15. Suppose you had 26 cents, and paid 9 of them for a dozen of quills; how many cents have you left?

16. How many will remain, if we take 9 from 19? 9 from 20? 9 from 21? 9 from 22? 9 from 23? 9 frorn 24 9 from 25? 9 from 26? 9 from 27?

17. James received 28 cents, and Charles received 10 cents less than James. How many did Charles receive? 18. How many will remain, if we take 10 from 20? 10 from 21? 10 from 22? 10 from 23? 10 from 24? 10 from 25? 10 from 26? 10 from 27? 10 from 28?

Note to Teachers. The following combinations of numbers may be embraced in quesions by the teacher, thus,-2 from 17 leaves how many?

CORRESPONDENT EXAMPLES.

1. A farmer, who had 19 dollars on hand, received 5 dollars for a sheep. How many dollars had he then? 2. A butcher, who had 24 dollars on hand, paid out 5 dollars for a sheep. How many dollars had he left?

3. A jeweller gave 17 dollars for a silver watch, and sold it for 6 dollars more than he gave for it. For how many dollars did he sell it?

4. A young man gave 23 dollars for a watch, and was obliged to sell it for 6 dollars less than he gave. For how much did he sell it?

5. It was 4 years ago, that Samuel left the academy, and he was then 15 years old. How old is he now? 6. Saral is 19 years old; her father died when she How many years is it, since her father died?

was 15

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.

dollars did he pay?

How many

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. did Joseph save?

15. How many are 57 and 5?

from 62, how many remain ?

How many cents

Then if we take 5

how many are 5 and

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

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

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

26. How many are 87 and 5?-how many are 5 and 8? 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.

2. A clerk went out to collect some money. He received 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 in arithmetic, and Mary answered 7 more than Harriet. How many questions did they both answer?

4. Edward answered 36 questions in arithmetic, and Stephen answered 6 less than Edward. How many questions did they both answer?

5. A blacksmith who had 100 dollars, laid his money out as follows-For iron 66 dollars, for steel 30 dollars, and the remainder for coal. How many dollars did he pay for coal?

6. A carpenter paid 31 dollars for boards, 10 dollars for shingles, 6 dollars for nails, and 5 dollars for screws. How many dollars did he spend?

7. A trader gave 48 dollars for a chest of tea, and 3 dollars for getting it home. For how much must he sell the tea, in order to gain 8 dollars?

8. If I have 70 dollars on hand, and pay out 4 dollars to one man, 20 to another, and 30 to another, how many dollars shall I have remaining?

9. A gentleman travelled 8 miles before breakfast, 30 more before dinner, and 40 more after dinner. How many miles did he travel during the day?

10. A merchant, who had 80 barrels of flour, sold to one man 52 barrels, to another 6 barrels, and to another 5 barrels. How many barrels had he left?

11. Oliver's penknife is worth 33 cents, and Edwin's is worth only 19 cents. Now if they exchange penknives, how many cents must Edwin give Oliver?

12. Arthur's penknife was worth 25 cents, and Walter's was worth only 18 cents: still, A. gave W. 6 cents to exchange. How much did A. lose?

13. On the Fourth of July, Robert had 50 cents given him. He spent 6 cents for fruit, 12 cents for confectionary, 20 cents for a picture of Gen. Washington, and gave away 5 cents. How many cents had he left?

14. Leonard has 32 cents, and Albert has 49. How many cents has Albert more than Leonard?

15. Francis being asked how old he was, answered, that in 14 years more, he should be 25 years old. How old was he, at the time he was asked?

16. If a cow be worth 22 dollars, and a calf 5 dollars, how much more is the cow worth than the calf?

17. A jockey gave 85 dollars for a horse, and sold him for 68 dollars. How much did he lose?

18. A trader gave 83 dollars for a hogshead of sugar, and sold it for 96 dollars. How much did he gain? 19. A farmer gave 24 dollars for a cart, and 12 dollars for a plough. How many dollars did both cost?

0. If a gold watch be worth 64 dollars, and a gold 18 dollars, how much are they both worth?

21. A man gave 13 dollars for the improvement of a piece of ground, paid 36 dollars for having it cultivated, and then sold the produce for 48 dollars. How many

dollars did he lose?

22. A market-man bought some butter for 8 dollars, some cheese for 15 dollars, and some poultry for 12 dollars; and then sold the whole for 39 dollars. Did he gain or lose?-- and how much?

23. John bought a penknife for 25 cents; he exchanged it for a better one, paying 16 cents, and then sold the petter one for 40 cents. Did he gain or lose ?— and how much?

24. A gentleman gave 32 dollars for a piece of cloth, and 13 dollars for having it made into a suit of clothes. How much did the suit cost?

25. A tailor gave 54 dollars for some cloth and trimmings; he made the whole into clothes, which he sold for 72 dollars. How much did he gain by the work?

26. If a man, having 50 dollars, should buy a barrel of sugar for 24 dollars, and a barrel of molasses for 13 dollars, how many dollars would he have left?

27. A scholar gave 55 cents for a geography, and 42 cents for an arithmetic. What did he give for both? 28. Ellen had 30 cents; her father gave 16 more, and her mother 10 more; she then bought a book for 45 cents. How many cents had she remaining?

29. James had 38 cents, and his father gave him 14 more-William had 33 cents, and his father gave him 19 more. Which boy then had the most money?

30. Lucy has 75 cents, and she intends buying a book, that will cost 63 cents. How much money has she more than the book will cost?

31. A grocer purchased some oranges for 18 dollars, some lemons for 8 dollars, some raisins for 4 dollars, and some figs for 6 dollars; and then sold the whole for 44 dollars. Did he gain or lose? and how much?

32. A company marched 82 miles in three days. It marched 25 miles the first day, 36 miles the second day, and the remainder of the distance the third day. How many miles did it march the third day?