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1) A company produces a product for which the variable cost per unit is $3.50 and fixed cost is
$20,000 per year. Next year, the company wants the total cost to be $48,000. How many units of
the product should be made next year?
Answer: 8000
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
2) A company makes car stereos. The manufacturing cost for each stereo is $45. The company
has fixed costs of $4150 per month. How many stereos can it make next month for a total cost of
$10,000?
Answer: 130
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
3) A certain machine can perform 34 chemical analyses per day, but a lab technician can perform
only 7. Suppose a laboratory must make 110 analyses tomorrow and it has only two machines.
How many technicians will be needed to complete the job?
Answer: 6
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
4) The "current ratio" of a company is the value of its current assets divided by its current
liabilities. A company has a current ratio of 2.5 and current liabilities of $80,000. what are its
current assets?
Answer: $200,000
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
5) The IQ (intelligence quotient) of a person is found by dividing his or her mental age by his or
her chronological age and then multiplying that result by 100. For example, a person with a a
mental age of 11 and a chronological age of 10 has an IQ of ∙ 100 = 110. Find the mental age
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7) A company manufactures two types of prefabricated houses: ranch and colonial. Last year
they sold three times as many ranch models as they did colonial models. If a total of 2640 houses
were sold last year, how many of each model were sold?
Answer: 660 colonials, 1980 ranches
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
8) A company manufactures hair dryers. The manufacturing cost is $9 per unit with a fixed cost
of $16,000. A hair dryer sells for $15. If the company wants to earn a profit of $50,000, how
many dryers must be sold?
Answer: 11,000
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
9) The owner of a 20-room motel, which is 70% occupied, decides to charge $8 more than the
single occupancy rate if two or more people occupy the room. This situation occurs in 75% of
the occupied rooms, on the average. What should the two rates be so that the owner receives
$160,000 in annual income to cover expenses and yield a reasonable profit? (Assume that a year
has 365 days and give your answer to the nearest dollar.)
Answer: single rate, $25; rate for two or more people, $33
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
10) A company is establishing a dental plan for its employees. Under this plan the company will
pay the first $20 of an employee's dental-care expenses and 80% of all additional dental-care
expenses up to a maximum total benefit payment of $700. For an employee, find the total dental-
care expenses covered by this program.
Answer: $870
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
11) An economics instructor told his class that the demand equation for a certain product is p =
400 - and its supply equation is p = 20q + 100. If the 400 - is set equal to the 20q + 100,
then the positive solution to the resulting equation gives the "equilibrium quantity." The
instructor asked his class to find this quantity. What answer should the class give?
Answer: q = 10
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
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12) A sociologist is hired by a city to study different programs that aid the education of
preschool-age children. The sociologist estimates that n years after the beginning of a particular
program, p thousand preschoolers will be enrolled, where p = n(12 - n). How many years after
13) The product of two consecutive integers is 42. Find the integers.
Answer: 6 and 7, or -7 and -6
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
14) The sum of a number and its square is 12. Find the number.
Answer: -4 or 3
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
15) A rectangular plot, 4 meters by 8 meters, is to be used for a garden. The owner decides to put
a pavement of uniform width inside the entire border so that 12 square meters of the plot is left
for flowers. How wide should the pavement be?
Answer: 1 m
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
16) A person deposits $50 in a bank and in two years it increases to $56.18. If the bank
compounds interest annually, what annual rate of interest does it pay?
Answer: 6%
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
17) Researchers at a university need a 10,000 square meter rectangular plot on which to grow
three hybrids of corn. The plot is to be enclosed by fencing and divided into three equal subplots
by a pair of fences both parallel to the same pair of sides of the rectangle. If 600 meters of
fencing are to be used for the project, what are the dimensions of the plot?
