8. A man, owing 20 dollars, paid 16; how many remain to be paid? How many are 16 from 20 then? Why?

9. You gave 18 cents for an inkstand, and sold it for 16 cents; did you make or lose, and how much? How many are 16 from 18 then? Why?

10. Your papa gave you 9 dollars, and you gave your brother 5; how many had you left? How many are 5 from 9 then? Why?

11. William bought a knife for 20 cents, and sold it for 22; how much did he make in trading? How many are 20 from 22 then? Why?

12. A man bought a barrel of molasses for 15 dollars, and sold it for 19; how much more than he gave for it did he sell it for? How many are 15 from 19 then? Why?

13. William has apples in both pockets; in one pocket he has 11, in the other 18; how many has he in one pocket more than in the other? How many are 11 from 18 then?

Why? 14. A boy gave 17 cents for some picture-books, which were worth no more than 10 cents; how much more than their worth did he give for them? How many are 10 from 17? Why?

15. A man bought a cow for 13 dollars, and a calf for 3; how much more did the cow cost than the calf? How many are 3 from 13? Why?

16. A man bought a barrel of flour for 17 dollars, and, not proving so good as he expected, he could sell it for no more than 13 dollars; how much did he lose on it? How many are 13 from 17? Why?

17. A man bought a barrel of beef for 20 dollars, and, being damaged, he is obliged to lose 12 dollars on the sale of it; how much did he sell it for? How many are 12 from 20 then? Why?

18. How many legs will 4 chairs have to stand on, if 1 have 3 broken legs? How many are 3 from 16? Why?

19. 20 birds light on a tree; if 6 fly off, how many are left on the tree? How many are 6 from 20? Why?

20. Suppose you and William lose a finger apiece, how many fingers will you both have then? both have then? How many are 2 from 16?

Why?

21. If you have 25 cents, and give 20 for a knife, and the rest for some marbles, how many cents will the marbles cost? How much more will the knife cost than the marbles? How many are 20 from 25? 5 from 20? Why?

22. A poor man had 16 bushels of rye given him; his eldest son gave him 10 bushels, and the youngest the rest; how many bushels did the youngest give him? How many did the older give him more than the younger? How many are 10 from 16? 8 from 10? Why? 8 from 10?

23. 28 boys were sliding on the ice, which breaking, all but 4 fell in and perished; how many lost their lives? How many are 4 from 28? Why?

24. Repeat the

7 from 19 leaves 12 | 8 from 20 leaves 12 | 9 from 21 leaves 12

10 from 10 leaves 0 11 from 11 leaves 0/12 from 12 leaves 10 from 11 leaves 111 from 12 leaves 112 from 13 leaves 1 10 from 12 leaves 2 11 from 13 leaves 2 12 from 14 leaves 2 10 from 13 leaves 3 11 from 14 leaves 3 12 from 15 leaves 3 10 from 14 leaves 4 11 from 15 leaves 4 12 from 16 leaves 4 10 from 15 leaves 5 11 from 16 leaves 5 12 from 17 leaves 5 10 from 16 leaves 6 11 from 17 leaves 6 12 from 18 leaves 6 10 from 17 leaves 711 from 18 leaves 7 12 from 19 leaves 7 10 from 18 leaves 8 11 from 19 leaves 8 12 from 20 leaves 8 10 from 19 leaves 911 from 20 leaves 9 12 from 21 leaves 9 10 from 20 leaves 10 11 from 21 leaves 10 12 from 22 leaves 10 10 from 21 leaves 11 11 from 22 leaves 11 12 from 23 leaves 11 10 from 22 leaves 12 11 from 23 leaves 12 12 from 24 leaves 12

Questions on the Table.

25. How many does 2 from 8 leave? 2 from 10? 2 from 12? 2 from 15? 2 from 20? 2 from 24? 3 from 7? 3 from 10? 3 from 12? 3 from 18? 3 from 19? 4 from 8? 4 from 9? 4 from 13? 4 from 15? 4 from 18? 4 from 20? 5 from 10? 5 from 14? 5 from 17? 5 from 20? 5 from 25? 6 from 12? 6 from 18? 6 from 20? 6 from 26? 7 from 14? 7 from 21? 7 from 23? 8 from 10? 8 from 12? 8 from 15? 8 from 16? 8 from 19? 8 from 20? 9 from 12? 9 from 15? 9 from 18? 9 from 20? 9 from 22? 10 from 15? 10 from 17? 10 from 19? 10 from 20? 10 from 22? 10 from 25? 11 from 15? 11 from 18? 11 from 19? 11 from 22? 12 from 14? 12 from 16? 12 from 19? 12 from 24?

Practical Questions on the Table.

26. If you buy 15 cents' worth of tape, and give the shopkeeper a pistareen, or twenty cent bit, how many cents must you have in change? How many are 15 from 20? Why? 27. If you had 17 fingers, how many would you have more than you have now? have now? How many are 8 from 17? Why? 28. A man had' to travel 24 miles, but has travelled all but 4; how many miles has he journeyed? How many are 4 from 24? Why?

29. 20 children are in a class, and the 8 best are put into a higher class; how many are left in the lower class? How many are 8 from 20? Why?

How

30. If you have 25 cents, and should give 10 cents for a ruler, and 10 for a top, how many cents will you have left? many do 10 and 10 from 25 leave? Why?

31. You have 16 apples, and give 5 to your sister, 5 to your brother; how many will you have left? How many do 5 and from 16 leave? Why?

2. A man bought a mirror for 12 dollars, for which he gave 6 bushels of corn, worth 5 dollars, 3 bushels of potatoes, worth 1 dollar, and the rest in money; how much did he pay? How many do 5 and 1 from 12 leave? Why?

33. The distance from Boston to Walpole is 20 miles; after you have arrived at Dedham, which is 11 miles from Boston, how many more miles will you have to travel to reach Walpole? How many are 11 from 20? Why?

MULTIPLICATION.

¶ III. 1. If I give you 2 pins at one time, and 2 at another, how many pins shall I give you?

then?

How many are 2 times 2

2. How many legs have 2 chairs? How many are 2 times 4? 3. How many eyes have 6 birds? How many 7? How many 8? How many are 2 times 6? 2 times 7? 2 times 8?

4. I hold my hand out, and you put 3 pins in it, William 3, and James 3; how many pins will I have? How many are 3

times 3 ?

5. If I put in your pocket 4 apples, at 3 different times, how many apples will you have in your pocket? How many are 3

times 4?

6. If I should give you 4 apples at 4 different times, how many apples will you have? How many are 4 time 7. If I give 2 cents for 1 orange, how give for 8? How many are 2 times 8. How many cents will bu