Oral and Written Exercises.

1 Henry Wood has three wheat-fields. The first contains 84ğ acres, the second 70% acres, and the third 1091 acres. acres in all ?

2. Last year the first field produced 947 800 bushels, and the third 1406g bushels. wheat were produced?

How many

bushels, the second

How many bushels of

acres sold at one time 1361 How many acres remained?

3. A man having a farm of 960 acres, and at another time 240 acres. 4. Ned bought a knife for 87, and a fountain pen for $1.374; he sold both for $3. How much did he gain?

、5. A farm was bought for $6070§, and sold at a loss of $19001. What was the selling price?

16. Mr. Burtis bought a carriage for $52911; he sold it so as to gain $96. How much did he receive for the carriage?

7. Harry has $56§; Clare has $29 more than Harry. How much money have both together?

、8. A man earned $893. He paid bills amounting to $37, and deposited in the bank $253. How much money did he then have?

9. Last fall, Mr. Hilton put 463 tons of coal into his cellar; in the spring 23 tons were left. How much had been used during the winter?

10. A lady paid $13 for a pair of gloves, $3 for an umbrella, and $29 for dress materials. How much change should she receive for four ten-dollar bills?

-11. From a piece of wire netting containing 67% yd. there were sold four strips; the first measured 19 ft., the second 32 ft., the third 24 yd., and the fourth 57 ft. How much netting left? 12. How many feet of barbed wire will be required to go once around a field that is 1949 ft. long and 844 ft. wide?

13. Helen earned $1 in a week, and spent $3. The next week she earned $2§, and spent $18. How much money had she at the end of the second week?

14. I spend and of my money, and give away 4. How much remains?

1. of a pole was broken off by the wind, of it was in the mud, and the remainder was in the air. What part of it was in the air?

2. I bought a barrel of sugar weighing 21713 lb. The weight of the barrel alone was 23 lb. How much did the sugar weigh?

He

After

3. Albert spends of his time in school; of his time is given to work. What part of his time is given to other things? 、4. Mr. Nickerson has a bin that will hold 100 bu. of corn. put in at different times 163 bu., 253 bu., and 4911 bu. selling 127 pk., how much corn could then be put into the bin? 5. George and Harry start at the school-house and walk in opposite directions. George walks 4 mi., while Harry walks 43 31 mi. How far apart are they then?

At

6. A train reached Boston at 12 o'clock. It had made the trip from New York in 63 hours. At what time did it leave New York? 7. A thermometer showed at noon 78 degrees above zero. 6 o'clock P.M. it showed 453 degrees. How much had it fallen? 8. In a piece of rope there were 463 yd. After selling a certain amount, the piece of rope measured 16 How much had been sold?

yd.

9. A piece of linen measured 597 yd. After being washed, it measured only 57% yd. How much had it shrunk?

10. I paid $293 for coal, $63 for flour, $13 for butter, and $3§ How much change is due me from $50?

for sugar.

11. If it is 141 miles in a straight line from Boston to Albany, and 476 miles from Albany to Detroit, how many miles from Boston to Detroit?

12. A man bought some wheat for $348, and some corn for $233. If he paid $424 down, how much remains to be paid ? 13. If a cubic foot of gold weighs 12033 lb., and a cubic foot of silver weighs 625 lb., how much more does a cubic foot of gold weigh than the same quantity of silver?

14. In a pound of wheat there are 2313 grains of water, 23 grains of gluten, and 9 grains of starch. How many grains of other substances are there in a pound of wheat? (7000 gr. = 1 lb.)

1. What can you say of the size of parts and number of parts obtained in the two ways?

2. In the same ways, by means of lines, multiply by 3; by 2. 3. In what two ways can you multiply a fraction by a whole number?

1. At $a yd. what will 3 yd. of cloth cost? 9 yd.?

2. If a boy earns $1 in a week, how much can he earn in 12 weeks? in 17 weeks?

3. Harry picks 124 qt. of berries a day. How many can he pick in 3 days? in a week?

4. Ralph travels 4 mi. an hour on his bicycle. How far can he travel in 9 hours?

How much does he

5. A boy makes 1 in selling a paper. make in selling 5 dozen papers? 100 papers?

6. At 6 a qt., what will a gallon of milk cost?

7. At 1 a mile, what will a hundred-mile ticket cost?

8. Coal costs $32 a ton. What must I pay for 9 tons? for ton? 9. A tailor uses 2 yd. of cloth for a boy's suit. How much cloth is required for 15 suits?

10. Willie buys a dozen marbles at 14 apiece. Cost?

15. What can you say of the size of the parts in the first process ? What of the number of parts? What can you say of the size and number of parts in the second process?

16. In what two ways can you divide a fraction by a whole number?

By means of lines, squares, or disks find: