and he owns a house worth 15,000 dollars, a carriage worth 753 dollars, and two horses worth 175 dollars apiece. How much are they all worth? 12 A merchant bought four pieces of cloth, each piece containing 57 yards. For the first piece he gave 235 dollars; for the second, 384 dollars; for the third, 327 dollars; and for the fourth, 486 dollars. How many yards of cloth did he buy? How much did he give for the whole ? 13. In 1818 the navy of the United States consisted of three 74s; five 44 gun frigates; three 36s; two 32s; one 20; ten 18s. How many guns did they all carry? 14. Suppose it requires 650 men to man a 74; 475 to man a 44; 275 to man a 36; 350 to man a 32; 200 to man a 20; and 180 to man an 18. How many men would it take to man the whole? 15. The hind quarters of a cow weighed one hundred and five pounds each; the fore quarters weighed ninety-four pounds each; the hide weighed sixty-three pounds; and the tallow seventy-six pounds. What was the whole weight of the cow? 16. A man bought a barrel of flour for 6 dollars, and sold it so as to gain 2 dollars. How much did he sell it for? 17. I bought a quantity of salt for 18 dollars, and sold it for 7 dollars more than I gave for it; how much did I sell it for ? 18. A man bought three hogsheads of molasses for 132 dollars, and sold it so as to gain 25 dollars; how much did he sell it for ? 19. A man being asked his age, answered that he was twenty-seven years old when he was married, and that he had been married thirty-nine years. How old was he? 20. A man being asked his age, answered that he had passed the 19 first years of his life in America, and that he had afterwards spent 7 years in Germany, 13 years in France, 3 years in Holland, and 24 years in England. How old was he? 21. A merchant bought four hogsheads of wine for four hundred and thirty-seven dollars, and sold it again for ninetyfour dollars more than he gave for it. How much did he sell it for ? 22. A man commenced trade with three thousand, two hundred and fifty dollars; after trading for some time, he found he had gained two hundred and thirty-seven dollars. How much had he then ? 23. Money was first made at Argos, eight hundred and ninety-four years before Christ. How long has it been in use at this date, 1822 ? 24. The war between Great Britain and the American colonies commenced in 1775 and continued 8 years. In what year was the war concluded? 25. General Washington was born in the year 1732, and was 67years old when he died. In what year did he die ? 26. The first tragedy was acted at Athens, on a cart, by Thespis, five hundred and thirty-six years before Christ. How many years is it since? 27. What was the number of inhabitants in the New England States, in 1820, there being in Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut 298,335 244,161 235,764 523,287 83,059 275,248 ? 28. What was the number of inhabitants in the Mid 407,350 ? Maryland 29. What was the number of inhabitants in the following States, there being in Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Kentucky Tennessee Alabama Mississippi Louisiana 1,065,366 638,829 490,309 340,989 564,317 422,813 127,901 75,448 153,407 ? 30. What was the number of inhabitants in the following States, there being in Ohio Indiana 581,434 147,178 33,039 ? 31. What was the whole number of inhabitants in the United States in 1820 ? 32. Add together the following numbers; 32,753; 2,047; 840,397; 47,640. 33. What is the sum of the following numbers; 30; 843; 30,804; 387,643; 13; 8,406,127; 4; 900,600 ? 34. What is the sum of the following numbers, three millions and seven thousand; thirty-five; four hundred and eighty-seven; two thousand and forty-three; ninety-six millions, thirty-four thousand, and forty-two; and seventeen? III. a barrel ? MULTIPLICATION. 