Colburn's First Lessons

93. If 6 barrels of flour cost 38 dollars, what would 10 barrels cost at that rate?

94. What is of 384?

B. 1. A man bought a piece of cloth for 42% dollars, and was obliged to sell it for of what it cost him; how much did he lose?

2. A man bought a quantity of flour for 532 dollars, and sold it for of what it cost him; how

much did he gain?

3. If 7 men can do a piece of work in 4 days, how long will it take 1 man to do it? How long will it take 3, men to do it?

4. If 4 men can do a piece of work in 93 days, how long would it take to do it, if 7 men were employed?

5. There is a the water, and is in the mud?

pole standing so that of it is in as much in the mud; how much

6. If a man can travel 135 miles in 3 hours, how many miles will he travel in 8 hours?

7. If 5 horses will eat 263 loads of hay in a year what will 8 horses eat in the same time?

8. If 4 cocks will empty a cistern in 6 hours, how long will it take 7 cocks of the same size to empty it?

SECTION XV.

A. 1. A BOY having 2 oranges wished to give of an orange apiece to his playmates; how many could he give them to? If he had given of an orange apiece, how many could he have giver them to?

2. How many times are there in 2? How many times are there in 2?

3. A man having 3 bushels of corn distributed it among some poor persons, giving them of a bushel each; to how many did he give it?

Note. Find first how many he would have given it to, if he had given of a bushel to each.

4. In 3 are how many times? How many times ? ? 5. If of a barrel of flour will last a family one month, how long will 4 barrels last the same family? How long will 6 barrels last? How long will 10 barrels last?

6. How many times is

contained in 4? How many times in 6? How many times in 10?

7. If of a bushel of wheat will last a family one week, how many weeks will 63 bushels last the same family?

8. How many times is contained in 63 ?

9. There is a cistern having a cock which will fill it in of an hour; how many times would the cock fill the cistern in 33 hours?

10. How many times is

contained in 33 ? 11. How much cloth at 12 dollars (that is 2 dollars) a yard can be bought for 4 dollars?

12. How many times is 12 or 3 contained in 4? 13. A man distributed 84 bushels of wheat among some poor persons, giving 1 bushels to each; how many did he give it to?

14. How many times is 11⁄2 contained in 81⁄2?

15. If a soldier is allowed 14 pounds (that is of a pound) of meat in a day, to how many soldiers would 63 pounds be allowed?

16. How many times is 1 contained in 62? 17. If 13 tons of hay will keep a horse through the winter, how many horses will 10 tons keep? 18. How many times is 1 contained in 10? 19. At 21 dollars a box, how many boxes of raisins can be bought for 10 dollars ?

20. How many times is 2 contained in 10?

21. At 13 dollars a pound, how many pounds of indigo can be bought for 93 dollars?

22. How many times is 13 contained in 93 ?

23. At 14 dollars a barrel, how many barrels of raisins can be bought for 9 dollars?

24. How many times is 14 contained in 93 ? 25. At of a dollar apiece, how many pieces of nankin can be bought for 83 dollars ?

26. How many times is

contained in 83 ? 27. At & of a dollar a pound, how many pounds of tea can be bought for 73 dollars?

28. How many times is & contained in 73 ? 29. How many times is 3 contained in 73 ? 30. How many times is 5 contained in 17 ? 31. How many times is 43 contained in 93 ? 32. How many times is 33 contained in 124 ?

B. 1. At of a dollar a pound, how many pounds of meat car be bought for of a dollar?

Note. Change to tenths.

2. How many times is

contained in ?

3. A man having 3 of a barrel of flour distributed

it among some poor persons, giving them

barrel apiece; how many did he give it to ?

of a

Note. Change both fractions to twelfths; that is, reduce them to a common denominator.

4. How many times is contained in ? ?