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6. Suppose a man to eat 5-sixths of a pound of beef in one day, how many pounds will he eat in 5 days? 7. How many whole ones in 5 times 5-sixths? 8. If 3-sevenths of a pound of gunpowder tea cost l dollar, how many pounds can I buy for 8 dollars? 9. How many whole ones in 8 times 3-sevenths? 10. Suppose 5-eighths of a yard of cloth will make a vest, how many yards will it take to make 6 vests? 11. How many whole ones in 6 times 5-eighths? 12. If 1 quire of letter paper be worth 4-ninths of a dollar, how many dollars are 7 quires worth?

13 How many whole ones in 7 times 4-ninths? 14. Suppose a man to walk 1 mile in 2-tenths of an hour, what time will it take him to walk 9 miles ? 15. How many whole ones in 9 times 2-tenths?

SECTION 18.

1. What will 6 yards of broad-cloth cost, at 7 dollars and 3-eighths of a dollar per yard?

Solution. 6 yards will cost 6 times 7 dollars and 3eighths. 6 times 7 dollars are 42 dollars. 6 tiines 3eighths are 18-eighths, equal to 2 and 2-eighths. Then, 42 dollars plus 2 dollars and 2-eighths are 44 dollars and 2-eighths.

2. What will 4 hundred-weight of sugar cost, at 9 dollars and 2-fifths per hundred-weight?

3. What is 4 times 9 and 2-fifths?

4. Suppose a ship to sail 10 miles and 1-half in one hour, what distance will it sail in 7 hours?

5. What is 7 times 10 and 1-half?

6. If a horse eat 1 bushel and 9-tenths of a bushel of oats in a week, how much will he eat in 4 weeks? 7. What is 4 times 1 and 9-tenths?

8. If 1 dime will buy 3 yards and 2-thirds of a yard of ribbon, how many yards will 6 dimes buy?

9. What is 6 times 3 and 2-thirds?

10. Suppose the price of coal at the mine, is 3 aollars a ton, and the freight of it to the city is 3-fourths of a dollar a ton, what will 10 tons cost at the city? 11. What is 10 times 3 and 3-fourths?

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12. Suppose a boat goes 10 miles and 5-sixths of a mile in 1 hour; what distance will it go in 8 hours? 13. What is 8 times 10 and 5-sixths?

14. If 3 yards and 7-eighths of cloth will make ä cloak, how many yards will it take to make 5 cloaks? 15. What is 5 times 3 and 7-eighths?

SECTION 19.

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Solution. A whole chest is worth 5 times as much as 1-fifth of a chest. 5 times 6 dollars are 30 dollars; 5 times 7-eighths of a dollar are 35-eighths of a dollar, or 4 dollars and 3-eighths. 30 dollars plus 4 dollars and 3-eighths are 34 dollars and 3-eighths.

2. 6 and 7-eighths is 1-fifth of what number?

3. Suppose 1-ninth of a kite line to be 5 yards and 3-fourths of a yard long,-how long is the whole line? 4. 5 and 3-fourths is 1-ninth of what number?

5. A young man being asked his age, answered indirectly, that 1-third of his age was 7 years and 2-sixthз

of a year. What was his age?

6. 7 and 2-sixths is 1-third of what number?

7. Suppose a man can build 3 rods and 2-fifths of a

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8. 3 and 2-fifths is 1-sixth of what number?

9. If 1-tenth of a bushel of corn be worth 6 cents and 1-fourth of a cent, what is a bushel worth?

10. 6 and 1-fourth is 1-tenth of what number? 11. 1-fourth of Edmund's kite line measures 8 yards and 3-sevenths of a yard. How long is the line?

12. 8 and 3-sevenths is 1-fourth of what number? 13. If 1-half of a yard of lace cost 3 dollars and 4 fifths of a dollar, what will a yard cost?

14 3 and 4-fifths is 1-half of what number?

15. Suppose that 1-seventh of an acre of land will produce 6 bushels and 7-ninths of a bushel of barley. how many bushels will an acre produce?

16. 6 and 7-ninths is 1-seventh of what number?

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SECTION 20.

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1. If 1 apple were divided equally among 3 boys, what part of 1 apple would 1 boy receive? If 2 apples were thus divided, how many thirds would one boy receive? 2. Here we see 1-third of 2 boards, placed over 2thirds of 1 board. Is it not plain, that 1-third of the 2 boards together, is equal to 2-thirds of 1 board?

3. 1-third of 2 is equal to what part of 1?

4. There were 3 boys, who had 1 dollar apiece; and each boy gave a decrepit soldier 1-fourth of his money. What part of 1 dollar did the poor soldier receive? 5. Here, we see 1-fourth

of 3 boards placed over 3fourths of I board. Suppose the fourths seen in the 3 boards should be placed together end to end Is it not plain, they would make 3-fourths of 1 board?

