This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...39-37 inches. Find how many square inches there are in 101-1 square decimetres. (3) Simplify the following: 11f + 5 -15 (4) Reduce-f and-to decimals. Add the decimals, and convert the result into a vulgar fraction in its lowest terms. (5) If-0648 gram is equal to 1 grain, find, correctly to two places of decimals of a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...39-37 inches. Find how many square inches there are in 101-1 square decimetres. (3) Simplify the following: 11f + 5 -15 (4) Reduce-f and-to decimals. Add the decimals, and convert the result into a vulgar fraction in its lowest terms. (5) If-0648 gram is equal to 1 grain, find, correctly to two places of decimals of a grain, the value in Troy measure of 10,000 grammes. (6) At what rate of simple interest will a sum of money amount to 7,786 16s. at the end of the first year, and 8,013 12s. at the end of the second year 1 (7) If 25 men working 8 hours a day execute five sevenths of a piece of work in 74 days, how E long will 37 men working 10 hours a day take to execute the remainder 1 (8) Find the true discount on 349 lis. 8d. for 9 months at 6 per cent, per annum. (9) Find the amount of 325 10s. 5d. at the end of 3 years at 4 per cent. per annum compound interest. (10) The distance from Exeter to Penzance is 132 miles. An express train starting 40 minutes after a parliamentary train from Exeter reaches Penzance 13 miles in advance. If the two trains had started at the same time the express would have reached Penzance 33 miles in advance. How long does each train take to do the journey 1 (11) My income is derived from 10,000 stock in the 2 per cents, which are at 80. How much must I sell out in order that, after re-investment of the proceeds in 4 per cents, at 120, my income may be 12 10s. greater than formerly? (12) Find the square root of 11tvtwt aTM1 o -007 to four places of decimals. June, 1884. Competitive Examination. Arithmetic. Time allowed, 1 Hour. (1) Prove that, if a number measure each of two other numbers, it will also measure their sum or diiference, and also any multiple of eithe...
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