$375.75. Receipt in full of all Demands. Lowell, Oct. 7, 1895. Rec'd from Frank C. Paine three hundrea seventy-five and 100 dollars in full of all demands. George L. Howe Order for Money. John Shumway & Co. Worcester, Sept. 23, 1895. Pay Horace Harwood, or order, fifteen dollars ($15), and charge to our account. $350. Guild & Co. Note on Time. Boston, Sept. 21, 1895. Three months after date, we promise to pay to the order of Newton & Hall three hundred fifty dollars. Value received. Howe & Richardson. Note payable on Demand. $275.56. Lynn, Aug. 27, 1895. On demand, I promise to pay Charles H. Mason, or order, two hundred seventy five dollars and fifty-six cents, with interest at 7%. Value received. George M. Smith 174. MISCELLANEOUS ORAL EXERCISES. 1. If 5 pounds of sugar cost $0.50, what will 8 pounds cost? 2. If 4 men can do a piece of work in 5 days, how long will it take 5 men to do the work? 3. If I buy oranges at the rate of 4 for 5 cents, and sell 3 for 6 cents, how much do I gain on a dozen ? 4. How many dozen eggs at 18 cents a dozen must be given for 8 pounds of sugar at 9 cents a pound? 5. How many lemons at 4 for 7 cents, can you buy for 35 cents? 6. How many pounds of ham at 12 cents a pound can be bought for $3? 7. If a man sells a watch for of its cost, receiving $32, what did it cost? 8. Bought 100 pounds of tea for $50. What must I sell it for a pound to make 20% ? 9. John bought a pound of raisins for 13 cents, 3 pounds of sugar at 9 cents a pound, and 3 sticks of candy for 3 cents. He pays for them with a fiftycent piece. How much change should he receive? 10. At 64 cents a gallon, what will 3 quarts of molasses cost? 11. If of a barrel of flour cost $23, how many barrels can be bought for $54? 12. What date is it 15 days after Feb. 24, 1895 ? 13. If a man sells broadcloth for $2.20 a yard, and gains 10%, what per cent would he gain if he sold for $2.50 a yard? 14. How many hours are there from 4.15 P.M. today to 11.45 A.M. to-morrow? 15. What will 1 pound and 7 ounces of butter cost, at $0.32 a pound? 16. What per cent of anything is of it? of it? 17. What will 28 eggs cost at 24 cents a dozen? 18. If you buy 3 pounds of raisins at 11 cents a pound, 4 pounds of soap at 9 cents a pound, and a dozen oranges at 20 cents a dozen, and give the storekeeper a one-dollar bill, how much change should you receive? 19. If 8 men, or 16 boys, can do a piece of work in 10 days, how long will it take 8 men and 16 boys to do the work? 20. James bought a penknife and a bat for $0.48. The bat cost as much as the penknife. What was the cost of each? 21. If the price of land rises from $0.20 a square foot to $0.25, what is the per cent of rise? 22. If the price of land falls from $0.25 a square foot to $0.20, what is the per cent of fall? 23. If a quantity of provision will last 6 men 10 days, how long will it last 5 men? 24. If 1 orange is worth 2 pears, and 8 pears are worth 3 lemons, how many pears must you give for 10 oranges and 12 lemons? 25. If a boy misspells 8 out of 40 words, what per cent does he misspell? What would his rank-mark be on a scale of 10? on a scale of 8? 26. How long will it take a sum of money to double itself, at 1 % interest? at 5%? at 6%? at 10% ? 27. If A can do a piece of work in 2 days and B in 3 days, how many days will it take A and B together to do the work? 28. If a pole 4 feet long casts a shadow 5 feet long, how long is the pole whose shadow at the same time is 20 feet long? 29. At $0.48 a pound, what must be paid for 9 ounces of tea? 30. A piece of work must be done in 5 days, and it will take 4 men 10 days to do it. How many men must be put upon the work? 31. If in a school of 450 pupils 96 % were present on Friday, how many pupils were absent? 32. What is 20% of $5? 25%? 331%? 40%? 33. How many feet are there in 9 yards? 34. 1-1=? -1=? 1−} = ? } — } = ? 35. How many times is contained in ? 36. What is the interest of $5 for 2 years 4 months, at 6%? 37. What per cent of $30 is $3? $5? $6? $10? 38. If I pay my agent $10 for collecting $400, what per cent do I pay him? 39. A merchant owning of a ship sold of his share for $5000. What was the value of the ship? 40. If by selling sugar at 4 cents a pound I lose 20%, what per cent should I gain if I sold it at 5 cents a pound? 41. A boy spent $0.20, which was 33% of all he had. How much money did he have? 42. What is the difference between 8 rods square and 8 square rods? 43. In an orchard of the trees are pear-trees, are cherry-trees, and the rest, 50 trees, are appletrees. How many trees are there in the orchard? 44. If a horse is sold for $175, and the gain is 25 %, what was the cost of the horse? 45. A man and his wife together used a barrel of flour in 5 months, but one lasted the woman alone 11 months. How long would a barrel of flour last the man alone? 46. What is the amount of $8 for 3 years 10 months, at 6% ? 47. What date is 16 days after August 23? 175. MISCELLANEOUS WRITTEN EXERCISES. 48. Reduce of of 3 3 to a decimal. 49. If of an acre of land costs $3750, what will 121 acres cost? 50. If A can do a piece of work in 6 days, B in 8, and C in 10, how long will it take the three together to do the work? 51. A note of $225, dated Jan. 9, 1893, was paid Aug. 7, 1895, with interest at 6%. Find the amount paid. 52. Find the number of square yards in the ceiling and walls of a room 18 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 9 feet high. 53. How many feet are there in of a mile? 54. Divide the difference between 7 thousand and 7 thousandths by 7 hundredths. 55. A coal-dealer who had 625 tons of coal, sold 84% of it. How many tons has he left? 56. The sum of two numbers is 2571, and their difference is 844. What are the numbers? 3 25 57. Change, 16, 2 to decimals, and find their sum. 58. Find the interest of $75.45 from Jan. 19, 1894, to March 14, 1895. 59. Find the number of feet board measure in 25 joists, each 18 feet long, 4 inches wide, and 3 inches thick. 60. If I pay $1250 for a house, and sell it so as to gain 15%, what do I get for it? 61. If 21 barrels of flour cost $115.50, what will 36 barrels cost? 62. I lost 30% by selling a suit of clothes for $35. What did the suit cost me? |