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4. Subtract each of these quantities from $1.20: 874, 694, 434, 254, 72¢, 56¢, 92¢, 18¢.

5. Find the difference in cents on subtracting 48¢ from $1.25; 76 from $1.50; 89% from $1.67; $1.25 from $1.74; $3.48 from $5.

6. The following bargains were advertised in a Chicago paper. Find the reduction in price in each

case.

1. Pillow covers 124, reduced from 40¢.
2. Pillows 23, reduced from 75%.

3. Silk 89, reduced from $1.50.

4. Silk crepons $1.50, reduced from $2.25. 5. Wool checks $1.38, reduced from $3.50. 6. Silk waists $1.98, reduced from $4. 7. Umbrellas 59, reduced from $1.25. 8. Parasols 89, reduced from $2.50. 9. Bicycle skirts, $2.75, reduced from $5. 10. Bicycle suits, $2.48, reduced from $5. 11. Fancy ribbon 46, reduced from $1. 12. Black silks 624, reduced from $1.25. 13. Silkaline 18, reduced from 50%. 14. Portières $2.25, reduced from $6. 15. Lace curtains 80, reduced from $2.

7. A drover bought 60 sheep from three farmers. If he bought 18 from the first and 16 from the second, how many did he buy from the third?

8. A man who has $75 in the bank deposits $36 more, and shortly after withdraws $48. How much still remains in the bank?

9. A and B start from two places 99 mi. apart and travel toward each other. The first day A goes 38 mi. and B 25 mi. How far are they then apart? How far is A from B's starting-place? How far is B from A's starting-place?

10. A and B start from two places 85 mi. apart and travel in the same direction. The first day A travels 48 mi. and B 27 mi. How far are they then apart? How far is A from B's starting-place? How far is B from A's starting-place? Show that there are two solutions to this example.

11. Mr. Stevens paid $68 for one horse and $75 for another, and sold them both for $160. Find his gain.

12. A farmer sold two bags of apples for $1.50. With this money he bought a hoe for 324, a rake for 45, and a spade with the remainder. What did the spade cost?

13. A merchant sells cloth at $1.25. He lowers the price 394, thus losing 12 a yd. Find what the cloth cost him a yard.

14. A boy shot an arrow 34 yd. up the road and another down the road 45 yd. His brother brought them to him. How far did he have to walk?

15. A merchant sells silk at $2.50 a yd. lowers the price 75¢ and then sells at 18 cost. Find what the silk cost him a yard.

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MULTIPLICATION

Lesson 10

1. Review the multiplication table, page 134.

2. What unit of area is used to measure the area of an oblong 9 in. by 6 in.? Of a table 3 ft. by 2 ft.? Of the floor of a room 6 yd. by 5 yd.? Of a farm? Of a section of land 6 mi. long and 4 mi. wide?

3. Find the area of each oblong given in example 2.

4. Find the area of the floor of each of the rooms whose dimensions are, respectively: 5 yd., 4 yd.; 8 yd., 7 yd.; 11 yd., 9 yd. ; 12 yd., 10 yd.

5. How do you find the number of units of area in an oblong?

6. A garden bed 6 ft. long and 4 ft. wide is surrounded by a walk 1 ft. wide. What is the entire area of the bed and walk?

7. A flower garden is surrounded by a walk 2 ft. wide. The length of the walk and garden is 12 ft. Find the area of the garden.

and their width 10 ft.

8. Find the number of square inches in each of the stamped linen squares whose sides are, respectively, 5, 7, 9, and 12 in.

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9. A rug occupies the centre of a square room and its sides are everywhere 2 ft. from the wall. If the length of the rug is 8 ft., what is the area of the room?

10. How long is a township? How wide? What is its area?

11. What is the difference in area between an 8-in. square and 8 sq. in.? Between a square whose side contains 6 units of length and an oblong containing 6 units of area?

12. A township contains a forest 3 mi. long and 2 mi. wide, the rest being divided into farms. How many square miles of farm land are there in the township?

13. A grass plot 10 ft. square has in the centre a square flower bed whose side is 4 ft.

many square feet of grass are in the plot.

Find how

14. In a room 14 ft. long and 12 ft. wide is a rug whose sides are everywhere 2 ft. from the wall. Find its area.

Reduce to lower denominations:

15. 8 yd. 2 ft.; 4 yd. 1 ft.;

2 ft.; 13 yd. 1 ft.; 20 yd. 2 ft. yards and feet to feet?

12 yd. 2 ft.; 9 yd.

How do you reduce

16. 6 ft. 3 in.; 10 ft. 8 in.; 4 ft. 6 in.; 9 ft. 2 in.;

7 ft. 11 in.; 12 ft. 6 in.

and inches to inches?

How do you reduce feet

17. 4 sq. yd. 6 sq. ft.; 6 sq. yd. 7 sq. ft.; 12 sq. yd. 4 sq. ft.; 9 sq. yd. 5 sq. ft.; 7 sq. yd. 8 sq. ft.; 12 sq. yd. 3 sq. ft. How do you reduce square yards and square feet to square feet?

18. 8 qt. 1 pt.; 12 qt. 1 pt.; 7 gal. 3 qt.; 9 gal. 2 qt.; 4 gal. 6 pt.; 12 gal. 4 pt.

19. 6 bu. 3 pk.; 10 bu. 2 pk.; 9 pk. 1 qt.; 11 pk. 2 qt.; 13 bu. 1 pk.; 8 pk. 7 qt.

20. 4 wk. 3 da.; 8 wk. 5 da.; 12 wk. 4 da.; 5 hr. 40 min.; 4 hr. 18 min.; 7 min. 35 sec.

21. 5 dimes 6; 9 dimes 3; 12 dimes 5; 6 m. 4 dm.; 8 m. 7 dm.; 11 m. 8 dm.

22. Find the perimeter of the rooms whose dimensions are respectively: 5 yd., 4 yd.; 8 yd., 6 yd.; 12 yd., 8 yd.; 22 ft., 18 ft.

23. How do you find the perimeter of a room? Find the perimeter of a room 8 yd. long and 7 yd. wide. If this room is 3 yd. high, find the area of its four walls.

24. Find the area of the four walls of a room 18 ft. long, 12 ft. wide, and 9 ft. high. How do you find the area of the four walls of a room?

25. How many square feet of wall will a roll of wall paper 8 yd. long and 18 in. wide cover?

26. If the width of a farm is measured by 4 units and its length by 6 units, how many units in its perimeter ?

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