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4. A grocer bought six bags of coffee, weighing respectively 132 lb., 128 lb., 127 lb., 136g lb., 134 lb., and 128 lb. Allowing 1 lb. for the weight of each bag, what would be the total net weight of the coffee?

5. I bought 5 barrels of sugar. The net weight of each respectively was 275 lb., 283 lb., 271 lb., 2933 lb., and 285 lb. Find the total net weight. interest in a bowling alley, and sold interest. How much do I own?

6. I bought a my brother a

7. An automobilist on a tour completes of the trip on the first day, on the second day, and † on the third day. He then finds himself 350 miles from his destination. What is the total length of the trip and how far has he already advanced?

8. I bought a house for $7500. I paid of the purchase price in cash, of the remainder was paid in six months, and I am now ready to make the final payment. For what sum must my check be written?

9. I can do a piece of work in 5 days. My brother requires 7 days to do the same thing. If we work together how long will it take to complete the job?

10. If coffee loses of its weight in roasting, how many pounds of green coffee must be roasted to produce 375 lb.?

11. A farmer bought a cow for $523 and a ton of hay for $29. How much change would he receive out of a one-hundred-dollar bill?

12. A bookkeeper's pay envelope contains three $10's, one $5, one $2, and one $1. He paid for board

$11, a bill amounting to $83, and bought a hat for $3, a pair of gloves for $13, and two pairs of stockings at $.50 a pair. What part of his week's pay did he have left? 13. What will 17 dozen eggs cost at $.58% per dozen?

14. If 7 tons of hay cost $182, what will 119 tons cost?

15. I bought 4375 bushels of corn at $.803 a bushel, and 2350 bushels of oats at $.61% a bushel. What was the entire investment?

16. Find the total cost of the following: 350 lb. Rio coffee at $.473; 450 lb. Mocha coffee at $.41%; 900 lb. white sugar at $.10; 900 lb. brown sugar at $.09; 970 lb. granulated sugar at $.083; 172 lb. butter at $.56%.

17. A merchant sold 80 lb. of butter at $.573; 43 dozen of eggs at $.61 per dozen; 32 gallons of milk at $.60 a gallon. What was the total amount of sales?

18. A piece of cloth containing 47 yd. was sold for $9.947. What was the price per yard?

19. One-third of a firm's capital is invested in merchandise, three-eighths in real estate, and the rest, $18,200, is cash. What is the capital of the firm? How much is invested in merchandise, and how much in real estate?

20. A farm yields 96.08 bushels of potatoes to the acre, 36.625 bushels of oats per acre, 15.52 bushels of wheat per acre. 156 acres were planted in potatoes, 214 acres in oats, and 19.3 acres in wheat. What is the total number of bushels harvested?

21. I have withdrawn of my money from the bank and have $376.40 remaining. How much did I withdraw?

22. A partnership consists of three members who invest respectively 1⁄2, 1, 1 of the capital, and agree to share losses and gains in the same proportion. How much will be each partner's share, if there is a profit of $13,416.75?

23. A business man finds himself unable to meet his entire obligations. He owes $12,360 and has $10,300 available with which to pay. What part of his liabilities can he meet? How many cents on the dollar is this?

24. A invested of the capital of a firm, B, C, and D the remainder. D's share is $1690. What was A's, B's, and C's investment?

25. A house and lot cost $6600. The house costs more than the land. What was the cost of each? 26. How many bushels is .75 of 640 bushels?

27. A merchant sold 162 barrels of flour which is of his stock of flour. How much flour had he at first? 28. A merchant sold 480 barrels of flour which is .625 of his entire stock. How many barrels had he at first?

29. A man, at his death, left $30,000 to his wife, son, and daughter; .5 of this sum went to his wife, .375 to his daughter, and .125 to his son. How much did each receive?

30. I have just learned that one of my customers has failed and is able to pay only $.525 on the dollar. My claim against him amounted to $134.40. How much will I receive?

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Reference 229.

1. Reduce £34, 88, 7d to pence.

2. Reduce 4 T., 5 cwt., 85 lb. to pounds.
3. Reduce 14 gal., 3 qt., 1 pt. to pints.
4. Reduce 1 cwt., 24 lb., 3 oz. to ounces.
5. Reduce 1 da., 3 hr., 25 min. to seconds.
6. Reduce 14 yr., 5 mo., 3 wk. to days.
7. Reduce 1 m. 25 rd., 4 yd., 2 ft. to inches.
8. Reduce 2 hhd., 14 gal., 3 qt. to pints.

9. Reduce 14 bu., 3 pk. to pints.

10. Reduce 3 A., 2 sq. rd., 10 sq. yd. to sq. ft.

Reference 230.

1. Reduce 3462 sq. in. to higher denominations.
2. Reduce 1468d to higher denominations.
3. Reduce 17696 lb. to higher denominations.
4. Reduce 32625 gr. to higher denominations.
5. Reduce 12760 in. to higher denominations.
6. Reduce 18428 sq. in. to higher denominations.
7. Reduce 3896 cu. ft. to higher denominations.
8. Reduce 4843d to higher denominations.
9. Reduce 120615 sec. to higher denominations.
10. Reduce 633 pt. to higher denominations.

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Reference 231.

1. Reduce .327 m. to lower denominations.
2. Reduce .35 hr. to lower denominations.
3. Reduce .875 yd. to lower denominations.
4. Reduce .135 yr. to lower denominations.
5. Reduce mo. to lower denominations.
6. Reduce .125 m. to lower denominations.
7. Reduce £2.3456 to lower denominations.
8. Reduce £12.456 to lower denominations.
9. Reducem. to lower denominations.
10. Reduce yr. to lower denominations.

Reference 232.

1. Reduce 4 yd., 2 ft. to a decimal of a rod.
2. Reduce 3 gal., 2 qt., 1 pt. to gallons.

3. Reduce 2 pk., 3 qt., 1 pt. to a decimal of a bushel.

4. Reduce 35 min., 18 sec. to a decimal of a day. 5. Reduce 18 rd., 4 yd., 2 ft. to rods.

6. Reduce 4 cwt., 85 lb. to a decimal of a ton. 7. Reduce 88, 10d, 2 f to a decimal of a pound. 8. Reduce 18 sq. rd., 4 sq. yd. to a decimal of

an acre.

9. Reduce 14 hr., 35 min., 10 sec. to a decimal of a day.

10. Reduce 185 lb., 12 oz. to a decimal of a ton.

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