Wentworth & Hill's Examination Manuals: Arithmetic, Issue 1Ginn & Company, 1883 |
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Page 40 - If a man rows 10 miles in 2 hours and a half against a stream, the rate of which is 3 miles an hour, how long would he be in rowing 5 miles with the stream ? 6.
Page 60 - If a field containing 5} acres produces 112 bushels of 119. 1. Multiply 4 acres 67 square rods 19 square yards 4 square feet 72 square inches by 27. 2. What is the weight of a cubic centimeter of water ? of a liter of water ? of a cubic meter of water ? If a cubic meter of gravel weighs 2.11 metric tons, what is its specific gravity ? 3. If 7 men, working 16 days, can mow a field 1320 yards long, and 880 yards wide, what will be the length of the side of a field 1320 yards wide, which 4 men can mow...
Page 45 - The sides of two squares contain 77 yards 1 foot 9 inches, and 7 yards 2 feet 4 inches, respectively. Find the side of a square whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of the two squares.
Page 123 - ... inches.) 9. In Reaumur's thermometer the freezing point is zero, and the boiling point 80° ; in Fahrenheit's thermometer the freezing point is 32°, and the boiling point 212°. What will Reaumur's thermometer mark when Fahrenheit's marks 47°, and what will Fahrenheit's mark when Reaumur's marks 93° ? 10. A and B rent a pasture for £ 138 per annum ; A puts in 200 sheep and B 160, but at the end of six months they dispose of half their stock, and allow C to put in 120 ; what should A, B, and...
Page 89 - A rectangular piece of ground is 32m 7dm long, and 19m 5om broad. Find the cost of enclosing it with a path lm 5dm broad, at 3 francs 5 centimes a square meter. (i.) Path outside of the ground ; (ii.) path part of ground. 6. A house cost $5000, and rents for $25 a month, with $25 to pay annually for repairs and $50 for taxes ; what is the difference in the income from this and from the same money invested in 6 per cent stock at 96?
Page 92 - T&TF + 7|#T = fi lift ; and l-2.5__ 441 4ft of 32 of 0.45 3760 6. Gunpowder is composed of nitre, charcoal, and sulphur, in the proportion of 15, 3, and 2. A certain quantity of gunpowder is known to contain 20 cwt. of charcoal ; find its weight, and also the weight of nitre and of sulphur it contains. 7. Bought 360 gallons of wine at $2.60 a gallon ; paid for carriage, $ 17.20, and for duties, $86.50.
Page 121 - Practice) the cost of 3 qrs. 2 bushels 1 peck of oats at 4s. 4d. a bushel. 26. Find the amount of £2,380 in 3 years at 5 per cent. per annum compound interest, neglecting fractions of a penny. MISCELLANEOUS. You...
Page 131 - A grocer mixes 2 kinds of sugar at 4d. and 6\d. per pound, taking 3 pounds of the first to 2 of the second. At what price per pound must he sell the mixture to gain a profit of 20 per cent ? 10. Divide £144 10s. among 3 persons in the proportions of 0.3, 0.33, and 0.3. 11. A merchant invests half of a sum of money in the 3 per 12.
Page 133 - ... hours ? 20. Multiply by duodecimals 3 feet 2 inches 7 parts by 5 feet 1 inch 3 parts, and the product by 2 feet 7 inches. Give the answer in cubic feet, cubic inches, and the fraction of a cubic inch. 21. The walls of a room 21 feet long, 15 feet 9 inches wide, 11 feet 8 inches high, are painted at an expense of £17 17s.
Page 44 - Find the simple interest on $281.60 at 3J per cent for 4 years and 2 months. 3. By selling a carriage for $73.15, I should lose 5 per cent. At what price must I sell it to gain 15 per cent? 4. Which is the better investment, 3 per cent stock at 64J, or 5 per cent stock at 102| ? 5.