SECTION XIV.

A. 1. A BOY having of an orange gave away} of that, what part of the whole orange did he give away?

2. What is of ?

3. If you cut an apple into three pieces, and then cut each of those pieces into two pieces, how many pieces will the whole apple be cut into? What part of the whole apple will one of the pieces be? 4. What is of ?

5. A boy had of a pine apple, and cut that half into three pieces, in order to give away of it. What part of the whole apple did he give away? 6. What is of 1⁄2?

7. If an orange be cut into 4 parts, and then each of the parts be cut in two, how many pieces. will the whole be cut into ?

8. What is of 1 ?

9. A man having of a barrel of flour, sold † of that; how much did he sell ?

10. What is of ?

11. If an orange be cut into 4 equal parts, and each of those parts be cut into 3 equal parts, how many parts will the whole orange be cut into?

12. What is of ?

13. A boy having of a quart of chestnuts, gave awayof what he had. What part of the whole quart did he give away?

14. What is of ?

15. What is of ?

16. A man owning of a ship, sold of his share; what part of the ship did he sell, and what part did he then own?

31. A boy having of a pine apple, said he would give one half of what he had to his sister, if she could tell how to divide it. His sister says, you have got, or three pieces, if you cut them all in two, you can give me of them. But of is, therefore I shall have of the whole pine apple.

32. What is of ? 33. A man owning Bank, sold

he sell?

of his part.

34. What is of ?

35. A man owning

share; what part of the whole ship did he sell?

What part had he left?

36. What is of ?

41. What is of ?

42. A man owning

Bank, sold

of a share in the Boston

of his part; what part of a whole share did he sell?

45. A boy having of a water-melon, wished to divide his part equally between his sister, his brother, and himself, but was at a loss to know how to do it; but his sister advised him to cut each of the fifths into 3 equal parts. How many pieces did each have? and what part of the whole melon was each piece?

46. What is of ?

68. What is af & ?

69. If a yard of cloth cost 2 dollars, what will of a yard cost?

70. What is of 21 ?

71. A boy had 2 oranges, and wished to give of them to his sister, and to his brother, but he

did not know how to divide them equally. His brother told him to cut the whole into halves, and then cut each of the halves into 3 pieces. What part of a whole orange Idid each have?

72. What is of 21 ?

73. A man bought 4 bushels of corn for 33 dollars; what part of a dollar did 1 bushel cost?

Change the 33 to thirds, and then find of as above.

74. What is of 53 ?

75. If 5 bushels of wheat cost 7 dollars, what is that a bushel ?

76. What is of 73 ?

77. A man bought 6 gallons of alcohol for 8 dollars; what was that a gallon?

78. What is of 82?

79. A man bought 7 gallons of wine for 8 dollars; how much was that a gallon?

80. What is of 84 ?

81. A man bought 10 pieces of nankin for 6§ dollars; how much was it a piece?

82. What is of 63 ?

83. If 9 bushels of rye cost 7 dollars, what is that a bushel ?

88. What is

89. A man

bought 7 yards of cloth for 183 dollars; what was that a yard? What would 3 yards cost at that rate?

90. What is of 18g? What is of 18g?

91. A man bought 5 barrels of cider for 273 dollars; what was it a barrel? What would 7 barrels cost at that rate?

92. What is of 273? What is of 27?

93. If 6 barrels of flour cost 38 dollars, what would 10 barrels cost at that rate?

94. What is of 38?

B. 1. A man bought a piece of cloth for 42 dollars, and was obliged to sell it for of what it cost him; how much did he lose?

2. A man bought a quantity of flour for 53 dollars, and sold it for of what it cost him; how much did he gain?

3. If 7 men can do a piece of work in 43 days, how long will it take 1 man to do it? How long will it take 3 men to do it?

4. If 4 men can do a piece of work in 94 days, how long would it take to do it if 7 men were employed?

5. There is a pole standing so that of it is in the water, and as much in the mud; how much is in the mud?

6. If a man can travel 133 miles in 3 hours, how many miles will he travel in. 8 hours?

7. If 5 horses will eat 267 loads of hay in a year, what will 8 horses eat in the same time?

8. If 4 cocks will empty a cistern in 6 hours, how long will it take 7 cocks of the same size to empty it?

SECTION XV.

A. 1. A BOY having 2 oranges wished to give of an orange apiece to his playmates; how many could he give them to? If he had given of an orange apiece, how many could he have given them to?

2. How many times are there in 2? How many times are there in 2?