178           A Collection of Questions.

(13)  What number taken from the square of 54, will leave 19 times 46?                                                        Ans. 2042.

(14)  If I buy a yard of cloth for 14s. 6d. and sell it for 16s. 9d.—what do 1 gain per cent.?

Ans. £i5 : 10 : 4-£fa.

(15)  Bought 27 bags of ginger, each weighing gross 84|lbs. tare lj-lb. per bag, tret 4 lbs. per 104 lbs.—what do they come to at 8|d. per lb. ?                          Ans. £76 : 13 : 2|.

(16)  If -| of an ounce avoirdupois cost -J of a shilling— ¦what -will ^ of a 1b. cost?                                  Ans. 17*. Sd.

(17)  If £ of a gallon cost £|—what will £ of a tun cost ?

Ans. £105.

(18)  A young man received £210. which was J of his elder brother's portion; now three times the elder brother's portion was half of the father's estate—I demand how much the estate was?                                                        Ans. £1890.

(19)  If the salary of an officer be £48. per annum—what must he receive for 232 days ?                 Ans. £30 : 10 : 2J.

(20)  A gentleman spends one day with another £1. 7s. l0£d., and at the year's  end layeth up £340.—what is his yearly income ?                                      Ans. £848 : 14 : 4£.

(21)  A lady's fortune consisted of a cabinet worth £200. containing 16 drawers, each having two partitions, each of which contained £37. and two crowns—pray what was her portion D                                                             Ans. £1400.

(22)  A has  13 fother of lead to send abroad, each being 19| times  112 lbs.; B has 39 casks of tin, each 388 lbs.— how many ounces difference is there in the weight of these commodities ?                                               Ans. 212160 oz.

(23)  A captain and 160 sailors took a prize worth £1360. of which the captain had -¦ for his share and the rest was equally divided among the sailors—what  was  each  man's share ? Ans. The captain had £272., and each sailor, £6 : 16*.

(24)  What number is that to which if you add 7§  the whole will be 12£ ?                                                 Ans. 4-^.

(25)  A usurer put out £75. for   12 months, and received for principal and interest £81.—I demand at what rate per cent, hs received interest?                             Ans. 8 per cent.

(26)  What will £956. amount to in  7J  years, at 5 per cent, simple interest ?                                Ans. £[314 : \0s.

(27)  At what rate per cent, will £956. amount to £1314. l()s. in 7J years at simple interest ?               Ans. 5 per cent.