(3) A number, its double and its treble, added together, amount to 204; what is the number?

(4) Calculate in your head the amount of wages for 37 days, at 7 d. a day, and at 2s. 9d. a day.

(5) A man leased a house for 64 years, and charged 19s. 6d. a week for rent; how much would he receive during his lease? (6) Three houses let at 7s. 9d. a week each, and the expenses were, for taxes 3l. 17s. 6d. a year, water rate 2 guineas, insurance 9s. 6d., and repairs 47. 10s. 8d.; how much did the landlord clear?

(7) How many railway bars, weighing 3 cwts. 2 qrs. 8 lbs. each, could be made out of 10 tons of iron?

(8) The front wheels of a carriage are 11 feet round, and the hind wheels 15 feet; how many times would each turn round in going 16 miles?

11.

(1) What is the use of reduction ?

(2) A ship brought home 1,000 bags of coffee, weighing 83 lbs. each; what was the weight of the whole?

(3) What was the value of the coffee in the foregoing sum, at 1s. 3d. per lb. ?

(4) A golden image weighed 745 ozs., and the gold was worth 37. 12s. 9d. an ounce; what was the worth of the image?

(5) How much gold, at 37. 18s. 6d. an ounce, can be got for 258 lbs. 10 ozs. of silver, at 4s. 3d. an ounce ?

(6) A man bought a horse for 377., and the cost of the horse was 178. 8d. a week, and his earnings 17. 14s. 8d.; the horse died in 18 weeks; how much did the man lose by him?

(7) A besieged town had 12,750 soldiers in it, and the quantity of food in the town was 853 tons 15 cwts. 3 qrs. 16 lbs. ; how long could they hold out, if each man received 1 lb. daily?

12.

(1) What is the use of the rule of practice?

(2) Find the value of 748 articles at 8s. 94d. each, first by practice, and then by multiplication.

(3) Reckon, by practice, in your head the value of 75 articles at 1s. 3d. each; 84 lbs. at 94d. each; and 374 at 2s. 6d. each. (4) A man changed a 207. note, and received coins of three values, and there were 80 coins of each value; what were the coins?

(5) A man left 11,750., and after paying legacies to the amount of 500l., the remainder was to be divided between his two sons, so that one might have half as much again as the other; how much did each have?

(6) Reckon in your head what number, added together 11 times, will amount to 11 times 246.

(7) A man worked 125 days; his expenses were 2s. 4d. a day, and in the time he saved 107. 8s. 4d.; how much a day were his wages?

Reckon in your head.

13.

(1) 25 at d. each; 37 at 3d.; 49 at 1d. (2) 56 at 14d.; 37 at 13d.; 54 at 2d.

(3) 75 at 3d.; 94 at 34d.; 76 at 4d.; 58 at 44d. (4) 100 at 5d.; 100 at 5d.; 100 at 52d. (5) 275 at 6d.; 400 at 7d.; 596 at 8d. (6) 497 at 9d.; 29 at 91d.; 38 at 10d. (7) 218 at 18. 3d.; 59 at 1s. 6d.; 47 at 1s. 9d. (8) 451 at 2s. 6d.; 371 at 4s.; 19 at 4s. 6d. (9) 157 at 5s.; 374 at 7s. 6d. ; 201 at 9s. (10) 300 at 12s. 6d.; 127 at 14s.; 29 at 17s. 6d. (11) 28 at 17. 5s. ; 47 at 3l. 10d.; 85 at 5l. 4s. (12) 15 at 10d.; 324 at 5s. 6d. ; 27 at 1s. 3d. (13) 4 lbs. 8 ozs. at 10d. a lb. ; 3 lbs. 5 ozs. at 1s. 8d. a lb (14) 5 cwts. 16 lbs. at 1s. 2d. a cwt.; 9 tons at 27s. (15) 12 lbs. 6 oz. at 1s. 10d. a lb.. 134 lbs. at 8d. a lb. (16) 1 cwt. at 2d. a lb. ; cwt. at 84d. a lb. (17) 1 gross at 72d. each; 5 gross at 24d. each.

