LESSON XXX.

QUESTIONS INVOLVING MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION.

1. BOUGHT 4 oranges at 2 cents apiece, and paid for them with lemons at 4 cents apiece; how many lemons did it take to pay for the oranges?

2. Sold 2 barrels of flour at 5 dollars a barrel, and took my pay in butter at 2 dollars a firkin; how many firkins did I receive?

3. James bought 4 sheets of paper at 3 cents a sheet, and paid for them with melons at 6 cents apiece; how many melons did it take?

4. Rufus bought 6 marbles at 2 cents apiece, and paid for them in oranges at 3 cents apiece; how many oranges did it take?

5. A farmer sold 8 sheep at 2 dollars apiece, and received payment in cloth at 4 dollars a yard; how many yards did he receive?

6. Bought 3 pounds of coffee at 8 cents a pound, and paid for it with oranges at 4 cents apiece; how many oranges did it take?

7. Sold 4 pounds of sugar at 9 cents a pound; how many pounds of butter should I receive in payment, at 12 cents a pound?

8. Bought 9 barrels of flour at 4 dollars a barrel, ånd paid for it with grain at 2 dollars a bushel; how many bushels did it take?

9. Samuel bought 5 lemons at 4 cents apiece, and 4 apples at 2 cents apiece; he paid for them with nuts at 7 cents a quart; how many quarts did it require?

10. Bought 4 dozen of eggs at 12 cents a dozen, and paid for thein with sugar at 8 cents a pound; how many pounds did it take?

11. Sold 6 quarts of milk at 6 cents a quart, and took my pay in sugar at 12 cents a pound; how many pounds did I receive?

12. Bought 9 cords of wood at 6 dollars a cord, and paid for it with cloth at 6 dollars a yard; how many yards did it take?

13. Bought 5 yards of cotton cloth at 8 cents a yard, 2 yards of tape at 4 cents a yard, and some pins for 2 cents, and paid with eggs at 10 cents a dozen; how many dozen did it take? 10 in 50, how many times?

14. Charles owed James 48 cents; at one time he paid 10 cents, at another 8 cents, and at another time 10 oranges at 3 cents apiece; how much then remained due?

15. A farmer sold a load of hay for 15 dollars, some apples for 5 dollars, and peaches for 6 dollars; at one time he received in payment 2 barrels of flour at 5 dollars a barrel; at another time, 4 yards of broadcloth at 3 dollars a yard; how much still remained due?

16. James bought of Alonzo 8 quarts of cranberries at 12 cents a quart; to pay for them, he gave raisins worth 12 cents a pound; how many pounds did it take ?

17. In a school-house there are 54 seats, and 9 seats in each row; how many rows are there?

18. William had 24 peaches; he gave 4 of them to one of his companions, 3 to another, and 5 to another, and divided the remainder equally among his 3 sisters; how many did each receive?

19. A farmer had 30 hens; the cat killed 5 of them, and 10 were carried off by a fox; he sold the remainder at 2 shillings apiece, and divided the money equally among 6 poor persons; how many shillings did he receive, and how many did he give to each poor person

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20. Thomas received 4 cents for his nuts, 5 cents for his plums, and 3 cents for some peaches; and with the money he bought some wafers at 4 cents a box; how many boxes did he buy?

21. A cistern contained 60 gallons, and by a pipe 10 gallons would run into it in one hour, and by another

pipe, 5 gallons would run out of it in an hour; how many gallons would remain in the cistern at the end of one hour, and in how many hours would the cistern be filled?

22. Two boys ran a race of 40 rods; the first ran it in 5 minutes, and the second ran it in 4 minutes; how many rods did each run in a minute?

LESSON XXXI.

QUESTIONS INVOLVING ALL OF THE PRECEDING PRINCIPLES.

1. A BOY had 12 cherries; another boy gave him 7, another 6, another 4, another 10, and another gave him enough to make the number 50; how many did the last give him?

