Lesson 44. 1. For 6 dozen of eggs at 12 cents a dozen, a woman received 9 yards of cloth. What was the price of the cloth per yard? What was the 2. A farmer exchanged 10 cords of wood at 6 dollars a cord for 12 barrels of flour. price of the flour per barrel? 3. How many pounds of sugar at 6 cents a pound should be received in exchange for 9 quarts of berries at 8 cents a quart? 4. I paid 70 dollars for 10 weeks' board. What was the rate per week? per day? 5. If a quantity of provisions will last 1 man 72 days, how long will it last 12 men? 6. If you add 6 to 78, how many times 12 will you have? 7. How many days will 11 men need to do a piece of work which 1 man can do in 88 days? 8. How many tons of coal at 8 dollars a ton must be given for 12 cords of wood at 6 dollars a cord? 9. When 4 tons of coal are worth 24 dollars, 10 tons are exchanged for 12,000 shingles. What is the price of the shingles per thousand? 10. If 4 barrels of sugar are worth 48 dollars, how many cords of wood at 6 dollars a cord must be given for 2 barrels of sugar ? 11. On his way to market with 14 lambs, a drover lost 5. At what rate must he sell the remainder to receive 45 dollars? 12. Find the cost of 7 yards of cloth when 5 yards cost 60 cents. Lesson 45. 1. I have 25 cents with which to buy two-cent stamps. How many stamps can I buy, and how much money shall I have left ? 2. A boy with 12 cents bought 2 dozen rubber rings at 5 cents a dozen. How many rings did he buy, and what sum had he left? 3. At 7 dollars a ton, how many tons of coal can I buy for 63 dollars? 4. How many yards of muslin at 12 cents a yard can a girl buy for 108 cents? 5. How many peaches at 10 cents a dozen can I buy for 25 cents? 6. What is the smallest number that must be taken from 25 to leave a number exactly divisible by 3? 7. A boy exchanged 9 quarts of chestnuts at 10 cents a quart for twelve quires of paper, and received 6 cents in money. What was the price of the paper per quire? 8. How many yards of velvet at 5 dollars a yard can a milliner buy for 59 dollars, and how much money will she have left? 9. How many pounds of sugar at 6 cents a pound can I buy for 75 cents, and how much money shall I have left? 10. If I give a conductor a fifty-cent piece for 8 six-cent fares, how much ought he to give me back? 11. A lady received 4 dollars from 4 ten-dollar bills after paying for coal at 6 dollars a ton. How many tons did she buy? Lesson 47. 1. I have 55 buttons to arrange in six equal rows. How many must I put in a row, and how many shall I have left? 2. A foreman receives 7 dollars for 2 days' work. What is his rate a day? 3. If a freight train runs 24 miles in 2 hours, how far will it run in 4 hours? 4. At 8 cents a quart, how many quarts of beans can be bought for 60 cents, and how much of the money will be left? 5. If 9 sheep cost 54 dollars, what is the cost of 12 sheep? 6. I pay 36 dollars for 4 tons of cannel coal. What will be the cost of 12 tons? 7. If I pay 32 cents for a can of 8 quarts of milk, what will be the cost of 7 quarts? 8. How long will 84 pounds of sugar last a family that uses 12 pounds a week? 9. If you sleep 24 hours in 3 nights, how many hours at the same average will you sleep in 12 nights? 10. A man receives 45 dollars for 5 loads of bricks. What will be the cost of 7 loads? 11. If a man can build 84 yards of fence in 6 days, how many yards can he build in 3 days? 12. A dealer sold 4 plows for 32 dollars. What will be the cost of 7 plows? 13. Nine tons of coal cost 63 dollars. What is the cost of 7 tons? 14. There are 8 quarts in one peck, and 4 pecks in one bushel. How many bushels in 64 quarts? Lesson 48. 1. If 4 pounds of sugar cost 28 cents, what will 11 pounds cost? 2. A boy has 10 quarts of berries at 8 cents a quart to exchange for oil at 10 cents a gallon. much oil will he receive? How 3. At the rate of 10 miles in 3 hours, how far will a man row in 9 hours? 4. If a horse can travel 36 miles in 6 hours, how far will he travel in 12 hours? 5. If a man walks 12 miles in 3 hours, what is his rate an hour? How far will he walk in 7 hours? 6. A boy has 35 cents with which to buy 3 pencils at 5 cents each and 2 blank books at 8 cents each. How much money will he have left? 7. Sixteen apples are divided among 4 boys. How many apples will 3 boys get? 8. Thirty-six yards of cloth are needed for 12 How many yards are needed for 24 coats? coats. 9. If 2 pencils cost 8 cents, how many can be bought for 25 cents? How much money will be left? 10. A field of 100 acres is divided into 25 equal lots. How many acres does each lot contain? 11. Four persons wish to share equally a bill of 38 dollars. How much must each pay? 12. If 5 tons of coal cost 35 dollars, what is the cost of 9 tons? 13. The pay-roll for 12 men amounts to 30 dollars a day. What does each man receive? 14. At the rate of 54 cents for 6 pencils, what will 12 pencils cost? |