The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-07-09
ARITHMETIC

ARITHMETIC.
1 BY using false weights, a grocer re-
ceives 33 cents instead of 80 cents. Find
| the number of ounces in his false pound.
2 An article absorbed ounces of water,
and then weighed 9 pounds. What per
cent of its present weight is water?
3. An agent buys $50 machines at a dis
count of 80 per cent and 1873 per cent and
sells them at an advance of 5 per cent on
the list price. Find his profit on each.
4. If l buy wine at 81 gallon and add
water so that by selling it at So a gallon
I clear so per cent. What per cent of the
mixture is water?
5. If l compromise with an insolvent
creditor for 70 cents on the dollar and
then discount per cent for immediate
payment, what is my total loss on claim
of $65OO.?
6. If pay $500 for butter at "a cents a
pound using weight of 161a ounces for
a pound, and sell it, using a weight of a
of an ounce less than a pound at 27 cents
a pound, how much dishonest profit do l
make?
Z. A quantity of sugar was sold at 10
per cent gain. If it had cost $12O more,
the same selling price would have entail
ed loss of 10 per cent. Find the cost of
the sugar.
s. What premium must l pay for stock
which declares dividend of 10 per cent,
so as to realize II per cent on my in
vestment?
9. A starts from Jackson for Coalton,
at the same time that B starts from Coal
ton for Jackson. They arrive at their
destinations respectively 40 minutes and
80 minutes after meeting each other.
Compare their rates.
10. A railway train after running an
hour, is delayed 60 minutes, after which,
it runs at 3-5 of its former speed and ar
rives at its destination hours behind
time Had the delay occurred so miles
further on, the train would have arrived
~ hours sooner Find the length of the
line.
GRAMMAR.
1. What is meant by parts of speech ?"
How many? Why no more?
2. State the use of abridging sentences
and tell one or more ways in which they
may be abridged.
g. What is a participle? How many
participles has transitive verb? Name
them.
4. How is a verb corrugated in the en-
phatic, and in the progressice form?
Give an example of a verb in the progress
sive form with passive meaning.
5. What is gender? What does the
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gender and sex. How is gender in gram
mar important?
6. When the subjects are of different
or persons, with which does the
verb agree? When singular and a plur-
al subject are used, which is generally |
placed next to the verb?
7. Correct and give reasons:
(a) If mistake not, 1 think l have |
seen you before.
(b) A white and black calf is one calf |
with two colors.
(c) There is no situation as good any
where
(0 The sick and wounded were left at
this place.
SO. Parse:
Him the Almighty Power
Hurled AeadtOng flaming from the ethereal sky,
With hideous ruin and combustion, doDn
To bottomless perditton; there to dwell
In adamantine chains and penal fire,
Who burst dety the Omnpotent to arms.
What does the last clause in the above
Modify?
10. Parse:
Who noble ends by noble means obtains,
Or, failing, smiles in exile or in chains,
Like good AureLiRS let him reign, or bleed
Like Socrates, that man is great indeed
See advertisement of Mr.. Eubanks, of
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they are success. No humbug.