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writing-books could you buy, at 8 cents each, and how many cents would you have left?

11. If you had 57 dollars, how many sheep could you buy, at 4 dollars each, and how many dollars would you have left?

12. For 84 dollars how many coats can be bought, at 7 dollars each? At 12 dollars each?

13. How many cords of wood can be bought for 56 dollars, at 7 dollars a cord? At 8 dollars a cord?

14. How many cords of wood can be bought for 100 dollars, at 4 dollars a cord? At 5 dollars a cord?

15. When a man, having 75 dollars, can buy 9 pigs, and have 3 dollars left, what is the cost of the pigs each?

16. At 10 dollars each, how many ploughs can be bought for 60 dollars?

17. When sugar is 9 cents a pound, how many pounds can be bought for 54 cents? For 63 cents? For 90 cents?

20.

In 35?
In 70?
In 77?

18. How many times 5+2 in 21? 19. How many times 6 + 4 in 50? How many times 9+2 in 66? 21. How many times 8 in 55 +9? In 63+9? 22. When calico is 11 cents a yard, how many yards can be bought for 44 cents? 66 cents? 110 cents?

23. Jason had 52 apples, and found 8 more; he then divided the whole equally among 4 schoolmates; how many did he give to each?

24. A man had 25 cows, and bought 35 more; if he should put them all into 5 pastures, how many would there be in each pasture?

25. How many times 10 in 115-5? In 107 -7?

26. How many times 3 in 69-3? In 78-6?

27. How many times 9 less 4 in 63-8?
28. How many times 18 less 12 in 90 - 30?
29. How many times 26—6 in 110 - 30?
30. How many times 29— 4 in 137 — 12?

31. A farmer had 47 bushels of apples; saving 12 bushels for his own use, he sold the rest in equal quantities to 5 persons; how many bushels did he sell to each person?

32. A boy on the way to market with 19 fishes, lost 5 of them; the rest he sold for 75 cents; how much apiece did he get for those he sold?

33. William had 16 chickens, but a cat caught 4 of them; the rest he sold for 60 dimes; how much apiece did he get for those he sold?

34. Thomas sold some nuts for 12 cents, some apples for 18 cents, and some peaches for 20 cents, and with the money bought writing-books at 10 cents apiece; how many writing-books did he buy?

35. A gentleman divided 120 dollars equally among his 3 sons and 2 daughters; how many dollars did he give to each?

36. George had 59 pears; he gave 4 of them to one companion, 3 to another, 2 to another, and divided the remainder equally among his 10 classmates; how many did each receive?

37. At 15 cents a pound, how many pounds of beef can be bought for 45 cents? For 90 cents? For 150 cents?

38. At 18 cents a dozen, how many dozen of eggs can be bought for 36 cents? For 72 cents? For 180 cents?

39. When 9 shawls can be bought for 108 dollars, what are they apiece?

40. James bought 4 dozen of lead-pencils, at 25 cents a dozen, and paid for them in apples, at 10 cents a dozen; how many dozen of apples did the pencils cost?

LESSON XVII.

1. How many lemons, at 4 cents apiece, will pay for 4 oranges, at 2 cents apiece?

2. How many pears, at 3 cents apiece, will pay for 2 melons, at 6 cents apiece?

3. 3 times 8 are how many times 6? 4? 4. 3 times 10 are how many times 6?

5?

5. At 2 dollars a bushel, how many bushels of wheat must be given for 4 barrels of flour, at 8 dollars a barrel?

6. 4 times 7 are how many times 2?

7. 4 times 9 are how many times 3?

14?
12?

10?

8. 4 times 12 are how many times 3? 8? 9. 5 times 8 are how many times 4? 10. 5 times 10 are how many times 2? 25 ? 11. How many yards of broadcloth, at 4 dollars a yard, should be received in payment for 10 sheep, at 6 dollars each?

