29. How many are 2 times 20? 3 tirnes 20? 4 times 20;

5 times 20? 6 times 20? 7 times 20? 8 times 20? times 20? 10 times 20?

30. If a trader make 20 cents on every pound of tea he sells, how much will he make on 5 pounds.

SECTION 4.

1. An ounce is a small weight, 16 of which make a pound. How many ounces of tea are there in 3 poundз

and 9 ounces of tea?

Solution.

In 1 pound there are 16 ounces, and in 3 pounds there are 3 times 16 ounces. are 48 ounces. 3 times 16 ounces

48 ounces and 9 ounces are 57 ounces.

How.

2. How many ounces in 8 pounds and 4 ounces? 3. 20 penny-weights of gold make 1 ounce. many penny-weights in 4 ounces and 13 penny-weights? 4. How many penny-weights are there in 6 ounces and 9 penny-weights?

5. The brewer sells his beer by the firkin, and a firkin holds as much as 9 gallon measures. gallons are there in 10 firkins and 6 gallons?

How many

6. In 7 firkins and 3 gallons, how many gallons? 7. 40 rods, measured by a surveyor's chain, make 1 furlong. How many rods in 3 furlongs and 17 rods? 8. In 4 furlongs and 8 rods, how many rods? 9. There are 12 months in a year. months are there in 6 years and 6 months?

How many

10. In 9 years and 10 months, how many inonths? 11. 4 pecks of oats, peas, beans, or any other dry commodity, make 1 bushel. How many pecks of wheat are there in 6 bushels and 3 pecks?

12. In 10 bushels and 1 peck, how many pecks? 13. 12 pence, in English money, make 1 shilling. How many pence are there in 8 shillings and 6 pence? 14. In 10 shillings and 9 pence, how many pence? 15. 10 cents, in Federal money, make 1 dime. many cents are there in 7 dimes and 6 cents? 16. In 4 dimes and 8 cents, how many cents?

How

17. In 1 month there are 30 days. How many days

are there in 3 months and 15 days?

.

7. A farmer who had 26 sheep, purchased 8 more. How many sheep had he then?

8. A farmer who had 34 sheep, sold 8 of his flock. How many had he remaining?

9. A merchant who had 9 dollars on hand, received 27 dollars more, for a quantity of goods. How many dollars had he then?

10. A merchant who had 36 dollars in his pocket, paid a small debt, and then had 27 dollars left. How many dollars did he pay ?

11. A wagon passed along, carrying 38 empty barrels and 7 full ones. How many barrels in all?

12. In a store-room there were 45 barrels, only 7 of which were filled. How many were empty?

13. Edward paid 46 cents for a book, and then nad 9 cents left. How many cents had Edward before he purchased the book?

14. Joseph's father gave him 55 cents, to buy a book, but he obtained the book for 46 cents. How many cents did Joseph save?

15. How many are 57 and 5? from 62, how many remain?

Then if we take 5

16. How many are 64 and 6?

Then if we take 6

from 70, how many remain ?

17. How many are 79 and from 87, how many remain ?

18. How many are 86 and 6? from 92, how many remain ?

Then if we take 6

19. How many are 48 and 9? from 57, how many remain ?

20. How many are 75 and 7? from 82, how many remain ?

Then if we take 9

Then if we take 7

21. How many are 36 and 5?- how many are 5 and 36? Then 5 from 41 leaves how many?—36 from 41 leaves how many?

22. How many are 43 and 9 ? 43? Then 9 from 52 leaves how leaves how many?

how many are many?- 43

how many are 6 and 54 from 60

23. How many are 54 and 6?-
54? Then 6 from 60 leaves how many?
leaves how many?

24. How many are 68 and 4?-how many are 4 and 68? Then 4 from 72 leaves how many?-68 from 72 leaves how many?

25. How many are 79 and 8?-how many are 8 and 79? Then 8 from 87 leaves how many?-79 from 87 leaves how many?

87?

26. How many are 87 and 5?-how many are 5 and Then 5 from 92 leaves how many?-87 from 92 leaves how many?

SECTION 5.

MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES.

1. George and David went out to gather lilies; George got 56, and David 49. On the way home, George gave David S. How many had each boy then?

