...land could be rented for,¿3i2 8s. 4«f., the rent of 47 A. 3». 1 2^ p. being £121 9«. éd. ? (3) A man can do a piece of work in 8^- days by working 6 hours a day : how many hours a day must he work in order to do it in 5 days? (4) A bankrupt's assets...

...solved by considering the fractional part of the work that can be done in a unit of time. For example, if a man can do a piece of work in 8 days, he can do £ of the work in one day ; if a cistern can be filled by a pipe in 2£ hours, — , or ^,...

...36 miles in 3f hours, how much farther will Tom travel than Joe in 12\ hours? ^ ^> ¿Т'ИУ'О 49. If a man can do a piece of work in 8| days, by working 9 hours a day, how much longer would it take him if he worked but 6f hours a day? g ig> 50. A and В travel in the same...

...bushels cost ? 31. If a turkey cost $lf, how many turkeys at the same rate can be bought for $8* ? 32. If a man can do a piece of work in 8^ days, how many men will be required to do the work in 2| days? 33. How many quarts of berries at ^ of a dollar...

...days, how long will it take 3 men to do it ? 16. If a man can do a piece of work in 16 days, working 10 hours a day, how long will it take him to do it if he works 8 hours a day ? 17. If 4 horses can eat 3£ tons of hay in one month, how long will 8 tons...

...? 27. If 8 books cost x dollars, how many books can be bought for a dollars at the same price? 28. If a man can do a piece of work in 8 days, what part of it can he do in x days ? 29. What is the interest of a dollars for four years at x per...

...that he still owed $1296. Find the amount he owed at first. 57. If a man can do a piece of work in 6$ days by working 9 hours a day, how long will it take him to do it, working 8 hours a day ? 58. Mr. Williams has ^ of his money in government bonds, ^ in the bank, and $520 "in cash. How much...

...that he still owed $1296. Find the amount he owed at first. 57. If a man can do a piece of work in 6| days by working 9 hours a day, how long will it take him to do it, working 8 hours a day ? 58. Mr. Williams has ^ of his money in government bonds, f in the bank, and $520 in cash. How much...

...than the number and whose denominator is 3 less than the number. Find the number. 142. Work Problems. If a man can do a piece of work in 8 days, then in one day he can do one eighth of it, and in three days he can do three eighths of it. If a man...

...than the number and whose denominator is 3 less than the number. Find the number. 142. Work Problems. If a man can do a piece of work in 8 days, then in one day he can do one eighth of it, and in three days he can do three eighths of it. If a man...