LESSON XIII. PROMISCUOUS EXAMPLES. 1. Henry paid 6 cents for an inkstand, 4 cents for some pens, and 5 cents for a writing book; how much did he pay for all? ANALYSIS. He paid as many cents as the sum of 6 cents, 4 cents, and 5 cents; 6 cents and 4 cents are 10 cents, and 5 cents are 15 cents. Therefore, &c. 2. A drover bought 4 cows of one man, 3 of another, and 7 of another; how many cows did he buy in all? 3. Elizabeth gave 10 cents for three spools of thread, 3 cents for a thimble, and 9 cents for some needles; how many cents did she give for all? 4. A lady bought a dress for 8 dollars, a shawl for 9 dollars, and a parasol for 2 dollars; how many dollars did she pay for them all? 5. If a man paid 6 dollars for a cord of wood, 5 dollars for a ton of hay, 7 dollars for some pork, and 3 dollars for some beef, how many dollars did he pay for the whole? 6. A boy traveled 6 miles one day, 8 miles the next day, and 10 miles the next; how many miles did he travel in three days? 7. A cabinet maker asked 12 dollars for a bureau, 10 dollars for a table, and 5 dollars for a stand; what was his price for the whole? LESSON II. 1 from 1 leaves 0 1 from 6 leaves 5 1 from 7 leaves 6 1 from 8 leaves 7 1 from 9 leaves 8 1 from 10 leaves 9 1. A boy, having 3 apples, gave 1 to his sister; how many had he left? ANALYSIS. He had as many apples left as the dif ference between 3 apples and 1 apple, which is 2 apples. Therefore, since a boy had 3 apples, and gave 1 apple to his sister, he had 2 apples left. 2. A poor woman who had 6 cents, lost 1; how many had she left? 3. A tailor had 7 yards of cloth; he cut off 1 yard; how many yards had he left? 4. Mary had 8 credit marks, and 1 demerit mark; how many more credit than demerit marks had she? 5. Robert found 5 ripe pears under a tree, and ate 1 of them; how many had he left? 6. If you make 10 marks on your slate, and rub out 1, how many remain ? 7. If I pay 4 dollars for a barrel of flour, and 1 dollar for a bushel of corn, how much more do I pay for the flour than for the corn? LESSON III. 2 from 2 leaves 0 2 from 3 leaves 1 2 from 4 leaves 2 2 from 5 leaves 3 2 from 6 leaves 4 2 from 7 leaves 5 2 from 8 leaves 6 2 from 9 leaves 7 2 from 10 leaves 8 2 from 11 leaves 9 1. Alice had 4 peaches, and gave 2 to Rollin; how many had she left? ANALYSIS. She had as many peaches left as the difference between 4 peaches and 2 peaches, which is 2 peaches. Therefore, since Alice had 4 peaches, and gave 2 to Rollin, she had 2 peaches left. 2. Lucy had 6 sheets of paper, and to Ann; how many had she left? gave 2 3. There were 8 pigeons on a tree, and 2 flew away; how many were there left? 4. Frank had 2 apples when he started for school; he gave 2 away; how many had he left? 5. Ella had 5 roses, and gave 2 to her teacher; how many had she left? 6. Clinton had 7 chickens, and a cat caught 2 of them; how many had he left? 7. A tinner had 3 milk pails, and sold 2 of them; how many had he left? 8. Willie had 9 cents, and gave 2 cents to a blind man; how many had he left? |