72. How much will 11 tablets cost at 9 cents each?

73. How many are 11 times 3 books? 11 times 6 books? 11 times 4 books?

74. How many are 11 times 7 pens? 75. How many are 11 times 8 roses?

11 times 12 daisies?

76. How many are―

11 times 9 pens?
11 times 10 pinks?

77. How much will 12 hats cost at 3 dollars each?

78. How much can a man earn in 12 weeks at the rate of 10 dollars a week?

79. How many days in 12 weeks?

80. How many are 12 times 2 pens?

12 times 5 books? 12 times 6 pages?

12 times 4 pens?

81. How many are 12 times 8 pages? 12 times 11 words? 12 times 9 feet? 12 times 12 inches?

1. How much will 3 cows cost at 30 dollars each?

2. What is the cost of 5 bushels of potatoes at 40 cents a bushel?

3. If a train run 25 miles an hour, how far will it run in 6 hours?

4. What is the cost of 5 pounds of coffee at 32 cents a pound?

5. What is the cost of 20 pounds of sugar at 8 cents a pound?

6. At 25 dollars each how much will 8 cows cost? 7. At 50 cents each how much will 4 books cost?

8. Henry is 15 years old, his father is 3 times as old; how old is his father?

9. What is the cost of 33 yards of cloth at 3 dollars a yard? 10. Susan bought 10 yards of gingham at 16 cents a yard; how much did it cost?

11. How much will 15 yards of gingham cost at 16 cents a yard?

12. If a quire of paper cost 22 cents, how much will 3 quires cost? 4 quires? 5 quires?

13. If 6 men can do a piece of work in a day, how long will it take 1 man to do it?

14. If 5 men can do a piece of work in 3 days, how long will it take 1 man?

15. If 10 men can earn 90 dollars in a week, how long will it take 1 man to earn the same amount?

16. If 6 men do a piece of work in 1 day, how long will it take 1 man to do the work?

17. Three men can plow a field in 4 days; how many men will it require to plow the field in 1 day?

18. If a barrel of flour last 8 persons 6 weeks, how many persons will it last 1 week?

19. If 12 men can do a piece of work in 10 days, how many men will it require to do it in 1 day?

20. If 12 men can do a piece of work in 10 days, how long will it take 1 man to do the work?

21. What is the cost of 2 oranges at 5 cents each and 4 bananas at 3 cents each?

22. A farmer sold 4 sheep at 5 dollars each, and 6 lambs at 3 dollars each; how much did he get for all?

23. Bought 2 slates at 15 cents apiece, and 3 pencils at 4 cents each; how much did I pay for all?

24. A farmer has 20 bags of wheat, each containing 3 bushels; how much is it worth at 2 dollars a bushel?

25. A man has 6 baskets, each containing 5 quarts of berries; how much are they all worth at 10 cents a quart?

26. A farmer sold 5 cows at 30 dollars each and 3 horses at 120 dollars each; how much did he get for all?

27. A lady bought 2 pounds of rice at 8 cents a pound, 3 pounds of sugar at 7 cents a pound, and 2 quarts of oil at 15 cents a quart; how much did she pay for all?

28. How much must I pay for 2 books at 30 cents each and 3 at 25 cents each?

29. A man and his son worked 12 hours: the father received 15 cents an hour and the son 10 cents an hour; how much did they both receive?

30. A man bought 10 yards of cloth for a suit of clothes at 2 dollars a yard: he paid 6 dollars for making the coat, 2 dollars for making the pantaloons, and 1 dollar for making the vest; how much did the suit cost him?

31. George bought 3 pencils for 10 cents, and sold them at 5 cents each; how much did he gain?

32. A boy bought a dozen bananas for 20 cents, and sold them at 3 cents each; how much did he gain?

33. William earned 90 cents a day; his board cost him 50 cents a day; how much did he save in 12 days?

34. A drover bought 2 cows at 30 dollars each and sold the two for 68 dollars; how much did he gain?

35. If a man earn 16 dollars a week and pay 5 dollars a week for his board, how much can he save in 9 weeks?

36. James drives 6 miles an hour and Henry walks 3 miles an hour in the same direction; how much farther does James travel than Henry in 12 hours?

37. Samuel bought 6 pencils at 4 cents apiece and 5 tablets at 8 cents apiece; how much did he gain by selling the lot for 80 cents?

38. Henry has 10 hens and George has 3 times as many, less 4; how many have they together?

39. William has 15 cents, and Harry has 4 times as many, plus 8 cents; how many has Harry?

40. A farmer bought 2 cows at 30 dollars each and 12 sheep at 5 dollars each: he sold the lot for 150 dollars; how much did he gain?

41. I had 6 cents and found 2 more; how much must I earn to have 15 cents?

42. Henry has 15 cents and David has 20; how much must they earn to have 60 cents together?

43. A and B start at the same point and travel in opposite directions, A at the rate of 3 miles an hour and B at the rate of 5 miles an hour; how far apart are they at the end of 5 hours? At the end of 6 hours? 10 hours?

44. If A and B start at the same point and travel in the same direction, A at the rate of 4 miles an hour and B at the rate of 7 miles an hour, how far apart will they be in 3 hours? In 5 hours? In 8 hours?

45. A farmer sells 5 pounds of butter at 25 cents a pound, and takes in exchange 20 pounds of sugar at 7 cents a pound; how much cash does he have to pay?

46. If a lady exchange 10 dozen of eggs at 15 cents a dozen for 15 pounds of sugar at 8 cents a pound, how much is still due her?

47. A drover bought 40 sheep for 110 dollars: he sold 10 of them at 5 dollars a head, and the remainder at 3 dollars a head; how much did he gain?

48. A lady bought 5 yards of silk at 2 dollars a yard, and 6 yards of velvet at 3 dollars a yard: she gave the merchant 3 ten-dollar bills; how much change did she get?

49. There are 4 quarts in a gallon and 2 pints in a quart; how many pints in 5 gallons?

50. James gathered 6 quarts of nuts, William gathered 3 times as many, less 4 quarts, and Simon gathered as many as the other two; how many did they all gather?

51. How many are 5 times 6, plus 16? 3 times 20, minus 15?

52. How many are 3 times 18, minus 6? 4 times 8, plus 60?

53. How many are 6 × 4, +7? 16 X 5, +18?

54. How many are 7 × 15, 12? 8 X 20,- 16?

55. How many are 8X5, +30? 8X10,-23? 56. How many are 8 X 12, + 15×2?

57. How many are 10 X 15, -6X7?

58. How many are 11 X6, +14, -25?
59. How many are 18 X 5, +15, +10,16?
60. How many are 10+5, X6, -25?

NOTE.-643-16+5X8=6,+4×3,—16, +5 × 8=6+

, and X,

When examples like the foregoing contain the signs +,—, the numbers between which the multiplication sign, X, is placed should be multiplied before the additions or subtractions are made.

DIVISION.

1.

1. How many times are 2 cents contained in 6 cents?

SOLUTION.-2 cents are contained 3 times in 6 cents, because 3 times 2 cents are 6 cents.

2. How many times are 3 dollars contained in 6 dollars? 3. How many times are 4 pens contained in 12 pens? 4. How many times are 5 apples contained in 10 apples? 5. How many times are 2 apples contained in 10 apples? 6. How many times are 3 books contained in 12 books? 7. How many times are 4 books contained in 12 books?