(1) Suppose a person were born in the year of our Lord seventeen hundred and thirty-five, how old was he in the year 1789.?

(2) There are two numbers, the greater is 102, and the lesser 72; what is their difference and sum?

(3) A. and B. having each a sum of money, A.'s sum, which is the greatest, is 74l. 17s. and the difference of their sums is 49. 13s. 6d. I demand B.'s sum.

(4) Suppose I borrow 1007. and pay in part 417. 17s. 6d. how much remains to pay?

(5) Suppose a gentleman has an estate of 6001. per annum, and he pays land-tax 1407., also for repairs 941. 17s. 6d. what is his net estate per annum?

(6) A person dying, left 131117. 10s. 6d. between his son and daughter; the daughter was to have eleven thousand

eleven hundred and eleven pounds. What was the son's fortune?

(7) A horse in his furniture is worth 35l. 10s., out of it 12l. 128. How much does the price of the furniture exceed that of the horse?

(8) A trader failing, was indebted to A. 717. 12s. 6d. ; to B. 341. 9s. 9d.; to C. 16l. 8s. 8d.; to D. 44l.; to E, 661. 7s. 6d.; to F. 11. 2s. 3d.; to G. 191. 19s.; and to H. a fine of 30 marks. At the time of this disaster he had by him in cash 3l. 13s. 6d. ; in commodities he had 231. 10s.; in household furniture, 131. 8s. 6d. ; in plate, 71. 18s. 5d.; in a tenement, 56l. 15s.; in recoverable book debts, 871. 13s. 10d. Supposing these things faithfully surrendered to his creditors, what will they then lose by him?

(9) A. gave a bond for 1147. 10s. the interest came to 197, He then paid off 40 guineas, and gave a fresh bond for what was behind. By the time there was 13l. 4s. 8d. due on the second interest, he paid off 371. 14s. 2d. more; took up the old bond, and signed a new one still for the residue; the principal again ran on till there was 91. 11s. 3d. more due, and then he determined to take it up. What money had his creditor to receive? (10) A chaise, horse, and harness, were all together valued at 50l. the horse in harness was worth 381. 16s. 6d., the chaise and harness were estimated at 13 guineas. several valuations are required.

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(11) Received in lieu of two gold repeaters, sent to Jamaica in 1787, the five chests of indigo following; and on a like adventure in 1789, the subsequent five chests. The question is, how much indigo had I less the second time

than the first?

(12) A. B. and C. open an account with a banker, Jan. 11, 1806, and put into his hands, viz. A. 17 guineas, B. 34l. 11s. 6d., C. 28l. 18s. 10d. On the 21st, A. withdrew 91. 10s. and C. advanced 121. and a crown. The 24th, B. called for 61. 10s. The 30th, C. wanted 197. 8s. 4d. On the 12th of Feb. B. deposited with him eleven carolus's, each 23s. and 3 moidores. On the 19th, A. sent for 57. and a noble more; but on the 23d returned him 427. On the 2d of March, C. paid in twenty guineas, and B. drew for six. The 14th B. sent in 177. 8s. 8d. and the 17th A. had back 121. 2s. 6d. On the 19th they sent for five guineas a man, and on the 24th they returned that sum, and ten marks a-piece more. How much did their said banker owe them jointly and separately at Ladyday.

(13) A merchant, taking an inventory of his capital, finds in his vaults 28 puncheons of brandy, which cost him 8747. 10s. 6d. Bourdeaux claret, 40 tuns, which stood him in 7541. 4s., 22 lasts 4 bushels of corn in his granary, worth 6751. 17s. 3d., with 2 lasts of canary seed, worth 1137. In his warehouse were ten casks of indigo, worth 6327. 12s. A parcel of saffron, worth 253l. 5s. W. P. of Stafford owed him 384l. 10s. In the hands of F. G. at Lynn, he had wines to the amount of 10117. 10s. Pepper in the keeping of S. Q. of the Custom-house, value 12521. 16s. 8d., besides which R. O. owes him on bond 3001, and T. M. on note 2601, 14s. He has in India bonds to the value of 4591. and the interest of those securities made 25l. 14s. He had Bank stock to the value of 21341. 4s. 6d. There lay in his banker's hands 1892l. 17s. 6d. He was at this time indebted to D. E. 7137, 13s.; to M. F.352l. 10s. 8d.; to L. P. the foot of his account, 172 guineas; to J. B. on balance, 571. 12s. 10d.; to an insurance, 190l. The present state of this person's fortune is required. (14) A merchant at his commencing trade owed 280l. He

had, in cash, commodities, the stocks, and good debts,

115051. 10s.
3931. 13s. 1d.