12. At 8 cents a pound, how many pounds of sugar can be bought for 6 dozen of eggs, at 12 cents a dozen?

13. If you should sell 7 quarts of chestnuts, at 8 cents a quart, how many slates could you buy, at 14 cents apiece?

14. If you should sell 8 quarts of milk, at 5 cents a quart, how many yards of cotton cloth, at 10 cents a yard, could you take in pay?

15. 6 times 6 are how many times 3? 18? 16. 6 times 9 are how many times 2? 27? 17. 6 times 15 are how many times 3 times 10? 18. 7 times 10 are how many times 5 times 7? 19. 8 times 8 are how many times 4 times 4? 20. Bought 9 quarts of cranberries, at 10 cents a quart; to pay for them gave raisins worth 15 cents a pound; how many pounds did it take?

21. Bought 9 yards of broadcloth, at 8 dollars a yard, and paid for it with flour, at 12 dollars a barrel; how many barrels did it take?

22. 9 times 8 are how many times 24 ÷ 2? 23. 9 times 11 are how many times 33 ÷ 3? 24. 10 times 6 are how many times 20 ÷ 4? 25. 11 times 10 are how many times 45 ÷ 9? 26. 11 times 12 are how many times 42 ÷ 7? 27. 12 times 7 are how many times 24÷6? 28. 12 times 8 are how many times 54 ÷ 9?

29. When oranges are 5 cents apiece, and pineapples 10 cents apiece, how many oranges will cost as much as 6 pine-apples?

30. Bought 12 buffalo robes, at 12 dollars apiece, and paid for them with wood, at 6 dollars a cord; how many cords did it take?

31. How many yards of broadcloth, at 5 dollars a yard, will it take to pay for 11 tons of hay, at 10 dollars a ton?

32. A man bought 12 bushels of wheat, at 2 dollars a bushel, and 4 yards of cloth, at 3 dollars a yard, and paid for them in work, at 9 dollars a week; how many weeks did he work?

33. 2 men bought a cow for 40 dollars, and a horse for 80 dollars; they sold the cow for 30 dollars, and the horse for 100 dollars; what was each man's share of the gain?

34. How much butter, at 20 cents a pound, must be given for 8 yards of calico, at 15 cents a yard?

35. Bought 6 barrels of pork for 120 dollars; at how much a barrel must it be sold to gain 2 dollars a barrel?

36. Bought 15 yards of cloth, at 6 dollars a yard, and 4 yards more, at 5 dollars a yard, and paid for the whole in hay, at 11 dollars a load; how many loads did it take?

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LESSON XVIII.

1. If 4 barrels of apples cost 8 dollars, what cost 5 barrels ?

NOTE. fourth

-If 4 barrels cost 8 dollars, 1 barrel will cost one of 8 dollars, which are 2 dollars, and 5 barrels will cost 5 times 2 dollars, which are 10 dollars.

2. If 3 pounds of butter cost 36 cents, what cost 5 pounds?

3. When 10 cents are paid for 5 rolls of candy, how much must be paid for 6 rolls?

4. When 5 yards of broadcloth cost 15 dollars, what will 9 yards cost?

5. If 4 tons of hay cost 40 dollars, what cost 3 tons?

6. When 7 quarts of fruit bring 35 cents, how much do 5 quarts bring?

7. If 6 barrels of soap cost 24 dollars, what cost 8 barrels ?

8. If 8 bushels of wheat cost 16 dollars, how much will 7 bushels cost?

9. What will 9 quarts of milk cost, if 10 quarts cost 50 cents?

10. If a horse trot 36 miles in 6 hours, how many miles will he trot in 11 hours?

11. What will 12 yards of broadcloth cost, if 15 yards cost 75 dollars?

12. If a man can earn 90 dollars in 9 weeks, how many dollars can he earn in 6 weeks?

13. If 3 pounds of cheese cost 42 cents, what will 6 pounds cost?

* When any number or thing is divided into four equal parts, one of those parts is called one fourth; when into two equal parts, one of those parts is called one half; when into three equal parts, one of those parts is called one third, &c.

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