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1. There are 18 girls in a school. This number is of all the pupils in the school. How many pupils are there in the school?

2. James deposited $18 in a savings bank, which was of what he earned during the month. How much did he earn

in the month?

3. May spelled correctly 27 words, which were of all the words given. How many words were given?

4. A farmer sold 42 lambs, which were of his flock. How many lambs had he at first?

5. John has attended school 40 days, which are of the number of days in the term. Find the number of days in

the term.

6. Mr. Tanner pays $30 each quarter for his telephone. At the same rate, how much does he pay in a year?

7. $500 is of a teacher's salary. Find her salary.

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8. Mr. Arnold bought a horse and a cow. for the cow, which was of what the horse cost. did they both cost?

He paid $50
How much

9. A traveling salesman drove 18 miles one day. This was as far as he rode on a train.

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the train?

How far did he ride on

10. The cost of a barn was as much as the cost of a house. If the barn cost $920, how much did they both cost?

11. The distance from New York to Harrisburg, Pa., is 195 miles. This is of the distance from New York to Pittsburg. What is the latter distance?

12. A steel rail is 30 feet long. This is of the length of a Pullman car. What is the length of a Pullman ?

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Analyze these problems:

1. Find the cost of 6 eggs at 31 cents a piece.

2. Find the cost of 4 qt. of oil at 4 cents per qt.

3. How much will 8 lb. of rice cost at 6 cents per lb. ?

4. Find the cost of 12 lb. of sugar at 6 cents per lb.

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5. When berries are sold for 8 cents per basket, find the cost of 6 baskets.

6. A man earns $1 per day.

in 6 days?

How much does he earn

7. When apples are sold for $14 per bushel, find the cost of 8 bushels.

8. Mary pays $ for music lessons and takes two lessons per week. How much do her music lessons cost her in 4 weeks?

9. John makes of a cent on each paper and averages 40 papers each day for six days. Find his profit.

How much is our milk

10. We pay 71 per qt. for milk. bill in 4 weeks, if we use 2 qt. per day?

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- Find the bill for each day; then for each week; and

then for the number of weeks.

11. By buying 25 cents worth of street car tickets, each ticket costs me 4 cents. Find the cost of 12 tickets.

12. A storekeeper makes 13 cents on each can of corn. How much does he make on 18 cans ?

13. John works for 5 cents per hour.

If he works 8

hours a day, how much does he earn in 2 days?

14. Mary uses 13 yd. of ribbon for a bow. How much does it take for 9 such bows?

15. Find the cost of a dozen eggs at 3 cents apiece.

16. I pay $5 for a boy's suit. Find the cost of 4 such

suits.

17. 3 baskets of cherries cost 25 cents. How much will 12 baskets cost?

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29. A book dealer purchases 125 books at wholesale at $1 each. Find the cost.

30. The car fare from Pittsburg to Chicago on the Ft. Wayne is $101. Find the amount received from the sale of 50 tickets.

31. A newsdealer buys 300 papers at 14 cents each and sells them at 2 cents each. Find the cost and the gain.

32. A huckster buys 20 dozen bananas at 10 cents per dozen and sells them at the rate of 2 cents each. Find his gain.

33. A fruit dealer buys a barrel of apples for $41. The barrel contains 240 apples, and he sells one half of them at the rate of 2 for 5 cents and the remainder at the rate of 3 for 5 cents. Find his profit.

34. A merchant buys a roll of calico containing 40 yards at 5 cents per yard. Find the cost.

35. The merchant retails the calico at 72 cents per yard. Find the amount received for the roll.

36. A boy lives 13 miles from his school and attends 150 days in the term. How many miles does he walk in a term, both to and from school?

37. A department store employs 100 cash girls at $23 per week and 120 other clerks at $4 per week. Find the amount paid to all.

38. If a man can cut an average of 21 cords of wood in a day, how many cords can he cut in 44 days?

39. A dealer in feed, finds that a car load of 600 bushels of oats, after paying freight, damage, etc., costs 427 cents per bushel. Find the cost.

40. A contractor buys 20 thousand feet of lumber at $20 per thousand and 16 thousand bricks at $161 per thousand. Find his bill.

41. Find the cost of 24,000 railroad ties at 62 each. 42. When lead pencils are selling at $13 per gross (144), find the cost of 3550 gross.

43. Find the cost of a web of cloth containing 40 yards at $17 per yard.

44. A contractor averages 67 rd. a day in digging a sewer. How long is the sewer if it takes him 39 days to dig it?

45. A rural mail carrier travels 23 miles for each delivery. Find the number of miles traveled in 310 deliveries.

46. An ocean steamer burns on an average 2015 tons of coal in a day. How much coal will it consume in a voyage of 7 days?

Multiplying an integer by a mixed number.

Analyze these problems:

1. Multiply 12 by 62; 10 by 7%.

2. 7 times 8 hours are how many hours?

3. How much do 2 pounds of candy cost at 40 cents a pound?

4. I bought 47 yards of ribbon at 40 cents a yard. How much did it cost?

5. A boy walks 3 miles in an hour. How far can he walk in 2 hours?

6. James is 6 years old. His mother is 45 times as old. How old is she?

7. How much will 10 pounds of meat cost at 16 cents a pound?

8. A man bought 71 gallons of oil at 12 a gallon. How much did he pay for it?

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