165. If a barrel of kerosene contains 44 gallons, what would it cost at 9 cents a gallon? What would it cost at 11 cents a gallon? At 13 cents?

166. Mr. Smith earns $75 a month. What does he earn in 9 months? In 13 months? 18 months? 24 months?

167. A man bought 15 city lots at $475 each. How` much did they cost him?

188. In a field of corn there are 123 rows, and in each row 83 hills. How many hills of corn are there in the field? If there are 4 stalks in each hill, how many stalks are there in the field?

189. In a train of 17 cars each car contains 83764 pounds of freight. How many pounds of freight are there on the train?

190. How many men are there in 37 regiments, if there are on an average 813 men in each regiment?

191. For the year 1894 it cost the city of Cambridge for each pupil in a Grammar School $19.78. There were 10 Grammar Schools, with an average of 549 pupils each. What, then, did it cost the city to maintain its Grammar Schools for the year 1894?

192. If six thousand four hundred eighty-seven is the multiplicand, and three hundred twenty-eight the multiplier, what is the product?

193. In one day there are twenty-four hours. How many hours are there in a year of three hundred sixtyfive days?

194. Texas is nearly equal in area to 32 such States as Massachusetts. The area of Massachusetts is 8315 square miles. About how many square miles are there

in Texas?

195. John Graham, a dealer in grain, sold to K. F. Emerson & Co. 315 barrels of flour at $7.50 a barrel, 415 bags of corn at $2.15 a bag, and 258 bushels of oats at $0.57 a bushel. Find the amount of K. F. E. & Co.'s bill. 196. Multiplicand 700.4; multiplier 37; product?

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197. If I pay $5.75 a ton for coal, and $0.25 a ton for putting it in, what will my year's supply of 17 tons cost me?

198. If it costs $23543 to build a mile of railroad, how much at this rate would it cost to build 19 miles? 199. If Mr. Young earns $ 21 a week, and his expenses are $14 a week, how much does he save in 52 weeks?

200. If Mr. Young earns $21 a week, how much will he earn in a year of 52 weeks?

201. If Mr. Young's expenses are $14 a week, how much are his expenses for 52 weeks?

202. Virginia contains 40450 square miles. What is its population, if there are 38 persons to a square

mile?

203. If a horse eats a bushel of oats a week, and oats are $0.62 a bushel, how much must be paid for oats to last 15 horses for 52 weeks?

204. Sound travels 1125 feet a second. How far will it travel in 53 seconds?

205. Frank Hoyt sold 37 barrels of flour at $6.52 a barrel, and 45 bags of corn at $2.17 a bag. Find the amount of these two sales.

206. If hay is $18.75 a ton and oats $0.58 a bushel, what must I pay for 7 tons of hay and 53 bushels of oats?

207. What will 1353 tons of steel rails cost at $35 a ton?

208. Light travels 186 380 miles a second. How far will it travel in 60 seconds, that is, in a minute? 209. How many yards in 35 bales of goods, each bale containing 43 pieces, and each piece 34 yards?

210. A cattle train is made up of 23 cars, each car containing 47 sheep. If each sheep weighs 89 pounds, what do all the sheep weigh?

211. Arthur Dane bought 28 tons of iron at $37.50 a ton and 19 tons at $39.25 a ton, and sold the whole at $42.33 a ton. What did he gain?

212. A farmer had 18 acres of wheat, that yielded 43 bushels to the acre. How much is his wheat worth at $0.67 a bushel?

213. If a train of cars runs 37 miles an hour, how far will it run in 7 days, running 24 hours a day?

Find how much must be paid

214. For 17 horses at $325 each.

215. For 28 bushels of potatoes at 43 cents a bushel. 216. For 46 barrels of flour at $6.75 a barrel. 217. For 18 pounds of tea at 37 cents a pound. 218. For 45 yards of broadcloth at $2.25 a yard. 219. For 37 barrels of lime at $1.33 a barrel. 220. For 24 bushels of corn at 63 cents a bushel. 221. For 27 acres of land at $75 an acre. 222. For 35 tons of hay at $13.45 a ton. 223. For 57 baskets of peaches at 78 cents a basket. 224. For 23 tons of coal at $6.25 a ton. 225. For 15 cords of wood at $5.37 a cord. 226. For 27 yards of silk at $2.45 a yard. 227. For 75 barrels of apples at $1.95 a barrel. 228. For 425 yards of calico at 13 cents a yard. 229. For 1197 pounds of coffee at 27 cents a pound. 230. For 36 sheep at $2.25 a head.

231. For 42 cows at $75 a head.

232. For 197 histories at 94 cents a copy.
233. For 35 readers at 42 cents a copy.
234. For 357 arithmetics at 75 cents a copy.
235. For 107 geographies at 72 cents a copy.
236. For 118 grammars at 34 cents a copy.
237. For 64 dictionaries at $1.58 a copy.
238. For 143 bibles at $1.33 a copy.

239. For 83 yards of calico at 13 cents a yard.
240. For 27 pieces of ribbon at $1.25 a piece.
241. For 67 boxes of strawberries at 15 cents a box
242. For 26 rolls of paper at $0.67 a roll.
243. For 33 yards of flannel at $0.45 a yard.
244. For 54 yards of carpet at $1.12 a yard.
245. For 15 pairs of gloves at $0.75 a pair.
246. For 42 reams of paper at $2.21 a ream.
247. For 74 pairs of hose at $0.33 a pair.

1. How many apples at 2 cents each can I buy for 10 cents?

Solution. As many as 2 cents are contained times in 10 cents; 2 cents are contained in 10 cents 5 times; hence, I can buy 5 apples for 10 cents.

2. If 4 oranges can be bought for 8 cents, how many cents are paid for each?

3. If a hat costs 2 dollars, how many hats can I buy for 14 dollars?

4. If oranges cost 3 cents each, how many can I buy for 18 cents?

5. A school of 24 pupils has 4 equal divisions. How many pupils are there in each division? How many would there be if there were 3 equal divisions? 6. If I set out 40 plants in 5 rows, how many plants will there be in each row?

7. If I wish to read 36 pages, and can read 6 an hour, in how many hours can I read them?

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