The pupil must carefully commit all the definitions on page 77, before he commences mental operations.

1. If an apple be divided into two equal parts, one of those parts is called a half, and is written thus, ≥. 2. If an apple be divided into three equal parts, one of those parts is called a third, and is written thus, .

3. Two of those parts are called two thirds, and are written thus, .

4. If an orange is divided into four equal parts, one of those parts is called a quarter, and is written thus, Two of those parts are called two fourths, and are written thus,, or thus, .

5. Three of those parts are called three quarters, and are written thus, 2.

6. One is what part of two?

7. One is what part of three?

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What part of 5?
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Is 3?

Is 4?

Is 6 ? Is 7 ?

Is 3?

Is 5? Is 6?

8. One is what part of four? Ans. 1.
9. Two is what part of 3?
10. What part of 5 is 2?
11. What part of 7 is 2?
12. What part of 11 is 4?
13. What part of 19 is 5?

Is 5? Is 6? Is 7?
Is 11? Is 13? Is 17?

cost?

14. When corn is 7 shillings a bushel, what part of a bushel could you buy for 1s.? For 2s.? For 5s.? 15. When flour is $9 per barrel, what part of a barrel could be bought for $2? For $3? For $7 ? 16. If of a barrel of flour cost $2, what will What will? What will? What will ? 17. If of a cwt. of sugar cost $14, what will 18. What will cost?? ? ? 9 ? 7? 19. If of a pound of tea cost 35 cents, what will cost??? f? fr? H?

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cost ?

20. If of a yard of cloth cost 30 cents, what will cost? What will cost?? ts? fs? 73? 13? 21. If of an acre cost $28, what will cost? What will an acre cost? 22. If & of a share in a railroad be worth $ 36, what is

worth? What is the value of a whole share ?

23. When of a share in a factory cost $60, what is the value of? What is the value of a whole share? 24. Gave $21 for 4 of a yard of broadcloth, what cost of a yard? What cost a yard ?

25. Webster paid $8 for & of a chest of tea; what would of a chest cost? What would of a § cost? What of a cost?

26. When of a ton of iron is sold for $32; what is the cost of? Of of? Of 1 of 1 ? 27. Peter Jones paid $16 for of an ox; what cost

of the ox, and what did Richard Martin pay for of a? What did S. Ayer pay for a of a? 28. Paid John Atwood $ 128 for of his farm; what is the value of, and what must J. Kimball pay for of a ? What is the value of the whole farm?

29. D. Webster bought of a saw mill, for which he paid $300. What was the value of the whole mill ? What is the value of of the mill? Of of? Of of of 4?

30. 15 is of what number? Is? Is ? Is ?