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7. A hardware dealer estimates the life of a freight wagon 

 in continuous service on the road described in problem 1 

 at 1 yr. If it takes 8 da. for a round trip, how many miles 

 of service are there 



in a new wagon ? 



8. Calling Syr. 

 the lifetime of such 

 a wagon on a good 

 road, when wagons 

 sell at $60, what is 

 the bad-road tax 

 paid by a freighter 

 in the course of 

 6 yr. on the road in 

 problem 1 ? 



9 . A country 

 store on a gravel 

 road pays 1$ a mile 

 for each 100 Ib. 

 of freight hauled 

 from the railroad 

 station ; a county 

 seat on the same 

 road 24 mi. from 

 the railroad, 18 mi. 



of which are not gravel, pays 20 a mile for hauling each 

 100 Ib. of freight. What is the animal bad-road tax paid by 

 this county seat upon 300,000 Ib. of freight ? 



10. It is estimated by good authority that a certain county 

 in Kentucky, which pays annually $70,000 for hauling its 

 goods from the railroad, could save at least $40,000 annually 

 by having good roads. What is the average bad-road tax 

 upon each of the 17,789 farmers in the county ? 



ON THIS ROAD FREIGHT IS ONE CENT PER 

 MILE FOR EACH HUNDRED POUNDS 



