DIVISION. 60
MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES,
INVOLVING THE FOREGOING RULES.
1. Allen French bought 73 hogsheads of molasses at 29 dollars per hogshead, and sold it at 37 dollars per hogshead; what did he gain?
Ans. 584 dollars.
2. Benjamin Thomas bought 896 acres of wild land at 15 dollars per acre, and sold it at 43 dollars per aere; what did he gain?
Ans. 25088 dollars.
3. Newton Gage sold 47 bushels of corn at 57 cents per bushel, which cost him only 37 cents per bushel; how many cents did he gain?
Ans. 940 cents.
4. A tavern keeper bought 29 loads of hay at 17 dollars per load, and 76 cords of wood at 5 dollars & cord; what was the amount of the hay and the wood?
Ans. 873 dollars.
5. I bought 17 yards of cotton cloth at 15 cents per yard, 46 gallons of molasses at 28 cents per gallon, 16 pounds of tea at 76 cents a pound, and 107 pounds of cof- fee at 14 cents a pound; what was the amount of my bill?
Ans. 4257 cents.
6. A man traveled 78 days, and each day he walked 27 miles; what was the length of his journey?
Ans. 2106 miles.
7. A man sets out from Boston to travel to New York, the distance being 223 miles, and walks 27 miles a day for 6 days in succession; what distance remains to be travelled?
Ans. 61 miles.
8. John Peabody bought of Eli Ames 7 yards of his best broadcloth at 9 dollars per yard, and in payment he gave Ames a one hundred-dollar bill; how many dollars must Ames return to Peabody?
Ans. 37 dollars.
9. I bought 760 acres of land at 47 dollars per acre, and sold John Emery 171 acres at 56 dollars per acre, James Smith 275 acres at 37 dollars per acre, and the remainder I sold to Joseph Kimball at 75 dollars per acre; how much did I gain by my sales?
Ans. 7581 dollars.