Answer: 50 m by 200 m, or 100 m by 100 m
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
18) A theater owner charges $3 for each ticket. Currently, only 100 people attend the theater
daily. The owner believes that for each $0.10 decrease per ticket, 10 more people will attend. If
this is true and the capacity of the theater is 200, what should the price of a ticket be if the owner
wants to receive $375 daily from ticket sales?
Answer: $2.50
Type: SA
Objective: (1) Applications of Equations
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The Author
NATIVE LIFE IN EAST AFRICA
THE RESULTS OF AN ETHNOLOGICAL
RESEARCH EXPEDITION
BY
DR. KARL WEULE
DIRECTOR OF THE LEIPZIG
ETHNOGRAPHICAL MUSEUM AND PROFESSOR AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG
TRANSLATED BY
ALICE WERNER
NEW YORK
D APPLETON AND COMPANY
1909
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
TRANSLATOR’S INTRODUCTION xi
I. OUTWARD BOUND 1
II. THE UNEXPECTED 16
III. APPRENTICESHIP 26
IV. FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF THE INTERIOR 45
V. LOOKING ROUND 65
VI. NATIVE LIFE SEEN FROM THE INSIDE 77
VII. MY CARAVAN ON THE SOUTHWARD MARCH 104
VIII. AT MATOLA’S 134
IX. AMONG THE YAOS 155
X. FURTHER RESULTS 190
XI. TO THE ROVUMA 203
XII. UNYAGO EVERYWHERE 230
XIII. THE HARVEST OF KNOWLEDGE 243
XIV. FURTHER RESEARCHES 278
XV. LAST DAYS AT NEWALA 318
XVI. THE ROVUMA ONCE MORE 332
XVII. ACHIEVEMENT 352
XVIII. MY RETURN TO THE COAST 393
XIX. FROM LINDI TO TANGA 408
XX. RETROSPECT 413
INDEX 423
ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
CAPE GUARDAFUI 1
DAR ES SALAM HARBOUR 2
NATIVE DANCE AT DAR ES SALAM 3
STREET IN NATIVE QUARTER, DAR ES SALAM 4
MAP OF THE MAIN CARAVAN ROAD 9
COURTYARD AT DAR ES SALAM 10
IN THE EUROPEAN QUARTER, DAR ES SALAM 12
LINDI BAY 16
THE SS. “RUFIJI” 18
VIEW NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE LUKULEDI ABOVE LINDI 19
LINDI ROADSTEAD 24
ARAB DHOW 25
CHAIN-GANG 26
WOMEN’S DANCE AT DAR ES SALAM 27
SELIMAN MAMBA 29
YAO WOMEN AT MTUA 33
GIRLS FROM LINDI 35
RUINED TOWER, LINDI 38
UNDER THE PALMS 40
THE LIKWATA DANCE 45
MAKUA WOMEN FROM THE LUKULEDI VALLEY 47
A MAN OF THE MWERA TRIBE AND A YAO 48
RUINS OF NYANGAO MISSION STATION 50
A MWERA WOMAN 56
YOUNG MAN OF THE MWERA TRIBE 56
MWERA WOMAN WITH PIN IN LOWER LIP 57
ROAD THROUGH THE BUSH IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF
CHINGULUNGULU 59
MOUNTAINS NEAR MASASI 65
