LESSON VIII. 1. A gentleman, having of an acre of land, sold of an acre; what part of an acre had he left? g There ANALYSIS. He ad left the difference between of an acre and of an acre, which is of an acre. fore, since a gentleman had of an acre of land, and sold of an acre, he had & of an acre left. 2. Frank spent of his money, and lost of it; what part of his money had he left? 3. Oscar bought a pair of skates for of a dollar, and sold them for of a dollar; how much did he gain by his bargain? 4. Eugene owns & of a kite, and Herbert the remainder; what part of the kite does Herbert own? 5. Clara, having a quire of paper, gave t of it to Emeline, and to Caroline; what part did she keep for herself? 6. If I divide an orange into 5 equal parts, and give away 3 pieces, what part of the orange will be left? 7. A barrel of flour was distributed among three poor families; the first received of a barrel, the second of a barrel, and the third the remainder; what part of a barrel did the third receive? 8. and and less fo, are how many tenths? LESSON IX. 1. 5 is of what number? 5 is 1 half of 2 times 5, which are 10. 1 half of 10. of what number? 2. 3 is 3. 6 is of what number? 10. A man bought of a cord of wood for 2 dollars; how much will a cord cost, at the same rate? 11. If of a pound of coffee cost 4 cents, what will a pound cost? 12. A lady paid 10 cents for of a yard of silk? how much must she pay for a yard? 13. Homer gave 6 cents to a beggar, which was of all he had; how many cents had he at first? 14. A farmer received 5 dollars towards the payment for a horse, which was of what he sold him for; what was the price of the horse? 15. James sold a kite for 4 cents more than it cost him, and gained just of what he gave for it; what did it cost? 1. Lester bought of a pound of raisins for 5 cents; what would of a pound cost, at the same rate? ANALYSIS. Since 1 fourth of a pound of raisins cost 5 cents, 3 fourths of a pound, which are 3 times 1 fourth, will cost 3 times 5 cents, which are 15 cents. Therefore, since of a pound of raisins cost 5 cents, of a pound will cost 15 cents. 2. If of an acre of land cost 6 dollars, what will of an acre cost, at the same rate? 3. There are 5 yards in of a piece of cloth; how many yards in of the piece? in of the piece? in the whole piece? 4. If of a barrel of flour cost 2 dollars, what will of a barrel cost? what will cost? what will the whole barrel cost? 5. If of a bushel of walnuts cost 3 shillings, what will of a bushel cost? what will a bushel cost? 6. Paid 2 dollars for of a ton of hay; what would be the cost of a ton, at the same rate? 7. A man spent 9 dollars in of a month; how much would he spend in of a month, at the same rate? how much in a month? 8. In of a dollar are 10 cents; how many cents in of a dollar? info? in ? in a whole dollar? UNITED STATES MONEY. The Denominations are, the Eagle, Dollar Dime, Cent, United States or Federal money is the legal currency of the United States. NOTE. The mill is not a coin; it is used only in computations. The table and denominations aro the same as those of the United States money. NOTE 1. The decimal currency was adopted by the Canadian Parliament in 1953, and the Act took effect in 1859. 2. Previons to the year 1859, the money of Canada was reckoned in pounds, shillings, and pence, the same as in England. PARTS OF ONE DOLLAR. LESSON XII. ENGLISH MONEY. The Denominations are, the Pound, Shilling, Penny, and Farthing. 4 farthings (qr. or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 66 12 pence 66 20 shillings 1 shilling, 5 shillings 20 shillings 21 shillings make 1 crown, 1 sovereign," Sov. English or Sterling money is the currency of Great Britain. 66 C. 66 66 1 guinea, G. The Denominations are, the Pound, Ounce, Pennyweight, and Grain. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, marked pwt. Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and jewels. |