Examination of students who are not members of the University : examination papers, class lists, &c. for the examination held in December 1858 : to which are added the regulations for the examination in 1859 / University of Cambridge.

  • University of Cambridge
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1859
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Credit: Examination of students who are not members of the University : examination papers, class lists, &c. for the examination held in December 1858 : to which are added the regulations for the examination in 1859 / University of Cambridge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Candidates^] EXAMINATION PAPE 4. Add up the following bill: £ d. 18 . 0 . 0 3 . 4 . 3 26 2 . 7 7 . 9 . 6 44 . 4 . 0 4 . 0 . 6 2 . 1 . 7 6 . 7 . 6 0 . 13 . 8 43 . 0 . 6 5. Of twenty-one people, thirteen lose £116. 7s. 8d. each, and eight lose £93. Os. 9c?. each. What is the average loss per man? 6. Find the cost of 17 acres, 2 roods, and 25 poles of land at £76. 10s. per acre. 7. What do you understand by the symbol f ? Shew that \ of of £l is equal to ll^c?. 8. Explain how fractions can be compared by reducing them to a common denominator. Which is greater, ah of £l, or —, of a florin? 3 9. Give the rule for the division of decimals. Divide 815'584 by '00011, also 0'815584 by 110. 10. Shew that '718283 is more nearly equal to *7183 than to '7182. 11. Supposing each penny in the pound of the Income-tax to yield a million sterling to the revenue, find the assessable income of the country. 12. What is the interest on £250 for 2\ years at 3|- per cent, simple interest? 13. Assuming that a gallon contains 277 cubic inches, and that a cubic foot of water weighs 1000 oz.; shew that the popular rule, “ a pint of water “ weighs a pound and a quarter,” is nearly true.