21. At 13 dollars a pound, how many pounds of indigo can be bought for 93 dollars ?

22. How many times is 13 contained in 93 ? 23. At 14 dollars a barrel, how many barrels of raisins can be bought for 93 dollars?

24. How many times is 14 contained in 93 ? 25. At of a dollar apiece, how many pieces of nankin can be bought for 83 dollars?

26. How many times is contained in 83 ? 27. At & of a dollar a pound, how many pounds of tea can be bought for 7 dollars? 28. How many times is contained in 73 ? 29. How many times is 33 contained in 73 ? 30. How many times is 54 contained in 17 ? 31. How many times is 4 contained in 93 ? 32. How many times is 33 contained in 124 ?

B. 1. At of a dollar a pound, how many pounds of meat can be bought for of a dollar?

Note. Change to tenths.

2. How many times is

contained in ?

of a

3. A man having of a barrel of flour distributed. it among some poor persons, giving them barrel apiece; how many did he give it to? Note. Change both fractions to twelfths; that is, reduce them to a common denominator.

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4. How many times is contained in 5. If a pound of almonds cost 4 of a dollar, how many pounds can be bought for of a dollar? Note. Reduce the fractions to a common denominator.

6. How many times is contained in f13 ?

7. If a piece of nankin cost of a dollar, how many pieces can be bought for 4 dollars? that is dollars?

8. How many times is contained in 43 ?

9. If a bushel of barley cost of a dollar, how

many bushels can be bought for of a dollar? How many for 11⁄2 dollars ?

10. How many times is contained in? How many times in 11⁄2 ?

11. How many times is 12. How many times is

contained in ?
contained in ?

For convenience of reckoning, it is usual in calendars to call the year 365 days for 3 successive years, and every fourth year 366, (for in 4 years the six hours overplus amount to a day) which is called bissextile or leap year. This day is added to Feb

ruary.

The common year is divided into twelve months, which are sometimes called calendar months, because they are the months used in calendars.

The names of the months, and the number of days in each, are as follows:

1. In 2 pounds how many ounces?
2. In 8 yards how many quarters ?
3. In 3 quarters of a yard how many nails?
4. of a dollar is how many cents?
5. How many farthings is of a penny?
6. How many pence is of a shilling?

7. of a yard is how many quarters and nails ?

10. How much is of a bushel of wheat?

11. How much would at one dollar a gallon? 12. How much would cents a pound? 13. How much is 14. How much is 15. How much is

of a barrel of wine cost,

cwt. of sugar cost, at 8

of a day?

of a day?
of a week?
of an hour?

16. How much is
17. How much would

cost, at 2 dollars a gallon?

of a hogshead of wine

18. If a man spend 28 dollars in a month, what is that a week? How much a day?

19. If a man spend 16 dollars a week, what is that a day?

20. If a man buy 4 bushels of grain for 5 dollars, how much is that a bushel?

21. If wine is 2 dollars a gallon, how much is that a pint ?

22. If you give 5 cents a gill for wine, what is that a pint? What is it a quart? What is it a gallon?

23. If wine is worth 20 cents a pint, what is that a gill? What is it a quart? What is it a gallon? 24. If a yard of cloth is worth 7 dollars, what are 23 yards worth?

25. If a man earn 11 dollars a week, what is that a day? What for 3 days? What for 4 days? 26. If a man earn 23 dollars in a day, what will he earn in a week?

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27. What is of a hogshead of wine? 28. 1 farthing is what part of a penny 29. 2 farthings is what part of a penny? 30. 3 farthings is what part of a penny ? 31. 1 penny is what part of a shilling?