River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-01-09

The following scheme in thn1etic
was used last month for the examina-
ton of pupils in the advanced grade of
Beeman's Actual Business College of
Red Wing, Mimi. The highest stand
ing attained by several of the pupils
was 95 per cent. The faculty of the col
lege offer one years subscription to "The
Secrets of Success" to anyone sending
them the first correct list of answers.
~
(a) fl per cent. of BIS money equals
"a per cent. of C's, how much has c, if
has 1924? (b) If A has IS per cent.
more money than b, and B has % per
cent more than G, how much has c, if A
has 1892?
(a) What per cent. of the amount, at
10 per cent, is 10 per cent. of the base?
(b) Is per cent. of of number is
what per cent. Of 3-5 of it?
(3)
(a) A man owning 623 per cent. of
factory, sold "a per cent of his share for
S1050. At that rate, what was the value
of the factory?
(b) What is the per cent. of difference
between 1863 per cent. of ! of number,
and % per cent. of of the same num-
Der?
(a) What is that sum of which so per
cent. is 1920 more than 37a per cent?
(b) What per cent more is than 8?
(5)
(a) If / sell I of an acre of land for
what { of it cost, what will be my gain or
loss per cent?
(b) Jones sold ! of stock of goods at
cost, at gain of 81 per cent, at loss
of 25 per cent, and l-20 at gain of 10
per cent. At what per cent. of its cost
must he sell the remainder to net cost on
the whole?
A dry goods house bought stock of
goods and sold / of it at % per cent.
profit, ) of it at 20 per cent profit. of it
at 1853 per cent. loss. of it at l23 per cent.
gain, and the remainder, which cost
"a, 54925, at 10 per cent. gain. What was
the net gain or loss, and the per cent. of
gain or loss, on the entire stock?
(0
Three drummers, A B and C, offer me
the same grade of goods at the same list
price. A offers discount of % per cent.
and Is per cent, b 20 per cent. and 20
per cent; and C 10 per cent, 10 per cent.
and 10 per cent With which viii it be
most advantageous for me to deal, and
how much would save from list price
of 5000?
receive from Day & Son, of Chicago,
a shipload of corn, which I sold at 60c.
per bu., on a commission of 4 per cent,
and. by the shippers instructions, in
vested the net proceeds in barley "a zoe.
per bu., charging 5 per cent. for buying;
my total commission was $3.50. How
many bushels corn did Day & Son ship,
and how many bushels barley should
they receive?
(9l
The holder of doubtful claim of $3.50,
handed it to an agent for collection,
agreeing that, for every dollar sent him
by the agent, the agent might keep for
himself zoe. The agent succeeded in
collecting but so per cent. of the debt.
How much did the agent remit, how
much commission did he receive, and
what was his per cent. of commission?
(10)
You have $32S.40 to your credit at the
bank; you give your check for $4,000,
after which you discount a 30-day note
$425.40, proceeds to your credit at the
bank; you also discount a 90-day note,
made by H. c. Davis, proceeds to your
credit; you now find yourself indebted to
the bank 1927. If discount be at per
cent. what must have been the face of
the Davis note?
Directions. all operations per-
formed.