52. Twelve times six are how many ? 53. Twelve times seven are how many? 54. Twelve times nine are how many?

1. At 9 dollars apiece, what will 8 ploughs cost?

2. If 5 men can reap a field in 10 days, how long will it take one man to reap it?

3. James bought 3 oranges, at 5 cents each, and 6 lemons, at 2 cents each; how much did the whole cost?

4. Susan bought 8 yards of cotton cloth, at 9 cents a yard, and 4 skeins of thread, at 2 cents a skein; what was the cost of the whole?

5. A lady bought 8 pounds of sugar, at 11 cents a pound, and paid 8 dozen of eggs, at 10 cents a dozen, and the remainder in money; how much money did she pay?

6. What cost 7 quarts of cherries, at 6 cents a quart?

7. How much more will 7 quarts of currants, at 7 cents a quart, cost, than 8 quarts of berries, at 6 cents a quart?

7?

8. How much more is 8 times 8 than 7 times 9? 9. How much more is 8 times 9 than 10 times

10. If two men start from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, the one travelling at the rate of 3 miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 4 miles an hour, how far apart will they be at the end of 5 hours?

11. If one man can make 6 pairs of shoes in one day, how many pairs can 9 men make? 12. What cost 2 tons of hay, at 15 dollars a ton?

13. Bought 6 cords of wood, at 8 dollars a cord, and handed in payment 5 ten-dollar bills; how much change should be received back?

14. What cost 3 barrels of beef, at 16 dollars a barrel?

15. If one quire of paper cost 20 cents, what will 3 quires cost? 4 quires? 5 quires?

16. At 17 cents a yard, what will 2 yards of calico cost? 3 yards?

17. How many are 9 × 4? 10 X 8?

18. How much more is 10 × 10 than 11 × 9? 19. Two men start 50 miles apart; and travel towards each other, the one at the rate of 4 miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 3 miles; how far apart will they be at the end of 5 hours?

20. In a certain orchard there are 10 rows of trees, with 11 trees in each row; how many trees

are there in the orchard?

21. A farmer sold 9 sheep, at 5 dollars apiece, and 5 lambs, at 3 dollars apiece; how much did he get for them all?

22. A tailor has a piece of broadcloth containing 33 yards; if he should cut from it 13 yards, what will the remainder be worth, at 4 dollars a yard?

23. Bought 6 writing-books, at 8 cents apiece, and 5 more, at 7 cents apiece, and sold the whole for 93 cents; how much was made by the sale?

24. A farmer has his wheat in 5 bins, containing 10 bushels each; how much is the whole worth, at 2 dollars a bushel?

25. Five times twelve, less ten, plus fifteen, are how many?

26. Four times fifteen, less thirteen, plus six, plus twelve, are how many?

27. Five times twenty, less twenty-five, are how many?

28. Eight times eleven, plus twelve, less thirty, are how many?

29. Ten times eight, plus eighteen, plus twelve, less twenty, less six, are how many?

30. Four times sixteen, plus six, plus ten, less four times five, are how many?

31. Five times twenty-five, less fifty, plus seventeen, plus eight, are how many?

32. Eight times twenty-five, less five times ten, are how many?

33. If a man earns 50 dollars in 5 weeks, and pays of his earnings 3 dollars a week for board, how much will he have left?

34. If one plough is worth 3 cords of wood, how many cords will 15 ploughs cost?

35. If a man earns 100 cents a day, and pays out for family expenses 60 cents, how much will he have left at the end of 5 days?

36. By putting in the savings-bank 14 dollars a month, how much may be saved in 6 months?

37. For how much must I sell 6 cows, which cost 25 dollars each, to gain 25 dollars?

38. If a frog should be 12 days in getting out of a well, by leaping up 12 feet every morning, and falling back 4 feet every evening, how deep is the well?

39. How many are 5 times 16, plus 20? 4 times 25, minus 30?

40. How many are 20 × 6 + 15? 31 × 6 · 11? 27 X 4-16?

41. George has 15 marbles, and Lewis has 3 times as many, less 10; how many has Lewis?

42. Laura gathered 4 quarts of strawberries, and Mary gathered 3 times as many, less 2 quarts; how many did Mary gather?

43. What cost 28 pounds of flour, at 5 cents a pound?

44. What cost 4 pecks of potatoes, at 19 cents a peck?

45. A person poured into a can 16 quarts of oil at 4 different times, and from the same filled 3 jugs, holding 8 quarts each, and 2 jugs, holding 10 quarts each; how much oil remained in the can?

46. If John has 3 chickens, Joseph 5 times as many, and Henry as many as John and Joseph both, plus 4, how many has William, who has 2 times as many as they all?

47. Three boys had given them 75 nuts, Robert receiving 20, William 2 times as many as Robert lacking 15, and Ezra the remainder; how many did Ezra receive?

48. Alfred and Edward sold the same quantity of berries; Alfred received 4 dimes and 4 threecent pieces; Edward received a fifty-cent piece and 1 dime, and paid back in making change 1 fivecent piece and 1 three-cent piece; how much more money did the one obtain than the other?

LESSON XIV.

1. At 2 cents each, how many peaches can be bought for 4 cents?

NOTE. Since one peach can be bought for 2 cents, as many peaches can be bought for 4 cents as 2 is contained times in 4, which are 2.

2. Harry had 6 chestnuts, which he gave in equal numbers to 2 of his brothers; how many did each receive?

3. Lucy divided 9 apples equally among her 3 sisters; how many did she give to each of them? 4. Thomas has 8 apples, which he wishes to give to 2 boys; how many can he give to each of them?

5. If you wish to give 8 oranges to 4 persons, how many can you give to each?

6. Mary has 10 pins in 2 cushions; if equally divided, how many are there in each cushion?

7. Thomas distributed 10 flowers equally among 5 of his playmates; how many did each receive? 8. If 12 dollars be divided equally among 6 men, how many will each receive?

9. James has 12 peaches, which he wishes to give to 4 of his companions; how many can he give to each?

10. At 5 shillings a bushel, how many bushels of apples can be bought for 15 shillings?

11. At 2 dollars a barrel, how many barrels of apples can be bought for 14 dollars?

12. When 20 dollars are given for 4 cords of wood, how much is paid for one cord?

13. How many skeins of silk, at 3 cents a skein, can be bought for 21 cents?

14. How many yards of broadcloth, at 5 dollars a yard, can be bought for 25 dollars?

15. At 6 cents a paper, how many papers of needles can be purchased for 24 cents?

16. At 9 dollars a barrel, how many barrels of flour can be bought for 18 dollars?

17. At 7 cents a pound, how many pounds of rice can be bought for 28 cents?

18. When 5 yards of cloth are bought for 20 dollars, what is the price a yard?

19. If a horse trot 6 miles an hour, how long will it take him to trot 30 miles?

20. How many pears, at 4 cents apiece, can you purchase for 16 cents?

21. If a man pays 35 cents for 5 pounds of nails, how much are the nails a pound?

22. At 6 dimes a bushel, how many bushels of corn can be bought for 36 dimes?