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Division may be indicated in 3 ways: thus 376 ÷ 8, or

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To test division, multiply the quotient by the divisor. If there is a remainder, add it to the product.

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Multiplying and dividing by 10, 20, 100, etc.

1. Multiply 42 by 10. Annex a naught to the right of 42. Is there any difference in the products? Which of these two methods of multiplying is the shorter?

100. Annex two naughts to the right of 42.

Multiply 42 by

2. Multiply each of the following numbers by 10; by 100: 43 26 75 96 283 694 786 813 465 710

3. Divide 40 by 10. Cut off a naught from the right of 40. Is there any difference in the quotients? Which of these two methods of dividing is the shorter?

4. Divide each of the following numbers by 10; by 100: 300 4600 27300 61900 81400 86800 20000 5. Divide 2436 by 100.

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2. At 8 per basket how
many baskets of berries can
be purchased for $1.84?
23 no. of baskets.
8¢)184 ¢

Find the number if:
6. Pads at 8 cost $3.20.
7. Caps at 72
8. Plates at 18

cost $10.80.

cost $8.10.

TEST EXERCISES

1. I bought 46 lb. of sugar @ 7, 95 lb. of coffee @ 23, and 73 doz. eggs @ 18. Find the cost of all.

2. James had $24.36 in a bank and drew $17.49 out. How much had he left in the bank?

3. How many books @ $.34 can be bought for $15.30? 4. If 54 cows cost $4698, how much does each cost? 5. At 25¢ each, how many caps can be bought for $149? 6. If a school requires 497 pads of paper for one month, how many will be needed for 3 years of 10 months each? 7. If 43 barrels of cement cost $208.55, how much will 59 barrels cost?

8. How much will 96 quarts of cranberries cost, if 24 quarts cost $3.60?

9. A western farmer raised 6741 bu. of oats. He kept 349 bu. for feed, and sold the remainder at $.65 a bushel. How much did he receive ?

10. A merchant sold 32 yd. of cloth at 12¢ a yard, and 192 yd. at 8 a yard. How much did he receive?

11. At 4 a pint, find the cost of 6 gal. 1 pt. of milk. 12. At 8¢ a quart, find the cost of 4 bu. 2 pk. of beans. 13. At 4 an ounce, find the cost of 3 lb. 3 oz. of ginger. 14. At 24 a pound, find the cost of 29 lb. of butter.

15. Find the cost of sending a 15 word telegram from New York to Denver, at 75¢ for the first ten words and 5¢ for each additional word.

16. How much will be saved by sending the same message at night, the night rate being 60 for the first ten words and 4 for each additional word?

17. A telephone message from New York to Boston costs $1.25 for the first three minutes and $.40 for each additional minute. Find the cost of talking 17 minutes.

18. A grocer bought 57 crates of berries at $4.75 a crate. If he sells them at $5.15 a crate, how much will he gain?

19. How much will a fruit dealer gain if he buys 174 boxes of oranges for $739.50, and sells them at $5 a box?

20. A merchant bought 136 barrels of apples at $1.35 a barrel; but 30 barrels were damaged. If he sold the remainder at $1.75 a barrel, did he gain or lose and how much?

21. A man bought 36 gallons of milk for $7.20. He sold it for 35 a gallon. How much did he gain?

22. A merchant bought 800 bushels of potatoes at 45¢ a bushel. He sold one half of them at 60¢ a bushel, and the remainder at 40 a bushel. Did he gain or lose, and how much? 23. Find the perimeter or distance around a room 18 ft. by 15 ft.

24. At 25 a square yard, how much will it cost to paint the floor of the room?

25. Mr. Adams worked 8 hours a day for 26 days at $.37 an hour. How much did he earn?

26. Find the entire cost of:

6 yd. silk @ 85 ¢.

5 bu. peaches @ $2.25.

2 doz. boxes soap @ $4.75.

28. A merchant buys from

a farmer:

25 bu. of corn @ 45%.

36 doz. eggs @ 23.

16 bu. apples @ 75¢.

27. Make out a bill for: 9 T. hard coal @ $6.75. 12 T. soft coal @ $3.75. 15 cwt. sugar @ 54.

The farmer buys from the merchant:

6 brooms @ 25.

22 yd. of carpet @ 90¢.

6 chairs @ $2.50.

Which person owes the other, and how much?

29. In a factory there are 56 men employed at $2.25 a day; 12 men at $3.75 a day; 25 boys at $.87 a day; 8 women at $1.75 a day. The other expenses are $ 267 a day. How much does it cost to keep the factory going a month of 26 days?

30. $748 was paid in wages to some workmen, giving each man $1.87. How many workmen were there?

31. How many square feet are there in a field 200 feet wide and 12 rods long?

32. How many feet is it around the field?

33. A boy sold 12 gallons 2 quarts of milk at 8 a quart. How much did he receive for it?

34. How much will an 8 word telegram from London to Pittsburg cost, at 25¢ a word to New York, and 25¢ for a message of less than 10 words from New York to Pittsburg?

35. A man bought 153 tons of coal at $4.25 a ton, and paid for one third of it at the time of purchase. He sold 36 cords of wood at $5.75 a cord and made another payment with the money. How much did he then owe?

36. Find the cost of 1728 doz. buttons at 58 a gross.

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