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week ? What will be the return if the test is 3.3 per 

 cent? 



8. The weights of cream shipped each day run as 

 follows : 64, 63, 67, 70, 72, 71, 70. Deduct 15 pounds 

 for weight of can and figure returns on a price of 25 

 cents for butter fat, if cream tests 40 per cent. Figure 

 net returns after deducting an express charge of 40 

 cents per 100 pounds on the gross weight shipped and 

 5 cents each for the return of the empty cans. 



9. The weights of ten bags of clover seed run as 

 follows: 164, 163, 164, 160, 162, 159, 150, 155, 154, 

 156. Allowing one pound each for the weight of the 

 bags, how much clover seed is there, and what is it 

 worth at $7 per bushel? 



10. The weights of eight bags of timothy seed run 

 as follows: 107, 109, 105, 106, 101, 111, 107, 107. 

 Allowing one pound each for the weight of the sacks, 

 how much timothy seed is there, and what is it worth 

 at $1.75 per bushel? 



Painting and Papering 



In painting, allow one gallon of paint for every 250 

 square feet of surface to be painted. 



1. A room is 12 feet wide, 15 feet long, and 9 feet 

 high. It has two windows and one door, each about 3 

 feet by 6 feet. How many rolls of paper will be 

 required to paper the walls ? How much for the ceil- 

 ing ? How many yards of border ? If the paper costs 



