LESSON VII. 1. Charles gave 15 cents for an arithmetic, 10 cents for a grammar, and 8 cents for a writingbook; what was the cost of the whole? 2. 1510+ 8 are how many? 3. Bought 12 bales of cotton, 6 bags of rice, and 2 boxes of sugar; what was the number of articles purchased? 4. 12 + 6 + 2 are how many? 5. A lady purchased some silk for 25 dollars, and a shawl for 5 dollars; how much did she give for both? 6. A man bought a cow for 35 dollars, and a calf for 5 dollars; how much did both cost? 7. 355 are how many? 8. If a wagon is worth 50 dollars, a saddle 9 dollars, and a whip 1 dollar, what is the value of the whole? 9. A boy found 62 chestnuts under one tree, and 20 under another; how many did he find in all ? 10. 62+10+10 are how many? 11. 34266 are how many ? 12. A gentleman gave 46 dollars for a watch, 7 dollars for a chain, and 2 dollars for a key; how many dollars did he pay for the whole? 13. 14. 4672 are how many? Lucy had 70 pins in a cushion, and put in 20 more; how many had she then in the cushion? 15. I gave 80 apples to Peter, and had 20 apples left; how many did I have at first? 16. 60+20 are how many? 17. 35+20 + 15 are how many? 18. New York has 59 counties, Delaware has 3, and Rhode Island 5; how many counties have the three states? 19. A man gave 64 dollars for a piece of land; it cost him 10 dollars to fence it, and 2 dollars to have it ploughed; what was the whole cost? 20. A farmer raised 40 bushels of oats, 50 bushels of corn, and 20 bushels of turnips; how many bushels in all did he raise? 21. Rufus received 40 cents on his birthday, and 40 cents at Christmas; how many cents did he receive in all ? 22. A farmer kept his sheep in 4 pens; in the first there were 20, in the second there were 10, in the third there were 8, and in the fourth there were 6; how many sheep did he have? 23. My book-case has 4 shelves; the first shelf contains 16 books, the second 12 books, the third 7 books, and the fourth 6 books; how many books are there in the book-case? 24. A man started on a journey; the first day he travelled 30 miles, the second day 10 miles, and the third day 9 miles; how many miles did he travel? 25. Edward bought a vest for 98 cents, some buttons for 12 cents, and some thread for 6 cents; what was the whole cost? 26. 83+17+ 3 + 7 are how many? LESSON VIII. 1. If you have 2 apples, and give one of them to your brother, how many apples will you have left? 2. James had 3 pencils, and gave 1 away; how many pencils then had James? 3. Lucy had 4 books, and gave 2 of them to Jane; how many books then had she? 4. If I have 5 peaches, and should eat 3 of them, how many should I have left? 5. Charles had 6 doves, but the cat caught 3 of them; how many then had he? 6. Rufus caught 7 fishes, and threw 4 of them back into the water; how many had he left? 7. Lydia had 8 nuts, but has eaten 4 of them; how many has she left? 8. I had 9 sheets of paper, but have given 5 of them to Charles; how many have I left? 9. William had 8 pears, but has given 6 of them to his teacher; how many pears has he left? 10. William caught 10 squirrels, but 6 of them were allowed to escape; how many were retained? 11. Thomas had 12 cents, but has spent 7 of them; how many has he left? 12. Gave 13 dollars for a barrel of flour, and 8 dollars for a tub of butter; how much more did the flour cost than the butter? 13. A farmer sold 16 sheep, and 8 lambs; how many more sheep did he sell than lambs? 14. James had 13 chickens, but 6 were taken by the hawks; how many remained? 15. George planted 19 trees, but only 9 lived; how many died? 16. Gave 15 cents for oranges, and 9 cents for lemons; how much more did the oranges cost than the lemons? 17. Paid 20 cents for nails, and 10 cents for brads; how much did the one cost more than the other? 18. Bought a clock for 10 dollars, and sold it for 15 dollars; what was gained? 19. John found 12 eggs, and Samuel 8; how many more did John find than Samuel? 20. A man bargained to labor 17 days, but left at the end of 11 days; how many more days had he agreed to labor? 21. Gave 11 dollars to Emily, and 7 dollars to Betsey; how many more dollars were given to Emily than to Betsey? 22. Paid 20 cents for a penknife, and 12 cents for an inkstand; how much more did the penknife cost than the inkstand? 23. Sarah is 17 years old, and Isabel is 9 years old; what is the difference of their ages? 24. A farmer raised 25 bushels of beans, and 11 bushels of peas; how many more bushels of beans did he raise than of peas? 25. Henry had 35 pins, and lost 15 of them; how many had he left? 26. Mary went a shopping with 40 cents in her purse, and when she returned she had only 10 cents remaining; how many cents had she spent? 27. I had 14 oranges, and sold 7 of them; how many had I left ? 28. Thomas had 18 birds, and 9 of thèm flew away; how many birds remained? 29. Henry had 12 quarts of berries, and sold 6 of them; how many had he left? 30. Thomas recited 25 perfect lessons, and William only 8; how many more did Thomas recite than William ? 31. Bought a cow for 27 dollars, and sold her for 24 dollars; how much did I lose by the bargain? 32. Sold a lot of wood for 20 dollars, and received in payment some cloth worth 7 dollars; how much was still due? 33. Bought a wagon for 28 dollars, and sold it for 40 dollars; how much was gained by the bargain? 34. 40 less 28 are how many? 35. A man paid 14 dollars to one man, and 4 to another; how much more did he pay to one than the other? 36. From a vessel containing 40 gallons, 15 gallons leaked out; how many gallons still remained? 37. A boy counted his chickens one night, and found he had 19; he counted them the next morning, and found he had but 14; how many were missing? 38. A horse travelled 40 miles one day, and 27 the next day; how many more miles did he travel the first than the second day? 39. Bought a carriage for 60 dollars, and a harness for 35 dollars; how much more did the carriage cost than the harness? 40. A cistern, which holds 90 gallons, was full in the morning, but at night there were but 30 gallons left; how many gallons had leaked out? |