་ them with pears at 2 cents apiece, how many pears did it take? 6. 4 times 3 are how many times 2? 7. Bought 2 hundred weight of sugar, at 9 dollars a hundred weight, and paid for it with wood at 6 dollars a cord; how many cords did it take ? 8. 2 times 9 are how many times 6? 9. Bought 3 barrels of flour at 8 dollars a barrel, and paid for it with cider at 4 dollars a barrel; how many barrels did it take? 10. 3 times 8 are how many times 4 1 15. How much flannel worth 4 shillings a yard, must be given for 3 yards of silk worth 5 shillings a yard? 16. 3 times 5 are how many times 4? 17. 2 times 7 are how many times 3? 5? 4? 18. 4 times 5 are how many times 3? 6? 7? 19. 3 times 7 are how many times 4? 5? 6? 8? 9? 20. Bougnt 2 kegs and 2 sevenths of a keg of tobacco at 7 dollars a keg, and paid for it with wood at 4 dollars a cord; how many cords did it take? How much butter at 3 dollars a box would it take to pay for it? 21. 2 times 7, and 2 sevenths of 7 are how many times 4? 3 5 6! 8? 22. Bought 3 bushels and 3 fifths of a bushel of corn at 5 shillings a bushel, and paid for it with wheat at 6 shillings a bushel, how many bushels of wheat did it take? 23. 3 times 5, and 3 fifths of five are how many times 6? 9? 4! 7? 3! 8? 24. How much sugar that is 8 dollars a hundred if you divide 8 apples equally among 4 boys, nat part of them must each have? Ans. One fourth of them. 6. What is 1 fourth of 8? 7. If you divide 6 oranges equally among 3 boys, what part of them must 1 boy have ? S. What is 1 third of 6? 4 yards of cloth cost 8 dollars, what part of 8 dollars would 1 yard cost? What part of 8 dollars would 2 yards cost? What part of 8 dollars would 3 yards cost? 10. What is 1 fourth of 8? What is 2 fourths of 8? What is 3 fourths of 8? 11. If 6 yards of cloth will make 3 coats, what part of 6 yards will make 1 coat? What part of 6 yards will make 2 coats? 12. What is 1 third of 6? What is two thirds 61 13. If 3 barrels of cider cost 9 dollars, what parts. of 9 dollars will 1 barrel cost? What part of 9 dol lars will 2 barrels cost? 14. What is 1 third of 9? What is 2 thirds of 9 15. If 2 yards of cloth cost 10 dollars, what part of 10 dollars will 1 yard cost? What part of 10 dollars will 3 yards cost? 16. What is 1 half of 10? What is 3 halves of 10? 17. If 2 barrels of flour cost twelve dollars, what part of twelve dollars will one barrel cost? What part of twelve dollars will 3 barrels cost? What part of twelve dollars will 5 barrels cost? 18. What is 1 half of twelve? What is 3 halves of 12? Wat is 5 halves of twelve? 19 bought for 2 reams of paper, at 5 dolar 19. How much wheat, at 7 shillings a'busher, be bought for 2 barrels of cider, at 4 dollars and half a barrel? 20. How long would it take a man to lay up 10 dollars, if he saves 4 shillings a day? 21. If a man earn 8 shillings a day, how many dollars would he earn in 10 days ? 22. A man bought twenty pears at the for 3 cents; how much did they come to 23. How many eggs, at the rate of 3 for 5 cents, can you buy for thirty cents? 24. A man hired a labourer and agreed to give him 5 dollars for every 3 days' work; how much did he give him a week, there being 6 working days in a week? How much was it a month, allowing 4 weeks to the month ? 25. If a man receives 5 dollars for 3 days' work, how many shillings is that a day ? 26. 5 men bought a horse for sixty-three dollars, and paid two dollars a week for keeping him; at the end of 8 weeks they sold him for fifty-four dollars; how much did each man lose by the bargain? SECTION V. A. 1. JAMES had 4 apples, and John had half as many, how many had he? 2. If an orange cost 6 cents, and an apple half as much, how much does the apple cost? 3. If you divide 8 apples equally boys what part of them must each have? Ans. One half of them. apples are worth 6 cents, how many apmust you give for 8 pears, that are worth 3 cents apiece? 8. James had 8 oranges that were worth 5 cents apiece, and George had 5 quarts of cherries that were worth 6 cents a quart, which he gave to James for a part of his oranges; how many oranges did he buy, and how many had James left? 9. Bought 8 yards of cloth at 9 shillings a yard; how many dollars did it come to ? 10. Bought 5 bushels and 3 sevenths of a bushel of salt, at 7 shillings a bushel, how many dollars did it come to? 11. Bought 9 boxes and 2 thirds of a box of raisins for 3 dollars a box; and paid for it with cider at 4 dollars a barrel; how many barrels did it take? 12. Bought 8 pounds and 4 sevenths of a pound of opium at 7 dollars a pound, and paid for it with cloth at 5 dollars a yard; how many yards did it take? 13. Bought 6 chaldrons and 4 ninths of a chaldron of coal at 9 dollars a chaldron, and paid for it with oranges at 5 dollars a box; how many boxes did it take? 14. Bought 7 cases and 5 sixths of a case of Florence oil at 6 dollars a case; and paid for it with sheet lead at 7 dollars a hundred weight; how many hundred weight did it take? 15. How many dozen of eggs, at 8 cents a dozen, must you give for 7 pounds of sugar, at 10 cents a pound? 16. How much barley, at 3 shillings a bushel, must be given for 8 bushels of wheat, at 7 shillings bushel? much cloth, at 4 shillings a yard, must for a firkin of butter, worth 8 dollars? ow much cloth, at 5 shillings a yard, can bè weight, can be bought for 4 cords and 2 se a cord of wood, at 7 dollars a cord? 25. 4 times 7, and 2 sevenths of 7 are how many times 6? 8?5? 3? 9? 10? 26. 5 times 5, and 3 fifths of 5 are how many times 4? 8? 9 7 10? 3? 6? 27. 6 times 7, and 3 sevenths of 7 are how many times 9? 4? 5? 8? 10? 28. 5 times 8, and 3 eighths of 8 are how many times 6? 9? 4? 7? 10? 29. 7 times 8, and 5 eighths of 8 are how many times 9? 6? 10? 4?5? 30. 5 times 9, and 4 ninths of 9 are how many times 7? 8? 6? 10? 4? 31. 7 times 9, and 7 ninths of 9 are how many times 6? 8? 10? 5? 4? 32. 6 times 10, and 3 tenths of 10 are how many times 7? 5? 4? 9? 8? 33. 8 times 10, and 4 tenths of 10 are how many times 6? 7? 9? 34. 8 times 9, and 3 ninths of 9 are how many times 6? 10? 7? C. 1. Bought 4 bushels of apples, at 3 shillings a bushel, how many dollars did they come to? 2. How many apples, at 2 cents apiece, must you give for 2 lemons at 4 cents apiece? 3. How many pears, at 3 cents apiece, must you give for 3 oranges at 5 cents apiece? 4. How many barrels of cider, at 3 dollars a barrel, must be given for 5 boxes of butter at 4 dollars a box? 5. A man bought 4 yards of broadcloth, at 7 dollars a yard, and paid for it with flour, at 5 dollars. barrel; how many barrels did he give? 6. If 2 apples cost 4 cents, what would Cost? 6 |