LESSON LXIX. 1. A man bought eighteen oranges for 54 cents, six lemons for 12 cents, and a melon for 10 cents; how many cents did he pay for all of them? 2. There is a mast, 5 feet of which is in the mud, 10 feet in the water, and 15 feet above the water; how long is the mast ? 3. In a school 15 girls learn to write, 12 learn arithmetic, 10 learn grammar, 8 learn geography, and 6 learn history; how many girls are there in the school? 4. There is an orchard in which there are 50 apple-trees, 25 peach-trees, 15 pear-trees, and 10 plum-trees; how many trees are there in the orchard? 5. There is a school in which there are four classes. In the first class there are 15 boys, in the second 10, in the third 9, and in the fourth 8; how many boys are there in the school? 6. If you have 20 cents, and spend 8 of them for raisins and 6 for oranges, how many cents will you have left? 7. A man borrowed 30 dollars; at one time he paid 15 dollars, at another 10 dollars. How many dollars remain unpaid? 8. A man bought a horse for 60 dollars, and paid 5 dollars for keeping him, and sold him for 75 dollars, what number of dollars did he gain? 9. A man sold a horse for 120 dollars, which was 30 dollars more than he gave for him; what did he give for the horse? 10. A drover purchased 25 sheep of one man, 15 of another, 12 of another, and 10 of another; he has since sold 12 of them. How many has he left? 11. A boy bought a book for 50 cents, a slate for 25 cents, and a dozen pencils for 5 cents; he paid for them with a one dollar bank bill, which is equal to 100 cents. How many cents ought he to receive back in change? LESSON LXXIII. 1. If you pay one cent for an apple, how many cents must you pay for 2 apples? 2. If 2 peaches cost 2 cents, what will one peach cost? 3. A little girl has 2 hands; how many hands have 2 little girls? 4. 2 little girls have 4 eyes; how many eyes has one little girl? 5. Mary has 3 picture-books, and Jane has 2 times as many; how many picture-books has Jane? 6. Jane has 6 pears, and Mary has only one half as many; how many pears has Mary? 7. If one yard of ribbon cost 4 cents, how many cents will 2 yards cost? 8. If 2 oranges cost 8 cents, how many cents will one orange cost? 9. If a quart of milk is worth 5 cents, how many cents are 2 quarts worth? 10. If 2 quarts of milk are worth 10 cents, how many cents is one quart worth? 11. If a loaf of bread is worth 6 cents, how many cents are 2 loaves worth? 12. If you have 12 cents, how many loaves of bread can you buy with them at 6 cents each? 13. What will 2 yards of cloth cost, at 7 dollars a yard? 14. If 2 yards of cloth cost 14 dollars, what is one yard of it worth? 15. Henry has 8 marbles, and James has 2 times as many; how many marbles has James? 16. William has 16 nuts, and Albert has only one half as many; how many nuts has Albert? 17. If a stage run 9 miles in an hour, how many miles will it run in 2 hours? 18. How many hours will it take a man to travel 18 miles, if he travel 9 miles an hour? 19. There are 10 dollars in a gold eagle; how many dok lars are there in 2 eagles? 20. In 20 dollars, how many eagles are there of 10 dol lars each? LESSON LXXVII. 1. Sophia has one rose, and Maria has 3 times as many; how many roses has Maria? 2. Maria has 3 pinks, Sophia has only one third as many; how many pinks has Sophia? 3. In one quart there are 2 pints; how many pints are there in 3 quarts? 4. There are 2 pints in one quart; how many quarts are there in 6 pints? 5. There are 3 feet in one yard; how many feet are there in 3 yards? 6. In one yard there are 3 feet; how many yards are there in 9 feet? 7. There are 4 farthings in one penny; how many farthings are there in 3 pence? 8. In one penny there are 4 farthings; how many pence are there in 12 farthings? 9. If you recite 5 lessons each day, how many lessons will you recite in 3 days? 10. Charles recited 15 lessons in 3 days; how many lessons did he recite each day? 11. There are 6 shillings in one dollar; how many shillings are there in 3 dollars? 12. In one dollar there are 6 shillings; how many dollars are there in 18 shillings ? 13. If one yard of broadcloth cost 7 dollars, what will 3 yards cost? 14. If 3 yards of broadcloth are worth 21 dollars, what is the value of one yard? 15. If a quart of cherries be worth 8 cents, what are 3 quarts worth? 16. If 3 quarts of cherries are worth 24 cents, how many cents is one quart worth? 17. If a pound of raisins cost 9 cents, how many cents will 3 pounds cost? 18. If 3 pounds of raisins are worth 27 cents, what is the value of one pound? 19. If a writing-book cost 10 cents, how many cents will 3 writing-books cost? |