quarts, and of each an equal number, may be filled with a pipe of wine?

Note. Three vessels, the first containing a pint, the second a quart, and the third two quarts, are the same as one vessel containing 3 qts. 1 pt. The question is the same as if it had been asked, how many vessels, each containing 3 qts. 1 pt., might be filled.

97. A man hired some labourers, men and boys, and of each an equal number; to the men he gave 7s. and to the boys 3s. a day, each. How many shillings did it take to pay a man and a boy? It took 3. 10s. to pay them for 1 day's work. How many were there of each sort?

Note. The question is the same as if it were asked, how many men this money would pay at 10s. per day.

98. A man bought some sheep and some calves, and of each an equal number, for $165.00; for the sheep he gave $7.75 apiece, and for the calves $3.25. How many were there of each sort?

99. A man having $70.15, wished to purchase some rye, some wheat, and some corn, and an equal number of bushels of each kind. The rye was $0.95 per bushel, the wheat $1.37, and the corn $0.73. How many bushels of each sort could he buy if he laid out all his money?

100. How many table spoons, weighing 23 dwt. each, and tea spoons, weighing 4 dwt. 6 gr. each, and of each an equal number, may be made from 4lb. 1 oz. 1 dwt. of silver?

101. A merchant has 20 hhds. of tobacco, each containing 8 cwt. 3 qrs. 14 lb. which he wishes to put into boxes containing 7lb. each. How many boxes must he get ?

102. Bought 140 hhds of salt, at $4.70 per hhd.; how much did it come to ? How many quintals of fish, at $2.00 per quintal, will it take to pay for it?

103. A man bought 18 cords of wood, at 8 dollars a cord, and paid for it with flour, at $6 a barrel. How many barrels did it take?

104. A man sold a hogshead of molasses at $0.40 per gal., and received his pay in corn at $0.84 per bushel. How many bushels did he receive?

105. How much coffee, at $0.25 a pound, can I have for 100 lb. of tea, at $0.87 per lb. ?

106. How much broadcloth, at $6.66 per yard, must be given for 2 hhds. of molasses, at $0.37 per gal. ? 107. How many times is 8 contained in 6,848 ? 108. 12,873 is how many times 3 ? 109. 86,436 is how many times 9 ? 110. 1,740 is how many times 6? 111. 18,345 is how many times 5? 112. 64,848 is how many times 4? 113. 94,456 is how many times 8 ? 114. 80,055 is how many times 15? 115. 8,772 is how many times 12? 116. 1,924 is how many times 37? 117. 1,924 is how many times 52 ? 118. 3,102 is how many times 94 ? 119. 3,102 is how many times 33 ? 120. 4,978 is how many times 131 ? 121. 28,125 is how many times 375 ? 122. 15,341 is how many times 529 ? 123. 49,640 is how many times 136? 124. 6,813,978 is how many times 8,253 ? 125. 92,883,780 is how many times 9,876 ? 126. 2,001,049,068 is how many times 261,986 ? 127. 11,714,545,304 is how many times 87,362 ? 128. 921,253,442,978,025 is how many times 918,273,645?

Miscellaneous Examples.

1. At 4s. 3d. per bushel, what cost 3 bushels of corn? 2. At 2s. 3d. per yard, what cost 4 yards of cloth ? 3. What cost 7 lb. of coffee, at 1s. 6d. per lb. ? 4. What cost 3 gallons of wine, at 8s. 3d. per gal. ? 5. What cost 4 quintals of fish, at 13s. 3d. per quintal ? 6. What cost 5 cwt. of iron, at 1£. 9s. 4d. per cwt. ? 7. What cost 6 cwt. of sugar, at 3£. 8s. 4d. per cwt. ? 8. What cost 9 yds. of broadcloth, at 2£. 6s. 8d. per yard?

9. How much sugar in 3 boxes, each box containing 14 lb. 7 oz. ?

10. At 3£. 9s. per cwt. what cost 7 cwt. of wool? 11. What is the value of 5 cwt. of raisins, at 2£. 1s. 8d. per cwt.?

12. How much wool in 3 packs, each pack weighing 2 swt. 2 qrs. 13 lb. ?

13. What is the weight of 5 casks of raisins, each cask weighing 2 cwt. 3 qrs. 25 lb. ?

14. What is the weight of 12 pockets of hops, each pocket weighing 1 cwt. 2 qrs. 17 lb. ?

15. What is the weight of 16 pigs of lead, each pig weighing 3 cwt. 2 qrs. 17 lb. ?

Note. Divide the multiplier into factors as in Art. IV. ; that is, find the weight of 4 pigs and then of 16.

16. At 7s. 4d. per bushel, what cost 18 bushels of wheat? 17. What cost 21 cwt. of iron, at 1£. 6s. 8d. per cwt.? 18. What cost 28 lb. of tea, at 5s. 7d. per lb. ? 19. What cost 32 lb. of coffee, at 1s. 8d. per lb. ? 20. What cost 23 lb. of tea, at 4s. 3d. per lb. ?

Note. Find the price of 21 lb. and then of 2 lb. and add them together, Art. IV.

21. What cost 26 yds. of cloth, at 8s. 9d. per yd. ?

22. What cost 34 cwt. of rice, at 1£. 1s. 8d. per cwt. ? 23. If an ounce of silver cost 6s. 9d., what is that per lb. 'Troy? What would 2 lb. 7 oz. cost?

24. What is the value of 38 yds. of cloth, at 2£. 6s. 4d. per yd. ?

25. A man bought a bushel of corn for 5s. 3d., and a bushel of wheat for 7s. 6d. ; what did the whole amount to? 26. How much silver in 6 table spoons, each weighing 5 oz. 10 dwts. ?

