GENERAL REVIEW. Oral Work. 377. 1. A man bought a book for 56¢ and gave a silver dollar in payment. Count up the change. 2. How many handkerchiefs at 25¢ each can be bought for $3? 3. Find the perimeter of a rectangle 8 ft. long and 50% as wide. 4. If 6 men can build a stable in 8 days, how long would it take one man? 5. If one man can build a wall in 32 days, how long would it take 4 men? 6. If 5 cows are worth 25 sheep, 8 cows are worth sheep. 7. How many pounds of butter at 12¢ a pound must be given for 3 lb. of coffee at 16¢ a pound? 8. At the rate of 3 for 5¢, how many oranges can be bought for $1? 9. James bought 3 bushels of pears at $2 a bushel. Henry bought twice as many at the same price. How much did both pay? 10. Lemons were bought at the rate of 2 for 5¢, and sold at 3¢ apiece. Find the gain on a dozen. 11. A grocer paid 75¢ a bushel for potatoes and sold them at 25¢ a peck. How much did he gain on 10 bushels? What is the ratio of a gallon to a pint? 12. 13. every A farmer had 40 sheep. Dogs killed one out of 8. How many were not killed? 14. If 10 men weigh a ton, what is the average weight of each man? 15. How many square inches in a rectangle 8 in. long and 25% as wide? 16. A rectangle 6 ft. long contains 18 sq. ft. What is its width? Draw the figure. 17. What is the perimeter of a square garden containing 25 square rods? 18. A man bought a hat for $2.65. What 4 pieces of money would exactly pay for it? 19. How many 2-inch squares are equal to a 6-inch square? 20. A lady having $20 gave 50% of it to her son and 50% of the remainder to her daughter. How much had she left? 21. If a horse trots 10 miles in an hour, how far does he trot in 6 minutes? 22. A man sold a cow for of her cost. cent did he lose? What per 23. If $50 is of my cash, how much have I? 24. Helen's age is 25% of her father's. If Helen's age is 8 years, what is her father's age? 25. Mr. Jones pays $300 a year for rent, which is 10% of the value of the house. In how many years will his rent amount to the value of the house? Written Work. 378. 1. Find the cost of 25 bushels of wheat at $1.15 a bushel. 2. A sheep cost $4, a cow 6 times as much, and a horse 3 times as much as the cow. They all cost $ 3. A grocer bought a barrel of vinegar containing 42 gallons at 15¢ a gallon. He sold it at 6¢ a quart. How much did he gain? 4. The distance from Pittsburg to Philadelphia is 354 miles. At 2¢ a mile, what is the fare for a round trip? 5. How long is the side of a square whose area is 121% of that of a rectangle 8 ft. by 16 ft.? 6. A lady bought 8 yd. of silk @ $1.25 a yard, 3 pairs of shoes @ $2.50, 6 lb. of butter @ 15¢, and 1 pk. ɔf apples @ 204 a half peck. Make out the bill. 7. A field is 40 rods long and 16 rods wide. How many square rods does it contain? How many acres? 8. A 2-foot cube of marble was polished at a cost of 25¢ a square foot. How much was paid for polishing? 9. How many square yards of oilcloth will cover a room 18 ft. long and 16 ft. wide? 10. At 1214 a yard, what will be the cost of 36 yards of cloth? 11. What number divided by 12 will give the quotient 144? 12. How many boards, each 12 ft. long, will be required for a fence 600 ft. long, and 5 boards high? 13. From a cheese which weighed 75 lb. a grocer cut 42 lb. 8 oz. How much remained? 14. There are 16.5 ft. in a rod. How many feet are there in 320 rods, or 1 mile? 15. How many rails, each 30 ft. long, will be required for a mile of railroad? 16. A fence is 120 ft. long and the posts are 8 ft. apart. Find how many posts there are. Make a drawing. 17. If 2 bushels of oats cost 64¢, what is the cost of 2 pecks? 18. At 123¢ a quart, how many quarts of molasses will $2 buy? 19. How many eggs, at 10¢ a dozen, can be bought for $2.50? 20. Find two numbers whose product is 105. Two other numbers. 21. In an orchard and the remainder pear. many peach trees? of the trees are apple, peach, There are 10 pear trees. How 22. On Friday a man started on a trip. He was gone 24 days. On what day of the week did he return? 23. A man feeds his horse 6 qt. of oats 3 times a day. How long will 9 bushels of oats last? 24. Does your pulse beat 76 times in a minute? If it does, how many times does it beat in a day? 25. How many pint bottles will it take to hold 9 gal. of ink? 26. How many cubic feet of water can be put into a trough 6 ft. long, 2 ft. wide, and 1 ft. deep? 27. At $2.40 a square yard, what will it cost to lay a pavement 90 ft. long and 6 ft. wide? 28. Find the interest of $50 for 4 mo. at 6%. 29. I lost $5 by selling a wagon for $35. What per cent did I lose? 30. What is the length and width of your schoolroom? Find the cost of painting the ceiling at 5¢ a square yard. |