FAKM ARITHMETIC PROBLEMS 97 



that a day? How much a week? How mucii an 

 hour? 



2. Which is the bigger pay $10 a week, or $40 a 

 month ? 



3. A man works from March 1 to June 20, los- 

 ing four days in that time. What would his wages 

 amount to at $30 per month? (The number of 

 working days can be counted on a calendar.) 



4. A man working at $10 a week loses one-half of 

 one day and two hours another day. What will he re- 

 ceive, after counting out his lost time? 



5. A man working at $25 per month, begins 

 March 15 and works till August 12, losing 9 days 

 during that time. He has drawn at different times 

 $47. How much is coming to him? 



6. A man in town is getting $1.75 a day and has 

 to pay $4 a week board. Another man is working on 

 a farm at $30 a mcnth and board. Which is really 

 the bigger pay? How much? 



7. Which is the bigger net pay $30 a month and 

 board, or $10 a week and pay $3.50 a week board? 



8. An acre contains 160 square rods, or 4,356 

 square feet. Corn is ordinarily planted 3 feet, 6 

 inches, each way. How many hills to an acre ? 



9. If a man is hired to cut up corn at 10 cents a 

 shock, 14 hills square, how much is this an acre? 

 How much an acre if the shocks are 16 hills square? 



10. If a man is paid 3 cents per bushel for husk- 

 ing corn, what will he earn for the week if his loads 



