31. A merchant bought a cargo of goods for 31476 dollars, and sold them for 28587 dollars; how many dollars did he lose by the sale? Ans. 2889 dollars. 32. The Declaration of Independence was declared in the year 1776; how many years since, up to the year 1832? Ans. 56 years. 33. Sir Isaac Newton was born in the year 1642, and died in 1727; how old was he at the time of his death? Ans. 85 years. i 34. The Arabian method of Notation was first known i England about the year 1150; how many years since, up to the year 1832? Ans. 682 years. 35. The falls of the Niagara river are 150 feet, and the falls of the Genesee river, at Rochester, are 96 feet; how many feet does the Niagara river fall more than the Genesee river? Ans. 54 feet. 36. London, the metropolis of England, contains 1,500,000 inhabitants, and Paris, the metropolis of France, contains 800,000 inhabitants; how many inhabitants are there in London more than in Paris? Ans. 700,000 inhabitants. 37. The city of New York, in 1830, contained 207,021 inhabitants, and the city of Philadelphia contained 161,412 inhabitants; how many inhabitants were there in New York more than in Philadelphia? Ans. 45,609 inhabitants. 38. Needle making was introduced into England, from India, in the year 1545; how many years since, up to the year 1832? Ans. 287 years. 39. Shakspeare died in the year 1616; how many years since, up to the year 1832? Ans. 216 years. 40. The city of New York was first settled by the Dutch in the year 1609; how many years since, up to the year 1832? Ans. 223 years. 41. The city of Albany was first settled by the Dutch in the year 1613; how many years since, up to the year 1832? Ans. 219 years. 42. A farmer raised 563 bushels of corn, and sold 274 bushels of it; how many bushels did he reserve for his own use? Ans. 289 bushels. 43. A farmer bought a large farm in a new country, well timbered, for 1878 dollars, and sold the timber for 1389 dollars; how many dollars did the land stand him in? Ans. 489 dollars. 44. The first permanent settlement in the United States was made by the English at Jamestown, in Virginia, in the year 1607; how many years since, up to the year 1832? Ans. 225 years. 45. The six New England states contain 65,047 square miles, and the state of New York contains 46,000 square miles; how many square miles are there in New England more than in New York? Ans. 19,047 miles. 46. Bonaparte died at St. Helena in the year 1820; how many years since, up to the year 1832? Ans. 12 years. 47. In very fair weather when the air presses with its full weight, it presses upon a human body about 33,905 pounds of that fluid matter; but in foul weather, when the air is most light, it presses only 30,624 pounds; what difference of weight lies on a human body in the two greatest alterations of the weather? Ans: 3281 pounds. 48. King William the Conqueror conquered England in the year 1068; how many years since, up to the year 1832? Ans. 764 years. 49. A drover bought a large drove of cattle for 9873 dollars, and sold them for 12436 dollars; how many dollars did he make by the sale? Ans. 2563 dollars. 50. A merchant bought a cargo of sugar for 14573 dollars and sold it for 17869 dollars; how many dollars did he make by the sale? Ans. 3296 dollars. 51. A merchant bought a cargo of wine for 25683 dollars, and sold it for 23894 dollars; how many dollars did he lose by the sale? Ans. 1789 dollars 52. A merchant bought a cargo of cotton for 19246 dollars, and sold it for 24657 dollars; how many dollars did he make by the sale? Ans. 5411 dollars. |