21. A property owner pays a tax of $155.77 on his dwelling. If the tax rate is $1.85 on $100, what was the assessed value of the property? 22. This diagram represents a 10-A. field. The owner has decided to run a wire fence across it as indicated by the dotted line. If the area at the left of the fence is to be of the entire field, how much will this fence cost at 8¢ a ft.? 80 RD. 23. On July 1, 1917, David Mosler bought of Henry A. Atkinson a bill of goods amounting to $820, for which he paid by giving his note due Sept. 15, 1917 with interest at 5%. Write the note. Compute the interest on the note when due. 24. A man bought a horse for $175 and sold it for $210. What was the per cent of his profit in this transaction? 25. The distance around a rectangular field is 196 rods. If the field is 56 rods long, how many acres does it contain? 26. A pedlar bought 491 yd. of cloth at 81¢ a yd. He used 29 yd. and sold the remainder at 95¢ a yd. Did he gain or lose? How much? What per cent? 27. The contents of a storage house were damaged by fire and sold for $8476, which was 48% less than the original value. Find the original value. 28. An automobile was sold for $782. This was an increase of 15% on the cost. What did the car cost? 29. A traveler bought a table-set in Austria for 495 crowns. How much was this in our money? 30. A steamer passage from San Francisco to Tokyo is 710 Yen. What is the cost in American money? 31. How much interest is due on $850 loaned May 16, 1915, at 51% and paid Feb. 21, 1917? 4 in. = 1 hand; 6 ft. = 1 fathom; 40 rd. = 1 furlong; 6080.27 ft. 1 knot, or nautical mile = about 1.15 land mi. = Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet of wood = 1 cord (cd.) Wood, when cut, is usually stacked in. piles 8 ft. X4 ft. X4 ft. These piles, containing 128 cu. ft., are called cords; of a cord, or a layer of wood 4 ft. X4 ft. X1 ft., is called a cord foot. |