The Triennial Examinations ave now in prearess in this city, and for the first time tories nob drawn from the Classies have been propended. In Mathematics the two following are samples:—
(1) Gold loses 120 of ite weight in water and silver 1/10. A Lump of mixed and silver weighed out of water The lass in weight in water wi 55.433. What was the proportion of gold ant silver?
(2) The diameter of a circle is 12.5 ft.
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