REMARK. The symbol, is called minus; and denotes that the quan tity on the right of it is to be taken from the quantity on the left. Thus, 64 shows that 4 is to be subtracted from 6;-and is read, six minus four.

66. 46

67. 47

- 20 are how many ?

20 are how many ?

68. 47 -37 are how many? 69. 49 - 19 are how many ? 70. 52-22 are how many? 71. 54-34 are how many ? 72. 56- 46 are how many ? 73. 57-27 are how many? 74. 58 48 are how many ? 75. 62-30 are how many? 76. 65 40 are how many? 77. 68. 48 are how many? 78. 74-34 are how many ?

79. Gave 7 cents for a spool of thread, and 4 cents for a lemon; how much more did the thread cost than the lemon?

80. Paid 18 cents for a pound of butter, and 8 cents for a pound of meat; how much more was paid for the butter than for the meat?

81. James bought 18 candies, and gave John 7 of them; how many had he left?

82. Sold a quantity of wool for 27 dollars, and received in payment a barrel of flour worth 5 dollars; how many dollars remain due ?

83. James has 27 marbles, and John has 17; how many more has James than John?

84. Harry is 15 years old, and Henry is 9 years old; how many years older is Harry than Henry?

85. A teacher being asked how many scholars he had, answered that he usually had 37, but at present he had only 27; how many were absent?

86. A man purchased a watch for 37 dollars, but found he had only 24 dollars with him; how much must he borrow in order to pay the balance?

87. Mr. A has 94 sheep, and B has 44; how many more sheep has A than B?

88. Morgan gave 23 cents for some cake, and 14 cents for some cinnamon; how much more did the cake cost than the cinnamon ?

89. Michael had 29 cents and lost 14; how many had he left?

90. In a certain recitation 47 questions were asked, and 9 of them were answered incorrectly; how many were correctly answered?

91. A man sold 23 sheep from a flock consisting of 93; how many sheep remained?

92. Mr. B bought a horse for 35 dollars, and sold it for 46 dollars; how much did he gain?

93. A cow was bought for 25 dollars and sold for 19 dollars; how much was the loss?

94. A merchant bought a quantity of goods for 95 dollars, but being damaged was obliged to sell them for 80 dollars; how much did he lose?

95. From a vessel containing 57 gallons, 27 gallons leaked out; how much remained in?

96. A merchant bought a quantity of silk for 47 dollars, and sold it for 67 dollars; how much did he gain by the bargain?

97. A butcher has 57 sheep and 44 lambs; how many more sheep has he than lambs?

98. Paid 97 dollars for a quantity of sugar, and 43 dollars for some molasses; how much more did the sugar cost than the molasses?

LESSON II.

CHAPTER FIRST COMBINED WITH THE PRECEDING LESSON.

1. A boy has 7 chestnuts in one hand, and 4 in the other; how many more has he in one hand than in the other, and how many in both?

2. Bought a barrel of fish for 8 dollars, and some quinces for 3 dollars; how much more did the fish cost than the quinces? What was the cost of both?

3. Gave 15 dollars for a cow and 6 dollars for a sheep; how much more was given for the cow than for the sheep? What was given for both?

4. Phineas gave 50 cents for a grammar, and 25 cents for an arithmetic; what was the cost of both? How much did one cost more than the other?

5. Paid 15 dollars for a barrel of rum, and 6 dollars for a barrel of flour; what was the cost of both; and how much more did the rum cost than the flour?

6. Sold a firkin of butter for 10 dollars, a keg of cheese for 5 dollars, and received in payment a barrel of flour worth 6 dollars; how much remains due?

7. James gave 12 cents for oranges, 15 cents for cake, and had 13 cents remaining; how much had he at first?

8. Mary bought a comb for 10 cents, a spool of thread for 12 cents, and a paper of needles for 8 cents;-she handed the clerk 37 cents; how much change ought she to receive?

9. A man sold a cow for 20 dollars, a calf for 4 dollars, and a sheep for 3 dollars; and in payment received a wagon worth 17 dollars ;-how much remains due?

10. A lady bought a ribbon for 24 cents, some tape for 8 cents, and some thread for 12 cents, she had only 60 cents; how much remained after she paid for these articles?

11. Stephen, at a game of marbles, won 4 and lost 6, and then had only 8 remaining; how many had he at first?

12. Sampson having 9 apples, gave 4 to his mother and 3 to his sister;-for his generosity his father gave him 13 more; how many had he then?

13. A man bought some cloth for 12 dollars, and sold it for 18 dollars; what was his gain?

14. A farmer bought a horse for 63 dollars, and exchanged it for a yoke of oxen,-these he sold for 87 dollars; what did he gain by the operation?

15. A man bought a yoke of oxen for 97 dollars, their services amounted to 40 dollars, and their keeping to 13 dollars,—he then sold them for 80 dollars; did he gain or lose, and how much?

16. A box of raisins was bought for 3 dollars, a firkin of butter for 15 dollars, and were both sold for 20 dollars; how much was gained?

17. A farmer sold a cow for 29 dollars, which was 5 dollars more than she cost; what did she cost?

18. A drover bought some sheep for 40 dollars, some cattle for 130 dollars, and sold them all for 200 dollars; what was his gain?

19. A jeweler bought a watch for 20 dollars, a chain for 10 dollars, a key for 2 dollars, and sold them all for 42 dollars; how much did he gain by the bargain?

20. 24+ 12+ 9 are how many? 21. 10+30 +15 are how many?