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LESSON 103

1. If 3 of a yard of cloth cost $2.40, how much will of a yard cost?

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2. If of a ton of steel costs $30, how much will of a ton cost?

3. If it takes 36 yd. of carpet 1 yd. wide to cover a floor, how many yards & yd. wide will be needed to cover it? of a tract of land is valued at $3600.

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5. If of a man's income is $2500, what is of it? 6. If it takes 33 yd. of cloth to make two coats, how many yards will be needed for 16 coats?

7. There are 2831 gal. in 9 bbl. How many gallons are there in 11 barrels ?

8. A stenographer's salary for 83 months is $830. Find his salary for a year at the same rate.

9. If 101 bu. of wheat cost $12.30, how much will 7 bu. 3 pk. cost at the same rate ?

10. How long will hay last 5 cows, which would last 8 cows 10 weeks?

11. John can do 11⁄2 times as much work in a day as his brother William. How long will it take John to do what William can do in 12 days? How long will it take William to do what John can do in 8 days?

12. If 3 bu. of wheat cost $3, how much will 7 bu. cost?

13. What is the ratio of the perimeter of a 2-foot square to the perimeter of a 4-foot square?

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LESSON 104

1. At each, how many pencils can I buy for 36¢?

2. Mr. Toomb sold potatoes which cost him 80% a bushel, at a loss of 121%. If his loss was $3.60, how many bushels did he sell?

3. What number increased by 20% of itself equals 50? 4. How many rods, yards, and feet are there in & of a mile?

5. How many bushels of corn, at 40¢ a bushel, will pay for 2 T. 16 cwt. of coal at $3.25 a ton?

6. What part of a mile is 60 rd.? What per cent of a mile is 80 rd.?

7. A house is insured for $1800 at 3% a year. Find the premium for 5 years.

8. At $150 an acre, how much is a piece of land 20 rd. square worth?

9. A carpenter was 4 days and 6 hours building a garden fence. How much should he receive at $2.50 a day, 10 hours making a day's work?

10. Find the cost of 4 reams and 8 quires of paper at 3 of a cent a sheet.

11. Find the cost of 62 dozen magazines at 33 each.

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12. Find the cost of 511 yd. of braid at 221 a yard.

13. What is the ratio of the area of a 2-foot square to

the area of a 4-foot square?

14. What is the ratio of a square foot to a square yard?

15. A pipe discharges 842 gal. of water in 10 hours. How much does it discharge in 7 hours?

16. A pole 28 ft. high casts a shadow 64

ft. long. How long a shadow will a pole 21 ft. high cast at the same time of day?

17. How many rods are there in 255 feet?

18. What is the gain per cent if you buy for 16¢ and sell for 19?

19. What is the cost of 13 pounds of tea at the rate of 191 pounds for $17.591?

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2. If you buy for 12 and sell for 94. If you sell for 13. For 17.

3. If you buy for 50¢ and sell for $12. If you sell for $3. For $§.

4. If 12 tons of iron cost $190, how much will 20% of 1721 tons cost?

5. I sold a cow for $7.60 less than it cost me. I lost 38%. Find the cost.

6. Find the interest of $600, at 6%, for 2 yr. 1 mo. 6 da.

7. At $1.20 a rod, how much will it cost to build a fence around a circular piece of land whose diameter is 120 rods?

8. How much will it cost, at $1.75 a perch, to lay the foundation walls of a house 50 ft. long, 20 ft. wide, 18 in. thick, and 8 ft. high? Use outside measurements.

9. A collector charged $27 for collecting a debt of $6750. Find the rate of commission.

10. Mrs. Edgar used a quart of milk each week day and 3 pints each Sunday. At 8 a quart, find her milk bill for the year 1900, the first day being Monday.

The examples in the rest of this lesson refer to the drawing on page 117.

11. How many yards of Brussels carpet will it take to cover the floor of the reception room, the strips to run the long way of the room?

12. How much will it cost to plaster the ceiling and walls of the reception room at 22¢ a square yard?

Deduct 2 doors 3 ft. by 7 ft., 1 door 2 ft. 6 in. by 7 ft., and 1 window 4 ft. by 6 ft.

13. How many double rolls of paper will be required for the ceiling and walls of the reception room? Deduct full area of doors and windows.

14. How many bundles of plastering laths will be needed for the reception room? Deduct doors and windows.

LESSON 106

1. If 20 lb. of rice cost $11, how much will 5 lb. cost? 2. How many quarts of chestnuts, at 10¢ a quart, will pay for 16 lb. butter at 221 a pound?

3. Find the exact number of bushels contained in a bin 10 ft. long, 41 ft. wide, and 6 ft. deep.

4. The ice man delivered Mr. James an average of 25 lb. of ice daily for the months of June, July, and August, and 20 lb. daily for the months of September and October. Find the cost at 20 a hundred.

5. Find the area of a triangle whose base is 12 ft. and altitude 16 ft. State the dimensions of another triangle whose area is twice as large as the first.

6. A is 40° east of B.

at B than at A?

time is it at B?

How much later is sunrise When it is 2 o'clock P.M. at A, what

7. If of the distance between two points is 40 rd. 3 yd. 2 ft. 10 in., find the whole distance. Express answer in feet.

8. If 21 qt. of sirup cost $.15, how much will 41 gal. cost?

9. A tax of $36 was paid on property in a town where the rate of taxation was 14%. Find the assessed value

of the property.

10. What is a promissory note? The face of a note? The maker of a note? The payee?

11. There is a loss of 121% on tomatoes sold at 171¢ a basket. Find the cost of the tomatoes.

12. A commission merchant sold goods to the amount of $9000. After deducting his commission he remitted to his employer $8640. Find the rate of commission. 13. 72 is 12% more than what number?

14. If the premium for insuring a house for its full value at 3% is $21.72, find the value of the house.

15. How many pounds in 4% of 1 ton?

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If 20 men can do a piece of work in 7 days, how many men will be required to do the same work in 4 days?

LESSON 107

1. How many board feet in a board 16 in. wide at one end and 10 in. wide at the other, if its length is 18 ft.?

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