MIT Entrance Exam, circa 1869-1870

The Libraries at MIT have a web page showing an old entrance exams for freshmen to attend the institute. Four of the discussed subjects including algebra, arithmetic, geometry, and English.

The exam is shown below. I wonder how many of today’s graduating high school class could do some of the long division by hand, without the aid of their trustworthy graphing calculators?

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