7. If a horse eat 3 bushels and 4 sevenths of a bushel of oats in 1 week, how many bushels would he eat in 8 weeks? 3. If a horse eat 5 loads and 3 eighths of a load ›f hay in 1 year, how many loads would 6 horses eat? 9. If a man travel 4 miles and 5 ninths in an hour, how many miles would he trave in 8 hours? 10. If in an orchard of 10 trees, each tree bears 8 bushels and 3 sevenths, how many bushels will the whole orchard bear? 11. If a man can build 5 rods and 7 eighths of a rod of wall in 1 day, how many rods can he build in 8 days? 12. If 3 men can build a piece of wall in 4 days and 3 fifths of a day, how many days would it take 1 man to build it ? 13. If 1 man can build 7 rods and 2 fifths of wall in a day, how many rods would 10 men build? 14. If 1 man build 3 rods and 2 ninths of wail in 1 day, how many rods would 3 men build in 4 days! 15. If it take 1 yard and 3 sevenths of a yard of cloth to make 1 pair of pantaloons, and 2 yards and 4 sevenths for a coat; how many yards would it take to make 3 pair of pantaloons and 3 coats? SECTION X. A. 1. Ir a yard of cloth cost 3 dollars, what will I half of a yard cost? 2. What is 1 half of 3 ?* 3. If a barrel of beer cost 5 dollars, what will 1 half of a barrel cost? * See Section V., article A, 4. What is 1 half of 5! 5. If 2 barrels of cider cost 7 dollars, what is that a barrel ? 6. What is 1 half of 7? 11. If you divide 1 bushel of wheat equally among 3 persons, what part of a bushel will you give them apiece? 12. If 3 yards of cloth cost 1 dollar, what part a dollar will 1 yard cost? 13. What is 1 third of 1? of 14. How could you divide 2 oranges into 3 equal parts? that is, how can you find 1 third of 2 oranges ?* 15. One third of 2 oranges will be the same as how many thirds of one orange ? 16. If you divide 2 bushels of wheat equally among 3 persons, what part of a bushel will you give them apiece? 17. If 3 bushels of corn cost 2 dollars, what pari of a dollar will 1 bushel cost? NOTE. One third of two things is twice as much as one third of one thing. One third of one is one third, and consequently one third of two things is two thirds. In the same manner, one third of four things is four thirds of one thing. If four oranges be cut each into three parts, and then one part of each be taken, it will make four pieces, each of which, is one third of one orange. Hence one third of four oranges is four thirds of one orange, that is, one whole one and one third. 18. If 3 bushels of wheat cost 4 dollars, how much is that a bushel ? * Divide each orange into three parts, and then take one part from each. . 19. What is one third of 2 ? of 4 ? 20. If 3 gallons of wine cost 5 dollars, what is that a gallon? 21 What is 1 third of 5 of 7 of 8? of 10? of 11? 22. If a bushel of apples be divided equally among 4 persons, what part of a bushel will they have a piece? What would they have apiece if bushels were divided among them? What if 3 bush els? What if 5 bushels? What if 6 bushels ? 23. What is 1 fourth of 1 of 2 of 3 of 5! of 6 of 7 of 9 ? of 10? 24. If a bushel of malt will serve 5 persons 1 month, how much will serve 1 person the same time? 25. If 2 barrels of cider will serve 5 persons 1 month, how much will serve 1 person the same time? 26. If 3 barrels of flour be divided among 5 men, how much will each have? If 4 barrels were divided, what would each have? What if 6 barrels were divided? What if 7 barrels were divided? 27. What is 1 fifth of 1 of 2 of 3 of 4? of 6 of 7? 28. What is 1 sixth of 1 of 2 of 3 of 4? of 5 of 7 of 8 of 9 of 10? 29. What is 1 seventh of 1 of 2 of 3 of 4! of 5 of 6? 33. If 3 yards of cloth cost 2 dollars, what will 1 yard cost? What will 2 yards cost? 34. If 1 bushel of wheat cost 2 dollars, what will 1 third of a bushel cost? What will 2 thirds of a bushel cost? 35. What is 1 third of 2? 36. What is 2 thirds of 2 ? 37. If a load of wood cost 5 dollars, what will 1 third of a load cost? What will 2 thirds of a load cost? 38. What is 1 third of 5? 39. What is 2 thirds of 5? 40. What is 2 thirds of 7 ? 41. If 4 bushels of salt cost 3 dollars, what will 1 bushel cost? What will 3 bushels cost? 42. What is 1 fourth of 3? 43. What is 3 fourths of 3? 44. If a barrel of cider cost 2 dollars, what will 1 fifth of a barrel cost? barrel cost? 45. What is 1 fifth of 2? 46. What is 2 fifths of 2? 47. What is 1 fifth of 7? 48. What is 3 fifths of 7? What will 2 fifths of a 49. If 7 gallons of wine cost 5 dollars, what will a gallon cost? What will 4 gallons cost? 50. What is 1 seventh of 5? 51. What is 4 sevenths of 5 ? 52. What is 1 sixth of 4? 53. What is 5 sixths of 4? 54. If you divide 7 dollars among 8 men, what part of a dollar will you give them apiece? What would three of them have? 55. What is 1 eighth of 7? 56. What is 3 eighths of 7? 57. What is 1 ninth of 10? 58. What is 7 ninths of 10? 59. What is 1 tenth of 14? 60. What is 4 tenths of 14? 61. If 5 yards of cloth cost 17 dollars, what is that a yard? What would 3 yards cost? What would 8 yards cost? 1 62. What is 3 fifths of 17? 69: If 5 loads of hay cost 47 dollars, what is that a load? What will 2 loads cost? What will 7 loads cost? What will 12 loads cost? 70. What is 2 fifths of 47 ? B. 1. If you divide 7 apples equally between 2 boys, how many would you give them apiece? 2. How can you divide 5 oranges equally among 3 persons? 3. Divide 3 bushels of corn equally among 5 men, how much would you give them apiece? 4. A boy had 7 pears, and gave away 3 fifths of them; how many did he give away ? and how many had he left? 5. If 2 yards of cloth cost 3 dollars, what is that a yard ? 6. If 4 yards of cloth cost 2 dollars, what is that a yard? |