218 



COMPOUND INTEREST. 



18 



16 



8 



6 or 7 



23 attain to 96 years. 



97 

 " 98 

 " 99 

 " 100 



103 attain to 90 years. 

 71 " " 91 " 

 63 " " 92 " 

 47 " " 93 " 

 40 " " 94 " 

 33 " " 95 " 



EXPLANATION. To ascertain by the above table what 

 probability there is that a man of a given age will attain 

 to any other age, make the number opposite the latter age 

 the numerator and the number opposite the former age the 

 denominator, and the fraction will express the probability 

 sought for. 



EXAMPLE. What probability is there that a man of 30 

 will attain the age of 70 years ? 



SOLUTION. Opposite 70 find 2,544= 318 



" 30 " 9,544=1193 Ans. That is 

 to say, he has 318 chances out of 1193 of living to 70. 



COMPOUND INTEREST. 



TABLE, showing the amount of $1 for any number of years 

 from 1 to 24, at 5 and 6 per cent., compound interest. 



