EXAMINATION QUESTIONS 147. Written. 1. A merchant bought slates for P2.88 a dozen, and sold them at P.30 each. What was his gain per cent? 2. I send an agent P 1297.80. After taking out his commission of 3%, how many Q of sugar can he buy at P7 a Q? 3. A dealer bought 400 books at P1.12 each. Find the net amount if discounts of 20%, 10%, and 5% were given. 4. 340 cavanes of rice were sold for P1734, at a gain of 20%. Find the cost per cavan. Analyze. 5. Mr. Tirona pays a property tax of P42. If the rate of tax is %, what is the assessed value of his property? 6. A house was insured for of its value at 1%. If the premium paid was P5.76, what was the value of the house? 7. A merchant bought 1000 m of satin at P1.25 ́a m. He paid 40% ad valorem duty, P.15 a meter specific duty, P 30 for transportation, and P 20 for insurance. For how much must he sell the satin a meter to gain 20% on the whole cost? 8. Find the interest on P475 for 2 yr. 3 mo. 18 da. at 8%. 9. What is the weight of a block of granite 1 m long, m wide, and m high, if the specific gravity of granite is 2.4? 10. At what rate will P480 yield P103.60 interest in 3 yr. 1 mo.? 1. In what time will P 1200 yield P 159 interest at 6 % ? 2. What principal will amount to P967.20 in 4 yr. 3 mo. 15 da. at 8% ? 3. A note for P1460, dated June 24, 1907, payable in 4 months, is discounted at a bank Sept. 10, 1907, at 5 % (exact interest). Find the term of discount and the proceeds. 4. A man sold a house for P 3185, which was 87% of what Find the loss. Analyze. he paid for it. 5. What number increased by 55 % of itself equals 527? 6. If I gain of a centavo on each pencil sold at 8 centavos, what is my gain per cent? 7. An agent sold 4000 kilos of hemp at P.35 a kilo, and 3000 kilos of tobacco at P.45 a kilo. What was his commission at 21% ? 8. A building was insured for of its value at %. If the premium was P57.40, what was the value of the building? 9. An agent in Bacolod receives P 9165.45 with which to buy sugar. After deducting 14% commission for buying, how many quintals can he buy at P7.20 per quintal? 10. I invested of my money in tobacco, of what remained in rice, and found that I had P 366 left. How much money did I have at first? 1. Allowing 12 sq. m for doors and windows, find the cost, at P.35 per sq. m, of painting the four walls and ceiling of a room 5.5 m long, 4 m wide, and 3.5 m high. 2. If of the cost was gained by selling 25 carabaos for P3327.50, what was the average cost of the carabaos? 3. What per cent is gained if 44 cavanes of rice are bought for P198, and sold at P.221 per ganta? 4. Allowing 750 bricks to the cu. m, find the cost of the bricks, at P 22 a thousand, in a wall 15 m long, 2.8 m high, and .4 m thick. 5. An agent sold horses at P120 a head on 6 % commission. If his commission was P403.20, how many horses did he sell? 6. One firm offers to sell me lumber worth P 3200 with discounts of 121%, 10%, and 5%. Another firm offers me the same bill of lumber with a single discount of 25 %. Which is the better bargain and how much better is it? 7. Find the simple interest on P1465 from Oct. 24, 1903, to June 30, 1907, at 9%. 8. A can do a piece of work in 6 days, B can do it in 8 days, and C can do it in 12 days. How long will it take them to do the work all working together? 9. In what time will P 720 produce P158.40 simple interest at 8%? Analyze. 10. If a tank holds 7 tons of water, how many hektoliters of rice will it hold? 1. What principal put at simple interest for 2 yr. 3 mo. 18 da. at 8% will amount to P 1036? 2. If it costs P2160 to fill in a street 360 m long and 16 m wide to a depth of 1 m, what will it cost to fill in a street 240 m long and 18 m wide to a depth of m? 3. What part of 43 is 21? 4. 2170 is of what number ? 5. A can do a piece of work in 6 days. A and B together can do it in 4 days. How long will it take B to do it alone? 6. A man owning of a mill sold of his share. part of the mill did he still own? Analyze. What 7. A man spent for tobacco P3636, which was of his money. At P30 a quintal, how many quintals of hemp can he buy with what he has left? 8. Find the amount of P850 at 6%, exact interest, from Sept. 10, 1907, to Feb. 3, 1908. 9. At what rate will P 1600 yield P330 simple interest in 2 yr. 3 mo. 15 da. ? 10. In what time will P 420 yield P 158.76 interest at 12 % ? |