What then must be done? What must you always remember to observe ? When you have multiplied by all when you had but one figure to multiply by. Then take the next figure and multiply by that, in the same manner as you did by the unit figure; thus proceed with each separately, remembering always to set down the first figure of each product exactly underneath the one by which you multiply, and when you have multiplied by each figure, add the figures, what the several products togeth must you do? 18. er. A man sold 126 acres of land for twenty three dollars per acre. How much did it come to ? Which is the most, 23 times 126, or 126 times 23 ? Ascertain how much 23 times 126 is, by Addition. NOTE. Should the pupil be unable to tell how to do it by Addition, let the instructer show him and cause him to perform the same operation with other questions until he can readily see the connexion between Addition and Multiplication. 19. A man sold fifty-six acres of land for forty-five dollars per acre. How much did it come to ? 20. What will 197 hogsheads of molasses cost, at thirty-nine dollars per hogshead, for sixtyseven hogsheads, and forty-two dollars per hogshead for the remainder? 21. A man had forty-six acres of land, and sold all but nine acres, which he kept for his own use, at the rate of twenty-seven dollars per How much did the land sold, come to ? acre. 22. How many yards of cloth will make coats for 1765 soldiers, if it take four yards to make one coat? 23. What will 297 acres of land cost, at sixteen dollars per acre for 133 acres, and nineteen dollars per acre for the remainder? 24. A merchant bought fifteen hogsheads of rum at forty-five dollars per hogshead, twentyfive bales of cotton for sixty-five dollars cach, and sixty-seven barrels of flour, at 6 dollars per barrel. How much did the whole cost? 25. A boy bought sixteen apples for three cents each, twenty-five oranges for five cents each, and three ounces peppermints, at five cents per ounce. How many cents did he pay for the whole? 26. A man bought four dozen sheep, and paid four dollars for each sheep. How much did they come to? How many particular things make a dozen? NOTE. Twelve articles of any kind make one dozen, 2 dozen must be 2 times as many as 1 dozen, 3 dozen, is 3 times as many, &c. 27. How much is ninety-six times one thousand and nine hundred and ninety-nine? 28. A man purchased eight cows at nineteen dollars each, 3 yoke of oxen at seventy-five dollars per yoke, and 137 sheep at two dollars each. How much did the whole come to? 29. How much will 240 acres of land come to, at sixteen dollars per acre, for ninety-seven acres, and nineteen dollars per acre for the remainder ? Practical Questions. 1. A and B sold 760 acres of land; A owned 397 acres, and B the remainder. A sold his part for thirty-three dollars per acre, and B sold his for twenty-nine dollars per acre. Who received the most money, A or B ? and how much the most? 2. What is the value of 973 yards of cloth, at five dollars per yard? 3. A man bought 8 oxen at thirty-eight dollars each, 6 cows at nineteen dollars each, and 14 steers at 9 dollars each; but not being able to pay for the whole at the time, he gave his note to pay 144 dollars; how much cash did he pay down? D 4. A person travelling, went three miles per hours; four miles per and five miles per hour, How many miles did he hour, for the first ten 5. If one pound contain twenty shillings, how many shillings will two pounds contain ?-How many will four pounds contain ?-How many will nine pounds contain? How many shillings in twenty-seven pounds? 6. How much will thirteen oxen come to, at thirty-nine dollars per ox? 7. If it take eight furlongs to make one mile; how many furlongs will two miles make?-How many will four make?-How many will twentyseven miles make? 8. If forty rods make one furlong; how many rods will one mile, or eight furlongs make? -How many rods in two miles ?-How many in five miles? How many in sixty-five miles? 9. If 5280 feet make one mile; how many feet in three miles?-How many in 133 miles? -How many round the globe, it being 25,000 miles? 10. A man bought a lot of land, and after selling 193 acres to one man, and twice that quantity to another, and as much to a third as to both the others, he found he had ninety-three acres left. How much did he have at first? 11. Four men bought half a ship, the 1st man paid 1093 dollars, the second man paid sixty dollars more than the first, the third paid as much as the two first, wanting sixty dollars, and the fourth paid sixty dollars more than the two first. What was the whole value of the ship? 12. If one hogshead of molasses cost thirtyseven dollars, how much will 267 hogsheads cost? 13. When a horse can travel fifty miles with one peck of oats; how many oats would he require in going seventeen times that distance? 14. A, B, and C entered into partnership; A gained 250 dollars, B twice as much as A, and C thirty dollars more than both the others; how much did they all gain? 15. A merchant bought thirty hogsheads of molasses, at thirty-three dollars per hogshead; 127 barrels of flour, at six dollars per barrel; 246 hogsheads of rum, at sixty-two dollars per hogshead; and 193 boxes of sugar, valued at thirty-four dollars per box, and sold the same in such a manner as to gain 243 dollars; how much did he receive for the whole? 16. How much will 367 hogsheads of molasses cost, at twenty-nine dollars per hogshead, for sixty-three hogsheads; thirty-two dollars per hogshead, for twenty-nine hogsheads; and thirty-five dollars per hogshead, for the remainder? 17. A man travelled thirteen days; the first day he travelled twenty-seven miles; the second day he went three miles further than on the first,. and in like manner increased each day's travel |