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Of what number is:

22. 256 five sixths?

23. 45 nine sixteenths? 24. 60 two thirds?

25. 108 nine eighths?

26. 121 eleven halves?

27. 200 ten thirds?

28. 90 fifteen sixteenths?

29. 144 nine sixteenths?

30. 300 fifteen thirty-seconds?

31. 640 five eighths?

32. 8.25 three twentieths?

33. 1.92 twelve fifths?

34. 1440 nine sixteenths? 35. 465 fifteen thirty-seconds?

36. 19.32 eight thirds?

37. 42.48 four fifths?

38. 297 eleven thirds?

39. 315 five fourths?

40. 3.84 sixteen ninths?

What part is:

41. 16 of 96? 42. 72 of 256? 43. 25 of 45? 44. 42 of 60? 45. 18 of 108? 46. 33 of 121? 47. 65 of 200?

48. 27 of 90? 49. 48 of 144? 50. 75 of 300? 51. 25 of 640? 52. 8.25 of 33? 53. 1.92 of 5.12? 54. 440 of 1440?

55. 465 of 775? 56. 19.32 of 25.76? 57. 1.416 of 42.48? 58. 297 of 1039.5? 59. .32 of 3.84? 60. 315 of 504? 61. 471 of 785?

NOTE. - If speed and accuracy tests on the use of fractional parts are desired, Examples 11-20 can be used for one test, Examples 31-40 for the second test, and Examples 41-60 for the third. In each case, obtain and record for future use the median time and the median accuracy for each test.

If miscellaneous arrangement of the three kinds of examples is wanted, and that in most cases will prove desirable, do, on one day, Examples 1, 21, and 41; on another day, Examples 2, 22, and 42.

What is: 1. 60% of 660? 2. 121% of 475? 3. 16% of 39? 4. 81% of 243? 5. 150% of 58? 6. 81% of 84? 7. 120% of 35?

EXERCISE 119

Percentage Drills

8. 834% of 42?
9. 11% of 113?
10. 37% of 76?
5% of 27.5?
12. 66% of 963?
13. 40% of 5780?
14. 18% of 36.5?

11.

22. 95 is 5% of what number?
23. 13 is 6% of what number?
24. 72.9 is 9% of what number?
25. 2.9 is 81% of what number?
26. 126 is 14% of what number?
27. 77 is 25% of what number?
28. 147 is 33% of what number?
29. 9.04 is 40% of what number?
30. 8.36 is 75% of what number?
31. 46 is 23% of what number?
32. 205 is 21% of what number?
33. 32.8 is 4% of what number?

15. 31% of 84.7?

16. 65% of 200? 17. 23% of 53.7? 18. 621% of 69.4? 19. 11% of 8253? 20. 31% of 116.5? 21. 41% of $1500?

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NOTE. - See the note following Exercise 118.

8.36 of 76? 51. 46 of 230? 52. 205 of 100? 53. 32.8 of 40? 54. 18 of 540?

57. 63.25 of 23?

58. 14.2 of 69.4? 59. 1376 of 8256?

60. 61. 111.25 of 133.5?

83.7 of 111.6?

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1 knot or nautical mile = 6080 ft. (U.S.)

Surveyors, in measuring land, use a chain (ch.) the length of which is 4 rods, divided into 100 links (li.) of 7.92 inches each. 80 chains 1 mile.

Measures of Surface or Square Measure

144 square inches (sq. in.)

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= 1 square foot (sq. ft.)

= 1 square yard (sq. yd.)

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128 cubic feet (a pile 4 ft. high, 4 ft. wide, and 8 ft. long)

= 1 cord

Liquid Measures

4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.)
2 pints = 1 quart (qt.)

4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.)

It has been customary to consider 31 gallons the contents of a barrel (bbl.) and 63 gallons the contents of a hogshead. In practice,

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