5. Charles had 6 doves, but the cat caught 3 of them; how many then had he? 6. Rufus caught 7 fishes, and threw 4 of them back into the water; how many had he left? 7. Lydia had 8 nuts, but has eaten 4 of them; how many has she left? 8. I had 9 sheets of paper, but have given 5 of them to Charles; how many have I left? 9. William had 8 pears, but has given 6 of them to his teacher; how many pears has he left? 10. William caught 10 squirrels, but 6 of them were allowed to escape; how many were retained? 11. Thomas had 12 cents, but has spent 7 of them; how many has he left? 12. Gave 13 dollars for a barrel of flour, and 8 dollars for a tub of butter; how much more did the flour cost than the butter? 13. A farmer sold 16 sheep, and 8 lambs; how many more sheep did he sell than lambs? 14. James had 13 chickens, but 6 were taken by the hawks; how many remained? 15. George planted 19 trees, but only 9 lived; how many died? 16. Gave 15 cents for oranges, and 9 cents for lemons; how much more did the oranges cost than the lemons? 17. Paid 20 cents for nails, and 10 cents for brads; how much did the one cost more than the other? 18. Bought a clock for 10 dollars, and sold it for 15 dollars; what was gained? 19. John found 12 eggs, and Samuel 8; how many more did John find than Samuel? 20. A man bargained to labor 17 days, but left at the end of 11 days; how many more days had he agreed to labor? 21. Gave 11 dollars to Emily, and 7 dollars to Betsey; how many more dollars were given to Emily than to Betsey? 22. Paid 20 cents for a penknife, and 12 cents for an inkstand; how much more did the penknife cost than the inkstand? 23. Sarah is 17 years old, and Isabel is 9 years old; what is the difference of their ages? 24. A farmer raised 25 bushels of beans, and 11 bushels of peas; how many more bushels of beans did he raise than of peas ? 25. Henry had 35 pins, and lost 15 of them; how many had he left? 26. Mary went a shopping with 40 cents in her purse, and when she returned she had only 10 cents remaining; how many cents had she spent? 27. I had 14 oranges, and sold 7 of them; how many had I left? 28. Thomas had 18 birds, and 9 of them flew away; how many birds remained? 29. Henry had 12 quarts of berries, and sold 6 of them; how many had he left? 30. Thomas recited 25 perfect lessons, and William only 8; how many more did Thomas recite than William ? 31. Bought a cow for 27 dollars, and sold her for 24 dollars; how much did I lose by the bargain? 32. Sold a lot of wood for 20 dollars, and received in payment some cloth worth 7 dollars; how much was still due ? 33. Bought a wagon for 28 dollars, and sold it for 40 dollars; how much was gained by the bargain? 34. 40 less 28 are how many? 35. A man paid 14 dollars to one man, and 4 to another; how much more did he pay to one than the other? 36. From a vessel containing 40 gallons, 15 gallons leaked out; how many gallons still remained? 37. A boy counted his chickens one night, and found he had 19; he counted them the next morning, and found he had but 14; how many were missing? 38. A horse travelled 40 miles one day, and 27 the next day; how many more miles did he travel the first than the second day? 39. Bought a carriage for 60 dollars, and a harness for 35 dollars; how much more did the carriage cost than the harness? 40. A cistern, which holds 90 gallons, was full in the morning, but at night there were but 30 gallons left; how many gallons had leaked out? LESSON X. 1. A farmer sold 10 sheep to one man, 6 to another, and had 12 left; how many had he at first? 2. 106+12 are how many? 3. A man had 16 dollars; he paid 4 dollars to one man, and 6 dollars to another man; how many dollars were left? 4. 16 — 4 — 6 are how many ? 5. Sold a chest of tea for 25 dollars, which was 7 dollars more than it cost; how much did it cost? 6. Paid 12 dollars for a barrel of flour, and 9 dollars for a hundred weight of sugar; what was the cost of both, and how much more was paid for the flour than for the sugar? 7. John had 29 apples; he gave 9 to his brother, 7 to his sister, and the rest to his mother; how many did he give to his mother? 8. 29 - 9 7 are how many? 9. James bought a slate for 15 cents, some pencils for 6 cents; if he had at first 30 cents, how much more has he to spend? 10. Isabel is 25 years younger than her mother, who is 45 years old; what is Isabel's age? 11. How much less than 46 is 25+ 10? 12. How much less than 58 is 31+ 19? 13. How much less than 45 is 59 - 19? 14. How much greater than 49 is 63-13? 15. How much greater than 63 is 87 22? 16. How much more than 40 + 13 is 60 ? 17. How much less than 75 is 35 + 25? 18. John found that if he had caught 17 fishes more, he should have caught 50 fishes; how many did he catch? 19. Bought one barrel of pork for 18 dollars, |