219. A creditor pays an agent for collecting 5 % and receives $256.50 on a bill due from a debtor who pays only 45 %. How much does the agent retain? How much did the debtor pay? How much was the bill? 220. An agent who charges 5 %, receives $ 15.75 for collecting a bill of a debtor who pays 65 %. What does the debtor pay? What does the creditor receive? What was the amount of the bill? 221. In Ex. 220, what per cent of the bill does the creditor receive? What per cent of this sum does the agent receive? What per cent of the whole bill does the agent retain ? 2 pieces of linen, each containing 26 yds. " 0.75 a yd. Make out Mr. P.'s bill, deducting 5 % from its face. 223. Mr. Lamson bought 100 shares of bank stock at 105, and sold them at a profit of $ 350. What premium did he get? 224. A broker bought for me, at 12 % discount, 100 shares of mining stock of the par value of $25 a share. A few days later he sold the same stock at 31% discount. Allowing the broker a commission of 1% on each transaction, how much did I gain? 225. Bought 50 shares of railroad stock at 823 and sold it at 7 below par. How much did I gain? 226. The taxes of a certain village are $1280; the property is valued at $106000. What is the rate of taxation? 227. It is proposed to grade and pave a street one mile long, exclusive of the crossings, 80 feet wide, sidewalks each 16 feet wide, at a total expense of $ 63360. How much are A, B, and C assessed, who own respectively 24, 39, and 51 feet frontages on this street, provided the owners of property are assessed of the expense? 228. The real estate of a certain town is valued at $2400000, the personal property at $1800000, and there are 800 persons who pay a poll-tax of $1.50 each. If the town raises $64200, what is A's tax, whose property is inventoried at $12000, and who pays one poll-tax? 229. In a certain town a tax of $5000 is to be assessed. There are 500 polls, each assessed 75 cents, and the valuation of the taxable property is $370000. What will be the tax of a man whose property is valued at $7500, and who pays for two polls? 230. A owns real estate appraised at $5500, and personal property to the amount of $3700. What is his annual tax, the poll-tax being $2, and the rate of taxation being 16 mills on a dollar? (280.) $5843.25, Nov. 19, 1878, to Sept. 9, 1879, 7%. (284.) $115.75, (285.) $227.25, June 18, 1878, to July 5, 1879, Sept. 6, 1877, to Jan. 1, 1879, (286.) $375.48, Dec. 18, 1878, to Aug. 5, 1879, (287.) $583.50, Sept. 7, 1878, to July 8, 1879, (288.) $785.25, July 9, 1878, to May 3, 1879, (289.) $1275.55, Oct. 27, 1876, to Jan. 3, 1878, (290.) $3548.12, Mar. 18, 1878, to July 7, 1879, |