2. Mr. Foster sold in 5 days as follows. Find each day's sales, total sales, and receipts for each article: 3. The deposits in a school savings bank in 7 months were as follows: $145.75, $123.34, $134.89, $645.75, $800.05, $900.25, $845.52. How much was deposited in all? 4. My expenses for 6 days were $1.42, $2.05, $2.36, $2.12, $1.45 and $2.15. What were my total expenses for these six days? Secure toy money, or make circles from cardboard to represent the different pieces. Appoint storekeepers and purchasers, and have the counting done in the schoolroom. 3. Philip bought meat for 30 and milk for 8. How much change should he receive from 50¢? Make change from 50¢ for: 4. Oranges for 15, lemons for 8, pears for 5. 5. Popcorn for 6, fruit for 10, nuts for 25¢. 6. Rice for 8, tapioca for 15, prunes for 10¢. 7. Potatoes for 15, bread for 8, turnips for 124. 8. Plums for 20, sugar for 10, pepper for 8. 9. Celery for 7, lettuce for 9é, spinach for 12¢. 10. Corn for 12, seed for 25, apples for 10¢. Groceries Make change from 25% for: 1. 2 lb. of rice at 8 a pound. 3. lb. of nut butter at 34 a pound. 5. lb. of ginger at 40 a pound. 1. A boy's sales from his school garden were as follows: $3.25, $7.15, $2.45, $ 6.45, and $ 8.79. What was the amount of his sales? 2. A boy's suit that was marked down from $ 6.98 was sold for $5.49. What was the reduction ? 3. James had $5.94; he spent $2.75 for thrift stamps. How much had he left? 4. What is the difference in the price of two hats marked $4.50 and $3.60 ? 5. The following amounts were deposited in the school savings bank: $2.15, $1.65, $7.09, $3.68, and $9.15. What was the total of these deposits? 6. Mrs. Allen paid $2.75 for a turkey, $.30 for cranberries, $.56 for butter, and $.48 for coffee. What was the whole cost? 7. How many school badges 4 in. long can be made from 2 yd. of ribbon ? 8. A clock that strikes the hours strikes how many strokes between one o'clock and six inclusive? 9. How many square inches are there in an 8-inch square? 10. There are 639 oranges in 9 baskets, with the same number in each. How many are there in each basket? If you receive $2.75, $ 6.96, and $8.15 and want to change it into five-dollar bills, how many should you get and how much money over? 11. 1. A man paid $2.50 for a hat and $25.50 for a suit. How much did he pay for both? $ 2.50, cost of hat 25.50, cost of suit $28.00, cost of both 2. A farmer sold 425 bu. of potatoes, 232 bu. of apples, and 189 bu. of onions. of bushels sold. Find the total number 3. A lady paid $25 for a carpet, $71 for a rug, and $7 for curtains. What was the amount of her bill? 4. How many days are there from July 1 through December 31? 5. A man left $9845 to his wife, $ 3650 to his son, and $3500 to his daughter. How much did he leave to all three? * 6. John's father sold his house for $5675, thereby losing $897. How much did the house cost? 7. Arthur's vegetable garden is 30 ft. long and 24 ft. wide. How many feet is it around the garden? 8. The distance from New York to Philadelphia by rail is 92 miles and the distance from Philadelphia to Baltimore is 95 miles. How far is it from New York to Baltimore? * Before solving, estimate the answer mentally thus: $10,000+ $3500 + $3500 = $17,000. Then find the exact answer, and compare the results. How much do they differ? |