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TRANSPORTATION 



2. If the road were piked, the round trip could be made 

 in 4 da. by a freighter hauling 2500 Ib. each way. If the 

 freighter is to receive the same price per day for his work as 

 in problem 1, what must be his average charge per hundred ? 



3. If 100 Ib. of 

 flour will last a 

 family of six 2 mo. 

 when eating white 

 bread once a day, 

 what will the 

 freight charges (at 

 the rate given in 

 problem 2) on the 

 flour amount to in 

 lyr.? What will be 

 the freight charges 

 if the family eat 

 white bread twice 

 a day ? 



4. What amount 

 would a good road 

 save the family on 

 flour alone, when 

 the freight rate is 

 that in problem 2 ? 



5. If the freight 

 to the above town 



is 416,000 Ib. each year, what is the freightage at $1.25 per 

 hundred ? at 600 per hundred ? What is the saving in 1 yr. 

 at the reduced rate due to good roads ? 



6. How many years will it take the difference in freight 

 rates in problem 5 to build 20 mi. of gravel road at $1800 

 per mile ? 



THIS HILL MAKES THE FREIGHT ON THIS 



ROAD TWO CENTS PER MILE FOR EACH 



HUNDRED POUNDS 



