3 for a spool of thread, and 2 cents for some needles; how many cents did she spend? How many are 5, and 2? 2, 3 and 5? 3, 2 and 5 2. A farmer sold a firkin of butter for six dollars, some lard for 4 dollars, a quantity of poultry for 2 dollars, and a lamb for 1 dollar; how many dollars did he receive for all together? How many are six, 4, 2 and 1? 2, 1, six and 4? 3. A lady bought a yard of cambric for seven cents, a paper of pins for 3 cents, and a card of hooks and eyes for 4 cents; how many cents did she expend? 4. A man bought a barrel of cider for eight dollars, and sold it for two dollars more than he gave for it; how much did he sell it for? 5. A merchant sold at one time nine yards of calico, at another 5 yards, and 4 yards at another time; how many yards did he sell? Nine and 5 and 4 are how many? 6. A man bought a hundred weight of sugar for ten dollars, and a barrel of flour for 5 dollars; how much did he pay for the whole? 7. A man bought three barrels of flour for eleven dollars, and sold them again for 4 dollars more than gave for them; how much did he sell them for? he 8. A man has two notes due him, one of twelve dollars and the other of 4 dollars; how much is due him in all? 9. A man bought at one time nine tons of hay and at another 4 tons; how much did he buy in all? Why? 10. A farmer found on settling with the grocer with whom he dealt, that he had purchased coffee during the year as follows: at one time 5 pounds, at another nine, at another 3, at another 4, and at another 5; how many pounds had he bought in all? § 7. Six is represented by the character 6. 1. John bought an orange for 6 cents and some figs for 5 cents; what did both cost? How many are 6 and 5? 2. James lost 5 cents in the morning and 4 cents in the evening; how many did he lose in all? 3. A man paid eight dollars for a cow, 3 dollars for a hog, and 2 dollars for a sheep; how much did he pay for all? How many are eight, 3 and 2? 3, 2 and eight? 4. A class in Arithmetic contained ten girls and four boys; how many in the class? 5. Four boys went a fishing; the first caught eleven, the second 3, the third 2, and the fourth 1; how many did all together catch? 6. In one township a drover bought cattle as follows: of one man he bought 6, of another 5, of another 3, and of another 1; how many did he purchase in all ? 7. A market woman paid fifteen cents for a chicken, 5 cents for a piece of beef, 3 cents for a head of cabbage, and 2 cents for a turnip; how much money did she spend? 8. If, in a room, there are fourteen men, 5 women, 4 boys, and 3 girls, how many are there in the room? Why? 9. A boy paid thirteen cents for marbles, 4 cents for apples, and had 5 cents remaining; how many had he at first? 10. In a school there are twelve studying arithmetic, 3 learning geography, and 5 learning to spell ; how many are in the school? § 8. Seven is represented by the character 7. 1. In one piece of cloth are 5 yards, and in another 7; how many yards in both? 2. A boy bought a fish-hook for 2 cents, a line for 4 cents, and a pole for 7 cents; how many cents did he give for the whole ? 3. Joseph gave eight cents for a sled, and then gave 7 cents to have it painted; what was the whole cost of the sled ? 4. James had 4 marbles, John gave him 3, George gave him 4, William gave him 5, and Thomas gave him 2; how many had he then ? 5. A man sold five cows; gaining ten dollars on the first, 6 dollars on the second, nothing on the third, and one dollar on the fourth; how many dollars did he gain? 6. A man gave eleven dollars for a cart, 6 dollars for a plow, and 3 dollars for a harrow; how many dollars did they all cost him? 7. A school girl had 6 books; her brother gave her 5 more, and her mother gave her 7 more; how many had she then? 8. A merchant collected notes as follows; of one man sixteen dollars, of another 7, of another 6, and of another 5; how many dollars did he collect in all? 9. A drover bought sheep as follows: of one man fifteen, of another 7, of another 4, of another 3, and of another 6; how many did he buy in all? 10. Begin with 1 and count fifty-two, by adding 3 successively. Thus, 1 and 3 are 4, and 3 are 7, and 3 are ten, &c. § 9. The number eight is represented by the char acter 8. 1. A boy having 8 apples, purchased 2 more; how many had he then? 8 and 2 are how many? 8 and 3 8 and 4? 8 and 5? 2. James had three books, for which he paid as follows: for one he gave eleven cents, for another 8, and for another 3; how much did he pay for all? Why? 3. Commence with 2 and add 2 successively, until the number has reached one hundred. 4. Commence with 3 and count one hundred and three, by adding 5 successively. 5. The age of James is 8 years, of John 7 years, of Mary ten years, and of Jane 5 years; what is the sum of all their ages? found that there was 3 years difference in the ages of the younger two, and the third was 2 years older than the elder of those two; the youngest was 7 years of age; what was the age of each boy, and what was the sum of all their ages? 7. A man bought a cow for thirteen dollars, and paid 5 dollars for keeping her; how much did she cost him? 8. A farmer took a load of produce to market, which he disposed of for the following sums of money; for his oats he received 7 dollars, for his potatoes 3 dol lars, for his beans 5 dollars, and for his poultry 2 dollars; how much did his load come to? 9. Thomas bought a top for 7 cents, a knife for 6 cents, a comb for 4 cents, and a pen for 2 cents; what did they all cost him? 7 and 6 and 4 and 2 are how many? 10. A man paid twelve dollars for a barrel of pork, 3 dollars for a barrel of flour, and 7 dollars for a hundred weight of sugar; how much did he pay for the whole ? § 10. Nine is represented by the character 9. 1. James gave 8 cents for apples, 2 cents for a comb, and 1 cent for a stick of candy; how much did it all cost him? Why? 2. George was 8 years old and William 4; what was the sum of their ages? 3. Emeline gave 8 cents for some calico, 5 cents for some ribbon, and 3 cents for a spool of thread; how many cents did she pay for the whole? 4. Eliza paid 8 dollars for her cloak, and 6 dollars for a dress; how much did she pay for both? 5. Jane had 8 dollars in her purse, and her mother gave her 7 more; how many did she then have ? |