First Lessons in Arithmetic, Oral and Written; Illustrated for Primary Schools

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ...were in each? 4. How many are 4 two's? How many 4's in 12? 5. What will 4 postage stamps cost at 3 cents each? 6. How many 3's in 12? How many times 6 make 12? 7. Harry's mother gave him 16 peaches to divide equally among his 4 sisters; how many could he give to each? 8. A father divided 18 pears equally among his 3 children; how many did he give to each? How many 3's in 18? 9. What is 1 half of 4? 1 fourth of 4? 3 fourths? Copy and write the answers to the following. 10. 9x4 =? 12.11x4 =? 14.10x4 =? 11. 24-4 =? 13. 48-5-4 =? 15. 28-7-4 =? 1. If a man sells 6 canary-birds at 2 dollars apiece, what will he get for them all? 2. If you divide 32 oranges equally among 4 boys, how many will each have? 3. When you divide a number or thing into six equal parts, what are the parts called? 4. If you divide 18 bananas into 6 equal parts, how many and what part will there be in each? 5. What is a fifth of 15? Of 30? Of 45? of 60? 6. A farmer divided 42 peaches among 6 boys; how many and what part did each boy receive? Copy and write the answers to the following: LESSON XX. Examples uniting Addition and Subtraction. 1. A miller bought 200 bushels of wheat of one farmer, and 153 of another; he afterwards sold 189 bushels; how many bushels did he have left? 2. A man traveled 538 miles in 3 days; the first day he traveled 149 miles, the second day 126 miles; how far did he travel the third day? 3. A grocer bought a cask of oil containing 356 gallons; after selling 93 gallons, he perceived the cask was leaky, and on measuring what was left, found he had 38 gallons; how many gallons had leaked ont? 4. A manufacturer bought 248 pounds of wool of one customer, and 361 of another; he then worked up 430 pounds; how many pounds had he left? 5. A man paid 375...