5. Which is the smallest number of cups in any one of the rows?

6. Which is the largest number of cups in any one of

the rows?

7. Commence at the bottom of the rows, and count the cups upward.

8. What is the largest number that you have counted? 9. If you had one ball in your right hand, and one in your left hand, how many would you have in both hands?

10. William had one peach, and his father gave one more; how many peaches then had William?

11. One and one are how many?

12. George had two nuts, and his sister gave more; how many nuts did he then have?

13. Two and one are how many ?

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14. Sarah has three books, and Mary has one book; how many books have they both?

15. Three and one are how many?

16. If you had four cents, and your mother should give you another, how many cents would you then have ?

17. Four and one are how many?

18. Lucy found five pins, and Mary found one pin; many did both find?

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19. Five and one are how many?

20. Thomas recited six perfect lessons, and his brother only one; how many did both recite ?

21. Six and one are how many?

22. If you had seven chestnuts, and I should give you one more, how many chestnuts would you then have?

23. Seven and one are how many ?

24. Rufus paid eight cents for a fishing-line, and one cent for a fish-hook; how many cents did he pay for both?

25. Eight and one are how many?

26. Paid nine dollars for a table, and one dollar for a chair; how many dollars did I pay for both?

27. Nine and one are how many?

LESSON II.

1. IF you had two cherries, and I should give you two more, how many cherries would you then have?

2. Two and two are how many?

3. James has three nuts, and Charles has two nuts; how many nuts have they both?

4. Three and two are how many?

5. A man sold a pig for three dollars, and a sheep for three dollars; how many dollars did he receive for both?

6. Three and three are how many ?

7. Mary has three books, and Margaret has four books; how many books have they both?

8. Three and four are how many?

9. Stephen caught four fishes, and John caught five fishes; how many did they both catch?

11. Gave six cents for paper, and four cents for quills; how many cents did I pay for both?

12. Six and four are how many?

13. Bought a barrel of flour for seven dollars, and a barrel of apples for two dollars; how much was given for both?

14. Albert gave nine cents for his writing-book, and one cent for his pen; what was the cost of both?

15. Nine and one are how many? 16. Four and five are how many?

17. Three and five are how many?

18. Six and three are how many?

19. How many are four and two and one?

20. How many are five and three and one?

21. How many are six and two and one?

22. How many are seven and two and one? O

23. How many are eight and one and one?

LESSON III.

A. INSTEAD of expressing numbers by words, the pupil will find it convenient to make use of little characters called figures. Sometimes the letters of the alphabet are used to express numbers. They are used to express the number of the lessons in this book.

The figures are called Arabic characters, because they were first used by the Arabs.

The letters are called Roman characters, because they were used by the Romans.

B. By learning the following table, the pupil will become familiar with the Arabic and the Roman characters.