24. A merchant bought 12 barrels of flour for $82.44; what part of $82.44 did 1 barrel cost? What is of $82.44? 25. A merchant bought 18 hhds. of brandy for $1,692.00; what part of $1,692.00 did 1 hhd. cost? What did it cost per hhd.? 26. If 37 lb. of beef cost $2.96, what part of $2 - 6 will 1 lb. cost? What is of $2.96 ? 27. If 1 hhd. of rum cost $52.92 what part of $52.92 will 1 gallon cost? How much will 1 gallon cost? 28. At 43 cents a gallon, what will 157 hhds. of molasses come to ? 29. How many inches are there in a mile? MEASURE OF LENGTH. 3 barley-corns (bar.) make I inch, marked in. 1 league 1. 8 furlongs 3 miles 60 geographical miles, or 69 statute miles } 1 degree nearly, { deg. 360 degrees the circumference of the earth. Also 4 inches 5 feet 6 feet 6 points 12 lines make 1 hand 30. How many geographical miles is it round the earth? 31. How many statute miles round the earth? 32. How many inches in 15 miles? 33. How many rods round the earth? 34. How many barley-corns will reach round the earth! 35. At $25.00 per ton, what will 1 cwt. of hay come to! 36. If 6 horses eat 18 bushels of oats in a week, what part of 18 bu. will 1 horse eat in the same time? What part of 18 bu. will 5 horses eat? What is of 18 bu. ? 37. If a man travel 35 miles in 7 hours, how many miles will he travel in 1 hour? How many in 12 hours? How many in 53 hours? 38. If a stage run 96 miles in 12 hours, how many miles will it run in 15 days 5 hours, at that rate, if it run 12 hours each day? 39. At $30.00 a ton, what will 7 tons 8 cwt. of hay come to? 40. A man, after travelling 23 hours, found he had travelled 115 miles; how far had he travelled in an hour, supposing he had travelled the same distance each hour? how far would he travel in 47 hours at that rate? 41. If 1 hhd. 20 gal. cost $118.69, what is it a gallon? How much is it per hhd.? How much would 3 hhds. 17 gal. come to, at that rate ? 42. If 18 gal. 3 qts. of wine cost $33.75, what is it a quart? What will 1 hhd. 43 gals. 2 qts. come to, at that rate? 43. If 3 qrs. 13 lb. of cocoa cost $14.55, what is it per lb. How much will 47 lb. come to, at that rate? 44. If1 cwt. 3 qr. 7 lb. of cocoa cost $32.48, what is it per lb. ? What would be the price of 3 cwt. 2 5 lb. at that rate? qrs. 45. If 1 oz. of silver be worth 6s. 8d., what is that per dwt. ? What would be the price of a silver cup, weighing 10 oz. 14 dwts. ? 46. If 1 cwt. 3 qrs. 23 lb. of tobacco cost $54.75, what will 3 cwt. 2 qrs. 5 lb. cost at that rate? 47. If 6 horses will consume 19 bu. 2 pks. of oats in 3 weeks, how many pecks will 17 horses consume in the same time ? How many bushels ? 48. A ship was sold for £568, of which A owned ; what was A's part of the money? 49. If 3 yds. 3 qrs. of broadcloth cost $30.00, what will 7 yds. cost? 50. If 37 yds. of cloth cost $185.00, what will 18 yds. cost? 51. If 23 yds. of cloth cost $230.00, what will 1 qr. cost? What will 1 ell English cost? What will 173 ells cost? 52. If a chest of Hyson tea, weighing 79 lb., cost 32£. 11s. 9d., what would 43 lb. come to at that rate? 53. If 9 cwt. 3 qrs. 4 lb. of tallow cost $109.60, what will 1 cwt. cost? 54. If the distance from Boston to Providence be 40 miles, how many times will a carriage wheel, the circumference of which is 15 ft. 6 in., turn round in going that distance? 55. If the forward wheels of a wagon are 14 ft. 6 in., and the hind wheels 15 ft. 9 in. in circumference, how many more times will the forward wheels turn round than the hind wheels, in going from Boston to New York, it being 248 miles? 56. How many times will a ship 97 ft. 6 in. long, sail her length in the distance of 1,200 miles? 57. If 1 bushel of oats will serve 3 horses 1 day, how much will serve 1 horse the same time? How much will serve 2 horses ? 58. If 1 bushel of corn will serve 5 men 1 week, how much will serve 1 man the same time? How much will serve 3 men? 59. If you divide 1 gallon of beer equally among 5 men, how much would you give them apiece? If you divide 2 gallons, how much would you give them apiece? If you divide 3 gallons, how much would you give them apiece? If you divide 7 gallons, how much would you give them apiece? 