(4.) Messrs. OSBORN & EATON, ST. LOUIS, Oct. 15, 1858. Bo't. of ROB'T. H. CARTER & Co., 20000 feet Pine Boards @ $15 per M. 7500 “Plank, 1. What will 62.75 tons of potash cost, at $124.35 per ton? Ans. $7802.9625. 2. What cost 15 pounds of butter, at $.17 a pound? Ans. $2.55. 3. A cargo of corn, containing 2250 bushels, was sold for $1406.25; what did it sell for per bushel? Ans. $3. 4. If 12 yards of cloth cost $48.96, what will one yard cost? 5. A traveled 325 miles by railroad, and C traveled .45 of that distance; how far did C travel? Ans. 146.25 miles. one acre, how many Ans. 18 acres. 6. If 36.5 bushels of corn grow on acres will produce 657 bushels? 7. Bought a horse for $105, a yoke of oxen for $125, 4 cows at $35 apiece, and sold them all for $400; how much was gained or lost in the transaction? 8. A man bought 28 tons of hay at $19 a ton, and sold it at $15 a ton; how much did he lose? Ans. $112. 9. If a man travel 43 miles an hour, in how many hours can he travel 34 miles? Ans. 7.5 hours. 10. At $.314 per bushel, how many bushels of potatoes can be bought for $9? Ans. 28.8 bushels. 11. If a man's income be $2000 a year, and his expenses $3.50 a day, what will he save at the end of a year, or 365 days? 12. A merchant deposits in a bank, at one time, $687.25, and at another, $943.64; if he draw out $875.29, how much will remain in the bank? 13. Bought 288 barrels of flour for $1728, and sold one half the quantity for the same price I gave for it, and the other half for $8 per barrel; how much did I receive for the whole? Ans. $2016. 14. What will eight hundred seventy-five thousandths of a cord of wood cost, at $3.75 per cord? Ans. $3.281+. 15. A drover bought cattle at $46.56 per head, and sold them at $65.42 per head, and thereby gained $3526.82; how many cattle did he buy? Ans. 187. 16. If 36.48 yards of cloth cost $54.72, what will 14.25 yards cost? Ans. $21.375. 17. A house cost $3548, which is 4 times furniture cost; what did the furniture cost? as much as the Ans. $887. 18. How many bushels of onions at $.82 per bushel, can be bought for $112.34? 19. If 46 tons of iron cost $3461.50, what will 5 tons cost? 20. A gentleman left his widow one third of his property, worth $24000, and the remainder was to be divided equally among 5 children; how much was the portion of each child? Ans. $3200. 21. A man purchased one lot, containing 160 acres of land, at $1.25 per acre; and another lot, containing 80 acres, at $5 per acre; he sold them both at $2.50 per acre; what did he gain or lose in the transaction? 22. A druggist bought 54 gallons of oil for $72.90, and lost 6 gallons of it by leakage. He sold the remainder at $1.70 per gallon; how much did he gain? Ans. $8.70. 23. A miller bought 1224 bushels of wheat of one man, and 75 bushels of another, at $.933 per bushel. He sold 60 bushels at a profit of $12.50; if he sell the remainder at $.814 per bushel, what will be his entire gain or loss? Ans. $4.718+ loss. 24. A laborer receives $1.40 per day, and spends $.75 for his support; how much does he save in a week? 25. How many pounds of butter, at $.16 per pound, must be given for 39 yards of sheeting, at $.08 a yard? Ans. 19 pounds. 26. What cost 23487 feet of hemlock boards, at $4.50 per 1000 feet? Ans. $105.6915. 27. A man has an income of $1200 a year; how much must he spend per day to use it all? 28. Bought 28 firkins of butter, each containing 56 pounds, at $.17 per pound; what was the whole cost? 29. A merchant bought 16 bales of cotton cloth, each bale containing 13 pieces, and each piece 26 yards, at $.07 per yard; what did the whole cost? Ans. $378.56. 30. What cost 4868 bricks, at $4.75 per M? 31. A farmer sold 27 bushels of potatoes, at $.33 per bushel; 28 bushels of oats, at $.25 per bushel; and 19 bushels of corn, at $.50 per bushel; what did he receive for the whole? Ans. $25.50. 32. John runs 32 rods in a minute, and Henry pursues him at the rate of 44 rods in a minute; how long will it take Henry to overtake John, if John have 8 minutes the start? Ans. 21 minutes. 33. If 4 barrels of flour cost $32.3, what will 71⁄2 barrels cost? Ans. $51. 34. If .875 of a ton of coal cost $5.635, what will 91 tons cost? Ans. $59.57. 35. For the first three years of business, a trader gained $1200.25 a year; for the next three, he gained $1800.62 a year, and for the next two he lost $950.87 a year; supposing his capital at the beginning of trade to have been $5000, what was he worth at the end of the eighth year? Ans. $12100.87. 36. What will be the cost of 18640 feet of timber, at $4.50 per 100? Ans. $838.80. 21 37. Reduce to a decimal fraction. 31 Ans. .78125. 38. What will 1375 pounds of potash cost, at $96.40 per ton? Ans. $66.275. 39. Reduce .5625 to a common fraction. 40. Reduce, .62, .37, §, to decimals, and find their sum. Ans. 1.464375. 41. A man's account at a store stands thus: 42. A gardener sold, from his garden, 120 bunches of onions at $.12 a bunch, 18 bushels of potatoes at $.623 per bushel, 47 heads of cabbage at $.07 a head, 6 dozen cucumbers at $.18 a dozen; he expended $1.50 in spading, $1.27 for fertilizers, $1.87 for seeds, $2.30 in planting and hoeing; what were the profits of his garden? Ans. $23.68. |