LESSON XLVII.,

1. GAVE my youngest daughter, Lydia, of an orange, which she divided equally among 4 little girls; what part of the orange did each receive?

A.- If an orange be divided into 5 equal parts, one of those parts is one fifth; and if each of those fifths be divided into 4 other equal parts, the orange will then be divided into 20 equal parts. Therefore, each girl

will receive

of the orange.

gave of it to his eldest son; what part of an acre did his son receive? ANS. 2 of an acre.

B. His son received of of an acre. ofis , and is 4 times, which is 28.

1 of 1? 1 of 1?

of?

of an acre of land, and he

9. John has a quarter of a dollar, and he gives one quarter of it to James; what part of the dollar does James receive, and what part does John retain ?

10. A lady bought one quart of milk, and gave

a pint of it to a boy; what part of a gallon had she left?

11. A man owned of a house, and sold of it; what part of the house did he sell? what part had he left?

12. William had 2 of a pear, which he wished to divide equally among 3 of his school-fellows; what part would each receive?

13. of is what fraction?

14. A gentleman, owning of an estate, lost of it; what part of the whole estate did he lose, and what part had he left?

20. If one box of butter is worth 4 dollars, what is of a box worth?

C.-Reduce 4 to an improper fraction, and then proceed as in the other questions.

21. A man had 21 dollars, which he wished to divide among 3 poor men; what part did each receive?

22. What is

of 41 ?

23. What is

of 21?

24. What is

of 31?

25. If 4 pounds of sugar cost 18 cents, what is the cost of one pound?

26. What is of 81 ?

27. A man gave 5 dollars for 6 pounds of opium; what cost one pound?

28. What is of 51 ?

29. Bought 6 yards of cloth for 12 dollars; what was the cost of one yard? What cost 3 yards?

30. What is of 123 ?

31. What is of 16?

32. What is of 101⁄2?

33. Sold 9 barrels of apples for 18 dollars; what cost one barrel?

34. What is of 183 ?

LESSON XLVIII.

1. JAMES, having 2 apples, wished to give of an apple apiece to his brothers; to how many could he give them?

2. How many times are there in 2?

3. If James had given of an apple to each of his brothers, to how many could he have given them? 4. How many times are there in 2?

5. I have 4 fine pears, and wish to give of a pear apiece to several little girls; to how many little girls can I give them?

6. How many

are there in 4?

7. If of a barrel of pork will supply a man year, how long will 6 barrels last?

8. How many are there in 7? In 8?

9. If a boy spend of a dollar in one week, how long will 6 dollars last him?

10. How many times in 6?

11. A man can earn a dollar in of a day; how much can he earn in 4 days?

12. In 43 how many times ??

13. William paid 1 dollars for his cap; how many can be bought for 4 dollars?

14. In 4, how many times 1 or ?

15. I have 6 melons, which I wish to give to some boys, giving 1 melons to each boy; to how many can I give them?

16. How many times 1 in 6?

17. If 1 dollars will pay one man for a day's work, how many men will 63 dollars pay ?

18. How many times 13, or, in 63 ?

19. James walked 13 miles in an hour; how long would it take him, at that rate, to walk 10 miles? 20. How many times 13, or §, in 10?

21. Paid 21 dollars for a cord of wood; how many cords can be obtained for 12 dollars?

22. How many times 2 in 12?

23. A boy has 12 cents; how many pens can he buy, at 12 cents each?

24. How many times 1 in 12? 25. How many times 23 in 91?

1. How many mills in 1 cent? In 2 cents? In 4 cents? In 5 cents? In 6 cents? In 10 cents ? In 12 cents? In 20 cents? In 30 cents? In 35 cents? In 40 cents? In 45 cents?

2. How many cents in 19 mills? In 20 mills? In 40 mills? In 50 mills? In 70 mills? In 80 mills? In 100 mills? In 110 mills? In 140 mills? In 150 mills? In 200 mills? In 350 mills?

3. How many cents in 1 dime? In 2 dimes? In 4 dimes? In 5 dimes? In 7 dimes? In 8 dimes? In 9 dimes? In 10 dimes? In 14 dimes? In 20 dimes? In 25 dimes? In 35 dimes? In 50 dimes? In 100 dimes? In 110 dimes? In 120 dimes? In 140 dimes? In 150 dimes? In 155 dimes? In 175 dimes? In 200 dimes? In 160 dimes? In 180 dimes?

4. How many cents in 1 dollar? In 2 dollars? In 4 dollars? In 5 dollars? In 7 dollars? In 9 dollars? In 10 dollars? In 12 dollars? In 14 dollars? In 15

dollars? In 20 dollars? In 25 dollars?

5. How many dimes in 20 cents? In 40 cents? In 50 cents? In 80 cents? In 100 cents? In 110 cents? In 140 cents? In 150 cents? In 200 cents?

6. How many dimes in 1 dollar? In 2 dollars? In 4 dollars? In 6 dollars? In 8 dollars? In 10 dollars? In 12 dollars? In 15 dollars? In 20 dollars?

7. How many eagles in 10 dollars? In 20 dollars? In 40 dollars? In 70 dollars? In 80 dollars? In 90 dollars? In 100 dollars? In 120 dollars? In 150 dollars? In 180 dollars? In 200 dollars?

8. How many dollars in 2 eagles? In 4 eagles? In 6 eagles? In 9 eagles? In 12 eagles? In 20 eagles? In 40 eagles? In 50 eagles? In 70 eagles? In 80 eagles? In 85 eagles? In 100 eagles?

9. How many dimes in 20 cents? In 30 cents? In 40 cents? In 50 cents? In 70 cents? In 90 cents? In 100 cents? In 110 cents? In 120 cents? In 140 cents? In 150 cents? In 200 cents?

10. How many dollars in 20 dimes? In 40 dimes? In 100? How many cents in 1 eagle? In 2 eagles? In 4 eagles? In 5 eagles?

11. How many dimes in 1 eagle? In 2 eagles? In 3 eagles? In 4 eagles? In 6 eagles?

12. If you wish to divide a dollar among four of your companions, how many cents would you give to each ? How many dimes to each?