259. Mr. James sold a horse for $240, which was of what he paid; what did he pay? what did he lose?

260. If the difference between and 3 of my age is 3 years, how old am I?

261. If of my age added to my age is 35 years, how old am I?

262. If a boy spends of of his money and then has 60 cents left, how much did he have at first?

263. of 60 is of what number?

264. A boy bought a ball and a bat for 91 cents. The bat cost as much as the ball; what did each cost?

265. If of an acre of land is to be divided into 4 equal gardens, what part of an acre will there be in each garden?

266. If 6 yards of cloth cost $ 24, what is the price of 1 yard? 267. If 1 man can build a wall in 8 days, how long will it take 11 men to build it?

268. At $7 a barrel what will 63 barrels of flour cost?

yards of cloth cost?

269. At $8 a yard what will 4 270. A man sold a cow for $ 35, which was § of what she cost. What did she cost?

271. A man bought a sheep for $9, and a cow for 23 times as many dollars. What did he give for both?

272. If you are 12 years old, and of your age is of your brother's age, how old is your brother?

273. A man sold a horse for § of what it cost, losing $10. What did the horse cost?

274. John has 15 cents, and of the number of cents John has is 2 less than of the number Charles has. cents has Charles?

How many

of a ton of coal in November, 2 of a of a ton in January, how many tons

275. If a man buys ton in December, and does he buy in the three months?

276. At $6 a ton what does the coal mentioned in Ex. 275 cost?

277. Among how many boys can 5 apples be divided by giving of an apple to each boy?

278. What will a dozen eggs cost if 3 cost 5 cents?

279. If 7 men can do a piece of work in 4 days, how long I will it take 5 men?

280. If of a pole is standing in mud, in water, and 15 feet above the water, how long is the pole?

281. If of a bushel of corn can be bought for $3, how many 'bushels can be bought for $4?

282. A boy being asked how many chickens he had, replied, that if he had as many more and as many more and 4 more he should have 25. How many had he?

283. I spent $0.72 for a bat and a ball, giving as much for the bat as for the ball.

how much for the ball?

284. William spent found he had 18 cents left.

How much did I pay for the bat, and

of his money and lost, and then How much did he have at first? 285. James lost of his money and spent of the remainder, and then had 8 cents left. How much did he have at first?

286. A farmer sold of his sheep and bought as many as he had left, when he had 27 sheep. How many had he at first?

287. A boy 14 years old, being asked how old his father was, said that of his own age was exactly of his father's age. How old was his father?

288. How many dozen eggs at $ a dozen must be given for 7 pounds of tea at $ ‡ a pound?

289. Richard sold his knife for 54 cents, which was more than he gave for it. What did he give for it?

290. A sold a horse to B for $84, which was more than he paid. What did he pay for the horse?

291. If 5 horses eat 8 tons of hay in 6 months, how many tons will 8 horses eat in the same time?

292. A can do a piece of work in 4 days and B in 5 days. What part can each do in a day? What part can both do in one day? How many days will it take both together to do the work!

293. If A can do a piece of work in 6 days and B in 8 days, how long will it take both together to do it?

294. If A can build a wall in 3 days, B in 4 days, and C in 6 days, how long will it take A, B, and C together to build it?

150.

Miscellaneous Written Examples.

295. Find the sum of 1871, 7343, and 4145ğ.

296. Take 1873 from 7544.

297. Multiply 171 by 81.

298. Divide of 1⁄2 by 7f1.

308. Four loads of hay weigh respectively 1723g, 23173, 15473, and 1357 pounds. What is the total weight of the hay?

309. What number is that from which if 288 is taken the remainder is 7597?

310. Find the cost of ‡ of 1563 acres of land at § of $ 54 an

acre.

311. What number multiplied by 33 will produce 297?

312. If 3 acres of land are worth $450, what is of an acre worth?

NOTE. If there are to be a series of multiplications and divisions, express them all before performing any; then cancel.

313. If 5 tons of hay cost $ 80, what will 35

314. What will 2364 yards of cloth cost at yard?

tons cost?

of a dollar a

315. If I give 183 bushels of potatoes at 60 cents a bushel for butter at 29 cents a pound, how many pounds of butter do I receive?

316. What will 33 yards of cloth cost at 75 cents a yard ? 317. What will 493 tons of hay cost at $187 a ton?

318. If for 24800 square feet of land I pay $4340, how much do 12000 feet of this lot cost me?

319. How much shall I make on the whole lot, named above, if I sell it at once for of a dollar a square foot?

320. What number divided by

321. If the difference between 1773, what is the number?

gives as the quotient 3477?

and of a certain number is

322. A man lost

of his money, and afterwards found of what he had lost; he then had $735; how much had he at first?

323. If of a farm cost $4200, what is of it worth?

324. If cord cost?

of a cord of wood is worth $33, what will 3 of a

325. If of a ship is worth $8769, what is of the ship worth?

326. If 33 bushels of oats will sow an acre, how many bushels will it take to sow 7 acres?

327. In a certain school class, to the third class, mainder, 61, to the first class. the school?

of the scholars belong to the fourth

to the second class, and the reHow many scholars are there in

328. A merchant bought 483 pounds of butter of one man, 282 of another, 25% of another, and 56 of another; how many pounds did he buy, and what must he pay at $4 a pound?

329. Six men are to be clothed with cloth that is 1 yards wide. Now if it takes 23 yards of this cloth for each man, how many yards of cloth 2 yards wide will be sufficient to line all the garments?

330. A gentleman gave remainder to his son, and ter, who received $ 3761;

of his estate to his wife,

of the of what then remained to his daughwhat was the value of the estate?

331. If a man can do a piece of work in 9 days by working 14 hours per day, in how many days, if he works 8 hours each day, can he do the same work?

332. If 17 yards of cloth are required for 1 coat, how many coats may be made from 163 yards?

333. A man bequeathed

of his estate to his wife,

remainder to his daughter, and the rest to his son.

of the

The differ

What

ence between the wife's and the son's share was $27873. did each receive?