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26. The first tragedy was acted at Athens, on a cart, by Thespis, five hundred and thirty-six years before Christ. How many years is it since?

27. What was the number of inhabitants in the New England States, in 1820, there being in

Maine

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298,335

244,161

235,764

523,287

83,059

275,248?

28. What was the number of inhabitants in the Mid

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29. What was the number of inhabitants in the follow

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30. What was the number of inhabitants in the fol

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District of Columbia

581,434

147,178

55,211

66,586

14,273

8,896

33,039 ?

31. What was the whole number of inhabitants in

the United States in 1820?

32. Add together the following numbers; 32,753, 2,047; 840,397; 47,640.

33. What is the sum of the following numbers; 30; 843; 30,804; 387,643; 13; 8,406,127; 4; 900,600 ? 34. What is the sum of the following numbers, three millions, and seven thousand; thirty-five; four hundred and eighty-seven; two thousand and forty-three; ninety-six millions, thirty-four thousand, and forty-two; and seventeen?

III.

Multiplication.

1.* What will two barrels of rum cost, at 27 dollars a barrel ?

2. What will 3 hogsheads of molasses amount to, at 26 dollars a hogshead?

3. What will 14 pounds of veal come to, at 4 cents a pound?

4. What will seventeen pounds of beef cost, at five cents a pound?

5. What will five cows cost at 19 dollars apiece? 6. What will 3 oxen cost at 47 dollars apiece? 7. What cost 15 yards of cloth at 8 dollars a yard? 8. What cost 26 barrels of cider at 4 dollars a barrel? 9. What cost 98 barrels of flour at 7 dollars a barrel? 10. What cost 794 barrels of flour at 9 dollars a barrel?

11. There is an orchard consisting of 9 rows of trees, and there are 57 trees in each row. How many

trees are there in the orchard?

12. A man bought 8 pieces of cloth, each piece containing 38 yards, at 7 dollars a yard. How many yards were there, and what did he give for the whole?

13. A man bought 9 pieces of broadcloth, each piece containing 47 yards, at 6 dollars a yard; and 25 barrels of flour at 7 dollars a barrel. What did he give for the whole ?

* See First Lessons, sect. II.

14. A merchant bought a hogshead of wine, at the rate of 2 dollars a gallon; what did it come to?

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By this measure brandy, spirits, perry, cider, mead, vinegar, and oil are measured.

15. At 3 dollars a gallon, what will 2 pipes of wine cost?

16. At 4 cents a gill, what will 1 pint of brandy cost? 17. At 5 cents a gill, what will 1 quart of wine cost? What will 1 gallon cost?

Note. Since 100 cents make 1 dollar, it will be easy to tell how many dollars there are in

of cents.

any number

18. At 8 cents a quart, what will 1 hhd. of molasses come to ?

19. How many pints are there in 87 quarts? 20. How many gills are there in 174 pints? 21. How many quarts are there in 1 hhd. of wine? 22. How many quarts are there in 4 hhds. of brandy? 23. How many pints are there in 1 hhd. of molasses? 24. How many pints are there in 1 pipe? 25. How many gills are there in hhd.? 26. How many gills are there in 1 T. ? 27. How many quarts in 8 gal. 2 qts.? 28. How many pints in 4 gals. 3 qts. 1 pt.? 29. How many gallons in 3 hhds. 42 gal, ? 30. How many quarts in 1 p. 1 hhd.?

?

31. How many pints in 1 hhds. 35 gal. 3 qts. 1 pt. 32. How many gills in 3 hhd. 27 gal. 1 qt. 1 pt. 3 gls. ? 33. A man having 1 T. of wine, retailed it at 5 cents a gill, how much did it come to?

34. A man bought a quarter of beef, weighing 237 pounds, at 7 cents a pound. How much did it cost? 35. How many are 3 times 784 ?

36. How many are 5 times 1,328 ?
37. How many are nine times 87,436 ?
38. Multiply 2,487 by 8.

39. Multiply 820,438 by 7.

40. Multiply 13,052,068 by 5.

IV. 1. What will 18 oxen cost at 57 dollars apiece? Note. Find first what 6 oxen will cost, and 18 oxen will cost 3 times as much. Perform the following examples in a similar manner.

2. What would 14 chests of tea cost, at 87 dollars a chest?

3. A merchant bought 84 pieces of linen, at 16 dollars a piece; how much did it come to?

4. A merchant bought 15 hogsheads of wine, at 97 dollars a hogshead. How much did the whole amount

to ?

5. A merchant sold 20 hhds. of brandy at 2 dollars a gallon. How much did each hogshead amount to? How much did the whole amount to?

6. What would 28 bales of cotton come to, at 75 dollars a bale?

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7. If a man can earn eight dollars in a week, how much can he earn in a year ?

8. If the expenses of a man's family are 32 dollars a

week, what will they amount to in a year? What in 2 years?

9. How many hours are there in a week? 10. How many minutes are there in a day? 11. How many minutes are there in a week? 12. How many hours are there in 2 mo. 3 d. ?

13. If a man can travel 7 miles in an hour, how far can he travel in 8 days, when the days are 9 hours long?

14. If a ship sail 11 miles in an hour, how far would it sail at that rate in one day, or 24 hours?

15. If a ship sail 8 miles in an hour, how far would it sail at that rate in 18 days?

16. Suppose a cistern has a cock which conveys 37 gallons into it in an half hour, how much would run into it in 1 d. 8 h.?

17. If a man can earn 18 dollars in a calendar month, how much would he earn in 7 y. S mo. ?

18. In 1 year how many minutes ?

19. In two y. 3. mo. 18 d. how many days?

20. A cannon ball at its first discharge, flies at the rate of about 9 miles in a minute; how far would it fly at that rate in 24 hours? How far in 15 days?

21. Multiply

32. Multiply 21,378 by 36

+

87 by 14

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42. What would 17 loads of hay come to at 26 dollars a load?

Note. First find the price of 16 loads, and then add the price of 1 load. Perform the following examples in a similar manner.

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