2. A father said to his son, 'You are 7 years old, and I am 47-How old shall we each of us become, in 9 years from this time?' What should have been the answer?

3. James bought a small book for 6 cents, and David bought a large book for 56 cents. For how many cents must each boy sell his book, in order to get 4 cents more than he gave?

4. Julia was returning from a walk in the garden, with 8 red roses, and 68 white roses. She met her brother, who gave her 6 more red roses, and 6 white ones. How many of each kind had she then?

5. William has 9 cents, and John has 79 cents. If they should each of them get 10 cents more, how many would each boy then have?

Note to Teachers. The following combinations may be embraced in ques tions by the teacher; thus,-How many are 8 and 9?

1. A trader paid 29 dollars for a chest of tea, 4 dollars for a box of lemons, and 5 dollars for a box of raisins What did he pay for the whole?

2. How many are 29 and 4 and 5 ?

3. If I pay 38 dollars to one man, 6 to another, and 3 to another, how many dollars do I pay out?

4. How many are 38 and 6 and 3?

5. Stephen had 47 books; he bought 5 more, and then his uncle gave him 6 more. How many had he at last? 6. How many are 47 and 5 and 6?

7. On a certain day, a passenger travelled 56 miles in the stage, 4 miles in a wagon, and 7 miles on foot. How many miles did he travel on that day?

8. How many are 56 and 4 and 7?

9. If a yoke of oxen be worth 65 dollars, a sheep 8 dollars, and a lamb 2 dollars, how much are they all worth? 10. How many are 65 and 8 and 2?

11. A school boy paid 74 cents for a reading book, 7 cents for a writing book, and 9 cents for some quills. How many cents did he pay for the whole ?

12. How many are 74 and 7 and 9?

13. A meeting was held in a country village, to which 83 persons walked, 9 rode on horseback, and 8 rode in gigs. How many attended the meeting?

14. How many are 83 and 9 and 8?

15. A market man received 92 dollars for butter, 9 dollars for cheese, and 5 dollars for poultry. How many dollars did he receive for the whole?

16. How many are 92 and 9 and 5?

SECTION 7.

1. The captain of a steam-boat received the following passengers; 45 gentlemen, 20 ladies, and 8 children. How many passengers were there in all?

Solution. 45 and 20 are 65; then 65 and 8 are 73. Answer, 73 passengers.

2. If a quire of

paper cost 23 cents, a book 30 cents,

and a pencil 9 cents, what do they all cost?

3. How many are 23 and 30 and 9?

4. Alfred paid 25 cents for his penknife, and 20 cents for his wallet, and then had 5 cents left.

cents had he at first?

5. How many are 25 and 20 and 5?

How many

6. A lady gave 57 cents for a fan, 30 cents for a work bag, and 4 cents for some needles.

did she lay out?

7. How many are 57 and 30 and 4?

How many cents

8. A fowler went out one morning to shoot birds;he shot 46 plovers, 50 snipes, and 6 quails. birds did he shoot?

9. How many are 46 and 50 and 6 ?

How many

10. If a cart cost 26 dollars, a plough 10 dollars, and a chain 5 dollars, what do they all cost?

11. How many are 26 and 10 and 5?

12. A farmer sold a horse for 75 dollars, a cow for 30 dollars, and a sheep for 5 dollars. How many dollars did he get for the whole ?

13. How many are 75 and 30 and 5 ?

14. William gave 64 cents for a handkerchief and 40 cents for a pair of gloves, and then had 9 cents left How many cents had he at first?

15. How many are 64 and 40 and 9?

16. How many are 5 and 9 and 2 and 8 and 6 and 4? 17. How many are 8 and 3 and 7 and 6 and 5 and 3? 18. How many are 6 and 8 and 4 and 9 and 7 and 5? 19. How many are 9 and 7 and 2 and 8 and 3 and 6? 20. How many are 17 and 5 and 0 and 9 and 6 and 8? 21. How many are 23 and 8 and 1 and 0 and 9 and 7? 22. How many are 48 and 6 and 7 and 4 and 0 and 2? 23. How many are 71 and 3 and 9 and 0 and 6 and 9?

CHAP. III.

SUBTRACTION.

SECTION 1.

1. There were 9 passengers in a stage; 3 of them got out to walk: how many remained in the stage? Solution. 3 from 9 leaves 6. Answer. 6 passengers. 2. A boy having 10 cents, paid 6 cents for a kite, and lost the remainder. How much did he lose?

