THE VETERINARY PROFESSION 35 



case a reader should desire to take veterinary up 

 as a profession. But let him not do so unless he 

 is genuinely fond of animals both in health and 

 when diseased. 



ARITHMETIC 



1. In a division sum the divisor is 164,600, the quotient 

 3854, and the remainder 26,167. Find the dividend. 



2. How many steps does a soldier take in marching 4f 

 miles, each of his steps being 30 inches in length ? 



3. Reduce ;^i4,789, 19s. ii|d. to farthings, and divide 

 ;^23,S96, IIS. 8|d. by 63. 



4. Divide ^^430, 9s. 5|d. between 4 women and 9 men, 

 giving each woman twice as much as a man. 



5. Find the cost of 5 cwt. 2 qrs. 24 lbs. at 7|d. per pound. 



6. Find the values of — 



0) (7i + l + T2+22T)-TV; 



7. Reduce | of if + 5^ to a decimal. 



8. A person in 87 days spends ;!^38, 19s. 4id. In how 

 many days will he spend ;!^i63, 9s. 9|d. at the same rate? 



9. Find the Simple Interest on ;^645, 6s. for 10^ years at 

 3I per cent, per annum. 



10. A room is 26 feet 3 inches long and 15 feet 9 inches 

 broad. Find the cost of covering it with carpet which is three 

 quarters of a yard wide, at 4s. 6d. per yard. 



11. Find the Square Root of 730.0804, and also that of 



.289 

 43T9' 



12. One metre is equal to 3.28 English feet, and one 

 French foot is equal to 1.066 of an English foot. Express 

 one French foot in metres. 



ALGEBRA 



I. When .r = - 2, ^ = 3, s= -\, find the value of — 



(i) S^^yH; 



(ii) 2 (^'-3)2-5(2+2)-; 



(iii) - +" . 

 z X 



