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eighth ? 3 eighths? 7 eighths? 1 twelfth? 5 twelfths? 7 twelfths?

33. What is 1 half of twenty-six ?

34. What are 2 thirds of twenty-seven? 2 ninths? 4 ninths? 5 ninths? 8 ninths? 7 ninths?

35. What is 1 half of twenty-eight? 3 fourths? 2 sevenths? 5 sevenths? 3 sevenths?

36. What is 1 sixth of thirty? 3 fifths? 7 tenths? 2 thirds? 1 half?

37. What is 1 half of thirty-two? 3 fourths? 5 eighths 1 sixteenth ?

38. What is 1 half of thirty-four?

39. What is 5 sixths of thirty-six? 2 thirds? 1 half? 7 twelfths? 4 ninths? 3 fourths?

40. What is 1 half of thirty-eight?

41. What is 1 third of thirty-nine?

42. What is 3 fourths of forty? 7 eighths? 9 tenths? 1 half?

43. What is 3 sevenths of forty-two? 5 sixths?

B. 1. A boy, having twelve apples, kept 1 fourth of them himself, and divided the other 3 fourths of them equally among 4 of his companions; how many did he give them apiece?

2. 3 fourths of twelve are how many times 4? 3. A man, having fourteen bushels of grain, divided 5 sevenths of it equally among 3 men; how much did he give them apiece?

4. 5 sevenths of fourteen are how many times 3? 5. A man, having fifteen shillings, gave away 4 fifths of it; how many doilars did he give away?

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6. 4 fifths of fifteen are how many times 6? 7. A man, having twenty-one cents, paid away sevenths of them for oranges at 5 cents apiece; how many oranges did he buy?

8. 6 sevenths of twenty-one are how many times 5?

9. A man bought a piece of cloth for twenty-four shillings, and sold it again for 5 thirds of what he gave for it; how many dollars did he sell it for?

10. 5 thirds of twenty-four are how many times 6?

11. 7 fifths of twenty are how many times 6? 12. 5 sevenths of thirty-five are how many times 8?

13. 7 sixths of thirty-six are how many times 5? 14. 9 sevenths of forty-two are how many times 8?

15. 7 ninths of forty-five are how many times 6? 16. 5 sixths of forty-eight are how many times 7? 17. 6 fifths of fifty are how many times 9? 18. 8 ninths of fifty-four are how many times 5? 19. 9 sevenths of fifty-six are how many times 10?

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20. 7 sixths of sixty are how many times 8? 21. 9 sevenths of sixty-three are how many times

22. 10 eighths of sixty-four are how many times

23. 6 eighths of seventy-two are how many times ry?

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24. 4 sevenths of eighty-four are how many times

25. 7 tenths of ninety are how many times 8?

C. 1. Charles had 6 apples, and gave 1 third of them to John; how many did he give him?

2. Albert had 9 cents, and spent 2 thirds of them; how many had he left?

3. James had 10 pears, and gave 1 half of them to one of his companions, and 2 fifths of them to another; how many did he give away?

4. If 3 yards of cloth cost 6 dollars, what is that a yard?

5. If 4 yards of cloth cost twelve dollars, what will 2 yards cost?

6. If 9 apples cost eighteen cents, what will 3 apples cost?

7. If 3 oranges cost 18 cents, what will 2. cost? 8. James had twenty-five cents, and he gave 4 fifths of them for 10 apples; how much did he give for all the apples? how much apiece?

9. A man had thirty dollars, and gave 5 sixths of them for 8 yards of cloth; how much did he give a yard?

10. A man had forty yards of cloth, and sold 3 fifths of it for twenty-four dollars; what was that a yard?

11. A man had forty-two barrels of flour, and sold 2 sevenths of it for 6 dollars a barrel; how much did it come to ?

12. A boy had sixty-three nuts, and divided 4 sevenths of them equally among six of his companions; how many did he give them apiece?

13. If 4 yards of cloth cost twelve dollars, what will 3 yards cost?

14. If 5 oranges cost twenty-five cents, what will 3 cost?

15. If 3 oranges cost fifteen cents, what will 7 cost? 16. If 3 barrels of cider cost twelve dollars, what will 10 barrels cost?

17. If 7 pounds of flour cost thirty-five cents, what will 9 pounds cost?

18. If 5 firkins of butter cost forty dollars, what will 3 firkins cost?

19. If 2 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, how long would it take 4 men to do the same work?

20. If 6 men can do a piece of work in twelve days, in how many days will 3 men do the same work?

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21. If 3 men can do a piece of work in twelve day in how many days will 4 men do the same work? 22. If 2 cocks of a certain size will empty a cistern in 6 hours, in how long a time will 3 cocks of the same size empty it?

23. Three men, setting out on a journey, purchased 5 loaves of bread apiece, but before they had eaten any of it, two other men joined them, and they agreed to share the bread equally among the whole; how many loaves did they have apiece?

24. If 4 barrels of flour cost twenty-four dollars, what would 7 barrels cost? How much cider at 3 dollars a barrel would 7 barrels of flour buy?

25. A man bought a quantity of flour for fiftyfour dollars; and another man gave him 9 yards of cloth for 5 sixths of it; what was the cloth worth a yard?

26. If 9 yards of cloth cost fifty-four dollars, how many boxes of butter, at 4 dollars a box, would 5 yards of the same cloth buy?

27. Bought 8 firkins of butter for seventy-two dollars, and gave 6 of them for 7 yards of cloth; what was a yard of the cloth worth?

28. A man bought 6 barrels of flour for sixty dollars, and gave 4 barrels of it for cider at 5 dollars a barrel; how many barrels did he buy?

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A. 1. BOUGHT 1 half of a yard of cloth for 1 shilling, what would be the price of a yard at the same rate?

2. If 1 half pint of cherries cost 2 cents, what will a pint cost?

3. If 1 fourth of a barrel of flour cost 2 dollars, what would a barrel cost?

4. 2 is 1 half of what number? 1 fourth of what number?

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