Il6 ARITHMETIC. 



24. What is the value of 172 pigs of lead, each weigh- 

 ing 3cvvt. 2qrs. 174-lb. at 81. 17s. 6d. per fothcr of 19^ 

 cwU ? Ansf 2B6I. 4s. 4i-d''. 



2^. The rents of a whole parish amount to 1750I. and a 

 rate is granted of 32I. i6s. 6d. what is that in the 

 pound ? Ans. 4--d. ,'^^°-. 



26. If keeping for my horse be 1 1^-^- per day, what 

 will be. the charge of 1 1 horses for the year ? 



Ans. 192I. 7s. 8^d. 



27. A person breaking owes in all 1490I. 5s. lod. and 

 has in money, goods and recoverable debts, 784I. 17s. 4d. 

 if these things be delivered to his creditors, what will they 

 get in the pound ? Ans. los. 6~d. //^VvV 



28. What must 40s. pay toward a tax, when 65 2I. 13s. 

 4d. is assessed at 83I. 12s. 4d. ? Ans. 5s. i~d, YTir^* 



29. Bought 3 tuns of oil for 15 il. 14s. 85 gallons of 

 which being damaged, I desire to know how I may sell the 

 remainder per gallon so as neither to gain nor lose by the 

 bargain ? * Ans. 4s. 6~d, -^^. 



30. What qua(it|t^- of water must I add to a pipe of 

 mountain wine, valui^ 33I. to reduce the first cost to 4s. 6d. 

 per gallon I Ans. 20y gallons. 



31. If 15 ells of stuff ^- yard wide cost 37s. 6d. what 

 will 40 ells of the same stuff cost, being yard wide ? 



Ans. 61. 13s. 4d, 



32. Shipped for Barbadoes 500 pairs of stockings at 3s. 

 6d. per pair, and 1650 yards of baize at is. 3d. per yard, 

 and have received in return 348 gallons of rum at 6s. 8d,. 

 per gallon, and 75olb. of indigo at is. 4d. per lb. what re- 

 mains due upon my adventure ? Ans. 24I. 12s. 6d. 



33. If 100 workmen can finish a piece of work in 12 

 days, how many are sufficient to do the same in 3 days ? 



Ans.%|Co men. 



34. How many yards of matting 2ft. 6in. broad will 

 covcp a iloor, that is 27ft. long and 20ft. broad .'' 



Ans. 72 yards. 



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