48. A and B receive 10 and 8 per hour, respectively. They take a contract for $18.75, the material for which costs $6.35. What will be the share of each?

49. If the material used in painting a given blackboard cost 1 1/3 per square foot, what was the total cost?

50. The labor upon a certain job cost $4, which was furnished by A and B @ 8 per hour. C and D do the same job in 15 hr., @ 12 1/2 per hour. Which is the cheaper help? How much cheaper ?

51. A table top is 10' long X 3' wide, and 1 3/8" thick. How many feet B. M. are there in it?

Note. - Lumber is sawed to stock thicknesses at the mill, and dressed lumber should always be estimated as being dressed from one of the stock thicknesses, generally the one 1/8" or \" thicker than the dressed plank which is being figured. The thicknesses usually sawed are 3/4", 1", 1 1/4", 1 1/2", 2", 2 1/2", 3", etc. Thus, a 7/8" board is sawed from 1" stock, and 1 3/8" is taken from 1 1/2" plank.

52. A roof of 22 1/2 squares is to be shingled with shingles costing $2.25 per M. If 4 lb. of nails @ 4 per pound are used per square, and labor costs 60 per square, what will the job cost?

Note. - A square is equivalent to a space 10' X 10', or 100 sq. ft.

53. A timber 5" X 9" X 18' long contains how many feet B. M. ?

54. How many nails should be purchased to lay the floor of this shop, if 4 lb. per square are used?

55. If the labor to lay the floor costs 75 per square, what will be the total labor cost?

56. Figuring to the nearest inch, how much space does a certain bench occupy upon the floor?

57. What is the total length of a given side of the shop?

58. A and B do a job in 12 hr., for which they receive $2.40. How much did each receive per hour?

59. C and D receive 8 per hour to do the same job. How long ought it to take them to complete it?

60. Twelve bottles, 5" in diameter and 11" high, are to be packed for shipment. If they are packed in four rows of three each, and \" is allowed all around for packing, how much lumber will be needed to make the box, allowing nothing for waste?

61. Make a stock list for the above box, denoting the use of each piece and giving the exact size.

Note. - The length of a piece of wood is always with the grain, regardless of the dimension the other way. Thus, it will be possible for a board to be much wider than it is long.

62. How many feet of flooring should be ordered to lay the floor in a hall 8' X 22', with a stair opening 4' X 14', allowing 1/4 net area for waste ?

63. After deducting the space occupied by benches, stock, and model cases, what is the aggregate area of the aisles of the shop?

64. A does a job @ 10 per hour, and receives $1; B does the same job @ 8 per hour, and receives $1.10. How much should A's pay be raised to equalize the cost of their work ?

65. To what should B's pay be cut down to equalize the cost of their work ?

66. How many feet B. M. should be ordered for a 5 1/2" X 1 3/4" door frame for a 2' 8" X 6' 8" door, allowing 1/5 waste? Give answer to nearest even feet.

67. What is the weight upon the supports of a floor 20' X 20', if the floor and joists weigh 181b. per square foot, and merchandise weighing 47 9/29 lb. per square foot is piled upon it?

68. How many feet of timber would have to be cut for a post 8" X 8" and 13' 6" long ?

69. A and B contracted to build a blackboard containing 80 sq. ft. for $10. Allowing \ waste, and estimating lumber @ 4 per foot, painting @ 1 1/3 per foot, labor at $ .06875 per foot, and the cost of other material at 75, did they make or lose, and how much?

70. A contracts to build a bookcase for $3.25. The lumber costs him 65, other material 36, and he works 16 hr. on it. How much does he make an hour?

71. A board is 12' long and 7" wide. How many feet B. M. does it contain?

72. A picket fence is to be built, 100' of which is on level ground; the rest goes over a mound which is 100' through from side to side at its base, and 30' high. Which part requires more pickets?

73. How many cubic feet are there in a room which is 12' X 14' X 9' ?

74. What will be the actual area of the section of a door jamb 5 1/2"X 1 3/4", with a l 1/2"X1/2" rebate taken out?

75. From a pile containing 2976' of lumber, 536' was taken and used for ceiling; the remainder was stuck into flooring and sold for $40 per M. What did the flooring bring?

76. The above 536' was made into ceiling and sold @ $35 per M. Allowing 1/4 waste, how much surface would it cover, and what would it bring?

77. The above entire pile was bought for $ 22 per M. It cost $ 1 per M for stacking; $4.50 per M for handling and kiln-drying; $6 per M for sticking into ceiling and flooring. Did the dealer make or lose, and how much?

78. A journeyman mechanic, receiving 25 per hour, cuts up 100' of lumber in one hour; an apprentice, @ 8 per hour, cuts up the same amount in the same time, but wastes 18'. With lumber @ 4 per foot, which would be the more profitable man for the employer, and how much would he save upon each hour's work ?

79. A box is 6' long, 2' wide, and 12" high, inside dimensions, is to be built of 1" boards, with the solid top and bottom put on with the grain running crossways. Make a stock list, showing the use and dimension of each piece.

80. Tell exactly how many feet of lumber there are in the above box, making no allowance for waste.

81. A board is 14' long, 9" wide. How many feet B. M. are there in it?

82. A board is 16' long, 19" wide. How many feet B. M. are there in it?

83. A bottom sash is 31" high. The top of each pulley is 54" from the stool. The cord extends from the top down upon the sash 14". Allowing 6" for knots at the ends, and 6" for weight to hang from the top of the pulley, how long will the cord be ?

84. The sash weight of the above window is 14" long. If the sash slides upward 30", how far will the bottom of the weight be from the stool?