THE INSULAR MOUNTAIN OF MASASI 67
OUR ASCENT OF MTANDI MOUNTAIN 72
MNYASA HUNTER WITH DOG 77
THROUGH THE BUSH ON A COLLECTING EXCURSION 79
READY FOR MARCHING (MASASI) 81
CAMP AT MASASI 83
INTERIOR OF A NATIVE HUT IN THE ROVUMA VALLEY 85
DOVECOTE AND GRANARY 92
RAT TRAP 96
TRAP FOR ANTELOPES 98
TRAP FOR GUINEA-FOWL 99
TRAP FOR LARGE GAME 99
MY CARAVAN ON THE MARCH 104
YAO HOMESTEAD AT CHINGULUNGULU 105
THE YAO CHIEF MATOLA 108
NAKAAM, A YAO CHIEF 109
INTERIOR OF A COMPOUND AT MWITI 110
CAMP AT MWITI 112
SHUTTER WITH INLAID SWASTIKA IN NAKAAM’S HOUSE AT
MWITI 114
YAO HUT 115
ELDERLY MAKONDE WOMAN IN GALA DRESS 121
GROUND PLAN OF ZUZA’S HUT 128
ZUZA’S COUCH AND FIREPLACE 129
YAO WOMEN WITH NOSE-STUDS 130
INFANT’S GRAVE 132
MATOLA’S COMPOUND 134
BEER-DRINKING 136
WATAMBWE WOMAN DECORATED WITH NUMEROUS KELOIDS 141
MANUAL CHRONOLOGY, “THAT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS SO
HIGH” 145
OUR CAMP AT CHINGULUNGULU 149
WATER-HOLES AT CHINGULUNGULU 151
MAKONDE WOMEN FROM MAHUTA 153
TWO MAKUA MOTHERS 157
A FRIENDLY CHAT 158
WOMAN POUNDING AT THE MORTAR 165
MONKEYS ATTACKING A PLANTATION 168
THE BLIND BARD SULILA OUTSIDE THE BOMA AT MASASI 171
YAO DANCE AT CHINGULUNGULU 178
“BUSH SCHOOL” IN THE PORI, NEAR CHINGULUNGULU 179
A YAO DRESSED FOR THE MASEWE DANCE 181
MASEWE DANCE OF THE YAOS AT MTUA 182
FRESCO ON THE WALL OF A HUT AT AKUNDONDE’S 185
HERD OF ELEPHANTS 190
VILLAGE OF THE NGONI CHIEF MAKACHU 193
GRAVE OF THE YAO CHIEF MALUCHIRO, AT MWITI 194
KINDLING FIRE BY FRICTION 196
MY COMPANION, NILS KNUDSEN 199
FISH-DRYING ON THE ROVUMA 202
TWO MATAMBWE MOTHERS FROM THE ROVUMA 205
TYPICAL HUT IN THE ROVUMA VALLEY 208
DESERTED BUILDINGS, LUISENFELDE MINE 210
UNYAGO BOYS PLAYING ON FLUTES OUTSIDE THE NDAGALA AT
AKUNDONDE’S 211
LIKWIKWI, THE BIRD OF ILL OMEN 212
LISAKASA IN THE FOREST NEAR AKUNDONDE’S 213
YAO GRAVES AT AKUNDONDE’S 214
NDAGALA (CIRCUMCISION-LODGE) IN THE FOREST NEAR
AKUNDONDE’S 216
LAUGHING BEAUTIES 220
GIRLS’ UNYAGO AT THE MAKONDE HAMLET OF NIUCHI 221
GIRL’S UNYAGO AT THE MATAMBWE VILLAGE OF MANGUPA. I 226
GIRLS’ UNYAGO AT THE MATAMBWE VILLAGE OF MANGUPA. II 227
OLD MEDULA LIGHTING HIS PIPE 228
OUR CAMP AT NEWALA 231
THE AUTHOR IN WINTER COSTUME AT NEWALA 232
MAKONDE MASKS 236
MAKONDE STILT-DANCER 237
THE NJOROWE DANCE AT NEWALA 238
MAKONDE WOMEN GOING TO DRAW WATER 243
TWO NEWALA SAVANTS 245
DANCE ON STILTS AT THE GIRLS’ UNYAGO, NIUCHI 249
FEET MUTILATED BY THE RAVAGES OF THE “JIGGER” 251
