DICTATION EXERCISES.

232. The Dictation Exercises here furnished are for the convenience of teachers, who may desire, for any purpose, more exercises than are to be found in the body of the book.

NOTATION AND NUMERATION.

233. Write in figures the following numbers:

11. Seven thousand seven hundred twenty-seven.

12. Seven hundred seventy-seven thousand one hundred. 13. Thirty million thirty thousand two hundred twentynine.

11. 5134756 + 333 + 162 + 1451 = how many?

12. 9371+562 + 459 +19 + 6347 = how many?

13. 4456 + 340 +781 +62 +17+9+ 13 = how many?

236. Add the numbers as they stand in columns, and also
write those of the horizontal lines, in columns, and add.

24. Write the numbers of Ex. 19 and Ex. 20, and add. Of
Ex. 21, Ex. 22, and Ex. 23, and add.

SUBTRACTION.

237. Subtract the numbers as they stand in columns, and,
also, as indicated by the sign:

-

238. Multiply the numbers as they stand in columns, and,

87. Multiply 319 by 7; 826 by 8; 444 by 9; 517 by 17, etc.

38. Multiply 39 by 67; 43 by 48; 579 by 61; 121 by 71, etc.

25. Divide 673 by 5;

1731 by 4; 9785 by 3; 900 by 7, etc. 26. Divide 3140 by 13; 11472 by 10; 12455 by 31; etc.

1. 3 T. 7 cwt. 10 lb. to pounds.
2. 10 oz. 13 pwt. 8 gr. to grains.
3. 15 rd. 3 yd. 2 ft. to feet.

4. 5 A. 120 sq. rd. to square feet.
5. 15 cu.
yd. 21 cu. ft. to cubic ft.
6. 16 bu. 3 pk. 3 qt. to pints.
7. 2 hhd. 32 gal. 1 qt. to quarts.
8. 2 y. 300 da. 6 h. to hours.
9. 90° 30' 30" to seconds.

19. Add 1 lb. 6 oz. 15 pwt., 5 lb. 0 oz. 13 pwt., and 10 oz. 16 pwt. 20. Add 3 mi. 120 rd. 5 yd. 1 ft., and 15 mi. 160 rd. 3 yd. 2 ft. 21. Add 45° 31′ 36′′, 91° 14′′, and 45′ 17′′.

22. Subtract 1 mi. 35 rd. 4 yd. 2 ft. from 5 mi. 30 rd. 3 yd. 1 ft. 23. Subtract 9 cwt. 45 lb. 9 oz. from 1 T. 8 cwt. 43 lb. 8 oz.

24. Multiply 16 bu. 3 pk. 4 qt. by 6; by 11.

25. Multiply 3 lb. 4 oz. 14 pwt. by 8; by 13.

26. Multiply 4 A. 110 sq. rd. 10 sq. yd. by 7; by 12.

27. Divide 9 bu. 1 pk. 3 qt. by 2; 37 A. 56 P. by 8.

28. Divide 10 hhd. 39 gal. 2 qt. by 7; 79 cwt. 44 lb. by 12.

COMMON FRACTIONS.

241. Add, subtract, multiply, or divide, as indicated by

the sign.

243.

What is

1. 4% of 125 bushels? 2. 2% of 63 miles?

3. 2% of 350 yards?

4. 12% of $1400?
5. 25 % of 150 acres?

6. 40% of 1275 tons?

What per cent. of

7. $200 is $40?

8. 863 tons is 34.52 tons ?

9. $6500 is $975?

10. 225 yards is 9 yards?

11. 2000 feet is 5 fect?

12. 1000 pounds is 125 pounds?

13. What is the interest of $650.50, for 2 y. 6 mo. 15 da., at

6%?

14. What is the amount of $464, for 3 y. 4 mo. 20 da., at

TEST EXAMPLES.

244. The Test Examples here given are designed for use in examining the proficiency of classes in the

portions of the book to which the examples relate.

The articles in parenthesis denote parts of the text.

(ART. 1-66.)

1. Texas contains 237,321 square miles; express that number in words.

2. In 1870, there were in the United States five million six hundred forty-three thousand five hundred thirty-four illiterate persons; express that number in figures.

3. Add one million thirty three thousand seven hundred five and thirty-three million one thousand fifty-seven.

4. The sum of two numbers is 316,452, and one of the numbers is 209,753. What is the other number?

5. Show by an example how subtraction is proved by addition.

6. How much must be paid for a farm of 445 acres at 105 dollars per acre?

7. What is the value of (3604+162) ×3?

8. How many farms of 160 acres are contained in 49760 acres?

9. Show by an example how multiplication and division prove each other.

10. A man having 16450 dollars, gives his son 5500 dollars, and divides the remainder among his three daughters. How much does each daughter receive?