9. How many postage-stamps, each containing of a square inch, are in a sheet of 172 square inches?

10. Of a boat worth $5600, A, who has 4, sells

of his

share to B, and B sells of his share to C. Find the value of C's share.

11. From Montreal to Toronto, by the Grand Trunk Railway, the distance is 332 miles. One-half a mile more than of this distance was opened in November, 1855, and the remainder in November, 1856. Find the number of miles opened in 1856.

12. The 36 Israelites who fell in the first assault on Ai, of the force sent by Joshua. How many were sent by Joshua?

were

13. What number multiplied by 83 equals 3+4+18+18? 14. Multiply the sum of

and by their difference.

15. Of the distance from Edinburgh to London by rail, that from Edinburgh to Carlisle is, from Carlisle to Preston, while that from Preston to London is 210 miles. Find the distance from Edinburgh to London.

16. How many times can a measure holding of a pint be filled from a vessel containing 633 pints?

17. Of a consignment of guano 287 consisted of carbonate of lime and phosphates of lime and magnesia, and the phosphates made up of the guano. How many parts in a hundred of the guano was carbonate of lime?

49

18. Of the water of the Dead Sea is muriate of lime,

muriate of magnesia, 25

sulphate of lime. What part
ingredients constitute?

muriate of soda, 2000

of the whole do these

Ex. 96.

ORAL EXERCISE IN FRACTIONS.

1. From a piece of cloth of it and of it have been cut. What fraction of the cloth is left?

2. To make a yard of cloth, what fraction of a yard must be added to the sum of and of a yard?

3. A boy gave to his sister of an apple, to his brother as much as to his sister, and kept the rest himself. What part of the apple did he keep?

4. A

grocer sold of a dozen eggs, and carried home the rest of the dozen. How many did he carry home?

5. What is meant by 1, 1, 1 of a unit?

6. How is 2, 3, 4 of a unit found?

7. How is 2, 3, 4 of a number found?

8. At of a dollar per yard, what is the cost of 6 yards of cloth ?

9. At $7 per ton, what is the cost of of a ton of coal? 10. Three packages of sugar weigh respectively 21, 31, 41 pounds. What is the weight of the whole?

11. When poultry is worth 20 cents per pound, what must be paid for a turkey weighing 8 pounds, and a chicken weighing 3 pounds?

12. From a jar of butter containing 15 pounds there have been sold 7 pounds. How many pounds remain in the jar?

19

13. Change to mixed numbers 17, 25, 12, 13, 2, 14.

8

14. Express in lowest terms 1, 2, 28, 59, 42, 108 15. Change to improper fractions 51, 63, 85, 94, 134. 16. Reduce to 10ths; to 15ths; to 20ths; to 25ths. 17. A lady gave a dollar to her daughter, and † of a dollar to her son. What fraction of a dollar did the daughter receive more than the son?

18. At of a dollar per bushel, how many bushels of apples can be bought for $3?

19. Four pecks make a bushel. If 23 pecks be sold from a bushel of cranberries, how many pecks remain?

20. A gentleman bought 2 pairs of gloves at $1 a pair, and 3 pairs of slippers at $1 per pair. He gave a ten-dollar bill in payment. What change should he receive?

21. What part of 2 is 1? of 7 is 3? of 9 is 2? of 12 is 4? 22. A farmer planted 3 bushels of potatoes, and harvested 50 bushels. What fraction of the crop was the seed?

23. From a piece of cloth containing 81 yards there were sold 45 yards. What part of the piece was sold?

24. What part of is ? of is ? of is?

HINT. Reduce the fractions to similar fractions.

25. What part of 8 is ? of 7 is ?

26. In a year there are 365 days. What part of a year are 30 days? 50 days? 75 days? 105 days?

27. Three-fourths of a cord of oak wood costs $6. What is the cost of of a cord? of a cord?

28. Seven-eighths of a yard of cloth cost 42 cents. Find the cost of of a yard; of 1 yard; of 2 yards.

29. Four-fifths of a load of wood is sold for $8. Required the cost of of the load; of the whole load; of 4 such loads.

30. What is the price of a bushel of turnips, when ♣ of a bushel are sold for 30 cents?

31. A farmer divided among his 4 sons of his farm. What part of the farm did each son receive?

32. At the rate of $10 per week, what is the cost of board per day?

33. How many bushels of carrots, at $3 per bushel, can be bought for $3}?

34. How many cows are of 20 cows? 16 sheep are of how many sheep?

35. Five-sixths of 12 hens are of how many hens?

36. Three-fourths of a cord of wood, at $7 per cord, will pay for what part of a ton of coal, at $9 per ton?

37. The captain of a vessel owns of it, the first mate §, and the captain's wife of the remainder. What part of the vessel does she own?

38. John Rogers sold to Henry Cook of a piece of land, and then bought back of what he had sold. What part of the land did each have then?

39. From a bin of potatoes containing 30 bushels, 54 bushels, 2 bushels, 4 bushels were sold. How many bushels were left in the bin?

40. A bushel of wheat weighs 60 pounds. If a miller takes 3 pounds from each bushel for toll, what part of a bushel does he take for toll?

41. At 20 cents per yard, how many yards of ribbon can be bought for $2.20 ?

42. Four-fifths of $20 is of how much money?

43.

Two-thirds of a yard of silk can be bought for $3. What is the price per yard? How many yards can be bought for $3% ?

44. If 5 bushels of oats cost $2, what will be the cost of 9 bushels at the same rate?

45. If $1 are paid for of a yard of velvet, what will be the cost of of a yard?

46. If of the distance between two towns is 6 miles, what is the whole distance?

47. If 2 bushels of apples make a barrel, how many barrels will 11 bushels make?

48. A carpet dealer sold

of of a roll of carpet. What part of the roll was left?

49. How many pigs can be bought for $20, at $21 each?

50. Four quarts make a gallon. When 2 quarts have been taken from a gallon of vinegar, what part of the gallon has been taken?

51. A drover puts of his cattle in a field, of them in another field, and 10 in a barn. How many cattle has he?