27. A man bought two loads of hay, one weighing 18 cwt. 3 qrs., and the other 19 cwt. 1 qr.; how much in both? 28. A man bought one load of hay for 7£. 3s., and another for 6£. 8s. 4d.; how much did he give for both?

29. A man bought 3 vessels of wine; the first contained 18 gallons; the second 15 gals. 3 qts.; and the third 17 gals. 2 qts. 1 pt. How much in the 3 vessels ?

30. A merchant bought 4 pieces of cloth. The first contained 18 yds. 3 qrs.; the second 23 yds. 1 qr. 3 nls.; the third 25 yds.; and the fourth 16 yds. 2 qrs. 2 nls. How many yards in the whole ?

31. A man bought 3 bu. 2 pks. of wheat at one time; 18 bu. 3 pks. at another time; 9 bu. 1 pk. 5 qts. at a third ; and 16 bu. 0 pk. 7 qts. at a fourth. How many bushels did he buy in the whole ?

32. A man bought a cask of raisins for 1£. 18s. 4d.; 1 lb. of coffee for 1s. 6d. ; 1 cwt. of cocoa for 3£. 17s. ; 1 keg

of molasses for 13s. 7d.; 1 box of lemons for 1£. 3s.; 1 bushel of corn for 4s. 3d. How much did the whole amount to?

33. A man bought 4 bales of cotton. The first contained 4 cwt. 2 qrs. 16 lb.; the second 3 cwt. 1 qr. 14 lb.; the third 5 cwt. 0 qr. 23 lb.; and the fourth 4 cwt. 3 qrs. What was the weight of the whole?

34. A merchant bought a piece of cloth, containing 19 yds. 3 qrs., and sold 4 yds. I qr. of it; how much had he left?

35. A grocer drew out of a hhd. of wine 17 gals. 3 qts. ; how much remained in the hogshead ?

$6. A bought of B a bushel of wheat for 7s. 6d. He gave him 1 bushel of corn worth 5s. 3d. and paid the rest in money. How much money did he pay ?

37. C bought of B a bale of cotton for 18. 4s. and B bought of C 4 barrels of flour for 9£. 3s. C paid B the rest How much money did he pay ?

in money.

38. If from a piece of cloth, containing 9 yds. you cut off 1 yd. 1 qr., how much will there be left?

39. If from a piece of cloth, containing 18 yds. 1 qr. you cut off 3 yds. 3 qrs., how much will be left?

40. If from a box of butter, containing 15 lb. there be taken 6lb. 3 oz., how much will be left?

41. A man sold a box of butter for 17s. 4d., and in pay received 7 lb. of sugar, worth 9d. 2qr. per lb. and the rest in money. How much money did he receive?

42. A countryman sold a load of wood for 2£. 8s. and received in pay 3 gals. of molasses at 2s. 3d. per gal., 8 lb. of raisins at 10d. per lb., 1 gal. of wine at 11s. 3d., and the rest in money. How much money did he receive ?

43. A smith bought 17 cwt. 3 qrs. of iron, and after having wrought a few days, wishing to know how much of it he had wrought, he weighed what he had left, and found he had 8 cwt. 1 qr. 13 lb. How much had he wrought?

44. A merchant bought 110 bars of iron, weighing 53 cwt. 1 qr. 11 lb., of which he sold 19 bars, weighing 9 cwt. 3 qrs. 15 lb. How much had he left?

45. A merchant bought 17 cwt. 2 qrs. 1 lb. of sugar, and sold 13 cwt. 3 qrs. 17 lb. How much remains unsold?

46. From a piece of cloth, which contained 43 yds. 1 qr., a tailor cut 3 suits, containing 6 yds. 2 qrs. 2 nls. each. How much cloth was there left?

47. The revolutionary war between England and America commenced April 19th, 1775, and a general peace took place Jan. 20th, 1783. How long did the war continue?

48. The war between England and the United States commenced June 18th, 1812, and continued 2 years 8 months 18 days. When was peace concluded?

49. The transit of Venus (that is, Venus appeared to pass over the sun) A. D. 1769, took place at Greenwich, Eng. June 4th, 5 h. 20 min. 50 sec. morn. Owing to the difference of longitude between London and Boston it would take place 4 hours 44 min. 16 sec. earlier by Boston time. what time did it take place at Boston ?

At

X. 1. If 1 yard of cloth is worth 2 dollars, what is of a yard worth?

2. What is of 2 dollars?

3. If 2 dollars will buy 1 lb. of indigo, how much will 1 dollar buy? How much will 3 dollars buy? How much will 7 dollars buy? How much will 23 dollars buy? How much will 125 dollars buy.

4. At 3 shillings per bushel, what will of a bushel of What will of a bushel cost?

corn cost?

5. At 3 dollars a barrel, what part of a barrel of cider will 1 dollar buy? What part of a barrel will 2 dollars buy? How much will 4 dollars buy? How much will 5 dollars buy? How much will 8 dollars buy? How much will 28 dollars buy?

6. At 3 dollars a box, how many boxes of raisins may be bought for 125 dollars?

7. How many bottles, holding 3 pints each, may be filled with 85 gallons of cider?

8. At 4 dollars a yard, how much will of a yard of cloth cost? How much will of a yard cost? How much will 2 of a yard cost?

9. A 4 dollars a box, what part of a box of oranges may be bought for 1 dollar? What part for 2 dollars? What part for 3 dollars? How many boxes may be bought for 5 dollars? How many for 19 dollars?

10. At 4 dollars a barrel, how many barrels of rye flour may be bought for 327 dollars?

11. At 5 dollars a cord, what will of a cord of wood

* See First Lessons, sect. III. art. B