Junior High School Entrance Examinations

Annual Examinations, 1913.

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE.

ARITHMETIC.

NOTE.—In the case of each of the questions in Part B (via, 7, 8, 9)

no marks are to be given by the examiner unless the answer thereto is correct.

1. What will be the cost (to the nearest cent) of

eighteen 2% inch planks 16 feet long and 10 inches wide,

and thirty-three pieces of 2 by 4 scantling 16 feet long,

at $22 per M., board measure ?

2. A coal dealer bought 400 tons of coal at $475 a

long ton (2240 pounds). He paid 75 cents a ton for

freighting, and sold the coal at $6 a short ton (2000

pounds). What was his gain per cent. ?

3. A man sold 4 loads of hay, each weighing 2750 lbs,

at $20 a ton. He received in payment a 60-day

note, without interest. What Would be the proceeds

of this note if discounted at a bank at 6 per cent. on the

day on which it was received ?

4. Reduce 4 yds. 2 ft. 5 in. to a decimal of a mile.

Carry out the decimal to four places.

5. A man’s farm is mortgaged for tWo—thirds of its

cost. He sells it for $6000, which is 25 per cent. above

the cost. How much money will he have after paying

the mortgage ?

6. A store valued at $10,000, and a stock of goods

Valued at $15,000, were insured for a year for 75 per

cent. of their value at :}%. Before the year expired, the

store and its contents were burned. What was the

oWner’s loss, including the sum paid for insurance ?

[OVER]

7. (No marks to be given unless the result is correct.)

A farmer sold a load of Wood 10 ft. long, 2 ft. 8 in. wide,

and 3 ft. high for $8. What was the price per cord?

8. (No marks to be given unless the result is correct.)

Simplify (3 1/3-2 1/2) /

9. (No marks to be given unless the result is correct.)

Find the total freight charges, at three—fourths of a cent

per ton per mile, on the following shipped from Quebec

to Toronto, 3. distance of 440 miles :— 15,000 lbs. of

locomotive castings, 31,750 lbs. of flour—mill machinery,

17,550 lbs. of pumping machinery, and 49,900 lbs. of

saw-mill machinery.

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