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5. 1. Find the value of 59 acres at £6 3s. 3d. per acre.

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76 acres at £13 5s. 6d. per acre.

39 a. 12 p. at £20 3s. 4d. per acre. of 39 horses each worth £50 ?

5. Find the value of 1,762 articles at 52s. each.

6. What is the cost of 187 pieces of timber, each piece being worth £3 9s. 2d.?

7. How much must be paid for 185 logs of wood, the cost of one log being just £5 2s. 1d.?

8. What will 1264 bags of spice fetch, valued at 19s. 9ąd. each bag?

9. How much must be given for 182 acres of land at £3 15s. 2d per acre?

10. Find the value of 10,468 pieces of copper, each piece being worth 1ąd. of our money.

11. What will be the cost of 726 planks at the rate of £1 6s. 9d. for one?

12. Find the value of 77 articles at 16s. 5d. each.

13. How much must be paid for 1,226,196 oranges at the rate of 10d. per dozen?

14. Find the value of 333 tons at £5 10s. 11 d. each.

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100,000 rupees worth 2s. 37d. each. 16. What must be paid to 365 men for a week's work at 16s. 91d. each?

17. A grocer buys 2,752 bags of spice at £2 3s. 11 d. per bag, what does he pay for them?

18. What is the value of 246,910 rupees worth 2s. 3 d. each? 19. A bankrupt's debts are £6,002, and he is able to pay 13s. 84d in the £, what is he worth?

20. What is the cost of travelling for 365 days, at the rate of £28 4s. 4d. per day?

21. If a man spends £5 10s. 6d. in a month for coach-hire, what sum will he have paid in 8 months 21 days?

22. What will be the cost of silver fittings to a bottle weighing 8 oz. 9 dwts. 20 grs. at the rate of £4 3s. 9d. per oz.?

23. What is the dividend on £851 9s. 6d. at 13s. 2d. in the £?

24. How many acres will supply 20 horses with hay and oats, if each horse consume yearly the produce of 4 a. 3 r. 36 per.? 25. Find the cost of digging a ditch, of which the solid content is 4,758 cubic yards at the rate of 1s. 93d. per yard.

26. A man owes £3,896, and can pay 13s. 6d. in the £, what are his effects worth?

6. 1. What will be the cost of 81 horses at 25 guineas each? 2. What is the value of 106,324 rupees at 2s. 3d. each?

3. How much will £16 7s. 2d. daily amount to in 365 days? 4. A labourer earns 14s. 3d. per week for 6 months in the year, and 10s. 10d. per week for the remaining 6 months, how much does he earn in the year?

5. What is the weight of 1,060 pieces of gold coin, each weighing 6 dwt. 7 grs.?

6. If a man earns 9s. 6d. daily, what is his annual income? 7. If lodgings let at 19s. 6d. ver week, what rent must be paid for 273 days?

8. What wages will 324 workmen receive at the rate of 19s. 9d. per man per week?

9. What must be paid for a gold snuff-box weighing 7 oz. 5 dwts. at the rate of £4 6s. 2d. per oz.?

10. What is the dividend on £186 9s. 74d. at 13s. 6d. in the £?

11. A bankrupt owes £9,672, and he can pay 13s. 41d. in the £, what are his effects worth?

12. A merchant buys 1,352 pounds of wool at 11 d. per lb., what does it cost him?

13. How much will supply 42 horses, if each horse consumes annually the produce of 5 a. 3 rds. 26 per.?

14. Find the weight of 3,624 pieces of gold, each weighing 6 dwt. 7 grs.

15. What must be paid to 96 men for a week's work, the wages of one man being 17s. 71d.?

16. Find the value of 962 articles at 14s. 6d. each.

17. If lodgings let at 13s. 6d. per week, how much do they let for during 129 days?

18. 321 men perform a piece of work in 9 days and are paid 35s. each. How much money will be wanted to pay the whole of their wages?

19. What will be the rent of 6 acres 2 rds. at the rate of £6 17s. 6d. per acre?

20. If the rent of a house is £7 6s. 3d. for a fortnight, how much must be paid for the house for 3 months?

21. What will 325 workmen require as wages for one week, the amount that each man requires being £1 3s. 2d.?

22. If a bankrupt can pay 13s. 6d. in the £, and owes £600, how much is he worth?

23. What will be the dividend on £1,263 12s. 9d. at the rate of 14s. 7d. in the £?

7. 1. The charge for carrying the mails by railway from London to Oxford is about £18 6s. 3d. per day; how much is this in 365 days?

2. How much land will be required to supply 92 horses with hay and oats, if each horse consumes annually the produce of 5 a. 2 rds 13 per. ?

3. What is the cost of an oak post, measuring in length 7 ft. 5 in., in breadth 1 ft. 11 in., and in thickness 2 ft. 4 in., at 1s. 7 d. per cub. foot?

4. What will be the cost of painting a room, at 1s. 7 d. per square yard, whose height is 9 ft. 3 in., width 16 ft. 4 in., breadth 17 ft. 6 in.?

5. What will be the rent per ann. of 77 acres of land at £.6 14s. 94d. per acre?

6. What is the cost of lodgings for 231 days at 19s. 9d. per wk.? 7. What is the value of 99 acres 3 rds. 2 per. at the rate of £17 2s. 1 d. per acre?

