. Complete arithmetic . EXERCISE 247 Problems in Painting and Carpeting 1. This room is 18 x 15. How much will it cost at 65^a yard for matting 1 yd. wide to cover the floor, no allow-ances being made ? 2. Find the cost at 15/ a square yard of painting thesides, ends, and tops of 10 freight cars 34 x 8 x 7. 3. How much will it cost at $ a yard to carpet aroom 15 by 12 with plain carpet | yd. wide ? 4. How much will it cost at $ a yard to cover thefloor of a room 176 x 159 with 27-inch carpet, allowing3 yd. for matching patterns ? 5. Find the cost at 18/ a square yard of painting thewal
. Complete arithmetic . EXERCISE 247 Problems in Painting and Carpeting 1. This room is 18 x 15. How much will it cost at 65^a yard for matting 1 yd. wide to cover the floor, no allow-ances being made ? 2. Find the cost at 15/ a square yard of painting thesides, ends, and tops of 10 freight cars 34 x 8 x 7. 3. How much will it cost at $ a yard to carpet aroom 15 by 12 with plain carpet | yd. wide ? 4. How much will it cost at $ a yard to cover thefloor of a room 176 x 159 with 27-inch carpet, allowing3 yd. for matching patterns ? 5. Find the cost at 18/ a square yard of painting thewalls and ceiling of a room 16 x 14 x 10^, making noallowance for openings. 6. Find the cost of carpeting a room 30 by 27 withcarpet | yd. wide, 3 yd. being allowed for matching, andthe carpet costing $ a yard. 7. A painter, estimating the cost of a job, finds there are925 sq. yd. of surface to be covered. His bid is at the rateof 16/ per square yard. What is the amount of his bid? 420 GENERAL REVIEW. EXERCISE 248 Problems in Practical Measurement 1. These boys are laying out a baseball diamond in theform of a square 90 ft. between bases. How far is it fromfirst base directly across to third base ? 2. Eind the cost of 20 joists, each i x 6 and 16 long,at $32 per M. 3. Find the cost of 40 joists 18 long, 10 wide, and 4thick @ $ per M. 4. What is the cost of fencing a 2^acre rectangular lot25 rd. long @ 45/ a rod ? 5. How many cubic feet in a cistern that holds 54 water, allowing 231 cu. in. to a gallon ? 6. Find the cost of 20 joists 2 x 4 and 12 long, and24 boards li thick, 8 wide, and 10 long @ $2S per M. 7. Allowing cu. in. to a bushel, how many tonsof coal can be placed in a bin containing 560 cu. ft., if theweight of 1 bu. of coal is 80 lb. ? 8. A picket fence incloses a rectangular field 42 x pickets are 2^ wide and 1^ apart. Pind the cost ofthe pickets @ $ a hundred. I LONGITUDE AND TIME 421 EXERCISE 249Problems in Longitude and Time 1. The
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