7. Eight less 1, are how many? 8 less 3, are how many? 8 less 5, are how many? 8 less 7, are how many ? 8. Nine less 1, are how many? 9 many? 9 less 5, are how many? less 3, are how 10 less 2, are 9. Eight and 2, are how many? how many? 10 less 8, are how many? 10. Six and 4, are how many? 10 less 6, are how many? 11 less 5, are how many? 11. William has three apples and gives them all to James, how many has he left? 3 less 3, what remains? 12. William has six apples and gives three to James: how many has he left? 6 less 3, are how many? 13. 7 less 3, are how many ? 19. Fourteen less 4, are how many? 20. Henry has five pears in a basket and gives them all to his sister: how many has he left? 5 less 5 what remains? 21. 8 less 5, leaves how many? 22. 9 less 5, leaves how many? 23. 11 less 5, leaves how many? 24. James has six squirrels in a cage, and takes them all out: how many will be left? 6 from 6, leaves how many? 25. 9 less 6, leaves how many? 26. 8 less 6, are how many? 27. 16 less 6, are how many? 28. Mary has seven pins in her cushion and takes them all out: how many are left? 7 less 7, what remains ? 3 29. 12 less 7, are how many? 30. 15 less 7, are how many? 31. Reuben has eight plums and gives them all to John: how many has he left? 8 less 8, what remains? 32. 10 less 8, are how many ? 35. There are nine chairs in a room, and Mary takes them all out: how many are left? 9 less 9, what remains? 36. 12 less 9, are how many? 37. 15 less 9, are how many ? 38. 19 less 9, are how many? 39. 16 less 6, are how many? 40. 15 less 10, are how many ? 41. 14 less 4, are how many ? 42. 25 less 5, are how many ? 43. 36 less 16, are how many ? 44. 25 less 12, are how many? 45. 30 less 7, are how many? 46. 20 less 14, are how many ? 47. 30 less 12, are how many? 48. 27 less 7, are how many ? 49. 29 less 10, are how many ? 50. 39 less 20, are how many? 51. 42 less 12, are how many ? 52. 19 less 7, are how many ? 53. 50 less 20, are how many? 54. 14 less 8, are how many? 55. 15 less 3, are how many ? 56. 24 less 4, are how many? 57. 16 less 5, are how many? 58. 17 less 8, are how many ? 59. 19 less 7, are how many? 60. 19 less 9, are how many? ? 61. 29 less 8, are how many? QUESTIONS. 1. There are nineteen peach-trees in an orchard, and six of them are blown down in a storm: how many are left standing? 2. Laura has twenty-five cents, and buys an arithmetic for eighteen cents: how much money will she have left? 3. There are thirty-four pears in a basket, and nine of them are taken out: how many are left? 4. There are sixty-five pigeous in a flock, and John fires at them and kills nine: how many are left? 5. There are fifty-four sheep in a fold, and a wolf breaks in and kills seven: how many are left? 6. There are forty-nine scholars in a school, and ten of them are girls: how many boys are there? 7. In another school there are twenty scholars, and nine are boys: how many girls are there? 8. In Elizabeth's flower-bed there are thirty beauti ful lilies, and John breaks off seven of them: how many are unbroken ? 9. James has thirty-seven cents: he spends six for candy, eight for a pencil, and twelve for a pen-knife: how many has he left? 10. John has twenty-five cents, and spends six cents for a top, nine cents for a pencil, and two cents for a peach: how much has he left? 11. Wiliam has 37 cents, he buys a top for 16 cents, and 8 marbles for 2 cents: how much has he left? 12. A boy has 40 peaches: he gives 24 to Lucy and 9 to Elizabeth: how many has he left? 13. James received a premium worth 56 cents; Jane received one worth 30 cents: what was the dif ference of their values? 14. Charles has 49 cents, and buys a book which costs him 29 cents: how much has he left? 15. A butcher buys 39 sheep, and kills 17: how many are left alive? 16. A grocer has a tub of butter containing 45 pounds; he sells 20 pounds to Mr. Wilson, and 15 pounds to Mr. Jones: how much is left? 17. How many are 55 less 17? 18. How many are 77 less 19? 19. Four men bought a horse for 56 dollars; the first paid 16 dollars, the second 20 dollars, and the third 14 dollars: what did the fourth pay? 20. Charles bought a penknife for 48 cents, and a top for 25 cents: how much more did he pay for the knife than for the top? LESSON II. Questions involving Addttion and Substraction. 1. Six and 4 and 3 and 5, less 4, are how many ? 2. Eight and 9 and 4 and 2, less 3, are how many ? 3. Seven and 6 and 5 and 8, less 5, are how many? 4. Nine and 2 and 3 and 7, and 1, less 6, are how many? 5. Thirty and 5 and 8 and 15, less 10, are how many? 6. Twenty-one and 6 and 13, less 12, are how many? 7. Forty-five and 15 and 12, less 9, are how many ? 8. Sixty-nine and 11 and 5 and 2, less 8, are how many? 9. Seventy-five and 5 and 6 and 12, less 8, are how many ? 10. Forty-five and 8 and 4 and 3 and 6 and 7 and 9, less 12, are how many ? 11. James has 40 cents, and pays 12 cents for a whistle and 25 cents for a knife: how much has he left? 12. A man bought a calf for 5 dollars, a sheep for 4 dollars, and a pig for 2 dollars; also a cow for 25 dollars: what did he pay in all, and how much more for the cow than for the other animals? 13. James has 26 nuts in one pocket, and 14 less in the other pocket: how many has he in both? 14. A man has 50 dollars; he pays 26 for a coat, 8 dollars for a pair of pantaloons, and 4 dollars for a vest: how much has he left? 15. A school-boy pays 56 cents for an Atlas, 30 cents for an Arithmetic, and 24 cents for a slate: what did he pay for all, and how much more for the Atlas than for the Arithmetic and slate? 16. Eighty-five and 5 and 9 and 3 and 12, less B, less 3, are how many? 17. Fifty-nine and 5 and 9 and 8 and 7 and 6, less 8, are how many? 18. Forty-seven and 9 and 6 and 4 and 5 and 3, less 12, are how many? |