6. 1-fourth of 3 is equal to what part of 1?

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7. I have 4 oranges to divide among 5 boys.-I first cut 1 orange into fifths, and give each boy 1-fifth; and thus I proceed, dividing 1 orange at a time, until they are all divided. Now, what each boy make up, by joining his fifths together? of a part whole orange 8. 1-fifth of 4 is equal to what part of 1 ? 9. If 1 melon were divided equally among 6 boys, what part of 1 melon would 1 boy receive? were divided, how many sixths would 1 boy receive? If 2 melons 10. 1-sixth of 2 is equal to what part of 1 ? 11. If 3 barrels of flour were divided equally among men, how much would 1 man receive? 12. 1-seventh of 3 is equal to what part of 1? 13. If 3 pounds of beef were divided equally among soldiers, what part of a pound would 1 soldier get? 14. 1-eighth of 5 is equal to what part of 1?

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16. 1-ninth of 2 is equal to what part of 1?
17. If 7 dollars were divided equally among 10 men,
what part of 1 dollar would each man have?

18. 1-tenth of 7 is equal to what part of 1?
19. 1 fourth of 2 is equal to what part of 1?
20. 1-sixth of 5 is equal to what part of 1?
21. 1-eighth of 3 is equal to what part of 1?

22. There were 36 oranges in a basket and Albert was directed to take 1-fourth of them. Accordingly he cut 1-fourth out of every orange, and took it to himself. How many fourths of an orange did he get ? He then joined his fourths together, to make them into whole oranges; how many whole ones had he?

23. 1-fourth of 36 is equal to how many fourths of 1 -equal to how many whole ones?

24. In another basket there were also 36 oranges, and Benjamin was directed to take 1-fourth of them. But, instead of cutting 1-fourth out of every orange, as Albert did, he took 1 orange from every 4 in the basket. How many oranges did Benjamin get?

25. Now tell me which is the most;-1-fourth of 36, or 36-fourths of 1?

26. 1-half of 10 dollars is equal to how of 1 dollar?-equal to how many dollars?

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27. 1-third of 18 oranges is equal to how many thirds of 1 orange?-equal to how many whole oranges?

28. 1-fifth of 17 oranges is equal to how many fifths of 1 orange?-equal to how many whole oranges?

29. 1-sixth of 42 is equal to how many sixths of 1? -equal to how many whole ones?

30. 1-seventh of 59 is equal to how many sevenths of 1?-equal to how many whole ones?

SECTION 21.

1. If a chest of green tea be worth 27 dollars, what is 1-fourth of it worth?

Solution. 1-fourth of the tea is worth 1-fourth of 27 dollars. 1-fourth of 27 dollars is 6 dollars, there being

6. Suppose a man to eat 5-sixths of a pound of beef in one day, how many pounds will he eat in 5 days? 7. How many whole ones in 5 times 5-sixths? 8. If 3-sevenths of a pound of gunpowder tea cost l dollar, how many pounds can I buy for 8 dollars? 9. How many whole ones in 8 times 3-sevenths? 10. Suppose 5-eighths of a yard of cloth will make a vest, how many yards will it take to make 6 vests? 11. How many whole ones in 6 times 5-eighths? 12. If 1 quire of letter paper be worth 4-ninths of a dollar, how many dollars are 7 quires worth?

13 How many whole ones in 7 times 4-ninths? 14. Suppose a man to walk 1 mile in 2-tenths of an hour, what time will it take him to walk 9 miles ? 15. How many whole ones in 9 times 2-tenths?

SECTION 18.

1. What will 6 yards of broad-cloth cost, at 7 dollars and 3-eighths of a dollar per yard?

Solution. 6 yards will cost 6 times 7 dollars and 3eighths. 6 times 7 dollars are 42 dollars. 6 times 3eighths are 18-eighths, equal to 2 and 2-eighths. Then, 42 dollars plus 2 dollars and 2-eighths are 44 dollars and 2-eighths.

2. What will 4 hundred-weight of sugar cost, at 9 dollars and 2-fifths per hundred-weight?

3. What is 4 times 9 and 2-fifths?

4. Suppose a ship to sail 10 miles and 1-half in one hour, what distance will it sail in 7 hours?

5. What is 7 times 10 and 1-half?

6. If a horse eat 1 bushel and 9-tenths of a bushel of oats in a week, how much will he eat in 4 weeks? 7. What is 4 times 1 and 9-tenths?

8. If 1 dime will buy 3 yards and 2-thirds of a yard of ribbon, how many yards will 6 dimes buy?

9. What is 6 times 3 and 2-thirds?

10. Suppose the price of coal at the mine, is 3 aol lars a ton, and the freight of it to the city is 3-fourths of a dollar a ton, what will 10 tons cost at the city? 11. What is 10 times 3 and 3-fourths?

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