14. If $14 is 25% of A's salary, find his salary?

15. After a battle 70% of a regiment, or 644 men, were left. How many men were there in the regiment at first?

16. I drew from the bank $1500, or 83% of my deposit. How much was my deposit?

17. If a man rents a house for $752 per year, which is 16% of its value, what is the value of the house?

18. A teacher's expenses are $30 a month, and this amount is 371% of his salary. How much does he save?

19. The number of pupils in attendance at school in a certain town is 576, which is 96% of the enrollment. What is the enrollment?

Finding a number when the number plus the rate of increase is given.

Written Work

1. What number increased by 17% of itself equals 585? 100% of itself

100% of itself +17% of itself, or 117% of the number

1% of the number

100% of the number

Divide the sum by one plus the rate.

= the number

= 585, amount

10. I gained 35% by selling an article for $4.05. How much did it cost?

11. A laborer had his wages twice increased 10%. If he now receives $2.42 a day, what were his wages before they were increased?

12. A property sold for $4025, which was an increase of 15% of the cost. How much did the property cost?

13. A receives $1600 salary, which is 60% more than B receives. What salary does B receive?

14. W. H. Richmond bought a jewelry store for a certain sum and increased the stock 27 % of the purchase price. He found that the whole investment amounted to $5969. What was the purchase price of the store?

15. The land surface of the District of Columbia is 60 square miles, which is 500% more than the water surface. What is the water surface?

Finding a number when the number minus the rate of decrease is given.

Written Work

1. What number diminished by 16% of itself equals 258? 100% of the number

100% of the number - 16% of the number,

or 84% of the number

1% of the number

100% of the number, or the number

= the number

= 168 (difference)

= of 168, or 2

Divide the difference by one minus the rate.

10. John has $35, which is 12% less than his brother has. How much has his brother?

11. Mrs. Lee spent $24 for a coat, which was 33% less than the cost of a suit. Find the cost of both.

12. After losing 8% of his money, a man had $352 left. How much had he at first?

13. What number decreased by 35% of itself equals $1300? $520? $6500?

14. A school enrolls 249 boys, which is 17 % less than the number of girls it enrolls. How many pupils are there in

the school?

15. A lady when shopping spent $15 of her money for a hat, which was 25% less than the amount she spent for a coat. How much did she spend for the coat?

16. The fraction is 40% less than what fraction?

17. If a certain number is increased 40% of itself, and this sum is diminished by 50% of itself, the result is 700. Find the number.

18. I sold two lots for $1200 each; on one I gained 25% and on the other I lost 25%. Did I gain or lose and how much?

19. The population of a town in 1906 was 14000, which was 121% less than the population in 1907. What was the population in 1907?

REVIEW OF PERCENTAGE

1. What is 50% of 200?

2. .05 is what per cent of .25?

3. .25 is 25% of what number?

4. I sold goods for $8.75. My actual loss was $1.25. What was the cost and the per cent of loss?

5. A man owns a farm valued at $9600. His annual taxes are $86.40. How much must he make each year to clear 8% on the cost of his property?

6. Ten is what per cent of 20? 15 is 150% of what number?

7. What per cent of 10 days are 30 days? What per cent of 30 days are 10 days?

8. of 72 is how many per cent of 120?

9. I paid $7200 for a house, $150 for repairs, and $350 for delinquent taxes. I then sold it for $9000. What per cent

did I make on my money?

10. In a business college 20% of the students study bookkeeping, 60% of them study typewriting, and the remaining 68 students study other courses. How many students are

there in the school?

11. The income from an investment which pays 51% is $220. What sum is invested?

12. Mr. Wilson buys a house and lot for $6400. The average expenses per year for taxes are $80; for insurance $12; and for repairs $24. What must be the annual rent that he may have an income of 6% net on the original cost of the property?

13. What fraction increased by 35% of itself equals 18?

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14. If my property sells for $7433.25 and I owe $8745, cent of per debts can I pay? 15. Ten thousand boxes of fruit were sold for $9450, which was 33% less than the cost. What was the cost? 16. If 12% of 163% of a number is 21, what is the whole number?

17. A section of land was sold for $4000, which was 25% more than it cost. How much did the land cost per acre? 18. Express as a per cent: ; 6; 7. 19. A horse and buggy cost $300. If the cost of the horse was 200% of the cost of the buggy, what was the cost of each?

20. After paying 70% of his debts, a man found that $3600 would put him out of debt. Find his original indebtedness. 21. Thirty-five per cent of 640 pounds is 5.6% of how many tons?

22. A bankrupt sold his property for $4100, which was 18% less than its real value. If the property had sold for $5250, what per cent above its real value would it have brought?

23. Two adjacent properties sold for $13200. 75% of the sale of one equaled 90% of the sale of the other. Find the selling price of each.

24. A certain excavation cost $120. What would be the cost of an excavation 20% wider? 25% deeper? 50% longer? 25. What per cent of 121.92 is 15.24?

26. What is the difference between 1% of $7000 and 25% of $7000?

27. I bought 100 bu. apples at 50¢ a bushel, but lost 20 bu. by freezing. At what price per bushel did I sell the remainder, if my entire loss was 4% of the cost of the apples?