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2. If lool. ill one year gain 5]* interest, what will be 

 tlie interest of 750I. for 7 years ? Ans. 262I. los. 



3. What principal will gain 262I. los. in 7 years, at 5L 

 per cent, per aiumm ^ Ans. 75 ol. 



4. If a footman travel 130 miles in 3 days, when the 

 days are 12 hours long 5 in howv.tfiany days, of 10 hours- 

 each, luay he travel 360 miles ? Ans. 9I-J- days. 



5. If 120 bushels of corn can serve 14 horses 56 days ;. 

 how many days will 94 bushels serve 6 horses ? 



Ans. I02~ days. 



6. If 70Z, 5dwts. of bread be bought at 4-|d. when corn 

 is at 4s. 2d. per bushel, what weight of it may be bought 

 for IS. 2d. when the prica of the bushel is 5s. 6d. ? 



Ans. lib. 40Z. 3-|4Ttlwts, 



7. If the carriage of I3cwt. iqr. for 72 miles be 2I. ics. 

 6d. what will be the carriage of 7cwt. 3qrs. for 112 miles ? 



Ans. 2I. 5s.- iid. iT^q^ 



8. A wall, to be built to the height of 27 feet, was 

 raised to the height of 9 feet by 12 men in 6 days j hov/ 

 many men must be employed to finish the wall in 4 day.^, 

 at the same rate of working ? Ans. 36 men. 



9. If a regiment of soldiers, consisting of 939 men, can 

 eat up 351 quarters of wheat in 7 months j how many 

 soldiers will eat up 1464 quarters in 5 months, at thiit rate ?. 



Ans. 5433-rVV' 

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