NATIVE PATH THROUGH THE MAKONDE BUSH, NEAR MAHUTA 256
USUAL METHOD OF CLOSING HUT-DOOR 261
MAKONDE LOCK AND KEY AT JUMBE CHAURO 262
MODE OF INSERTING THE KEY 263
THE ANCESTRESS OF THE MAKONDE 266
BRAZIER 267
NYASA WOMAN MAKING POTS AT MASAI 269
MAKUA WOMAN MAKING A POT 270
MANUFACTURE OF BARK-CLOTH AT NEWALA 275
MAKUA WOMEN 278
WOMAN CARRYING A BABY ON HER BACK 283
THREE MAKUA VEGETARIANS 284
USE OF THE THROWING STICK 286
THROWING WITH THE SLING 287
SPINNING A TOP 288
IKOMA DANCE AT THE GIRLS’ UNYAGO, ACHIKOMU 289
XYLOPHONE (MGOROMONDO) 290
PLAYING THE NATURA 291
NATURA (FRICTION-DRUM) 291
USING THE NATIVE TELEPHONE 292
and
293
NATIVE TELEPHONE 293
MAKONDE CHILDREN 295
MASEWE DANCE OF THE MAKUAS IN THE BOMA AT NEWALA 296
KAKALE PROCESSION ON THE LAST DAY OF THE UNYAGO 298
MASKED DANCE AT THE GIRLS’ UNYAGO, NIUCHI 303
WOMAN OF THE MAKONDE TRIBE 305
AN OFFERING TO THE SPIRITS 324
LANDSCAPE ON THE ROVUMA 325
TREES IN THE BURYING-GROUND AT NEWALA 327
KNOTTED STRING SERVING AS CALENDAR 329
MY ESCORT HALTED AT HENDERERA’S VILLAGE IN THE
MAKONDE HIGHLANDS 334
NATIVE SUFFERING FROM THE UBUBA DISEASE 337
MAJALIWA, SAIDI, AND MAKACHU 338
FOREST RUINED BY NATIVES NEAR NCHICHIRA, ROVUMA
VALLEY 343
MATAMBWE FISHERMAN CATCHING A TURTLE, WHICH A
WATER-SNAKE IS TRYING TO SEIZE 347
PILE-DWELLING ON THE ROVUMA, NEAR NCHICHIRA 350
THE WALI OF MAHUTA 353
MOTHER AND CHILD 355
TWO-STORIED HOUSES AT NCHICHIRA ON THE ROVUMA 357
MAKONDE GIRL WITH LIP PIERCED FOR PELELE AND
ULCERATED 358
PSEUDO-SURGERY. MAKONDE WOMAN WITH TORN LIP 359
ARTIFICIALLY JOINED
MAKONDE KELOIDS 360
MATAMBWE AND MAKUA WOMEN WITH KELOIDS 361
MAKUA WOMAN WITH KELOIDS ON BACK 362
MAKUA WOMEN WITH KELOIDS 363
MAKONDE WOMEN WITH ELABORATE KELOIDS 364
AFRICAN ART: CARVED POWDER, SNUFF, AND CHARM-BOXES
FROM THE MAKONDE HIGHLANDS 365
MAKONDE MAN WITH KELOID PATTERNS 365
YAO WOMEN WITH KELOIDS 366
THE LITOTWE 367
“BWANA PUFESA” (THE PROFESSOR) 368
WANGONI WOMEN AT NCHICHIRA 369
TWO NATIVES 370
THE BUSH COUNTRY AND ITS FAUNA 372
MAKONDE WOMAN IN HOLIDAY ATTIRE 375
MAKONDE HAMLET NEAR MAHUTA 377
A DIABOLO PLAYER ON THE MAKONDE PLATEAU 378
DIABOLO 379
ASKARI IN FATIGUE DRESS 382
WANDUWANDU’S GRAVE 397
GREAT NGOMA DANCE IN THE BOMA AT MAHUTA 403
MY ESCORT CLEANING THEIR TEETH 405
ENTERING THE RED SEA 408
THE AUTHOR IN BUSH COSTUME 410
Translator’s Introduction
A. WERNER.
CAPE GUARDAFUI
Native Life in East Africa
CHAPTER I
OUTWARD BOUND