The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-04-10
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS.
ARITHMETIC.
Fu71 Solutions Of the First Fjge.

Fu71 Solutions Of the First Ftge.
/ a.. A & B have S. cents; u Of AS
money equals 3-5 of BIS; how many
cents have each? Ans. 80 A, Is b.
(2). Bought q a bushel of chestnuts
for $3.50 and sold them for s cents a
pint, what was my gain? Ans. $l.06.
81. Sold rs OF my goods for $40
losing Is per cent, for how much must
I s3l the remainder in order to incur
no loss on the whole? Ans 5000.
a.. q Of the time past noon equals
2-5 of the time till midnight, what is
the hour? Ans. 4 80 T. NJ.
81. How many posts will be Gre
Iqared for a fence 100 feet long, the
posts being ten feet apart? Ans. II.
(6). In how many years will o man
paying = per cent interest on debt
| pH lilo face Of the debt in interest
142-7.
! ~ What are government secu-
riJes} What are the principal It. S.
secarities2
/ 3D. Bought 10 4o's at 95; what
WAS my rate Of income? What would
it have been on 5-2o's ut the same rate
Of investment? 414-19 per cent, 6 610
per cent.
c9) When gold is quoted at 1.15
what is 90 cents in currency worth /?
| AIs. ~ cents.
u0) What is the face Of note
drawn for three months which when
discounted alta bank at 6 per cent
yield, $1,000? Ans 101574,
I'D. A man went west from Wash
iu9toH until his watch had gained y
hours; what was his longitude from
G eenwich? Ans. 81 degrees.
ll2), The ridge Of house is - feet
above tie beams, and the house is 30
feet wide. what is the length Of the
rafters? Ans. 10 feet.
13) Show how the principles Of
division Will apply to the reduction of
fractions.
/ "a. How many yards of carpet,
i q Of yard wide, will cover floor
18x25, the strips running lengthNise,
allowing four inches waste on each
strips Ans. 81 so yards.
15). Make a correct bill Of the fol
lowing items, receipting ii, terms. cash.
Bought of M. I-oescher, Salem, Wis,
% pounds of A sugar ut 2 cents per
pound; 20 yards of sheeting at Is
cents per yard; IS yards Of calico at 6
cents per yard; 3 corn baskets at 60
cents e. CHI; hoes at rs cents each.
GEOGRAPHY.
Cd. Name the territories Of the u. s
and give capitals.
i (2). Draw outline map of The town
in which you live Give boundaries
how watered, and size compared with
| Kenosha County.
(3). Trace q water route from Keno
sha to Cairo.
a.. Name the leading means of ma
terial wealth of the people of Wis, al
SO, the advantages for internal COM
merse.
%. Describe the Mediterranean sea,
and name and locate five Of its princi-
pal islands.
/ co.. Tabulate in reference to capital,
largest city, and form Of government,
the following countries: United States,
Mexico, Japan, Italy, Great Britain
France, Russia, Turkey, China, Brazil.
C7). What is the length Of degree
on the line of AZ deg. 80 min. North
latitude ?
) (8). Describe the largest three rivers
of Europe.
(9). Name two important produc-
. tions Of each ofthe following countries
Mexico, Peru, Spain, Chill, Australia.
f qo), Why is the climate in the cas-
5 tern part Of Wisconsin milder than
, that Of the western part !?
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NOTES.
Mary Epson will teach at the Brass
= Ball Josie Carpenter, the Smith school