8. What is the cost of 29 acres 2 rds. at the rate of £6 19s. Od. per rood.

9. A bankrupt owes £2,496, and can pay his creditors 15s. 6d. in the £, how much is he worth?

10. What is the total cost of 34 sheep at 50s. per head?

11. What will be the cost of replacing a cistern to weigh 8 cwt. 2 qrs. 14 lbs., at the rate of £2 0s. 6d. per cwt., if the plumber allows £1 9s. 2d. per cwt. for the lead of the old one, which weighs 6 cwt. 1 qr. 9 lbs. ?

12. An estate of 120 a. 3 r. 2 p. is rented at £3 19s. 6d. per acre, and afterwards the best pasture, consisting of 49 acres, is let at £5 per acre; what will the first tenant have to add to the last amount to make up his rent?

13. What is the cost of 44 sheep at £3 1s. 111d. per head? 14. If 352 men earn 19s. 2d. each per week, what sum will be wanted for pay-time on Saturday?

15. What is the weight of 1,000 pieces of gold, each weighing 5 dwt. 3 grs. ?

16. If lodgings let at 18s. 6d. per week, how much do they iet for during 262 days?

17. What is the value of 3,627 pieces of silver, each piece being worth 2s. 9d.?

18. If one horse can be kept a week for 9s., what ought to be paid for 21 horses for the same time?

19. If a bankrupt can pay 19s. in the £, and owes debts to the amount of £232,600, how much is he worth?.

8. 1. What is the dividend on £3,926 19s. 31d. at the rate of 12s. 9d. in the £?

2. Find the value of 377 horses at 80 guineas each.

3. If one man can earn 19s. 10d. in a week, what can 300 men earn in the same time?

4. There are 127 men engaged in building, what is the sum total of their wages per week, at 25s. each?

5. What will be the cost of plate glass for 3 windows, each containing 8 panes, and each pane measuring 1 foot 7 in. by 1 ft. 3 in., at 11s. 74d. per sq. ft. ?

6. If a person's estate be worth £1,262, and the land-tax be assessed at 2s. 94d. in the £, what is his net annual income? year?

7. An officer's pay is 13s. 6d. per day, what is that in a

8. A bridge consists of 3 arches, the centre one weighing 2,034 tons, and the two others 1,696 tons each, what is the cost of the iron at £3 2s. 6d. per ton?

9. A bankrupt's liabilities are estimated at £3,527 16s. 8d., what are his assets if he can pay 14s. 6d. in the £ ?

10. There were 365 labourers engaged in building, wnat was the amount of their wages per week at the rate of 1s. 9d. per day?

11. What will be the cost of 964 pieces of cloth at the rate of 14s. 94d. per piece?

12. What is the dividend on £3,573 18s. 6d. at the rate of 138. 43d. in the £?

13. What will be the expense of paving a court-yard 12 ft. by 12 ft., at the rate of 18s. per square yard?

14. What will be the cost of a dozen spoons, each weighing 5 ozs. 2 dwts., at the rate of 19s. 2d. per oz. ?

15. What will be the cost of 6 cwt. 2 qrs. 15 lbs. at £2 13s. 2d. per cwt.?

16. If the wages of one man will amount to £5 per month, what amount will be required to pay 84 men for the same time, and what will be required for 102 men?

17. What is the value of 12,972 yards of tape at d. per yard? 18. How much will 7,368 slate pencils come to at d. each? 19. I bought 736 yards of black ribbon at d. per yard, what did it cost me?

20. Bought 8 dozen of herrings at d. each, how much did I give for them?

21. How much did 856 yards of rope cost me, at d. per yard? 22. What is the value of 4,608 lbs. of sugar at 5d. per lb.?

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9. 1. What is the value of 3,270 lbs. of soap at 41d. per lb. ? 2. What is the cost of 1,400 yards of cord at 24d. per yard? 3. How much will 784 yards of canvas come to, at 3 d. per yard?

4. Bought 937 yards of ribbon at 81d. per yard, how much did the ribbon cost?

5. Paid 94d. a yard for 365 yards of calico, what did the whole cost me ?

6. Sold 1 cwt. of sugar, at 84d. per lb., how much money was received for the whole?

7. Bought 8,362 lbs. of candles at 10 d. per lb., how much did they cost me?

8. Bought 864 lbs. of sugar at 11 d. per lb., what must I pay for the whole ?

9. A fruiterer sold 3,964 oranges at d. each, what does he receive for the whole number?

10. What is the price of 246 yards of cloth at 10s. 6d. per yard?

11. How much do 648 lbs. of tea come to at 5s. 6d. per lb. ? 12. What is the price of 468 yards of ribbon at 7d. per yard?

13. What is the cost of 784 yards of cloth at 14s. 4d. per yard?

14. A fruiterer bought 262 boxes of oranges, and paid for each box 16s. 3d., how much did he pay for all?

15. Bought 9 dozen pairs of shoes, and paid for them 11s. per pair, how much did they cost me?

16. A farmer bought 83 sheep, and paid for them 18s. 6d. each, how much did he give for all?

17. Bought 11 dozen hats at 16s. 6d. each, what did the whole cost?

18. How much must I pay for the carriage of 629 tons of goods at 188. 4d. per ton?

19. Bought 763 cwt. of sugar, at 168. 3 d. per cwt., how much did I pay for the whole?

20. Sold 12 dozen pairs of stockings at 3s. 6d. per pair, what sum did I receive for the whole?

21. Paid 2s. 4d. per yard for 368 yards of ribbon, what did the whole cost?

22. Received a chest of tea containing 236 lbs., for which I paid 6s. 2 d. per lb., what did the whole cost me?

23. A hosier bought 8 dozen pairs of silk stockings at the rate of 5s. 92d. per pair, what did he pay for the whole ?

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