of a dollar, John 48. 1. James has of a dollar, and George of a dollar; how many fifths of a dollar have they all? how many dollars? ANALYSIS. They all have the sum of § + 3 + 4, equal to 10 dollars, equal to 2 dollars. Therefore, &c. 2. Jane had of a dollar and her father gave her of a dollar more; how much had she then? 3. Austin buys a pair of skates for of a dollar, a pair of mittens for of a dollar, and a slate for of a dollar; what is the cost of all? 4. A grocer sold dozen eggs to one man, of a dozen to another, and of a dozen to another; how many dozen did he sell to all? NOTE. Fractions having different denominators must be reduced to a common denominator before adding or subtracting. 5. Mary paid of a dollar for some ribbon, a dollar for a pair of gloves and of of a dollar for a pair of hose; what was the cost of the whole ? 6. Sold of an acre of land to one man, to another and to another; how much was sold to all'? 7. A laborer dug of a rod the second, how many rods did he 8. A farmer sold a rod of ditch the first hour, the third and dig in 4 hours? the fourth; of his grain to one man, to another, and to another; what part of his grain did he sell? 9. Henry paid for a kite and of a dollar for a sled, a dollar of a dollar for a string; what was the cost of the whole ? 10. Emma paid 21 dollars for a dress, 13 dollars for a pair of shoes and of a dollar for some ribbon; what was the cost of the whole? NOTE. Add the whole numbers and the fractions separately, and then unite their sums. of a 11. Milton saved of a dollar one week, dollar the next, 15 the next and 24 the next; how much did he save in 4 weeks? 12. Albert picked 21 bushels of apples from one tree, 3 from another and 3 from another; how many bushels did he pick from the 3 trees? 13. If it take 41 yards of cloth for a coat, 2 yards for a pair of pantaloons, and of a yard for a vest, how many yards of cloth will it take for the whole? 14. If a man walk 125 miles in the forenoon and 101 miles in the afternoon, how many miles does he walk during the day? 15. Harvey bought a sled for 623 cents and sold it for 121 cents more than he gave for it; how much did he receive for it? 16. Three men bought a horse. A paid 25 dollars, B paid 307 dollars and C paid 35 dollars; what was the cost of the horse? 17. If coal is worth 5 dollars a ton, and wood is worth 35 dollars a cord, what will be the cost of one ton of coal and two cords of wood? 18. Find the sum of and. 1/2 19. Find the sum of, and . 29. What is the sum of 21 and 31? 30. What is the sum of 83 and 121? 31. What is the sum of 14, 105, and 51? 32. What is the sum of 73+15% +101? 33. What is the sum of 25+ 132 + 5? 34. What is the sum of 64+77 +43 ? 9 35. What is the sum of +111 + 141 + 101? 36. What is the sum of 37 +53 + 3 + 101 ? 37. What is the sum of 6+1452 +51 +16? 38. What is the sum of 20 +71 + 111 15 49. 1. Amos having of a dollar, gave of a dollar to a beggar; how much had he left? ANALYSIS. of a dollar; He had left the difference between and 3 = 3 of a dollar. Therefore, &c. 2. Norman had of a bushel of peaches; he sold of a bushel; what part of a bushel had he left? 3. Nancy paid of a dollar for a geography and of a dollar for a philosophy; for which did she the more, and how much? pay 4. Two men own a piece of property together; one owns of it; how much does the other own? 5. When rye is worth of a dollar per bushel and corn is worth of a dollar, what is the difference in the price? 6. A grocer sells full; what part of the 7. Henry can run of a box of tea from a box & whole box is left? of a mile in the same time that John can run 17; which runs the farther, and how much? 20 8. Parley gave of a dollar for a vest and of a dollar for a pair of shoes; what was the difference in the cost? 9. A gentleman, owning a boat, sold of it; how much of it did he still own? 10. If Robert earn 72 dollars a week and Herman earn 6 dollars a week, how much more than Herman does Robert earn? 11. Arthur gathered 107 quarts of chestnuts and sold 7 quarts; how many quarts had he left? 12. From a piece of cloth containing 12 yards, 53 yards were cut; how many yards remained? 13. If I put 15 dollars in the bank at one time, how much must I afterwards put in to make the sum 20 dollars? 14. From a hogshead of molasses, 92 gallons were drawn; how many gallons remained? 15. Edgar will be 14 years old 3 years hence; how old is he now? 16. From a jug of molasses containing 1 gallon, of a quart was used; how much was left? 17. If I buy a book for of a dollar, how much change must be returned to me for a 3 dollar bill? and &? 18. A lady, having 183 dollars, bought a bonnet for 5 dollars; how much money had she left? 19. What is the difference between 20. What is the difference between 21. What is the difference between and ?? 9 10 and ? 22. What is the difference between 13 and ? 23. What is the difference between 3 and 11? 24. What is the difference between 165 and 91? 25. What is the difference between 20 and 121 ? 26. How many are -? 27. How many are 43-7? 107? 93 ? - 178? 50. 1. Mr. Smith sold of his estate to A, of it to B and to C; what part remained unsold? 2. A gambler lost in play and of his money; what part had he left? 3. A lady paid of her money for a bonnet, for a shawl and for a pair of gaiters; what part had she left? 4. A laborer worked 3 days for 11, 7, and 11 dollars; had he received 2 dollars a day, how much more would he have received? 5. From a piece of calico containing 323 yards, two dress patterns were cut, one containing 101 yards and the other 123 yards; how many yards remained in the piece? 6. I deposited in the bank at one time $201, at another $153; how much more must I deposit to make the amount $50? 7. Paid $65 for a barrel of flour, $5 for a ton of coal, and gave in payment a 10 dollar bill and a 5 dollar bill; how much change must be returned to me? 8. A merchant bought 5 barrels of flour, at $15 a barrel, and paid $453 in goods and the remainder in cash; how much cash did he pay? 9. If you divide $80 among three men, giving the first of it, and the second $354, what will the third receive? 10. A farmer, having 120 bushels of oats to sell, sold 15 bushels more than of them at one time, and 20 bushels less than of them at another time; how many bushels had he left? cap, 11. Asaph gave of his money for a sled, & for a and had 39 cents left; how much had he at first? 12. Morgan is 105 years old, Myron is 92 years old, and the sum of their ages is 52 years more than Martin's age; how old is Martin? |