Εικόνες σελίδας
PDF
Ηλεκτρ. έκδοση

3. The time at St. Louis is 1 hr. 4 min. 56 sec. earlier than that of New York, whose longitude is 74° 1' 6". What is the longitude of St. Louis ?

[blocks in formation]

4. The time at Louisville is 5 hr. 16 min. 38 sec. earlier than that of Dublin, whose longitude is 6° 20′ 30′′ west. What is the longitude of Louisville?

[blocks in formation]

REM.-When it is 9 A.M. at New York it is 10 A.M. 15° east of New York and 15° west of New York the time is 8 A.M.

5. The difference in time of Washington and St. Petersburg is 7 hr. 9 min. 194 sec. What is the difference in longitude?

Ans. 107° 19′ 483" = difference in longitude.

6. The longitude of Cincinnati is 84° 24' west.

When

it is 10 o'clock A.M. at Cincinnati, it is 22 min. 8 sec.

past 10 at Buffalo.

What is the longitude of Buffalo?
Ans. Longitude of Buffalo 78° 52'.

[blocks in formation]

1. What is the cost of 40 bushels of wheat at $1.25 per bushel?

Ans. $50.

2. What is the cost of 110 bushels of wheat at $1.25 per bushel? Ans. $137.50. 3. Sold at one time 57 bushels of wheat at $1.20 per bushel, at another 140 bushels at $1.25 per bushel, at a third sale 436 bushels at $1.30 per bushel; what was the amount of sales?

Ans. $810.20.

4. I paid $1236.43 on a debt of $2143.24; how much do I still owe?

5. Bought 237 acres 1 rod 20 $45.50 per acre; what is the cost?

237 A. = 237.375 A.

Ans. $906.81. perches of land, at

Ans. $10800.561.

6. Purchased 450 acres of land for $15000; what was

the price per acre?

7. John Jones bought of Peter Smith,

Ans. $33.

4 doz. handks. at 124 cts. each ($1),
60 yd. muslin at 81 cts. per yd.,
25 yd. drilling at 124 cts. per yd. ($1),
42 yd. cloth, at $2.37

What was the amount of goods?

per yd. $23.

Ans. $115.01.

Ans. 25 cents.

8. 3 dollars per dozen is how much apiece?

9. 6 dollars per dozen is how much apiece?

Ans. 50 cents.

10. 9 dollars per dozen is how much apiece?

Ans. 75 cents.

11. 37 cents each is how much per doz.?

Ans. $4.50.

12. 624 cents each is how much per doz. ?

13. 87 cents each is how much per

doz.?

Ans. $7.50.

Ans. $10.50.

Ans. $1.12.

14. Sold 565 bushels of wheat for $636.18; what

was the price per bushel?

many yards were bought?

15. Paid. $150 for carpeting at $1.25 per yard; how Ans. 120 yards. 16. If 4 lb. sugar cost $.371, what will 25 lb. cost? Ans. $2.343.

17. A, B, and C bought 600 acres of land; A is to have .3 of it, B .25, and C the balance; what is C's part, and how many acres does each get?

Ans. C gets .45 270 A., A gets 180 A., and B 150 A. 18. Add the following: 5 T. 2 cwt. 30 lb. 12 oz. 10 dr., 8 T. 5 cwt. 63 lb. 8 oz. 9 dr., 15 T. 5 cwt. 75 lb. 5 oz. 6 dr., 12 T. 9 cwt. 41 lb. 5 oz. 6 dr., 14 T. 6 cwt. 80 lb. 5 oz. 3 dr. Put cwt. and lb. together.

[blocks in formation]

Thus,

The denomination of lb. is the most important in Avoirdupois Weight. The oz. may be regarded as a fraction, and then' 2000 lb. = 1 Ton is all 2, Ans. that is necessary.

19. From 8 T. 563 lb. 8 oz. 9 dr. take 5 T. 230 lb. Ans. 3 T. 332 lb. 11 oz. 15 dr.

12 oz. 10 dr.
20. Reduce 5 lb. 8 oz. 12 pwt. 14 gr. to grains.

Ans. 32942 gr.

21. One lb. Troy is what part of a lb. Avoirdupois?

Ans. 14.

22. Reduce 1 mi. 2 fur. 8 rd. 3 yd. 2 ft. 8 in. to inches. Ans. 80924 in.

23. How many yards in 4 pieces of cloth, each containing 35 yd. 3 qr.? Ans. 143 yd. 24. What is the value of 5 T. 420 lb. coal, @ $44 per ton? Ans. $22.144. 25. In 12 lb. 6 oz. 10 pwt. 12 gr., reduce the lower denominations to the fraction of a lb.

Ans. 128 1287, or 12.54375.

=

26. Reduce the lower denominations to the fraction of an acre in 30 A. 3 R. 12 P.

Ans. 30.825 A., or 3033 A.

27. What is the value of the land in Ex. 26, at $54.25 per acre?

Ans. 1672.25625.

Ans.mi.

28. What part of a mile is 360 yd. ?
29. What part of a mile is 8 rd. 3 yd. 1 ft.?

Ans. 46 mi.

30. What will 3250 lb. hay cost at $8 per ton?

[blocks in formation]

32. What is the time between May 9th, 1858, and

Sept. 11th, 1872 ?

Ans. 14 yr. 4 mo. 2 da.

33. What is the time between July 12th, 1863, and Ans. 7 yr. 5 mo. 19 da.

Jan. 1st, 1871 ?

34. What is the time between Sept. 15th, 1875, and Ans. 2 yr. 5 mo. 25 da.

March 10th, 1878 ?

35. George was born April 12th, 1823, and died June 9th, 1879; what was his age?

Ans. 56 yr. 1 mo. 27 da.

36. James was born August 14th, 1854; how old is he July 1st, 1875? Ans. 20 yr. 10 mo. 17 da.

37. How many days from March 15th to June 21st of the same year? Ans. 98 days.

38. How many days from Jan. 12th to April 10th of the same year?

[blocks in formation]

(88 days when not leap year;

89 days when leap year.

REM.-When the time is long, that is, a year or more, we use 30 days for a month and 12 months for a year; but when the time is short, only a few months, we often require the exact number of days.

39. How much land in 4 lots; the first containing 5 A. 3 R. 20 P., the second 4 A. 2 R. 15 P., the third 7 A. 1 R. 5 P., and the fourth 12 A. 15 P.?

Ans. 29 A. 3 R. 15 P.

40. I have a lot of 15 A. 3 R. and 30 P., that I wish to divide into 4 lots of equal size; how much in each ? Ans. 3 A. 3 R. 371⁄2 P.

41. A man having 1236 A. 3 R. 12 P. of land, sold three parcels; the first, 276 A. 1 R. 8 P.; the second, 301 A. 2 R.; and the fourth, 101 A. unsold?

the third, 205 A. 12 P.; P.; how much remained Ans. 352 A. 3 R. 311⁄2 P.

« ΠροηγούμενηΣυνέχεια »