3. Ann has 12 books and Julia has 7. How many more must Julia have, to make her number equal to Ann's? 4. Andrew has 11 cents, and James has only 5 cents. How many cents has Andrew more than James?

5. Stephen has 8 cents, and wishes to buy a knife worth 16 cents. How many more cents does he want?

6. A lady went to buy goods, carrying 13 dollars; she returned with 9 dollars. How much did she spend ?

A merchant bought a box of goods for 10 dollars and sold it for 14 dollars. How much did he gain?

8. Jonathan is 7 years old, and his brother is 11 years old. What is the difference in their ages?

9. Henry bought a book and a pencil for 19 cents: he gave 10 cents for the book; what did the pencil cost? 10. A man who owed a debt of 12 dollars, paid 5 dollars of it. How many dollars remained unpaid?

11. John sold a knife for 18 cents, which was 9 cents more than he gave for it. How much did he give for it? 12. A farmer agreed to give 17 dollars for a cow: and he paid 8 dollars down. How much did he still owe?

SECTION 2.

1. A sloop of war went out with a crew of 70 men, and fell into an engagement, in which 30 of her men were killed. How many of the crew were still living?

Suggestion. Consider the numbers to be, 7 tens, and 3 tens; you may then take 30 from 70 as easily as you can take 3 from 7.

2. A market woman had 60 oranges, and sold 20 of them. How many had she remaining

How

3. 20 from 60 leaves how many? How many are 20 and 40? 4. A certain school consists of 50 scholars, 30 of whom are girls. How many boys are there?

5. 30 from 50 leaves how many? How many are 30 and 20? 6. A baker had 80 dollars to lay out for a horse and After having paid 50 dollars for a horse, how many dollars had he left to purchase the cart?

cart.

7. 50 from 80 leaves how many? How many are 50 and 30? 8. If your lesson for the whole day be 40 questions in this book, and you answer 20 questions in the forenoon, how many are there left for the afternoon ?

9. 20 from 40 leaves how many? How many are 20 and 20? 10. I have read 40 pages, in a book which contains 90 pages. How many pages remain to be read?

11. 40 from 90 leaves how many? How many are 40 and 50? 12. James had 70 cents, and paid 40 of them for a school-book. How many cents had he left?

13. 40 from 70 leaves how many? How many are 40 and 30? B*

SECTION 3.

1. A man received 12 dollars for work, and paid 2 dollars for his board. How many dollars did he save? 2. How many will remain, if we take 2 from 12? 2 from 13? 2 from 14? 2 from 15? 2 from 16? 2 from 17? 2 from 18? 2 from 19? 2 from 20?

After sell

3. A stable keeper owned 14 fine horses. ing off 3 of them, how many had he remaining?

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4. How many will remain, if we take 3 from 13? from 14? 3 from 15? 3 from 16? 3 from 17? 3 from 18? 3 from 19? 3 from 20? 3 from 21?

5. 16 boys were dismissed, but 4 of them were called back for being noisy. How many were allowed to go? 6. How many will remain, if we take 4 from 14? 4 from 15? 4 from 16? 4 from 17? 4 from 18? 4 from 19 4 from 20? 4 from 21? 4 from 22?

7. A man, who had 18 dollars, paid 5 dollars for a pair of boots. How many dollars had he remaining? 8. How many will remain, if we take 5 from 15? from 16? 5 from 17? 5 from 18? 5 from 19? 5 from 20? 5 from 21? 5 from 22? 5 from 23?

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9. If you had just 20 cents, and you should lose 6 cents, how many cents would you then have ?

10. How many will remain, if we take 6 from 16? 6 from 17? 6 from 18? 6 from 19? 6 from 20? 6 from 21? 6 from 22? 6 from 23? 6 from 24?

11. A man who had 22 dollars on hand, lent 7 dollars to his neighbour. How many dollars had he remaining?

12. How many will remain, if we take 7 from 17? 7 from 18? 7 from 19? 7 from 20 7 from 21 ? 7 from 22? 7 from 23? 7 from 24? 7 from 25?

13. 24 peaches grew upon a young peach tree, and the owner took off 8 of them. How many remained on? 14. How many will remain if we take 8 from 18? 8 from 19? 8 from 20? 8 from 21? 8 from 22? 8 from 23? 8 from 24? 8 from 25? 8 from 26 ?