16 DECIMALS 



19. Rule. To find a number when a certain number of 

 hundredth* of it is given, divide the given part by the given 

 hundredths. 



EXAMPLE. 56 is .16 of what number ? 



56 - .16 = 350. 

 Proof. .16 of 350 = 56. 



EXERCISE 



1. 35 is .12 of what number ? 



2. The product of a certain number multiplied by .24 is 

 39.6. What is the number ? 



3. The product of a certain number multiplied by .17 is 

 36.55. What is the number ? 



4. Multiply 75 by .7. The product must be divided by 

 what number to give 75 as quotient ? 



5. If .16 of a hired man's monthly wages is $4.80, what 

 are his wages ? 



6. If $11.70 is .14 of the wages a man received for 

 3 mo., what did he receive ? 



7. A farmer sold 280 head of cattle, which was .35 of 

 his herd. How many had he in the herd ? 



8. In a snowstorm .2 of a flock of sheep froze to death. 

 If 13 died, how many were there in the flock ? 



9. If a bank loaned .24 of its deposits, which was 

 $10,400, what was the total deposit ? 



10. If 10 A. are .8 of a potato field, how many acres are 

 there in the field ? 



20. A very generally used method of computing interest 

 is known as the One Dollar Six Per Cent Method. The 

 skillful use of this method depends upon the ability to take 

 readily a fractional part of a decimal. 



