8. A lady paid 6 dollars for a hat, 5 dollars for shoes, and 12 dollars for a dress; how much did she pay for all?

9. A barrel of flour cost 6 dollars, a barrel of sweet potatoes 4 dollars, and a ton of coal 5 dollars; how much did all cost? 10. James has 10 marbles, Henry has 8, and William has 12; how many have they together?

11. Samuel shot 8 birds, William 9, and Joseph 10; how many did they all shoot? .

12. If a slate cost 12 cents and some paper 10 cents, how much do both cost?

13. A boy has 5 sisters and 4 brothers; how many children are there in the family?

14. Robert is 16 years old and his sister is 7 years older; how old is the sister?

15. There are 13 girls in a class and 12 boys; how many pupils in the class?

16. If Mary has 24 hens and 6 ducks, how many fowls has she?

17. A farmer has 12 cows, 6 horses, and 10 hogs; how many animals has he?

18. A boy in searching for eggs found 12 in one nest, 10 in another, and 8 in another; how many eggs did he find?

19. Harry has 10 cents, James has 12, and John has 9; how many cents have they together?

20. Lewis found 6 pears under one tree, 8 under another, and 13 under another, how many pears did he find?

21. Lucy has 7 roses, Laura has 10, and Mary has 14; how many roses have they together?

22. John is 10 years old, Annie is 4 years older, and Henry is 8 years older than Annie; how old is each?

23. I gave 5 cents for a pencil, 12 cents for some paper, and 10 cents for a tablet; how much did I pay for all? 24. My copy-book cost me 15 cents, my ink 10 cents, and my pens 6 cents; how much did they all cost?

25. Bought a pound of sugar for 8 cents, a pound of rice for 9 cents, and a pound of coffee for 22 cents; how much did I pay for all?

5.

1. There are 16 boys in school, and 15 girls; how many pupils in the school?

2. James walked 15 miles in the forenoon and 12 miles in the afternoon; how far did he walk?

3. Henry can earn 10 cents an hour and Samuel 16 cents an hour; how much can they together earn in an hour?

4. A lady paid 15 cents for soap, 5 cents for pins, and 12 cents for candy; how much did she pay for all?

5. A man sold 10 cords of wood one day, 8 cords the next, and 15 cords the next; how many cords did he sell?

6. How many are 10 horses and 15 horses? 12 boys and 8 boys? 20 cents and 12 cents?

7. How many are 12 horses and 12 horses? 15 cows and 12 cows? 15 sheep and 15 sheep?

8. How many are 14 men and 10 men? 14 boys and 12 boys? 14 cents and 15 cents?

9. How many are 16 bushels and 14 bushels? and 12 days? 10 weeks and 16 weeks?

16 days

10. How many are 18 birds and 8 birds? 10 ducks and 18 ducks? 12 hens and 18 hens?

11. How many are 17 pigs and 8 pigs? 10 robins and 17 robins? 12 plums and 7 plums?

12. How many are 20 hens and 10 hens? 8 pins and 20 pins? 20 cups and 9 cups?

13. How many are 19 dollars and 10 dollars? 8 cents and 19 cents? 9 trees and 19 trees?

14. How many are 21 roses and 7 roses? 6 pinks and 21 pinks? 21 chestnuts and 9 chestnuts?

15. How many are 8 oranges, 10 oranges, and 6 oranges?

16. How many are 3 dollars, 5 dollars, and 12 dollars? 17. How many are 6 boys, 8 boys, and 12 boys? 18. How many are 10 sheep, 12 sheep, and 8 sheep? 19. How many are 16 pigs, 7 pigs, and 6 pigs?

20. How many are 8 doves, 10 doves, and 13 doves?

30. Count by 6's from 2 to 50; from 50 to 90. 31. Declare the sums of the following columns: 7 8 6 2 8 3 4 7 8 4 5 4 3 4 8 3 7 7 9 4 6 64 6

67

26 8 7

6 8

4, 4, 3, 9, 8, 9, 8, 7, 8,

9, 3,

6, 9, 5, 5,

9, 6

SUBTRACTION.

6.

1. John had 3 cents and lost 1 of them; how many cents has he remaining?

SOLUTION. Since John had 3 cents and lost 1 of them, he has remaining the difference between 3 cents and 1 cent, which is 2 cents.

2. A boy had 4 apples and ate 2; how many has he remaining?

3. If Susan has 5 dollars and spends 3 dollars for a hat, how much money will she have left?

4. 6 birds sat on a tree, but 3 have flown away; how many remain?

5. A boy had 7 pins, but lost 4; how many has he remaining?

6. Henry is 6 years old, but his brother is 2 years younger; how old is the brother?

7. A boy had 7 eggs, but he broke 3; how many remain? 8. Susan is now 8 years old; how old was she 3 years ago?

9. There are 7 pupils in the class, of whom 2 are girls; how many boys in the class?

10. If a boy have 10 cents, and spend 5, how many cents will remain?

11. How many are 8 cents less 3 cents? 6 buttons less 1 button? 9 dollars less 4 dollars?

12. How many are 6 oranges less 2 oranges? 8 dolls less 5 dolls? 7 books less 5 books?

13. How many are 7 boys less 3 boys? 6 pens less 2 pens? 8 peaches less 6 peaches?

14. How many are 8 apples less 4 apples? 10 pears less 6 pears? 7 pencils less 4 pencils?