MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS. 24 1 



J)Ound to B, so that by taking his negotiable note, payable 

 at 3 months, he may clear 20 guineas by the bargain ? 



Ans. 14s. lyl-d. sterling. 



29. "What annuity is sufficient to pay off 50 millions o^ 

 pounds in 30 years, at 4 per cent, compound interest ? 



Ans. 2891505!. 



30. There is an island 73 miles in circumference, and 3 

 foo'tmen all start together to travel the same way about it ; 

 A goes 5 miles a day, B 8 and C 10 : when will they all 

 come together again ? Ans. 73 days. 



31. A man, being asked how many sheep he had in his 

 drove, said, if he had as many more, half as many more, 

 and 7 sheep and a half, he should have 20 : how many had 

 he ? Ans. 5. 



32. A person left 40s. to 4 poor widows. A, B, C and 

 1) •, to A he left -1, to B -^, to C -f and to D ^y desiring 

 the whole might be distributed accordingly : what is the 

 proper share of each ? 



Ans. A's share 14s. ||-d. B*s los. 6^d. Cs 8s. 5i|-d. 



^73.^^. 



33. A general, disposing of his army into a square, 

 finds he has 284 soldiers over and above ; but increasing 

 each side with one soldier, he wants 25 to fill Up the 

 square : how many soldiers had he f Ans. 24000. 



34. There is a prize of 212I. 14s. 7d. to be divided 

 among a captain, 4 men, and a boy ; the captain is to have 

 a share ind a half ; the men each a share, and the boy -^ 

 of a share : what ought each person to have ? 



Ans. The captain 54I. 14s. yd. each man 36!. 9s. 4yd* 

 and the boy 12I. 3s. i-|d. 



35. A cistern, containing 60 gallons of water, has 3 un^ 

 equal cocks for dischar^ng it ; the greatest cock will emp- 

 ty it in one hour, the second in 2 hours and the third in 

 3 : in what time will it be empty, if they all run togeth- 

 r.T ? Ang. 32~ minutes* 



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