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He cleared the first year, by commerce,
What was his net balance at the year's

(15) Received from my factor at Alicant, on account of sales of tin, to the value of 1977. 128. sterling; of bees'-wax to 71l. 7s. 6d., of stockings to 471. 3s. Od., of tobacco, the net proceeds whereof were 9431. 15s. 10d., of cotton 1231. 3s. 7 d. and of wheat to the amount of 116l. 5s. 6d. He at the same time advises, that he has, per order, shipped, for my account and risk, Alicant wines to the value of 2261. 16s. 6d. Figs, 150l. 11s. 3d. Fruit, 90 chests cost 1041. 6d. Olives, 136l. 10s. Oil, 1937. 17s. Raisins, 1431. 4d. and Spanish wool to the value of 75l. 13s. 8d. The commission of the whole consignment came to 711. 18s. 11d. The question is, which of us is to draw for the difference, and how much?

(16) Jacob by contract was to serve Laban for his two daughters 14 years; and when he had accomplished 11 years, 11 months, 11 weeks, 11 days, 11 hours, and 11 minutes, pray how long had he to serve?

(17) W. X. Y. and Z. sent their money to the Bank, and drew upon it in the following manner, viz. June 4, 1805, Z. sent in 70l. 8s. Y. had 116l. 14s. 10d. remaining on balance, and on the 14th sent in 1201. more. W. paid in 477. 18s. 2d. in cash, and delivered a Bank note for 2007. X. paid in a bill of exchange for 331. 14s. 9d. and in cash made it up 1007. Y. on the 16th drew for 431. 12s. 6d. and the 20th Z. for eleven guineas. W. on the 24th added 147. 12s. 10d. and X. withdrew 471. 10s. 8d. Y. on the 28th paid in 18. 5s. and two days after drew for 881. 13s. 4d. W. sent for 63 guineas on the 30th, and in five days after for 15l. 10s. 9d. more. Z., on the 7th of July, demanded 121. 8s. 3d. and X. 71. 3s. 1d. Z. on the 15th, remitted them 317. 12s. 4d. and per assignment they received from him at the same time double that sum. Y. required 817. 19s. 8d. on the 12th, and W. ten guineas. Y. three days after that sent in 421. and W. 52. On the 19th X. sent for 38l. 18s. 10d. and the 24th paid in 19 guineas. The question is, how stood these gentlemen's cash severally, and what money could they jointly raise?

QUESTIONS for Exercise at leisure Hours.

(18) Having a piece of ground 127 feet in front, let off to A. 57 feet, to build on at one end; and to B. at first 27 feet, which he afterwards, by consent, extended to 42 feet. What ground was left me in the centre ?

(19) If I am 42 years older than you now, what will be the difference of our ages 14 years after my decease, in case you should then survive?

(20) Of the noble family of Cornaro, the grandsire's age was 134 years, and he was 39 years older than the son, at the time when the son and father's ages together made 112 years. Distinguish their ages.

(21) B. was 14 years old when C. was 25. How old will C. be when B. comes to be 25?

(22) What is the difference between the ages of A. born in

the year 1693, and B. that will be born 13 years hence, the question being put in the year 1789?

(23) When the air presses with its full weight, in very fair weather, it may be demonstrated, that there presses upon a human body about 33905 pounds of that fluid matter; and in foul weather, when the air is most light, but 30624 pounds. What difference of weight lies on such a body, in the two greatest alterations of the weather?

(24) Hipparchus and Archimedes of Syracuse, about 200 years before Christ, Posidonius 50 years before the said grand period, and Ptolemy 140 years after it, all advanced the science of astronomy. How long did each of these persons flourish before the year of Christ 1806? (25) In the city of Pekin in China, is a bell weighing, it is said, 120000lb. At Nankin, in the same country, is another, weighing 50000lb. The first exceeds the great bell at Erford, in Upper Saxony, by 94600lb. How much then is the German bell inferior in weight to the second?

(26) Your grandfather, if living, is 119 years of age, your father actually 65; you are not so old as your grandsire by 83 years. What is the difference in years between your father and you.

(27) A snail, in getting up a May-pole only 20 feet high, was observed to climb eight feet every day; but every night it came down again four feet. In what time by this method did he reach the top of the pole?