. is.. Ans. £536.

93. Change £536 sterling, to the currency of New England. 2005. Ans:£714 13646. 94. Change £714134, New England currency, ato sterling. Ans. £536.. 95. Change 714 13 4, New England currency, to federal money.bio, af. Ans. dols. 2382,224.

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96. Change dols. 2882,224, to New England currency. Ans, £714-13 4.

97. Bartered 2000 barrels of flour at 6 dols. per barrel, for tar at dols. 3,25 per barrel; how much tar had I for the flour? Ans. 369219 barrels.

98. I would ensure an adventure which (cost me 9570 dols; how much must I ensure so as to cover both principal and premium, when I pay for ensurance 5 per cent? Ans. dols. 10073,6848 99. Bought a tun of wine for dols: 150,54; how must I sell it per quart to gain dols. $3,46; admitting there is 22 gallons lost? Ans. 80 cents.

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