22. A farmer lives 48 miles away from the nearest mill. If he travels 16 miles one day, how many miles Farther must he go to reach the mill ?

23. There are 36 wild ducks in a flock, and a huntsman ills 13 of them. How many ducks are left?

24. A farmer sold a cow that cost him $30 for $22. How much did he lose by the sale?

25. A grocer bought a quantity of sugar for $39, nd sold it for $ 50. How much did he gain?

26. There are 35 milestones on the road between two wns. After reaching the 28th milestone how many ore must I pass in making the journey from one town the other?

27. In a park there were 49 oak trees and 60 maple ees. How many more maples were there than oaks? 28. On a warm day the thermometer indicated 85 grees. How many degrees was that above the freezing int, which is 32 degrees?

29. A man died at the age of 77 years, having been -rried 49 years. What was his age when he married? 30. A man, having $ 30, paid $15 for a coat, $5 for est, and $4 for a hat. How much had he left?

COLUTION.

- He paid $15 +$5+ $4, which is $24; $30 – $24 6. He had $6 left.

1. A little girl had 16 seams to sew. She sewed 6 day, and 4 the next. How many were there left to

?

2. In a certain ward there were 39 stores, of which were groceries and 8 bakeries. How many other es were there in the ward?

3. A boy had 45 copies in his e 15 one week and 17 the next.

writing book. He

How many copies

34. A boy found 8 apples under one tree, 10 under another, and 6 under another; he ate 3, gave away 7, and carried the remainder home. How many did he take home?

35. If I buy a coat for $8 and a dress for $5, and give in payment a $20 bill, how much change should I receive?

36. Charles had 16 cents on Monday. He earned 10 cents on Tuesday and 9 cents on Wednesday, and his father then gave him enough more to make the sum 50 cents. How much money did he receive from his father?

37. A merchant bought a quantity of sugar for $50; he paid $6 for freight and customs, and sold the sugar for $75. How much did he gain?

38. A man bought a watch for $ 40, a chain for $15, and a pin for $3, and he sold them all for $50. How much did he lose by the transaction?

39. Sarah had 50 cents; she bought a comb for 12 cents, some ribbon for 16 cents, a thimble for 10 cents, and some thread for 6 cents. How much money had she left?

40. In a collection of 57 pictures, 9 were photographs, 13 etchings, and the rest water colors. How many water colors were there?

41. A boy started with 26 packages of matches to sell. He sold 9 packages in the morning and 10 in the afternoon. How many packages had he left?

42. In a certain book there were 89 pages. Henry read 20 pages one day, 13 the next, and 9 the third day. How many pages had he still to read?

43. Four men bought a horse for $80; the first paid $25, the second $20, and the third $18. How much did the fourth pay?

44. In a box containing 48 buttons, 12 were bone, 18 china, and the rest pearl. How many pearl buttons vere there in the box?

45. A man traveled 22 miles one day, and 26 miles he second day, and on the third day he traveled back 0 miles. How many miles was he from the place from which he first started?

46. In a plot of 75 acres, a farmer planted 20 acres ith corn, 37 acres with potatoes, and the remainder with ats. How many acres of oats were there?

47. A man owed his grocer $ 18, his tailor $ 20, and merchant $25; he paid the grocer $10, the tailor 12, and the merchant $15. How much did he still ve them all?

48. I bought a horse for $90, a cutter for $40, and harness for $20, and then sold them all for $ 50 more an the horse cost me. Did I gain or lose by the transEion, and how much?

49. A lady bought a new bonnet for $7, a dress for 2, a pair of shoes for $4, and a parasol for $3; she ve the merchant three $10 bills. How many dollars she receive in return?

50. On a certain bush there were 31 roses, 13 of them e picked and 11 were blown off in a storm. How my roses were left on the bush?

1. A farmer had 45 sheep in one lot, 37 in another, 30 in another; from the first lot he sold 20 sheep, n the second 15, and from the third 12. How many ep had he altogether at first, and how many had he after the sale?

2. A grocer started for market with seven $10 bills six $5 bills in his pocket. When he returned he six $10 bills and three $5 bills left, and $2 in

How much money had he spent 2

MULTIPLICATION.

14. Multiplication is the process of taking one of two given numbers as many times as there are units in the other.

15. The Multiplicand is the number to be multiplied.

16. The Multiplier is the number by which to multiply, and shows how many times the multiplicand is to be taken.

17. The Product is the result obtained by the process of multiplication.

18. The Factors of a product are the multiplicand and multiplier.

19. The Sign of Multiplication is x and is read multiplied by or times. When placed between two numbers it shows that one is to be multiplied by the other.

Thus, 3 x 4 is read 3 times 4, or 3 multiplied by 4 (or 3 by 4), or 4 multiplied by 3.