1* What will two barrels of rum cost, at 27 dollars 2. What will 3 hogsheads of molasses amount to, at 26 dollars a hogshead ? 3. What will 14 pounds of veal come to, at 4 cents a pound? 4. What will seventeen pounds of beef cost, at five cents a pound? 5. What will five cows cost at 19 dollars apicce ? 6. What will 3 oxen cost at 47 dollars apiece? 7. What cost 15 yards of cloth at 8 dollars a yard? 8. What cost 26 barrels of cider at 4 dollars a barrel ? 9. What cost 98 barrels of flour at 7 dollars a barrel? 10. What cost 794 barrels of flour at 9 dollars a barrel? 11. There is an orchard consisting of 9 rows of trees, and there are 57 trees in each row. How many trees are there in the orchard. 12. A man bought 8 pieces of cloth, each piece containing 38 yards, at 7 dollars a yard. How inany yards were there, and what did he give for the whole ? 13. A man bought 9 pieces of broadcloth, each piece con* See First Lessons, sect. II. taining 47 yards, at 6 dollars a yard; and 25 barrels of flour at 7 dollars a barrel. What did he give for the whole? 14. A merchant bought a hogshead of wine, at the rate of 2 dollars a gallon; what did it co.ne to? By this measure brandy, spirits, perry, cider, mead, vinegar, and oil are measured. 15. At 3 dollars a gallon, what will 2 pipes of wine cost? 16. At 4 cents a gill, what will 1 pint of brandy cost? 17. At 5 cents a gill what will 1 quart of wine cost? What will 1 gallon cost? Note. Since 100 cents make 1 dollar, it will be easy to tell how many dollars there are in any number of cents. 18. At 8 cents a quart, what will 1 hhd. of molasses come to ? 19. How many pints are there in 87 quarts? 20. How many gills are there in 174 pints? 21. How many quarts are there in 1 hhd. of wine ? 22. How many quarts are there in 4 hhds. of brandy? 23. How many pints are there in one hhd. of molasses? 24. How many pints are there in 1 pipe? 25. How many gills are there in 1 hhd? 26. How many gills are there in 1 T.? 27. How many quarts in 8 gals. 2 quarts? 28. How many pints in 4 gals. 3 qts. 1 pint? 29. How many gallons in 3 hhds. 42 gals.? 30. How many quarts in 1 p. 1 hhd.? 31. How many pints in 1 hhd. 35 gals. 3 qts. I pt. ? 32. How many gills in 3 hhds. 27 gals. 1 qt. 1 pt. 3 gls.? 33. A man having 1 T. of wine, retailed it at 5 cents a gill, how much did it come to? 34. A man bought a quarter of beef, weighing 237 pounds, at 7 cents a pound. How much did it cost? 35. How many are 3 times 784 ? 36. How many are 5 times 1,328? 37. How many are nine times 87,436! 39. Multiply 820,438 by 7. 40. Multiply 13,052,068 by 5. IV. 1. What will 18 oxen cost at 57 dollars apiece? Note. Find first what 6 oxen will cost, and 18 oxen will cost 3 times as much. Perform the following examples in a similar manner. 2. What would 14 chests of tea cost, at 87 dollars a chest? 3. A merchant bought 84 pieces of linen, at 16 dollars apiece; how much did it come to ? 4. A merchant bought 15 hogsheads of wine, at 97 dollars a hogshead. How much did the whole amount to? 5. A merchant sold 20 hhds. of brandy at 2 dollars a gallon. How much did each hogshead amount to? much did the whole amount to? How 6. What would 28 bales of cotton come to, at 75 dollars a bale? 7. If a man can earn eight dollars in a week, how much can he earn in a year? 8. If the expenses of a man's family are 32 dollars a week, what will they amount to in a year? What in 2 years?/ 9. How many hours are there in a week? 10. How many minutes are there in a day? 11. How many minutes are there in a week? 12. How many hours are there in 2 mo. 3 d. ? 13. If a man can travel 7 miles in an hour, how far can he travel in 8 days, when the days are 9 hours long? 14. If a ship sail 11 miles in an hour, how far would it sail at that rate in one day, or 24 hours? 15. If a ship sail 8 miles in an hour, how far would it sail at that rate in 18 days? |