695. Solve by cancellation where possible: 11. 38,648 lb. of wheat @ 90 per bu. (60 lb.). 12. 18,964 lb. of coal @ $5 per ton (2,000 lb.). 13. 48,576 lb. of oats @ 36¢ per bu. (32 lb.). 14. 69,104 lb. of rye @ 914 15. 74,816 lb. of corn @ 481 per bu. (56 lb.). per bu. (56 lb.). 16. 360 meters of cloth @ $1.10 per yd. (1 meter inches). = 39.37 17. Cost in United States money of 386 hats @ 24 francs each (1 franc = 19.34). 18. 480 meters of cloth @ 1.10 marks per meter (1 mark 23.8¢). 696. Perform indicated operations. = MEASUREMENTS. 700. How many square inches in each of the following rectangles? First change each dimension to inches. 701. How many square feet in each of the following rectangles? First change each dimension to feet, or to feet and a fraction. 702. How many square yards in each of the following rect angles? Change each dimension to yards, or to yards and a fraction. 21. 18 yd. by 25 yd. 26. 36 yd. by 24 in. 27. 17 ft. 6 in. by 32 in. 29. 18. There are 36 inches in a yard. How many yards are there in 324 inches? 19. The product is 925, the multiplier is 25. What is the multiplicand? 20. What will be the cost of 46 tons of hay, at $12 per ton? 21. What is the weight of 25 firkins of butter, each containing 56 pounds? 22. At $1.75 per yard, how many yards of cloth can be bought for $49 ? 23. What price was paid for 20 sheep, at $8.75 per head? 24. A man saved $320 per year for 5 years. How much more would he require to make $2,000? 25. Mr. Jones sold a lot for $675, thereby losing $85. What did he pay for it? 709. Slate Problems. 1. The width of a room is of its length. How many square feet in the floor, if the width is 15 ft.? 2. If 2 lb. 6 oz. of tea cost 95 cents, how many pounds and ounces can be bought for $2.35? 3. What will be the duty on 175 kilograms of wool at 33 ct. per lb.? (1 kilogram 2.2046 lb.) 4. John and James went out together. John had 38 cents. When one of the boys had spent 18 cents and the other had spent 16 cents, they had 24 cents left between them. Find the amoun of money James had. 5. Find of the sum of and 2. 6. What is of the difference between and ? 7. What fraction added to gives ? 8. Change 1 hour to seconds. 9. of what number equals 180? 10. The half of a number added to its fourth part equals 214. What is the number? 213 11. A farm is sold for $5,700, at a loss of of the cost. What was the cost? 12. When it is noon at Philadelphia, it is 15 seconds and 10 minutes past 5 P.M. at Paris. What time is it at Philadelphia when it is noon at Paris? 13. A, B, and C buy a house. B, and C $1,200. What did A and B pay, respectively? A furnished of the cost, A B C $1200. 14. A room is 224 ft. long and 18 ft. wide. What will it cost, at 5 per yard, for a strip of moulding around the walls? 15. How many square yards of carpet would be needed for the floor of the above room? 16. How much is the fraction & increased or diminished when 2 is added to each of its terms (numerator and denominator)? 17. After James has spent mainder he has but $1.50 left. of his money and of the reHow much had he at first? 18. A man buys oranges at would he have to sell, at 25¢ per dozen to gain $3.18? $1.20 per 100. How many 19. From a piece of cloth measuring 28 yards, there have been sold 2 yd., 6 yd., 13 yd. If the remainder is worth $13.10, what is the value of the whole piece? 20. A man left for charitable purposes $3,600, which was of his money. The remainder was divided equally among 8 relatives. How much did each relative receive? $3600. Charitable purposes. Eight relatives |