Solution. At first, George had 56; he gave away 8; 8 from 56 leaves 48......At first, David had 49; he received 8 more; 49 and 8 are 57.

He re

2. A clerk went out to collect some money.
ceived 60 dollars from one man, 9 dollars from another,
and 20 from another; and he paid a debt of 7 dollars.
How many dollars had he to bring in?

Solution. 60 and 9 are 69, and 20 are 89;-this is
the number of dollars he collected. He then paid 7
dollars. 7 from 89 leaves 82.

3. Harriet answered 23 questions Mary answered 7 more than Harriet. tions did they bother?

8. If you should receive 9 dollars from one man, and 5 from another, how many dollars would you receive? SECTION 2.

1. Two little boys went into a shop to be weighed. The oldest of them weighed 40 pounds, and the youngest, 30 pounds How many pounds would they weigh both together?

Solution. 40 is the same as 4 tens, and 30 is the same as 3 lens. Then 4 tens and 3 tens are 7 tens;-and 7 tens are the same as 70.

2. There were 40 oranges in one basket, and 20 în another. How many were there in both baskets?

3. What is the whole number of scholars in a school, that consists of 20 boys and 30 girls?

4. A baker paid 50 dollars for a horse, and 30 dollars for a cart. How many dollars did he 5. If I read 50 pages of history, and 40 pages of pay for both? poetry, how many pages do I read of both?

6. If a man has lived 20 years in the city, and 10 years in the country, how old must he be?

7. James paid 60 cents for his Reader, and 40 for his Arithmetic. How many cents did they both cost? S. Suppose you should buy 60 quills at one store, and 50 at another; how many quills would you have? Solution. 60 is 6 tens, and 50 is 5 tens. 6 tens and 11 tens are 1 hundred and 1 ten;

5 tens are 11 tens.

that is, 110.

9. Suppose 70 books are upon my table, and I put on 50 more; how many will then be on the table?

10. If a gold watch cost 90 dollars, and the chain 40 dollars; how many dollars do they both cost?

11. In a certain orchard, there are 80 pear trees and 60 peach trees. How many trees in the orchard?

12. If 90 persons should enter a hall at one door, and 60 at another; how many would there be in the hali? 13. If I purchase 80 barrels of flour from one man, and 80 from another; how many barrels shall I have?

14. A miller had 90 bags of wheat on hand, and received 80 bags more. How many bags had he then?

ADDITION.

15. If a horse cost 90 dollars, and a gig 90 dollars, how much do the horse and gig both cost?

16. How many pounds of honey in two jars;-there being 70 pounds in one jar, and 60 in the other?

SECTION 3.

1. A gardener called three boys to the garden gate to give them some grapes. To the first boy he gave 40 grapes, and to the second 40; but the third boy attempted to push the others aside, and the gardener seeing it, gave nim only 6. How many did he give them all?

Solution. 40 grapes and 40 grapes are 80 grapes. Then 80 grapes and 6 grapes are 86 grapes.

2. John, James, and Henry went a fishing. John caught 30 fishes, and James caught 40; but Henry caught only 9. How many did they all catch?

3. How many are 30 and 40 and 9 ?

4. A traveller gave 70 dollars for his horse, 20 dollars for his saddle, and 5 dollars for his bridle. dollars did he give for the whole ?

5. How many are 70 and 20 and 5?

How many

6. A farmer kept 50 sheep in one pasture, 30 in another, and 7 in another. If he had kept them all in one pasture, how many would there have been together? 7. How many are 50 and 30 and 7.?

8. How many cents will it take to buy a seal, a blank-book, and a pencil; supposing the seal to cost 60 cents, the blank-book 20 cents, and the pencil 8 cents? 9. How many are 60 and 20 and 8 ?

10. An escort went out to meet Gen. Layfayette: 40 men rode on horseback, 30 rode in gigs, and 10 rode in coaches. Of how many did the escort consist? 11. How many are 40 and 30 and 10? 12. How many are 40 and 30 and 3? 13. How many are 60 and 20 and 5? 14. How many are 30 and 30 and 7? 15. How many are 50 and 40 and 9 ? 16. How many are 50 and 50 and 8? 17. How many are 60 and 40 and 4? 18. How many are 70 and 30 and 6 ?