218. When the price of one article, pound, yard, &c., and the cost of the whole are given, to find the number of articles, &c. Divide the whole cost by the price of one, and point off the quotient as in Art. 217. 3. Divide $149.625 by $2.375. Ans. 63 cents. 4. If $75 are divided equally among 18 men, how much will each receive? Divide as in simple numbers, and point off the quotient as in division of decimal fractions. (Art. 194.) OBS. After all the figures of the dividend are divided, if there is a remainder, ciphers may be annexed to it, and the operation may be continued as in division of decimals. (Art. 194. Obs. 3.) The ciphers thus annexed must be regarded as decimal places of the dividend. 5. How many pounds of cheese, at 7 cts. a pound, can you buy for $1.47? QUEST.-218. When the price of 1 article, 1 pound, &c., and the cost of the whole, are given, how is the number of articles found? 219. What is the rule for Division of Federal Money? Obs. When there is a remainder after all the figures of the dividend are divided, how proceed? 6. A man paid $0.75 for the use of a horse and buggy to go 8 miles: how much was that per mile? 7. How many quarts of cherries, at 7 cents a quart, can you buy for $1.12? 8. How many pounds of figs, at 14 cents a pound, can you buy for $3.57? 9. How many watermelons, at 12 cts. apiece, can be bought for $3? 10. How many pen-knives, at 20 cts. apiece, can be bought for $7.20 ? 11. At 17 cts. a quart, how many quarts of molasses can be bought for $4.40? 12. A man bought 50 pair of thick boots for $175: how much did he give a pair? 13. A man paid $485.50 for 260 sheep: how much did he give per head? 14. At $2.50 a cord, how many cords of wood can I buy for $165? 15. At $4.75 per barrel, how many barrels of flour can I buy for $8.50? it 16. If a man's income is $1.68 per day, how much is per hour? 17. If a man pays $3.62 per week for board, how long can he board for $188.50 ? 18. Suppose a man's income is $500 a year, how much is that per day? 19. Suppose a man's interest money is $28.80 per day, how much is it per minute? 20. A mason received $94.375 for doing a job, which took him 75 days: how much did he receive per day? 21. At $1.12 per bushel, how many bushels of wheat can be bought for $523.75 ? 22. If $1285.20 were divided equally among 125 men, what would each receive? 23. If $1637.10 were divided equally among 150 men, what would each receive ?. 24. The salary of the President of the United States is $25000 a year: how much does he receive per day? APPLICATIONS OF FEDERAL MONEY. BILLS, ACCOUNTS, &C. 220. A Bill, in mercantile operations, is a written paper, containing a statement of particulars, or amount of goods sold. Ex. 1. What is the cost of the several articles, and what the amount, of the following bill? What was the cost of the several articles, and what the amount of his bill? What was the cost of the several articles, and what the amount of his bill? What was the cost of the several articles, and how much is due on his account? What was the cost of the several articles, and how much is due on his account? What was the amount of charges, and what the amount of the note? SECTION IX. PERCENTAGE. ART. 222. The terms Percentage and Per Cent. signify a certain allowance on a hundred; that is, a certain Thus the expart of a hundred, or simply hundredths. pressions 2 per cent., 4 per cent., 6 per cent., &c., of any number or sum of money, signify 2 hundredths (130) 4 hundredths (10) 6 hundredths (100,) &c. of that number or sum. For example, per cent. of $100, is Too of that sum, which is 1 dollar; 2 per cent. of $100, is Too of that sum, which is 2 dollars ; 4 per cent. of $100, is 100 of that sum, which is 4 dollars; 6 6 per cent. of $100, is 100 of that sum, which is 6 dollars, &c. Hence, universally, QUEST.-200. What do the terms percentage and per cent. signify? What is meant by 2 per cent., 4 per cent., &c. of any sum? What then does any given percentage of any number or sum of money imply? Obs. From what are the terms percentage and per cent. derived? |