The examination papers as set for the pupils of schools in union with the College of Preceptors at midsummer, 1859.

  • College of Preceptors (London, England)
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[1859]
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Credit: The examination papers as set for the pupils of schools in union with the College of Preceptors at midsummer, 1859. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (Incorporated by Royal Charter.) PUPILS’ EXAMINATION. Midsummer, 1859. ARITHMETIC. (First Class.) [The maximum value of this paper is 250 Marks. No pupil will pass in this subject who does not obtaiu at least one fifth of the whole.] 1. Explain ‘abstract’ anti ‘concrete’ numbers. Define ‘multiple’ and ‘ measure’ of any given numbers. 2. A wedge of gold weighing 14 lbs. 3oz. 8dwt., is valued at 514?. 4s.; what is the value of an ounce ? 3. If 3000 copies of a book of 11 sheets require 66 reams of paper ; how much paper will be required for 5000 copies of a book of 12^ sheets ? 4. If I spend 20 guineas in 14 days, what must my income be to enable me to lay by 200?. in the year 1860 ? Find the greatest and the least of the fractions :— 1, and 1. (ii.) II, 6 2 V ’ 12 3 7 2 ( ) T 12’ ¥’ 29 30’ 17 18’ 47 48* 6. State the rules for the multiplication and division of vulgar fractions; and simplify the following expressions :— (i.) 2| + 3| + 4$ + 5f + 6f .... 7 15 16 18 19 23 (u.) —■ + + + — 11 17 31 45 58 67 (* x > . /4 x , . 3 , f1 1 • 3 / / 4 4\ \ 9 7 y * \15 10/ *5* \12 14 ) ■ 70 ^ vT 15/ -026 + -238 - -453 /-Q16 _ '0025 \ •072 + -256 - -376 X V341 '015 / 7. A sells to B i of i of f of 30 sheep for of ^ of § of 210?.; what was the average price of each sheep ? 8. Reduce 3is. to the decimal of Ar °f a guinea : and find the values of '232 of a cwt., and 4'0171 of a mile. 9. A plate of gold 3 inches square and a of an inch thick, is extended by hammering so as to cover a surface of 7 square yards; find its present thickness. 10. A can do a piece of work in 3 days, B can do thrice as much in 8 days, and C 5 times as much in 12 days: in what time would they do the work together ? 11. Define Interest. Distinguish between Simple and Compound Interest. Find the present value of 1?. due 1 year hence at 1 per cent, per annum; and the amount of 1000?. in 3f years at 5 per cent, per annum compound interest. 12. A person possesses 3200?. in the 3 per cents, which he sells at 99|; he invests the proceeds in Railway Shares at 56?. a share, which shares pay 5 per cent, interest on 45?., the amount paid on each share. IIow much is his income altered by the transaction ? 13. Find by duodecimals the capacity of a cube whose edge is 2 ft. 8 in., and prove the truth of the result by vulgar fractions.