805. Slate Problems. (Take note of leap year.) How many days from: 1. Feb. 6, 1892, to Oct. 1, 1892? 10. May 16, 1892, to Oct. 14, 1892? 11. How much wages at $4 per day should a man receive from Monday, Jan. 2, 1893, to Feb. 28, inclusive, no pay to be received for Sundays or Washington's birthday? 12. A man borrowed $100 April 4, and returned it November 25. How many days' interest did he owe? (Do not include both days.) 13. May 1, 1893, fell on Monday. Upon what day of the week did July 4 fall? 14. How many days does vacation last if it begins on the morning of Saturday, July 2, and school commences on the first Tuesday of September? 15. A man borrows some money June 16, and agrees to return it in 60 days. On what date should he pay it? 16. A traveler starts upon a trip Aug. 24, 1894, and reaches home again Feb. 10, 1895. How long is he away? 806. When the difference between dates is more than a year, it is customary to take 30 days to each month. (See Appendix, Part III.) Find the difference in time between March 3, 1879, and Jan. 1, 1893. Writing 1893, 1st month, 1st day, we subtract 1879, 3d month, 3d day. Answer, 13 years 9 months 28 days. 17. George Washington was born Feb. 22, 1732. How old was he at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776? 18. Abraham Lincoln was first inaugurated president, March 4, 1861. How long had he served at his death, April, 15, 1865? 19. The battle of Lexington took place April 19, 1775. The treaty of peace was signed Sept. 3, 1783. How many years, months, and days between the two events? 20. How many years elapsed between the discovery of America by Columbus, Oct. 12, 1492, and the landing of the Pilgrims, Dec. 21, 1620? 21. General Harrison fought the Battle of Tippecanoe Nov. 7, 1811. He was inaugurated president 29 years 3 months 27 days later. Give the date of his inauguration. 22. How long was it after the treaty with England, signed Dec. 24, 1814, that the Mexican treaty was concluded, Feb. 2, 1848? 23. General Taylor died July 9, 1850. How long did he live after the capture of Monterey, Sept. 24, 1846? 24. President Garfield was born Nov. 19, 1831. How old was he at his inauguration, March 4, 1881? 25. The last battle of the Mexican war took place Sept. 14, 1847. The Battle of Bull Run was fought 13 years 10 months 7 days later. What was the date of this battle? 26. Find the time between July 4, 1776, and Jan. 1, 1894. PERCENTAGE. 807. Oral Exercises. 3. 6% of 200 cows. 4. 1% of 150 lb. 1. Find 6% of $576. 3. 25% of 1,876 bu. 4. 121% of 864 cows. 5. 50% of 432 yd. 6. 331% of 576 soldiers. 7. 16% of 696 gal. 8. 61% of $4.96. 6. 331% of 1 day. 7. 621% of $12. 8.9% of $23. 9. 75% of 3 gal. 10. 11% of $400. 9. 25% of $156. 10. 1% of $156. 11. 1% of $156. 12. 50% of 480 hr. 13. 1% of 480 hr. 14. 1% of $1,420. 15. 31% of $66. 16. 71% of 360 days. INTEREST. 809. In computing interest, the year is considered as composed of 12 months of 30 days each. 810. Oral Exercises. Find the interest on : 1. $90 for 2 mo. at 4%. 2. $60 for 60 da. at 6%. 3. $100 for 2 yr. 6 mo. at 5%. 4. $120 for 30 da. at 5%. 5. $300 for 90 da. at 3%. 6. $100 for 1 yr. 3 mo. at 4%. 7. $50 for 3 yr. at 6%. 8. $100 for 2 yr. 4 mo. at 6%. 9. $60 for 40 da. at 6%. 10. $120 for 120 da. at 5%. 811. Find the interest on $63 for 4 yr. 5 mo. at 5%. $63 is called the principal. NOTE. The divisor 100 is canceled by placing a decimal point before 21. - Find the interest on $160.50 for 3 mo. 15 da. at 6%. Find the interest on $69.75 for 1 mo. 17 da. at 4%. 6. $99 for 21 months at 6%. 7. $192 for 2 yr. 4 mo. at 5%. 8. $600 from Jan. 1 to Jan. 16 at 4%. 9. $1,200 from July 1, 1891, to Jan. 1, 1893, at 6%. 10. $57.60 from Oct. 4, 1890, to Feb. 4, 1894, at 5%. REVIEW. 814. Oral Problems. 1. What part of is? (16 twentieths, 15 twentieths.) 2. 16 is how many hundredths of 64? 3. What per cent of 25 is 5? 4. What part of 2 lb. 1 oz. is 1 lb.? (33 oz., 16 oz.) 5. Divide 4 gal. by 3 pt. 6. How many pencils at 4 mills each can be bought for a dollar? 7. Write as a decimal. 8. Divide 34 by 200. 9. At 20 per qt., what will be the cost of 2 gal. 3 qt. 1 pt. of maple syrup? 10. Find the cost of 4 T. 400 lb. of coal at $5 per ton. 11. A man puts 4 lb. 8 oz. of tea into 12 oz. packages. How many packages does he make? 12. 4 pecks 3 quarts of apples are given to some children. If each child's share is 5 quarts, how many children are there? 13. If it takes 3 hours 20 minutes to hoe a row of corn, how many rows can a man do in 2 days of 10 hours each? |