7. If 6 men can do of a piece of work, how much can one man do?

8. Divide & into 5 equal parts.

9. When 4 pounds of butter are worth $13, how much does one pound cost?

10. If 5 men earn $81, how much does 1 man earn?

11. A boy, having 6 quarts of cherries, shared them with 7 other boys; what part of a quart did each receive?

12. Henry, having 6 oranges, divided them among 4 of his companions; how many did each companion receive?

13. If a boy walk 13 miles in 4 hours, how far does he walk in 1 hour?

14. If 5 yards of cloth cost 12 dollars, how much will 1 yard cost?

15. James, having gathered 12 quarts of berries, gave of them to his mother and sold the remainder for 1⁄2 of a dollar; how much per quart did he get for them?

16. If 6 men in a certain time earn 131⁄2 dollars, how much does 1 man earn?

17. How many times is 2 contained in? In ??

18. How often is 5 contained in ? In ?

INTEGERS DIVIDED BY FRACTIONS.

1. At of a dollar a bushel, how much corn can be bought for $6?

SOLUTION.-If 1 bushel of corn cost of a dollar, for $6, or $24, as many bushels can be bought as is contained times in 24, or 8 bushels.

2. How many books at of a dollar each can I buy for $4.

3. How many hens at of a dollar each can I get for $6? 4. If I earn of a dollar a day, how long will it take to earn $9?

5. How many strips of carpet of a yard wide will it require to cover a floor 6 yards wide?

6. How many baskets of peaches at of a dollar a basket can be bought for $8?

7. If it require of a yard of linen to make an apron, how many aprons can be made from 5 yards?

8. How many hens at of a dollar each can be bought for $10?

9. How long will it take a man to earn $15, if he earn $21 a day?

10. If it require of a yard of ribbon to make a badge, how many badges can be made from 12 yards of ribbon?

11. At $1 each how many turkeys can be bought for $10? 12. James can earn $12 a day; how long will it take him to earn $14?

13. How many tons of coal at $5 a ton can be bought for $21?

14. If a boy spend $12 a week, in how many weeks will he spend $12?

15. How many pounds of sugar at 64 cents a pound can be bought for 50 cents?

16. How often is contained in 2? In 4? In 5?

17. How often is a contained in 3?

18. Divide 4 by ; 6 by ; 8 by 3. 19. Divide 4 by 2; 5 by 2; 6 by ğ. 20. Divide 5 by ; 8 by ; 10 by 4.

In 9?

In 12?

3.

FRACTIONS DIVIDED BY FRACTIONS.

1. If a duck cost of a dollar, how many ducks can I buy for $1?

SOLUTION.-If. 1 duck cost of a dollar, for $13, or § dollars, I can buy as many ducks as is contained times in §, or 4 ducks.

2. How many dozen oranges at of a dollar a dozen can I buy for of a dollar?

3. How many melons at of a dollar each can I buy for $21?

4. How many bananas at of a dime each can I get for 6 dimes?

5. When paper is of a dollar a quire, how many quires can I buy for $3?

6. At $11⁄2 a yard how many yards of silk can I buy for of a dollar?

7. If 2 oranges cost a dime, how many can I get for 11 dimes?

8. At

of a dollar a yard how many yards of cashmere can I get for $43?

9. If 3 turkeys cost $21, how many can be bought for $71?

10. Harry gave 12 quarts of chestnuts worth 10 cents a quart for muslin at 12 cents a yard; how many yards did he get?

11. How many bushels of potatoes at g of a dollar a bushel can be bought for $41?

12. At of a dollar a pound how many pounds of coffee can be bought for of a dollar?

13. How many times is SOLUTION 1.- equals 15, and often as 15 is contained in 16, or 1

contained in ?

equals 16; 15 is contained in 18 as times.

is contained in

of 16 times, or

SOLUTION 2. Since 1 is contained in times, times, or 16 times, and is contained in

4 times

26. At $3 apiece how many sheep can be bought for $19?

27. If 3 baskets of peaches are worth $2, how many baskets are worth $23?

28. A farmer divided his land, 85 acres, among his 3 sons; how much did each get?

of a mile in a minute, how long will of a mile?

29. If a boy can run it take him to run 30. If I buy 2

64 bushels cost?

bushels of potatoes for $1, how much will

31. If a turkey cost $13, how many turkeys at the same rate can be bought for $83?

32. If a man can do a piece of work in 8 days, how many men will be required to do the work in 2ğ days?

33. How many quarts of berries at of a dollar a quart can be bought for 31⁄2 bushels of wheat worth of a dollar a bushel?

34. A woman exchanged 6 dozen of eggs at of a dollar

a dozen for coffee at of a dollar a pound; how much coffee did she get?

35. A farmer sold 221⁄2 pounds of butter at of a dollar a pound, and took in exchange cloth at of a dollar a yard; how much cloth did he get?

COMPLEX FRACTIONS.

A Complex Fraction is an indicated division, in which either the numerator or the denominator or both are fractions.

10. A man's wages are $2 a day; how long does it take

him to earn $133 ?

11. If 4 pounds of meat cost 49 cents, how much does it cost per pound?

12. If ton cost?

of of a ton of coal cost $13, how much will a