(52) 30,050,006

(53) 26,400,710

(1) Eight hundred. (2) Nine hundred and one. (3) Six hundred and seventeen. (4) Five thousand. (5) Six thousand and nine. (6) Seventeen thousand and eighteen. (7) Two undred and fourteen thousand five hundred and thirtyeven. (8) Eight millions. (9) Nineteen millions and seveneen. (10) Twenty-eight million two thousand five hundred. 11) Twenty millions twenty thousand and twenty. (12) Nine undred million sixty-five thousand seven hundred and twelve. 13) Forty million eighty thousand two hundred and seventyve. (14) Sixty-nine million seventy-one thousand five hunred and eighty. (15) Eight hundred and forty-two million six

(1) Thirty-seven. (2) Fifty-six. (3) Sixty-five. (4) Ninetynine. (5) Thirty. (6) Eighty-nine. (7) Sixty-six. (8) Fiftythree. (9) Eighty-two. (10) Seventy-nine. (11) Ninetyeight. (12) Eighty-nine. (13) Forty-eight. (14) Sixty-nine. (15) Seventy-nine. (16) Eighty-eight. (17) Ninetynine. (18) Fifty-nine. (19) Forty-nine. (20) Sixty-seven. (21) Eighty-eight. (22) Seventy-two. (23) Seventy-nine. (24) Forty-nine. (25) Three hundred and seventy-nine. (26) Nine hundred and eighteen.

5.

(1) One hundred and thirty-four. (2) Sixty. (3) Ninetythree. (4) One hundred and one. (5) One hundred and sixtyfive. (6) One hundred and thirty-one. (7) Eight hundred and fifty-seven. (8) Five hundred and eighty-four. (9) Two thousand one hundred and seventy-one. (10) Two thousand and sixty-nine. (11) One hundred and twenty. (12) One hundred and twenty-two. (13) One hundred and thirty-one. (14) One hundred and seven. (15) Ninety-six. (16) One hundred and thirty-one. (17) Eight hundred and nineteen. (18) Nine hundred and seventy five. (19) Seven hundred and twenty-two. (20) One thousand five hundred and seventy-four. (21) One thousand seven hundred and seventy-five. (22) Nine hundred and two.

6.

(1) One thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight. (2) Six thousand two hundred and seventy-two. (3) One thousand three hundred and two. (4) Seven thousand nine hundred and forty-six. (5) Two hundred and two thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight. (6) Ninety-three thousand three hundred and twenty-nine. (7) One hundred and seventy-six thousand four hundred and thirty-eight. (8) One million eight hundred and sixty-seven thousand one hundred and one. (9) Nineteen million five hundred and thirty-two thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine. (10) One hundred and forty-seven million five hundred and fourteen thousand two hundred and forty. (11) Seven thousand eight hundred and twenty-one. (12) Sixteen thousand and twenty-four. (13) Ninety-three thousand nine hundred and twelve. (14) Ninety-eight thousand nine hundred and fiftyfour. (15) One hundred and twenty-two thousand six hundred and fifty-seven. (16) Eighteen million two hundred and fortyone thousand five hundred and fifty-four. (17) Six million nine hundred and ninety-seven thousand six hundred and eighteen. (18) One hundred and eighty-five million eight hundred and seventy-one thousand four hundred and fifty-four. (19) Five hundred and six million five hundred and ninety-five thousand four hundred and eighty-three. (20) One thousand one hundred and eighty-seven million nine hundred and fifty-eight thousand seven hundred and four.

7.

(1) Fifteen thousand two hundred and fifty-one. (2) Twentyfive thousand nine hundred and twenty-two. (3) One hundred and seventy-three thousand two hundred and thirty-six. (4) Five hundred and forty-five thousand seven hundred and ninetyeight. (5) Thirty-five million two hundred and fifteen thousand and twelve. (6) One hundred and ninety-six million nine hundred and eighty thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven. (7) Five hundred and fifty-two million three hundred and eighteen thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight. (8) Eightynine million seven hundred and forty-six thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven. (9) Nine hundred and nine million nine hundred and ninety-five thousand eight hundred and twenty

one.

8.

(1) 156

(2) 6,255

(3) The first is greatest