13. Add 4635, 3879, 6578, 5474, 9368, 5869, and 6854. 14. Add 7568, 9887, 6795, 8579, 6587, 9876, and 4739. 15. A man sold land at $45 an acre for $7200. How many acres did he sell?

16. A merchant sold flour for $2845 and lost $275.85. How much did he pay for it?

17. A man paid $275 for a horse and $130 less for a carriage. Find the cost of both.

18. Add 8 gal. 2 qt., 17 gal. 1 pt., 19 gal. 3 qt. 1 pt., 9 gal. 2 qt., and 7 gal. 2 qt. 1 pt.

19. If 17 barrels of flour cost $73.95, how much would a grocer have to pay for 85 barrels ?

20. If a man sells 685 quarts of berries at eight cents a quart, how much does he receive for them?

21. A merchant sold thirty-five yards of silk at $2.35 a yard and gained $15.75. How much did he pay for it?

7. At $14 an acre, how many acres of land cost $4480? 8. A dealer sold 265 barrels of flour at $3.85 a barrel. What did he receive for it?

9. Bought 465 sheep at $4.85 a head and sold them for $2875. How much did I gain?

10. A merchant sold 15 yards of silk at $1.75 a yard and lost $5.75. How much did he pay for it?

11. A farmer bought cows at $45 a head for eight hundred fifty-five dollars. How many cows did he buy? 12. A man raised 256 bushels of potatoes and sold them at 85 cents a bushel. What did he receive for them?

7. At $34.75 an acre, how many acres of land can be bought for $5143 ?

8. At the rate of $5.95 for 7 bushels of potatoes, how many bushels cost $37.40?

9. A man paid $465 for a span of horses and $185 less for a carriage. Find the total cost.

10. A grocer sold 185 barrels of flour at $4.65 a barrel and gained $95. How much did he pay for it?

11. A man bought twelve thousand four hundred sixtyfive pounds of wool at 28 cents a pound and sold it so as to gain $623.25. How much did he receive for it?

7. Add 8769, 8543, 7897, 4876, 4693, 9568, and 5879. 8. A man sold his farm at $18 an acre for $3240. How many acres did he have?

9. At 86 cents a bushel, what is the value of a load of wheat weighing 2280 pounds?

10. A farmer sold 468 bushels of potatoes and received $351 for them. Find the price per bushel.

11. A merchant sold 180 yards of damaged silk at 65 cents a yard and lost $135. Find the cost of it.

12. A lady bought a cloak for $23.60, a dress for $9.86, and had $18.75 left. How much did she have at first?

1. 967 x 850.

4. 684 x 796.

LESSON 5

2. 25,251 62. 3. 56,816 67. 5. 41,256 ÷ 72. 6. 67,830

85.

7. From 23 gal. 2 qt. 1 pt. subtract 17 gal. 3 qt. 3 gi. 8. If 420 barrels of flour cost $1785, what will 248 barrels cost at the same price?

9. A farmer sold potatoes at 65 cents a bushel for $182. How many bushels did he sell?

10. A grocer bought 48 bushels of onions at 95 cents a bushel and sold them at $.45 a peck. Find his gain.

11. A man bought two farms for $8750, paying $ 3275 for one of them. How much did he pay for the other? 12. A man sold 3 loads of oats, each weighing 2304 pounds, at 38 cents a bushel. How much did he receive?

In all work in surface measurements, pupils should be trained to think how many of the required squares are in each row, and how many rows there are. Remind pupils of the meaning of perimeter, and that feet and inches are sometimes indicated by one and two accent marks.

1. A boy sold papers at 3 cents apiece for $3.45. How many did he sell?

2. Compare a square inch with a 2-inch square.

3. How many square inches are there in an oblong one foot long and 5 inches wide?

4. $1.20 + $.03.

$4 ÷ $.05.

$1.60

$.04.

5. A grocer sold berries at 8 cents a quart for $12. How many quarts did he sell?

6. How many 2-inch squares are there in a rectangle two feet long and one foot wide?

7. How many half-inch squares are there in an oblong ten inches long and four inches wide?

8. In how many days can 6 men do 48 days' work? How many men can do it in four days?

9. If 2 men can do a piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 4 men do it? 6 men? 3 men?

10. A rectangle contains 72 square inches. If it is 1 foot long, how wide is it? How do you think it?

11. What can you make by uniting two rectangles, one 7 in. by 2 in. and the other 7 in. by 3 in.?

12. A girl spent 2 thirds of her money for oranges and had 24 cents left. What did she What did she pay for the oranges?

If you buy one ball for 25 cents and one for 35 cents, the cost of both balls will be the same as though you pay 30 cents apiece. This 30 cents is called the average price. How do you find it? See next page.

13. If 30 pupils are in school one day and 40 the next day, what is the average attendance for the two days?