GENERAL WRITTEN PROBLEMS 1. A dealer bought a quantity of ladies' shoes at a cost of $705. The selling expenses amounted to $115. He was forced to sell out the line for $738. What was the per cent of loss? 2. A printer is offered a new style press, listed at $1520, at a discount of 2% for cash. He decides to pay half cash and the balance in 3 mo. at 4% interest. more will the press cost him? How much 3. A train leaves Buffalo at 1 P.M. and arrives in Albany at 6:57 P.M. If the distance is 296.53 mi., what is the average speed of the train? 4. A man who has invested $14,500 in a bottling establishment secures a yearly income of 15% on his investment. His daughter is employed by him as a clerk at $12.50 a week; one son is a helper at $65 a month; and another son is a clerk at $75 a month. What is the total yearly income of the family from the business? 5. A dealer in works of art imported four French paintings, invoiced at 5200 fr., 1460 fr., 2920 fr., and 4650 fr. Express the total in dollars and cents. 6. A man owns a city house assessed at $16,500 and a country home assessed at $6250. If the city tax rate is $1.87 per $100 and the country rate $.72 per $100, what is the total amount of his tax bill? 7. A clothing salesman has a salary of $1350 a yr. and 2% commission on his sales. In five years his sales were: $34,300, $47,100, $37,750, $40,200, $41,400. What was his average income? 8. If a dealer buys plums at the rate of 5 for 2¢ and sells them at the rate of 4 for 3¢, how many must he buy and sell to make a profit of $8.40? 9. You bought to day from the Cadillac Motor Co.: 12 doz. quart cans Cadillac dressing @ $6.40, discount 10%; 4 tubes @ $5.20 each, discount 25%; 3 tires @ $15.50 each, discount 20%. Make out a bill for the items. 10. Write out a check on the National Trust Company in payment of the above bill. 11. Find the amount of the tax, at $2.08 per $100, on property assessed at $27,500. 12. A firm's bank balance is $818.75. It deposits $240.39, $168.75, $847.13, $1,200, $397.93 and draws checks of $250, $117.72, $480, $127.38, $416, and pays a bill by check for $848.20 less 5% discount. What is their balance. 13. A dealer ordered goods to the amount of $2800. He paid one half the bill in 10 da., securing 2% discount. On the balance of the bill he had to pay interest at 5% for 8 mo. 15 da. What did he pay in all? 14. On Dec. 12, 1917, a man borrowed $1200 at 6% interest. What was the interest due on June 6, 1918? 15. A lady bought a set of furs in London for £54 15s. 10d. What was the cost in our money? 16. On an electric fan listed at $8, a trade discount of 20, 10, and 5% is made. What is the selling price? 17. On July 1, 1913, a man loaned $650 at 51%. What was due Jan. 1, 1915? 18. A hotel keeper has been paying $38.80 per 100 lb. for creamery butter. He is notified that the price will be advanced to $46.56. Find what per cent more he will have to pay. 19. A man borrowed $960 at 6% interest. What is the amount due at the end of 1 yr. 3 mo. 24 da.? 20. Make out a bill from John Wanamaker for: 5 yd. lace @ 294; 4 pr. stockings @ 69¢; 12 yd. ribbon @ 56¢. Then make out the check in payment of the account. 21. A furniture dealer buys dining room chairs at $30 a doz. with a discount of 20%. He sells these at retail for $2.50 each. Find the gain per cent. 22. It costs a manufacturer $720 to produce a printing machine. He adds 25% to the cost as his profit and $52 shipping charges for export to Hamburg. What is the exact amount of his bill in German money? 23. What is the difference between a discount of 10% and two successive discounts of 5% each on a bill of $832? 24. The last reading of a gas meter was 67,300 cu. ft.; the previous reading was 64,900 cu. ft. At $1.35 per thousand cu. ft., what is the amount of the gas bill? 25. An agent sold a consignment of 2000 bbl. flour at $5.60 a bbl. He paid $73 for storage and $27 for carting. How much should he remit after deducting commission of 1%? 26. John Wanamaker wished to order 50 gal. of perfume in France. How many liters did he order? 27. An American merchant purchased a piece of velvet in Lyons, France, for $92.50; if the piece contained 32 meters, what did the velvet cost per yd.? 28. Mt. Everest is approximately 8842 meters high. Find its height in feet. 29. A New York merchant imports 5 Kl. of olive oil. How many quart bottles can he fill with it? 30. If the distance between two cities is 125 mi., how far is it in kilometers? ARITHMETIC BY GRADES SEVENTH YEAR BOOK SECOND HALF: GRADE 7B 9. I. DRILL IN FUNDAMENTAL OPERATIONS WRITTEN EXERCISE Add by columns and by rows across: check totals: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. == 6. $486.75+$546.31+$203.46+$535.46+$786.327. 90.35+ 180.43+ 147.14+ 322.90+ 472.28= 8. 636.41+ 88.97+ 511.11+ 273.40+ 177.73= 17.74+ 205.63+ 623.84+ 522.48+ 522.50= 549.63+ 487.08+ 809.76+ 28.45+ 183.85 742.96 926.11+ 27.36+ 682.68+ 74.71= 585.41+ 42.49+ 313.01+ 192.31+ 373.72= 99.84+ 103.25 + 222.26+ 857.80+ 472.08 = 10. 11. 12. 13. = 18. 22. = 19. $8297.63+$5400.08 +$7971.25+$6843.52+$3679.28 = 1424.08+ 1397.89+ 9793.40+ 342.69+ 2193.62 = 21. 5071.22+ 4431.81+ 271.56+ 4950.02+ 2739.41: 483.76+ 342.58+ 1843.25+ 9188.26+ 89.49= 7714.235234.45+ 7240.08+ 3046.05+ 771.25= 1884.69+3729.32+ 1397.79+ 247.41+ 3479.32 = 25. 592.41 211.21+ 500.08+ 4726.11+ 4125.81 = 26. 6080.42+ 1998.14+ 2842.35+ 3045.12+ 8991.24 23. 24. = |