6. A man purchased of one of his neighbors 3 sheep for 8 dollars, of another 5 sheep for 4 dollars, and of a third 2 sheep for 5 dollars; how many sheep did he buy, and what did they all cost him?

7. In a school there are 9 writing, 8 studying grammar, 5 studying arithmetic, 3 studying geography, and 2 in algebra; how many in all ?

8. A market-man received 6 dollars for butter, 7 dollars for cheese, and 9 dollars for poultry; how many dollars did he receive in all?

9. One man owes me 5 dollars, another 4 dollars, another 3 dollars, another 2 dollars, and another 9 dollars; how many dollars are due me in all ?

10. A drover bought a number of hogs; of one man he bought 1, of another 2, of another 3, of another 8, of another 7, of another 6, of another 5, and of another 4; how many did he buy in all?

§ 11. Ten is represented by the characters 1 (one) and 0 (naught,) thus, 10.

1. Mary had 10 peaches, and her brother gave her 3 more; how many did she then have? 10 and 3 are how many?

2. James recited 9 perfect lessons in the forenoon and 5 in the afternoon; how many did he recite during the day?

3. John gave 10 cents to a beggar, and William gave him 6 him 6; how many cents did he receive from both boys?

4. If an ox cost nineteen dollars and a sheep 2 dollars, what would be the cost of both?

5. A man bought five barrels of cider for 10 dollars, and nine bushels of apples for 5 dollars; how much did he pay for the whole ?

6. A grocer sold in one day coffee as follows: to one man he sold 10 pounds, to another 4, to another 2, to another 3, to another 5, and to another 6; how many parcels did he sell in all?

7. John had 5 marbles, William 10, James 9, and George 6; how many had they all together?

8. If half a pound of tea cost eighteen cents, and six pounds of coffee cost 9 cents more, what would be the cost of six pounds of coffee ?

9. How many are 10 dollars, 9 dollars, 8 dollars, and 7 dollars?

10. How many are 6 dollars, 5 dollars, 4 dollars, 3 dollars, 2 dollars, and 1 dollar ?

14. How many are 5 and 2? 5 and 3?

5 and 4 ?

10 and 3 ?

10 and

and 8 ?

19. How many are 10 and 2 ? 4 ? 10 and 5? 10 and 6? 10 and 7? 10 10 and 9? 10 and 10?

20. How many are 1 and 2, and 3, and 4, and 5, and 6, and 7, and 8, and 9, and 10?

21. A bookseller sold in one day 10 arithmetics, 9 geographies, 8 grammars, and 5 spelling books; how many books did he sell in the day?

22. Emma went to make some purchases; for a silk dress she paid eleven dollars, 6 dollars for a satin bonnet, and 5 dollars for a number of smaller articles ; how much money did she pay?

23. George bought a wagon for eighteen dollars; he gave 6 dollars to have it repaired, and 3 dollars to have it painted, and then sold it for 7 dollars more than it had cost him; how many dollars did he receive for it?

24. A grocer sold to one man fifteen pounds of sugar, to another 5 pounds, to another 8 pounds, to another 2 pounds, and to another 10 pounds; how mapy pounds of sugar did he sell?

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25. One boy pays 10 dollars a term for his tuition, another pays 3 dollars, another 7 dollars, another 5 dollars, and another 4 dollars; how much do all together pay?

26. A man gave fourteen dollars to one of his children, 3 to another, 5 to another, 10 to another, 9 to another, and to another he gave 7 dollars, when he found he had just 8 dollars remaining; what number of dollars had he at first?

CHAPTER II.

§ 12.-1. James had one apple for which he gave 1 cent; what would be the cost of 2 apples at the same rate?

2. How many is 2 times 1?

3. Harriet paid 2 cents for one peach, and 2 cents for another; how much did she pay for both peaches? 2 times 2 is how many?

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4. Mary bought 3 yards of tape at 2 cents a yard; what did it cost her? 2 times 3 is how many 5. John bought 2 pencils at 4 cents a piece; what did they come to?

Note. The manner of representing numbers by figures has been explained as far as 10. Those from 10 to five hundred are written as follows:

6. What would be the cost of 4 spools of thread at

2 cents a spool?

7. What would be the cost of 5 yards of tape at 2 cents a yard?

8. If one pound of sugar cost 6 cents, what will 2 pounds cost? 2 times 6 is how many?

SOLUTION. If one pound of sugar cost, 6 cents, 2 pounds will cost 2 times 6 cents; 2 times 6 cents are twelve cents. Therefore, 2 pounds of sugar at 6 cents a pound will cost 12 cents.

9. If one barrel of pork cost 7 dollars, what will 2 barrels cost?

10. What will be the cost of 2 barrels of flour at 8 dollars a barrel ?

11. What will be the cost of 2 quires of paper at 9 cents a quire?

12. What will be the cost of 2 coats at 10 dollars a piece?