2. James gave 4 nuts to John, 7 to William, 5 to Henry, and had 7 left; how many had he at first ?

3. If 9 men can do a piece of work in 8 days, how long will it take one man to do the same work?

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4. William had 30 chickens; he counted them at and found but 24, and counted them again at night, and found but 19; how many were missing at noon, and how many were missing at night?

5. Farmer Jones owed 60 dollars; at one time he paid 14 dollars, at another time 6, at another time 10, and at another time he paid all but 6 dollars; how many dollars did he pay the last time?

6. Bought a stove for 10 dollars, a sofa for 12 dollars, and a chair for 4 dollars. I paid for the sofa; how much did I then owe?

7. Two men were to do a piece of work in 7 days; one was to receive 3 dollars a day, and the other 2 dollars a day; how much did both receive? How much more did one receive than the other?

8. There are 6 working days in a week; how much

will a man earn in 4 weeks, if he receives 2 dollars a day?

9. A can travel at the rate of 5 miles an hour; having travelled 30 miles, B set out at the rate of 7 miles an hour; how long did it take B to overtake A?

10. Sold a cow for 30 dollars, and a horse for 40 dollars; I gained 10 dollars on the cow, and lost 4 dollars on the horse; did I gain or lose by the bargain, and how much?

11. Bought a table, and handed the man a 50 dollar note, and received 17 dollars back; how much did I pay for the table?

LESSON XXXII.

1. BOUGHT 4 pounds of starch at 6 cents a pound, and 3 pounds of beef at 4 cents a pound; what was the whole cost?

2. A man bought 5 barrels of flour at 7 dollars a barrel, and paid for it in fish at five dollars a quintal; how many quintals did it take?

3. James had 25 apples; he gave 4 to Henry, 5 to William, 3 to Samuel, and 7 to Caroline; how many did he give away? How many had he left?

4. A farmer raised 25 bushels of potatoes; he sold 10 bushels to one man, 6 bushels to another, and 4 bushels to another; how many bushels remained?

5. If you have 48 pounds of sugar, which you wish to put into boxes containing 4 pounds each, how many boxes will it take?

6. 9 men bought a piece of land for 54 dollars; how much did each man pay

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7. Thomas gave 6 apples to Lydia, 7 to Susan, 4 to

Moses, 3 to Angelina, and had 5 left; how many had he at first? How many more did he give to Susan than to Moses ?

8. A certain school-house has 5 rows of seats, and 9 seats in each row; how many seats are there in the school-house?

9. If a certain sum of money will last 7 men 9 days, how long would it last man?

10. A young lady purchased 5 yards of silk at 2 dollars a yard, 4 yards of crape at 3 dollars a yard, some riband for 2 dollars, and a pair of gloves for 1 dollar; she paid 3 ten-dollar bills; how many dollars did she receive back again?

11. Six men can build a wall in 9 days; how many men must be employed to build it in one day?

12. A's house is 12 rods in a straight line from B's, and B's 10 rods from C's, and C's 8 rods from the meeting-house; how far is A's house from the meeting-house?

13. A man bought 12 bushels of wheat at 2 dollars a bushel, and 4 yards of cloth at 3 dollars a yard; he paid for them in wood at 6 dollars a cord; how many cords did it take?

14. A grocer sold 12 pounds of coffee at 8 cents a pound; for pay, he received eggs at 12 cents a dozen; how many dozen did he receive?

15. How much cloth, at 4 dollars a yard, will it take to buy 9 cords of wood at 4 dollars a cord?

16. How many pears, at 3 dollars a bushel, will it take to pay for 12 bushels of quinces at 3 dollars a bushel? 17. James divided 54 cherries equally among 6 of his companions; how many did he give to each?

18. In one week there are 7 days; how many weeks in 21 days? In 14 days? In 28 days? In 42 days? In 35 days? In 56 days? In 63 days?

19. If 9 dollars be paid for a suit of clothes, how many suits can be bought for 63 dollars?

20. When flour is 8 dollars a barrel, how many bar