SECTION XIV.

A. 1. A BOY, having of an orange, gave away of that; what part of the whole orange did he give

away

?

2. What is of ?

3. If you cut an apple into three pieces, and then cut each of those pieces into two pieces, how many pieces will the whole apple be cut into? What part of the whole apple will one of the pieces be?

4. What is of ?

5. A boy had of a pine-apple, and cut that half into three pieces, in order to give away of it. What part of the whole apple did he give away? 6. What is of ?

7. If an orange be cut into 4 parts, and then each of the parts be cut in two, how many pieces will the whole be cut into?

8. What is of ?

9. A man, having

a barrel of flour, sold of

that; how much did he sell?

10. What is of 1 ?

11. If an orange be cut into 4 equal parts, and each of those parts be cut into 3 equal parts, how many parts will the whole orange be cut into?

12. What is of ?

13. A boy, having

of a quart of chestnuts, What part of the

gave away of what he had.

whole quart did he give away?

14. What is of t?

15. What is of †?

16. A man, owning of a ship, sold of his share; what part of the ship did he sell, and what part did he then own?

28. What is of ¿? 29. A boy, having pieces,) gave his sister many thirds did he give 30. What is of ? 31. A boy, having

of a pine-apple, said he would give one half of what he had to his sister, if she could tell how to divide it. His sister says, You have got, or three pieces; if you cut them all in two, you can give me of them. But of is; therefore I shall have of the whole pine-apple. 32. What is of †? 33. A man, owning Bank, sold of his part; } he sell?

of a share in the Boston what part of a share did

of a ship, sold of his whole ship did he sell?·

owning

41. What is of †?

À man,

Bank, sold of his part; what part of a whole

share did he sell?"

of a share in the Boston

43. What is of #

44. What is of q?

45. A boy, having of a water-melon, wished to divide his part equally between his sister, his brother, and himself, but was at a loss to know how to do it; but his sister advised him to cut each of the fifths into 3 equal parts. How many pieces did cach have? and what part of the whole melon was cach piece?

68. What is of ?

69. If a yard of cloth cost 24 dollars, what will of a yard cost?

70. What is of 21?

71. A boy had 23 oranges, and wished to give of them to his sister, and to his brother; but he

did not know how to divide them equally. His brother told him to cut the whole into halves, and then cut each of the halves into 3 picces. What part of a whole orange did each have?

72. What is of 21?

73. A man bougnt 4 bushels of corn for 34 dollars; what part of a dollar did 1 bushel cost?

Change the 33 to thirds, and then find † of ¥ as above.

74. What is of bý?

75. If 5 bushels of wheat cost 7 dollars, what is that a pushel ?

76. What is of 7?

77. A man bought 6 gallons of brandy for 8 dok lars; what was that a gallon?

78. What is of 83?

79. A man bought 7 gallons of wine for 84 dol lars; how much was that a gallon?

80. What is of 84 ?

81. A man bought 10 pieces of nankin for 61 dollars; how much was it a piece?

82. What is of 63 ?

83. If 9 bushels of rye cost 7 dollars, what is that a bushel?

88. What is

of 94?

89. A man bought 7 yards of cloth for 18 dollars; what was that a yard? What would 2 yards cost at that rate?

90. What is of 18g? What is of 18?

91. A man bought 5 barrels of cider for 273 dollars; what was it a barrel? What would 7 barrels cost at that rate?

92. What is of 273? What is of 273?

93. If 6 barrels of flour cost 38 dollars, what would 10 barrels cost at that rate?

94. What is of 384?

B. 1. A man bought a piece of cloth for 424 dollars, and was obliged to sell it for of what it cost him; how much did he lose?

2. A man bought a quantity of flour for 534 dol lars, and sold it for of what it cost him; how

much did he gain?

3. If 7 men can do a piece of work in 4 days, how long will it take 1 man to do it? How long will it take 3 men to do it?

4. If 4 men can do a piece of work in 94 days, how long would it take to do it if 7 men were em ployed?

5. There is a pole standing so that of it is in the water, and as much in the mud; how much is in the mud?

6. If a man can travel 138 miles in 3 hours, how many miles will he travel in 8 hours?

7. If 5 horses will eat 263 loads of hay in a year, what will 8 horses eat in the same time?

8. If 4 cocks will empty a cistern in 6 hours, how long will it take 7 cocks of the same size to empty it?

SECTION XV.

how many

A. 1. A BOY, having 2 oranges, wished to give of an orange apiece to his playmates; could he give them to? If he had given of an orange apiece, how many could he have given them to? 2. How many times are there in 2? How many times are there in 2?