77. Nell hemstitched 12 doz. handkerchiefs at 3 ¢ apiece. How much did she receive for her work? 78. George and Donald bought 1 bu. 3 pk. of potatoes at $1.52 a bushel, and planted them in the spring. In the fall they sold 60 bu. at 25¢ a half peck. How much did they realize from the sale of these potatoes? 79. Mary helped her neighbor an hour and 40 minutes each day, for 10¢ an hour. How much did she earn in 6 days? 80. Walter and Frank picked chestnuts on Saturday. Frank picked 7.qt. and Walter picked 5 qt. If they sold them at 5¢ a pint, how much did they get for them? 81. Mr. Smith fed his horse 4 qt. of oats three times a day. At 80¢ a bushel how much were the oats worth in a month of 30 days? 82. A boy earned 20 an hour. at that rate in 3 hr. and 45 min. ? How much did he earn 83. Play that you are picking fruit, such as plums, peaches, apples, etc., and selling it at so much per quart, peck, etc. 84. How much was gained in buying a bushel of apples at $1.00 and selling the apples at 20 ¢ a half peck? 85. How much was gained in buying a bushel of onions at $2.10 a bushel and selling the onions at 5¢ a pound (57 lb. 1 bu.)? = 86. James sold from his school garden at 15 a quart, 7 qt. of string beans at 15 quarter peck of lima beans at 7 a quart. he receive in all for these vegetables? a bushel of peas a quart, and a How much did 87. At 8¢ a pint, find the cost of 6 gal. 1 pt. of milk. 88. At 10¢ a quart, find the cost of 4 bu. 2 pk. of beans. 89. At 4¢ an ounce, find the cost of 3 lb. 3 oz. of ginger. 90. At 36 a pound, find the cost of 29 lb. of nut butter. 1. A boy scout found that he took 40 steps to 100 ft. What was the length of his step in feet? in inches? 2. A mile is 52 times 100 ft. How many steps did the boy take to a mile? 3. Find the cost of the following outfit for a troop of 32 boy scouts: 4. In a swimming contest a boy scout swam 100 yd. in 74 sec. At this rate, how long would it take him to swim 150 yd.? 5. A boy scout walked on an average 23 mi. an hour. How long did it take him to walk 9 mi.? 6. What is the area of a scout tent 6 ft. x 7 ft.? 7 ft. x 8 ft.? 6 ft. square? 7. The following is a ration list for 6 boys for three meals. At this rate, find the cost of three meals for 24 boys. Girl Scouts 1. These girl scouts cooked a camp breakfast for their troop of 24 girls. They used lb. oatmeal @ $.12, 11 lb. bacon @ $.52, 2 loaves of bread for toast @ $.10, 11 lb. butter @ $.56, 1 lb. coffee @ $.30, 8 qt. milk @ $.15, and 14 lb. sugar @ $.10. Find the total cost of the breakfast and the cost for each girl. 2. A girl scout walked 100 mi. during July. week she walked 18 mi.; the second week, 20 third week, 227 mi.; and the fourth week, 28 far did she walk the last three days? 3. The Ivy Troop consisted of 4 patrols of 8 members each. Find the cost of this outfit for the troop of 32 girls. 4. Ruth won the service badge by the following tasks: (a) She made surgical dressings for 30 hr. in a Red Cross workroom. She averaged 14 hr. a day. How many days did she work? (b) She raised vegetables on a plot 15 ft. x 16 ft. She paid $2.00 for seeds and fertilizer and sold her vegetables for $7.00. What was her profit per square foot of land? 5. Alice won the green cross badge by taking care of her little sister 30 hr. in June. The first 14 days she worked 1 hr. each day. How much did she average each day for the remaining days? |