SCHOOLMASTER--“Now, boys, the word ‘with’ is a very bad word
to end a sentence with.”
131. There is an arch of quadrantal form; the rise of the crown
is 17 feet. What is the span?
132.
Two pairs of fives I bid you take,
And four times four and forty make.
133. A lady bought a quantity of flannel, which she distributed among
some poor women; the first received 2 yards, the second 4 yards, and
so on; the lot cost her £5 14s. 2½d. How many women were there, and
what did the lady pay per yard?
134. A and B marry, their respective ages being in proportion to 3
and 4. Now after they have been married 14 years their ages are as 5
to 6, and the age of A is 5 times that of her youngest child, who was
born when the parents’ ages were as 4 to 5. Required: the ages of A
and B when they were married, and the age of the youngest child now
that they have been married 14 years.