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**Rosalie B.**

(Messiah Snobama) wrote:

This is one of the best reasons I've ever seen for going metric. I
got as far as the bushels of wheat and then stopped Why would anyone
prefer a system like this?

Arithmetic (Time,1 hour 15 minutes)

2. A wagon box is 2 ft. Deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. Wide. How many
bushels of wheat will it hold?

3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942 lbs., what is it worth at
50cts/bushel, deducting 1,050 lbs. For tare?

4. District No 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary
levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104
for incidentals?

5. Find the cost of 6,720 lbs. Coal at $6.00 per ton.

6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7 percent.

7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16 ft. Long at $20
per metre?

8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10 percent.

9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of
which is 640 rods?

10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt