17. Bought 6 bushels of corn at $g a bushel, and had $4 left; how much money had I at first?

18. If 1 quart of molasses cost $8, what will 4 gallons cost at the same rate?

19. If a boy give each of his 4 companions of a quart of chestnuts, and have 4 quarts left, how many quarts had he at first?

20. How do you multiply a fraction by a whole number?

52. 1. If 1 box of raisins cost $24, what will 5 boxes cost?

ANALYSIS. If 1 box of raisins cost $23, 5 boxes, which are 5 times 1 box, will cost 5 times $23; 5 times & are 15, or $34; 5 times $2 are $10; $3 added to $10 are $133. Therefore, if 1 box of raisins cost $23, 5 boxes will cost $132.

2. At 12 cents a pound, what will 9 pounds of butter cost?

3. At $63 a barrel, what will 7 barrels of flour cost?

4. How many bushels of grain will 15 bags hold, if they hold 21 bushels apiece?

5. What will be the cost of 12 pounds of rice, at 61 cents a pound?

6. What will 9 dozen of eggs cost at 111 cents a dozen ?

7. What will 7 yards of cloth cost at $5 a yard? 8. If 1 barrel of fish cost $148, what will 6 barrels cost?

9. If 1 horse eat 3 tons of hay in 5 months, how many tons will 20 horses eat in the same time? 10. If 1 pint of wine cost $1, what will 1 gallon cost?

11. If 5 men can do a piece of work in 103 days, how long will it take 1 man to do the same?

12. If a grain of gold is worth 4 cents, what is 1 pennyweight worth?

13. A grocer sold 9 pounds of coffee at 12 cents a pound, and 7 pounds of sugar at 83 cents a pound; how much did he receive for both?

14. If it take 3g yards of cloth for a coat, and 2 yards for a pair of pantaloons, how many yards will be required to make 3 of each?

53. 1. If 1 pound of cheese cost 10 cents, what will 5 pounds cost?

ANALYSIS. Since 1 pound cost 10 cents, 5 pounds, which are 5 times 1 pound, will cost 53 times 10 cents; 5 times 10 cents are 50 cents, & of 10 cents are 3 times & of 10 cents; of 10 cents is 13 cents, and 3 of 10 cents are 3 times 1 cents, or 3 cents, which added to 50 cents make 53 cents. Therefore, &c.

2. If a horse travel 6 miles an hour, how far will he travel in 7 hours?

3. If a person's expenses be $12 a week, what will they be for 9 weeks?

4. What will 43 barrels of cider cost at $3 a barrel? 5. What will 10 pounds of honey cost at 12 cents

a pound?

6. What will 15 bushels of potatoes cost at 6 shillings a bushel?

7. If a pint of wine is worth 40 cents, what are 35 pints worth?

8. If a man can build 4 rods of wall in a day, how many rods can he build in 75 days ?

9. If a barrel of flour last a family 6 weeks, how long will 4 barrels last them?

10. If stage fare is 4 cents a mile, what will it cost to ride 20 miles.

11. If a merchant pay 12 shillings for 3 caps, and sell them for 62 shillings apiece, what is his gain?

12. Bought 9 yards of silk at 12 shillings a yard, and 125 pounds of tea at 7 shillings a pound; how much more did the silk cost than the tea?

13. If I buy 8 tons of coal, at $5 a ton, how much less than $50 will it cost?

14. A woman took 65 dozen eggs to market, which she sold for 12 cents a dozen; she received in payment 4 yards of calico at 10 cents a yard, 31 yards of ribbon at 8 cents a yard; how much was still her due ?

15. If of a barrel of flour last a family 1 month, how many barrels will last 8 such families 63 months? 16. What is the product of 4 times 9 multiplied by 3?

17. What is the product of 5 times 3 multiplied by 27?

18. Multiply 4 times 10 by % of 15.

19. Multiply 3 times 6 by of 24. 20. Multiply 4g by ở of 16.

21. Multiply 2 times 91 by 24 times 4. 22. Multiply 5 times 33 by of 15.

23. What is the sum of 8 times 7 and 4g times 12?

24. What is the sum of 63 times 11 and 12 times 53 ?

25. What is the difference between 4 times 10 and 3 times 97?

26. What is the difference between 7 times 81 and 10 times 5?

times 10?

times 15? 3

times 40?

27. How many are 12 times 7? 9 28. How many are 5

54. 1. A man, owning

of a store, sold

of

his share; what part of the whole store did he

sell?

ANALYSIS. He sold of equal to, ofis equal to he sold of the store.

of the store. Since is of, or . Therefore,

2. James had of a dollar, and gave of it to a beggar; what part of a dollar did he give away?

3. A boy, having of a watermelon, gave away of what he had; what part of the whole melon did he give away?

4. If a yard of crape cost of a dollar, what will of a yard cost?

5. If I own of an acre of land, and sell of it, what part of an acre do I sell?

6. If a bushel of apples be worth of a dollar, what is of a bushel worth?

7. John is as old as his father, and Henry is as old as John? what part of his father's age is Henry's age?

8. A merchant, having of a hogshead of molasses, sold of what he had; what part of the whole hogshead did he sell, and what part had he left?

9. Homer bought a box of figs, and Robert as many; what part of a box did both buy?

10. C owned of a steamboat, and sold of his share; what part of the whole did he sell?

11. Mr. Jones, owning of a cotton mill, sold of his share to B, and B sold of his share to C; what part of the whole did each have after the di vision?

12. A cistern, being full of water, sprang a leak, and before it could be stopped of the water ran out, but as much ran in at the same time; what part of the cistern was emptied ?

13. A poor man, having of a barrel of flour,

gave of it to a poor neighbor, who gave of his share to a poor woman; what part of a barrel had each then?

14. Andrew, having $3, gave of it for a knife; what part of a dollar did he pay for his knife?

ANALYSIS. He paid

are 3 times 1 fifth of 2.
, or. Therefore, &c.

off of a dollar. 3 fifths of

of is, and of are 3 times

15. If a yard of cloth is worth $7, what is of a yard worth?

16. Harriet, having of a yard of silk, gave of it to her sister; what part of a yard did she give away, and what part of a yard had she left?

17. A man, owning of a farm, sold of his share to his brother; what part of the farm did each own? 18. Hannah picked of a pailful of strawberries, and on her way home spilled of them; what part of a pailful had she left?

19. What will be the cost of of a bushel of beans at $8 a bushel?

20. Jacob, having of a pound of candy, gave of it to Mary, and of it to Jane; what part of a pound had he left?

21. A keeper of a saloon bought a cask of ale; of it leaked out, & of the remainder he sold, and what was left he kept for his own use; what part of the cask did he keep?

22. How do you multiply one fraction by another? 23. What is of 1?

29. What is of ?