How much syrup, at 412⁄3c ($5⁄12) per gallon can be bought for $15? Ans. 36 gallons.
125 × 15 3 = 36
Table of Aliquot Parts of 100
| 3 | 1⁄3 | is | 1⁄30 |
| 6 | 1⁄4 | is | 1⁄16 |
| 8 | 1⁄3 | is | 1⁄12 |
| 12 | 1⁄2 | is | 1⁄8 |
| 16 | 2⁄3 | is | 1⁄6 |
| 18 | 3⁄4 | is | 3⁄16 |
| 20 | is | 1⁄5 | |
| 25 | is | 1⁄4 | |
| 31 | 1⁄4 | is | 5⁄16 |
| 33 | 1⁄3 | is | 1⁄3 |
| 37 | 1⁄2 | is | 3⁄8 |
| 40 | is | 2⁄5 | |
| 41 | 2⁄3 | is | 5⁄12 |
| 43 | 3⁄4 | is | 7⁄16 |
| 50 | is | 1⁄2 | |
| 56 | 1⁄4 | is | 9⁄16 |
| 58 | 1⁄3 | is | 7⁄12 |
| 60 | is | 3⁄5 | |
| 62 | 1⁄2 | is | 5⁄8 |
| 66 | 2⁄3 | is | 2⁄3 |
| 68 | 3⁄4 | is | 11⁄16 |
| 75 | is | 3⁄4 | |
| 80 | is | 4⁄5 | |
| 81 | 1⁄4 | is | 13⁄16 |
| 83 | 1⁄3 | is | 5⁄6 |
| 87 | 1⁄2 | is | 7⁄8 |
| 91 | 2⁄3 | is | 11⁄12 |
| 93 | 3⁄4 | is | 15⁄16 |
This table embodies all the aliquot parts of 100 and their equivalent fractions which are generally used in practical calculations.
Problems in Grain, Stock, Cotton, Coal, Hay, Lumber, etc.
To find the value of articles sold by the unit, hundred or thousand.
Rule.—Multiply the quantity by the price, or vice versa, and point off the proper number of decimal places in the result.
Find the cost of a bale (518 pounds) of cotton at 73⁄8c per pound.
| 518 | × | .07 | = | 36 | .26 |
| „ | × | .003⁄8 | = | 1 | .941⁄4 |
| Ans. | $38 | .201⁄4 | |||