(8)

By selling £90 worth of the mixture at 10s. a gallon, I must have 180 gallons of it; and since there are 126 gallons in a pipe, I must add (180—126) gallons = 54 gallons of water.

also 1 load=2560 pints, and 2560 pints × 7000=17920000 grains.

(6)

For every 2s. 2 d. of tax there is £1 of property,
now £974 16s. 3 d. 935822q.,

and of 2=2×42=2×42×8:

=7×8=56.

(6)

(7)

farthings 3130

Reckoning 365 days in 1851, we find his expenses were £593 2s. 6d., and therefore his income was £593 2s. 6d. + £294 1s. 6d. = £887 4s.

therefore, dividing the whole into (24+6+2+1) or 33 shares,

.. 5791 m.-2100 m. =3691 m. = £3 6f. 9c. 1m. Ans.

(2)

(3)

days. hrs. hrs. (8) 365. 6 = 8766

8766

1851

8766

43830

70128

8766

16225866 hours.

V.

barleycorns.

25000 miles = (25000 × 1760 × 3 × 12 × 3) = 4752000000 barleycorns.

(3s. 7d.) × 12=43s. cost of one dozen,

(6)

(7)

It makes 2 vibrations in one second;

therefore, in 24 hours it makes 24 × 60 × 60 × 2=216000 vibrations.

(8)

125

20

247) 2511 (10s.

2470

41

12

247) 494 (2d.

494

therefore, £2 10s. 2d.=price per gall. with duty,

therefore, he must sell the mixture at the rate of

£33 6s. 6d.

15s. 6d. per gall.