1 12. A man travelled 4763 miles in 8 days; how far did he travel each day, supposing he travelled the same number of miles each day? 13. Divide 77 bushels of corn equally among 15 men. 14. If 23 yards of cloth cost 1753 dollars, what is that a yard? 100 15. If 35 lb. of raisins cost 3,85 dollars, what will 2 cwt. cost at that rate? 16. A man divided of a water-melon equally between 2 boys; how much did he give them apiece? 17. Suppose you had of a pine apple and should divide it into two equal parts; what part of the whole apple would each part be? 18. If you divide & of a bushel of corn equally between 2 men, how much would you give them apiece? 19. What is of ¿? 20. If you divide of a bushel of grain between two men, how much would you give them apiece? Note. Cut the third into two parts. What will the parts be? 21. What is of 11 22. If you divide of a barrel of flour equally between two men, how much will you give them apiece? 23. What is of } ? 24. A man having of a barrel of flour divided it equally among 4 men; how much did he give them apiece? 25. What is of ? 26. If 3 lb. of sugar cost 27. What is of ? 28. If 5 lb. of rice cost of a dollar, what is that a pound? What is ? of? dollar, what is it a pound? What would 15 lb. cost? of 3? What is of ? 29. If 3 lb. of raisins cost of a dollar, what is that a pound? What will 2 lb. cost at that rate? What 7 lb. ? 30. What is of? What is of ? 1083 31. If 7 lb. of sugar cost of a What will 5 lb. cost at that rate? 32. What is of ? What is 33. During a storm, a master of a vessel was obliged to throw overboard of the whole cargo. What part of the whole loss must á man sustain who owned & of the cargo? 34. A man owned of the capital of a cotton manufactory, and sold of his share. What part of the whole capital did he sell? 15 What part did he then own? 35. If 3 bushels of wheat cost 5 dollars, what is it a bushel? What will 2 bushels cost at that rate? 36. What is of 5? What is of 54 ? 37. If 4 dollars one dollar buy ? will buy 5 bushels of rye, how much will 38. What is of 5? What is of 5? cost? of flour cost $107, what will 23 barrels 40. What is of 1073? 41. If 12 cwt. of sugar cost $1373, what is the price of 1 qr. ? What of 1 lb. ? 42. At 4 dollars for 3 gallons of wine, how much may be bought for 67 dollars? Note. Find how much a dollar will buy. 43. If 3 cords of wood cost 20 dollars, what will 71⁄2 cords cost? 44. If 19 yards of cloth cost 155 dollars, what will be the price of 14 yards? 45. If 18 lb. of raisins cost 2 dollars, what is that per lb.? What would be the price of 53 lb. at that rate? 46. If 11 lb. of butter cost 2 dollars, what will 183 lb. cost? 47. If 7 gallons of vinegar cost of a dollar, what will 27 gallons cost? 48. If 1 lb. of sugar cost of a dollar, what will 173 lb. cost? 49. If a yard of cloth cost 7 dollars, what will † of a yard cost? 50. At of a dollar a yard, what will of a yard of cloth cost? 51. At 3 shillings a yard, what will 7 yards of riband cost? 52. At 3 dollars a barrel, what part of a barrel of cider may be bought for of a dollar? 53. At 4 dollars a yard, what part of a yard of cloth may be bought for of a dollar? 54. At 2 dollars a yard, how much cloth may be bought for 5 dollars? 55. At 2 dollars a gallon, how much brandy may be bought for 73 dollars? 56. At 3 shillings a quart, how many quarts of wine may be bought for 173 shillings? 57. At 6 dollars a barrel, how many barrels of flour may be bought for 45,3 dollars? 58. If I cwt. of iron cost 43 dollars, what will 5 cwt. cost? 59. A man failing in trade can pay only of a dollar on each dollar, how much can he pay on 71⁄2 dollars? much on 235 dollars? How 60. A man failing in trade is able to pay only of a pound on a pound, how much can he pay on 17£. 15s.? 61. A man failing in trade is able to pay only 17s. on a pound, what part of each pound will he pay? How much will he pay on a debt of 147£. 14s. ? 28 71. Multiply 13 by 72. Multiply 135,4 by 243. 73. Multiply 1,6474 by 173. 74. How many times is 3 contained in 143 ? 4 ? 78. What part of 7 is XVIII. 1. If 1 lb. butter cost of a dollar, how much will 2 lb. cost? What will 4 lb. cost? 2. At of a dollar per lb., what will 2 lb. of raisins cost?' What will 3 lb. cost? What will 6 lb. cost? 3. If 1 man will consume of a bushel of corn in a week, how much will 2 men consume in the same time? How much will 4 men consume? sume? How much will 8 men con 4. If a horse will consume of a bushel of oats in a day, how much will he consume in 3 days? How much in 9 days? 5. If 1 man can do of a piece of work in a day, how much of it can 2 men do in the same time? How much of it can 3 men do? How much of it can 4 men do? How much of it can 6 men do? How much of it can 12 men do? 6. If a man drink 3 of a barrel of cider in a week, how much would he drink in 2 weeks? How much would 5 men drink in a week at that rate? How much would 8 men drink in a week? How much would 20 men drink in a week? How much would 40 men drink in a week? 7. If a horse consume 23 bushels of oats in a week, how much would he consume in 4 weeks? How much in 8 weeks? 43 8. At 7 dollars a barrel, what cost 5 barrels of flour? 9. If a horse will eat much will 2 horses eat? of a ton of hay in a month, how How much will 8 horses eat? 10. If it take 12 yard of cloth to make a coat, how much will it take to make 8 coats? How much to make 24 coats? 11. If a barrel of cider cost 327 dollars, what will 10 barrels cost? What will 25 barrels cost? 00 Note. 8 times =1; 8 times 7 is 7 times as much, that is, 7. Perform the following examples in a similar manner. XIX. 1.* A merchant bought 4 pieces of cloth, the first contained 18 yards, the second 27 yards, the third 234 yards, and the fourth 25 yards. How many yards in the whole ? 2. A gentleman hired 2 men and a boy for 1 week. One man was to receive 53 dollars, the other 75, and the boy 37. How much did he pay the whole ? 3. A gentleman hired three men for 1 month. To the first he paid 263 bushels of corn; to the second, 287 bushels, and to the third, 33% bushels. How many bushels did it take to pay them? 4. A man had 2 bushels of corn in one sack, and 23 in another; how many bushels had he in both? 5. If it takes 1 yard of cloth to make a coat, and of a yard to make a pair of pantaloons, how much will it take to make both? 6. A man bought 2 boxes of butter; one had 72 lb. in it, and the other 102 lb. How many pounds in both? 7. A boy having a pine apple, gave of it to one sister, to another, and to his brother, and kept the rest himself. How much did he keep himself? 8. A man bought 3 sheep; for the first he gave 62 dollars; for the second, 85; and for the third, 91. How many dollars did he give for the whole ? 9. How many cwt. of cotton in four bags containing as follows; the first 4 cwt.; the second, 53 cwt.; the third 4 cwt; and the fourth 7 cwt.? 10 10. A merchant bought a piece of cloth containing 23 yards, and sold 73 yards of it; how many yards had he left! 11. A gentleman paid a man and a boy for 2 months' labour with corn; to the man he gave 263 bushels, and to the boy he gave 183 bushels. How many bushels did it take to pay both? 12. Bought 83 cwt. of sugar at one time, and 5 cwt. at another; how much in the whole? 13. Bought of a ton of iron at one time, and of a ton at another; how much in the whole? 14. There is a pole standing so that of it is in the mud, *See First Lessons, Sect, XIII |