13. A grocer sold 7 pounds of sugar to one man, 2 pounds to another and 3 pounds to another; how much did he sell to the three men?

14. A lady bought a dress for 3 dollars; how much change should she receive from a ten-dollar bill?

15. At 3 dollars a pair, how many pairs of shoes can be bought for 18 dollars?

16. If three sheep cost 15 dollars, how much does one cost? 17. How long will it take a boy to earn 21 dollars, if he earns 3 dollars a week?

18. A grocer has three soap boxes. In one there are 14 bars, in another 3 bars and in another 2 bars. How many bars are there in these boxes?

19. There are 21 days in 3 weeks; how many days in one week?

20. Five lead pencils will cost how much at 3 cents each? 21. On a bill of 7 dollars I have paid 3 dollars; how much do I yet owe?

22. A man bought a sheep for 3 dollars and sold him for 7 dollars; how much did he gain?

23. A butcher bought 8 sheep at one time, 3 at another time, and 2 at another time; how many did he buy in all?

24. At 3 cents a yard, what will 9 yards of calico cost? 25. There are 9 bushels of apples in 3 barrels; how many in each barrel?

26. How long will it take to go 12 miles, if I go 3 miles an hour?

27. A boy bought a book for 10 cents, a slate for 3 cents, and a lot of pencils for 2 cents. How much did he pay for all?

28. How many apples at 2 cents each can be bought for 14 cents?

29. I sold a quantity of wool for 9 dollars and received in part payment a barrel of flour at 3 dollars. How many dol

lars remained due?

30. If three books cost 21 dollars, how much does one book cost?

31. When oranges are 3 cents a piece, how much must you pay for six?

32. Emma had 15 cents and her mother gave her 3 cents more, how much had she then?

33. There are 27 pencils in boxes. If there are 3 pencils in each box, how many boxes are there?

34. Two men floated 12 miles down the river in a skiff, and then rowed 3 miles up again. How far were they from the

starting place?

35. Mr. Brown pays 3 dollars a week for board. does it cost him at the end of 8 weeks?

How much

36. There are 24 persons living in 3 houses; how many persons in one house?

38. A farm contains 43 acres of woodland, 20 acres of meadow, 32 acres of pasture and 33 acres of plowed land; how many acres in the farm?

39. If a man earns $32 a month, how much will he earn in 7 months?

40. Take 223 oxen from 2006 oxen.

41. A man's property worth $41,184, was divided equally among 3 persons; what was each one's share?

42. At $3 a ton, how many tons of ice can be bought for $1,569?

20. Teach all the processes with FOUR.

1. Add 4 to all numbers from 1 to 20.

2. Subtract 4 from all numbers from 4 to 20.

3. Count 40 or more by fours beginning with 0, 1, 2. 3. 4. Reverse the operation and beginning with 40, 41, 43, take away successively, 1, 2, 3, 4.

5. Multiply 4 by each digit and develope the table, as in 2's and 3's.

6. Find how many 4's in all numbers up to 40.

7. Find of all multiples of 4 up to 40.

8. Write a column of 4's, also of O's, 1's, 2's, 3's and 4's mixed on the blackboard and drill on addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Encourage accuracy and rapidity and prevent repetition.

9. Dictate numbers containing ten-thousands, using no figure greater than 4 and require pupils to spell the numbers, as in (pp. 22-23) and lay special stress on the fact that the units' period must contain 3 places. Require pupils to rewrite improperly arranged work.

Exercises.

1. Add 21,042; 43,424; 41; 4,214; 41,243; 4,042; 22,402; 4,043; 404; 42,311; 4,002; 420; 24,044.

2. From 82,732 take 34,424.

From 71,431 take 24,304.

3. Multiply 41,231 by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

4. Multiply 24,134 by 6, 7, 8, 9, 4, 3, 5, 2.

5. Divide 62,435 by 2, 3, 4. 6. Divide 72,341 by 2, 3, 4. 7. Add 41,004; 4,243; 4; 23,041; 42,334; 4,243; 41,124; 4,241; 43,424; 44,241; 2,414; 40,040; 404.

8. From 98,102 take 43,314. 9 From 81,605 take 34,142.

Problems.

1. A lad spent 9 cents for nuts, 3 cents for paper, 4 cents for pencils, 2 cents for pens, 4 cents for candy, 3 cents for apples, 2 cents for a sponge, and 4 cents for marbles; how many cents did he spend in all?

2. Henry has eight cents which sum is four cents more than Julia has; how much money has Julia?

3. How much will seven oranges cost at 4 cents each? at 3 cents? at 2 cents? at 1 cent?

4. How many lemons will 32 cents buy at 4 cents each? 5. If a man distribute 28 peaches equally among 4 boys; how many peaches does each boy receive?

6. How many pounds of rice can I buy for 24 cents at 4 cents a pound?

7. A boy has 12 marbles in one pocket, 3 in another and 4 in his hand; how many has he with him?

8. A girl had 12 pins and lost 4 of them; how many had

she left?

9. At 4 cents each what will 7 oranges cost?

10. If 4 books cost 24 dollars, what will one book cost?

11. If 3 barrels of flour cost 21 dollars, what will one barrel cost?

12. A farmer sold 6 dozen eggs to one man, 4 dozen to another, 3 dozen to another; how many dozen did he sell?

13. If one pencil costs 2 cents, what do 8 pencils cost? 14. At 4 cents each, how many papers of pins can be bought for 32 cents?

15. A farmer having 2,700 bushels of corn, fed 1,342 bushels to his cattle; how many bushels had he left?

16. Henry has 4 chinas, Charley has 2, August has 3; how have all?

many

17. John owes his brother 6 dollars, and has paid him 4 dollars; how much does he still owe him?

18. If 3 hats cost 12 dollars, what does one hat cost?

19. A lady paid 32 dollars for board at the rate of 4 dollars a day. How many days did she board?

20. If one yard of ribbon costs 4 cents, what do 9 yards cost?

21. If four bushels of wheat make 1 barrel of flour, how many barrels will 9,652 bushels make?

22. A man filled 20 sacks of flour putting 9 pounds into each sack; how many pounds of flour did he use?

23. A man having 451 acres of land, gave 322 acres to his son; how much land remained?

24. A farmer sold a span of horses for $314, four oxen for $420, and some cows for $234; how much did he receive?

25. A teamster hauled 4,701 bricks in three loads; how many bricks in each load?

26. Mr. Smith borrowed $9,180 and has since paid $2,413; how much remains due?

27. There are six books on a table. The first contains 311 pages, the second 434 pages, the third 243 pages, the fourth 144 pages, the fifth 430 pages, and the sixth, 224 pages. How many pages in the six books?

28. An officer divided 8,880 pounds of food among some soldiers, giving 4 pounds to each man; how many men were there?

29. What is the cost of 434 barrels of flour at $9 a barrel?