FRACTIONAL PARTS OF A DOLLAR. 641. Oral Problems. 1. How many 50-cent base-balls can be bought for $15? (15+) 2. How many 75-cent base-balls can be bought for $15? (15+) 3. At 75 per lb., how much tea can be bought for $1? 4. How many hats at $1.25 each can be bought for $15? (15+14) 5. Paid $16 for coffee at 25¢ per lb. How many pounds were purchased? 6. At 331 per lb., how many pounds of butter can be bought for $32? 7. Find the number of yards of ribbon, at 12 per yd., that will cost $45. 8. At 61 per bar, how many bars of soap will cost $11? 9. If 4 pieces of violet soap are sold for 25¢, how many can be bought for $9? 10. $24 is paid for corn at 75¢ per bu. How many bushels? 11. I spent $30 for lace at 663¢ per yard. How many yards did I buy? 12. For $36 how many pairs of rubber shoes can be bought at 37 per pair? 13. Oats are 62 per bu. How many bushels will $40 buy? 14. A farmer pays 87 per bu. for seed rye. If his bill amounted to $21, how many bushels did he buy? 15. A store-keeper sold $33 worth of collars, at 163 each. How many did he sell? 16. At the rate of 3 for 50%, how many collars can be bought for $25? 17. Corn is worth 20 per can. How many cans will cost $32? 18. Find the cost of 35 yards of cloth, at $1.25 per yard. 19. At $1.25 per yard, how many yards of cloth can be bought for $35? 20. How many pairs of gloves, at $1.75 per pair, will cost $28? 21. When coal is $5.25 per ton, how many tons can be bought for $42? 22. Cost of 16 pairs of shoes at $2.75? 23. 33 jackets at $3.331? 24. 18 yd. cloth at $2.163? 25. Paid $26 for cloth at $2.16 per yard. How many yards did I buy? 26. Find the cost of 16 pairs of skates at $1.87 per pair. 27. If sheep cost $3.12 each, how many can I get for $75? 28. How many 25-cent balls can be bought for $8.75? 29. Divide 775 by 25. 30. Divide $8.25 by 75. 31. How many square feet are there in a lot 96 ft. long 25 ft. wide? 32. Find the total cost of 32 head of cattle at $75 per head. 33. How much must be paid for 32 cows at $37.50 each? 34. If sheep are worth $3.75 each, how much will a farmer receive for 32 sheep? 35. If a train goes at the rate of 25 miles per hours will it take to go 675 miles? hour, how many 1. Copy the above. Supply the missing amounts. 2. John R. Schultz has bought the following goods of Arthur B. Rowe & Co.: Jan. 3, 1894, 50 lb. of sugar, at 51; 4 lb. of tea, at 621. Jan. 4, 10 lb. of coffee, at 321; 2 bbl. of flour, at $5.75. Jan. 9, 24 bars of soap, at 163; 42 lb. of starch, at 84. Make out a bill dated Feb. 1, 1894. 3. Make out a bill for the following articles bought during March and April. Supply the names of buyer and seller, also the dates. 23 yd. of silk, at 804; 18 yd. of lace, at $2.40; 64 yd. of muslin, at 63; 8 spools of sewing silk, at 7; 4 pr. of stockings, at 65¢; 6 yd. of linen, at 871; doz. collars, at $2.10. 4. Make out a bill for the following goods bought June 15. 3 cases of torpedoes, at $2.20; 12 boxes of fire-crackers, at $1.62; 3 gross pin wheels, at $1.35; 5 gross sky-rockets, at $3.25; 2 doz. balloons, at $2.25; 45 lanterns, at 9. In the foregoing table find the total number of visitors for each month, the number of visitors by carriage for the year, the number of equestrians and pedestrians, the number by sleighs, together with the grand total for the year. Find also the daily and the monthly average. 649. Oral Problems. 1. Multiply by 25: SHORT METHODS. 16, 19, 21, 23, 25, 29, 33, 36, 42, 48. 2. How many square feet in a lot 84 ft. long, 25 ft. wide? 3. What is the weight of 25 bbl. of flour, each weighing 196 lb.? 4. Find the cost of 25 lb. of coffee at 32 per lb. 5. What will a woman have to pay for 25 yd. of silk at $1.60 per yd.? 6. A man sold 25 cows at $44 each. How much did he receive for them? 7. Multiply 64 by 121. 8. Find the cost of 12 bu. of wheat at 96¢ per bushel. 9. At $12.50 per bbl., how much would I have to pay for 56 bbl. of pork? 10. How many pens in 12 gross? (144 to gross.) 11. Find the cost of 12 lb. of tea at 56¢ per lb. 12. How many square yards in a field 96 yards long 75 yards wide? |