60. What is of 1? What is of 2? What is of 3? What is of 7 ? 61. If 7 yards of cloth cost 1 dollar, what part of a dollar will 1 yard cost? If 7 yards cost 2 dollars, what part of a dollar would 1 yard cost? If 7 yards cost 5 dollars, what part of a dollar would 1 yard cost? If 7 yards cost 10 dollars, what part of a dollar will 1 yard cost? How many dollars? 62. What is of 1? What is 4 of 2 of 3 of 5? of 10? 63. If you divide 1 gallon of wine equally among 13 persons, how much would you give them apiece? How much if you divide 2 gallons? How much if you divide 3 gallons ! 5 gallons? 11 gallons? 15 gallons? 23 gallons? 57 gallons? 64. What is of 1? of 2? of 3? of 5 of 11? of 23! of 57 ? 65. If you divide I dollar equally among 23 persons, what part of a dollar would you give them apiece? If you divide 2 dollars, what part of a dollar would you give them apiece? 7 dollars? 18 dollars? 34 dollars? 87 dollars? 253 dollars? 66. What is of 1 of 2? of 7? of 18? of 34? of 87. of 253 ? 67. If 8 barrels of flour cost 53 dollars, what is that a barrel? What will 13 barrels cost? 68. If 17 lb. of beef cost $1.43, what is that per lb. ? 69. If 57 lb. of raisins cost $8.37, how much is that per lb.? What will 43 lb. cost? 70. If I cwt. 3 qrs. 15 lb. of sugar cost $19.53, how much is it per lb. ? What will 6 cwt. 1 qr. 23 lb. cost? 71. If 15 yds. 3 qrs. of broadcloth cost $147.23, what will.1 qr. cost? What will a yard cost? What will 57 yards cost? 72. Bought 3 hhds. of wine for $257.00; what was it gallon? What would 5 pipes cost at that rate? per 73. If 2 bushels of wheat is sufficient to sow 3 acres, what part of a bushel will sow 1 acre? How much will sow 5 acres? 74. If 5 barrels of cider will serve 8 men 1 year, what part of a barrel will serve 1 man the same time? How much will serve 17 men? 75. If 5 barrels of flour will serve 23 men 1 month, what part of a barrel will serve 1 man the same time? How much will serve 75 men? 76. If 3 acres produce 43 bushels of wheat, what part of an acre will produce 1 bushel ? How much will produce 7 bushels? How much will produce 28 bushels? How much will produce 153 bushels ? 77. If 7 acres 1 rood produce 123 bushels 3 pks. of wheat, how much will I rood produce? How much will 25 acres produce? Note. 4 roods make 1 acre. 78. If 9 acres 1 rood produce 136 bushels of rye, what part of a rood will produce 1 bushel? How many acres will produce 500 bushels ? 79. If 435 men consume 96 barrels of provisions in 9 months, how many barrels will 2,426 men consume in the same time? 80. At 23 cents per gallon, what will of a hhd. of molasses come to ? 81. At 14 cents per lb., what will of 1 cwt. of raisins come to? 85. How many farthings in of a penny? 55 86. Find the value of of a shilling, in pence and farthings. 87. Find the value of of a shilling, in pence and farthings. 88. Find the value of 3 of 1£., in shillings and pence. 89. Find the value of of 1£., in shillings, pence, and farthings. 14 90. What is the value of of 1£., in shillings, pence, and farthings? 91. Find of a day in hours, minutes, and seconds. 3 of a day? of a day? 93. What is 94. What is 95. What is of 1 lb. Avoirdupois? 96. What is 18 29 97. What is 17 of 1 cwt. in quarters and lb. ? of 1 cwt.? of 1 hhd. of wine? of 1 hhd. of wine? of a yard? of a yard? of a yard? of a dollar? of a dollar? 105. What is of a dollar? 47 106. What is of 1£.? 23 of 1£.? 107. What is 14 108. What is of 1£. 109. What is 4 110. What is 111. What is 53 of a gallon of wine? of a day? 112. What is 27 of a dollar? 133 113. What is of a yard? 114. What is 1 of a bushel? 115. What is 1 of 1 lb. Avoirdupois ? 37 117. What is 83 of 1£.? 130 118. What is 123 of 1.? 119. What is 248 of 1 cwt. ? 823 120. What is 486 of a week? 1273 684 121. What is 248 of 1 hhd. of brandy? per gal.? per 123. What will of 1 hhd. of wine come to, at $1.23 of 1 cwt. of sugar come to, at $0.13 |