FELLOWSRir. 139, 



356 : 36 : : 735 



73? 



1008 



% Three graziers hired a piece of land for 6cl. los. A 

 put in 5 sheep for 4^- months, B put in 8 for 5 months, 

 and C put in 9 for 6-^ months : how much must each pay 

 of the rent ? Ans. A nl. 5s. B 20I. and C 29I. 5s. 



3. Two merchants enter into partnership for 1 8 months ; 

 A put into stock at first 200I. and at the end of 8 months 

 he put in lool. more ; B put in at first 550!. and at the end 

 of 4 months took out 140I.. Now at the expiAttion of the 



time 



and elegant method, perhaps, is that, v/hicli Dr. Kutton has giv- 

 en in his Arithmetic, viz. 



When the times are equal, the shares of the gain or loss are evi- 

 dently as the stocks, as in Single Fellowship ; and when the 

 stocks are equal the shares are as tlie times '; -where Fore, when nei- 

 ther are equal, the shares must be as their products. 



