PROPORTION. 115 



I r. Bouglil: 3 casks of raisins, each weighing 2cwt. 2qrs» 

 -^5lb. what will they come to at 2I. is. 8d. per cwt. ? 



Ans. 171.41-d. -J-^-. 



12. What is the value of 2qrs. ml. of velvet at 19s. 8yd. 

 per Enghsh ell ? Ans. 8s. lo^^d. 4-|- 



13. Bought 12 pockets of hops, each weighing icwt. 

 2qrs. 171b. ; what do they come to at 4!. is. 4d. per cwt". ? 



Ans. Sol. I2S. i^d. -5^. 



14. What is the tax upon 745I. 14s. 8di at 3s. 6d. in 

 ■the pound ? Ans. 130I. los. o|-d.. -''—. 



15. If I; of a yard of velvet cost 7s. 3d. how many yards 

 can I buy for 13I. 15s: 6d. ? Ans. 28^- yards.- 



16. If an ingot of gold weighing pib. 90Z. I2dwt. be 

 v/orth 41 il. I2S. what is that per grain ? Ans. i|d. 



17. Kow many quarters of com can 1 buy for 140 dol- 

 lars at 4s. per bushd ? Ans. 26'qrs.' 2bu. 



18. Bought 4 bales of cloth, each containing 6 pieces, 

 and each piece 27 yards, at 16I. 4s. per piece ; what is the 

 value CI ^\c whole, and the rate per yard ? 



Ans. 388!-^^^ at I2S. per yard. 



19. If an ounce of silver be wortn 5s.'6d. what is the 

 .price of a tankard, that weighs lib. looz. lodwt. 4gr. ? 



Ans. 6). 3S. -pid. -^. 



20. What is the half year's rent oC" 547 acres of land at 

 res. 6d. per acre ? 



Ans. 2 III. 19s. 3d. 



21. At i*75D. per week, how many ng^qnths board can 

 1 liave for lool. ? " 



^ Ans. 47m. 2w. -jV^. 



22. Bought I coo Flemish ells of cloth for 90I. how 

 must I sell it per ell in Boston to gain lol. by the whole ? 



Ans. 3s. 4d. "WB^ 



23. Suppose a gentldrian's income is 1750 dollars a year, / 

 and he spends 19s. 7d. per day, one day with another, how / 

 much will he have saved at the year's end ? 



Ans. 167I. 123. id. 



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