16; 16-4 -= 2 times 10. Hence 8 times 2, + 4 : 2. 2 times 5, plus 8 = times 2? 5. 2 times 4, plus 8 6. 10 times 2, minus 6 times 2? times 2? times 7? 20; and 20 2 times 10. E. 1. How much will 6 apples cost at 2 cents a-piece? SOLUTION. Since 1 apple costs 2 cents, 6 apples will cost 6 times 2 cents, which are 12 cents. Therefore, 6 apples at 2 cents each will cost 12 cents. 2. How much will 8 books cost at 2 dollars a-piece? 3. How much will 2 hats cost at 5 dollars a-piece? 4. How far will a man walk in 2 hours, if he walks at the rate of 4 miles per hour? 5. How many bushels will 8 boxes hold, if each box holds 2 bushels? 6. How many quarts of berries will George pick in 9 days, if he picks 2 quarts per day? 7. How much will 10 pairs of shoes cost at 2 dollars per pair? 8. If one plough costs 9 dollars, what will 2 ploughs cost? 9. If it takes Henry 2 days to earn a dollar, how many days will it take him to earn 10 dollars? 10. Susan has 8 picture-books, and Jane has twice as many as Susan. How How many has Jane? LESSON XXV. 1. How many apples at 2 cents each can be bought for 12 cents? SOLUTION.-If one apple can be bought for 2 cents, as many apples can be bought for 12 cents as there are times 2 in 12, which are 6 times. Therefore, 6 apples at 2 cents each can be bought for 12 cents. 2. How many oranges at 3 cents each can be bought for 6 cents? 3. How many shawls at 7 dollars each can be bought for 14 dollars? 4. How many books at 2 dollars each can be bought for 20 dollars? 5. How many pencils at 2 cents each can be bought for 12 cents? 6. How many pictures at 9 cents each can be bought for 18 cents? 7. How many whips at 8 dimes each can be bought for 16 dimes? 8. George paid 18 cents for oranges at 2 cents each. How many oranges did he buy? 9. How many hours will it take a man to walk 14 miles, if it takes him 1 hour to walk 2 miles? SOLUTION. If it takes a man 1 hour to walk 2 miles, it will take him as many hours to walk 14 miles as there are times 2 in 14, which are 7 times. Therefore it will take a man 7 hours to walk 14 miles, if it takes him 1 hour to walk 2 miles. 10. How many days will it take a man to earn 10 dollars, if he earns 2 dollars per day? 11. How many pieces 8 feet in length can be cut from a piece of string 16 feet in length? 12. If a man can pick 2 quarts of berries in one hour, how many hours will it take him to pick 12 quarts? 13. How many boxes holding 2 bushels each, will be required to hold 20 bushels of apples? D. 1. How much will 6 apples cost at 3 cents each? 2. George has enough money to buy 6 apples at 3 cents each, and still have 2 cents left. much money has he? How 3. Alfred bought 4 oranges at 4 cents each, and then had 3 cents left. How many cents had he at first? 4. Maria gave 5 pictures to each of her three companions, and still had 5 pictures left. How many did she have at first? 5. How many cents are equal in value to 4 threecent pieces and 8 cents? 6. How many cents are equal in value to 3 halfdimes and 2 cents? 7. Henry worked 3 hours at 6 cents per hour, and then spent 5 cents. How many cents did he have left? 8. Horace bought 3 apples at 2 cents each, oranges at 3 cents each, and some candy for 2 cents. How many cents did he spend in all? 9. If Abby has 19 apples, how many will she have left after giving her 4 sisters 4 apples éach? 10. How many pen-holders at 3 cents each can be bought for 15 cents? 11. David had 20 cents. He gave 5 of them to his sister, and spent the rest for pencils at 5 cents each. How many pencils did he buy? 12. Simon had 4 three-cent pieces and 8 cents besides, but he exchanged them all for half-dimes. How many half-dimes did he obtain? 13. How many three-cent pieces are equal in value to a dime, a half-dime, and 3 cents? 14. Abner paid 15 cents for oranges at 3 cents each. How many did he buy? He ate one of them, and sold the rest at 4 cents each. How many cents did he receive for those which he sold? 15. How many boxes each holding 3 quarts can be filled from the berries in 9 boxes each holding 2 quarts? 16. A news-boy sold 4 papers at 3 cents each, 2 papers at 2 cents each, and 1 paper for 3 cents. How much did he receive for them? 17. A boy who had 19 cents, bought a writingbook for 7 cents, and gave the rest of his money for newspapers at 2 cents a-piece. How many papers did he buy? LESSON XXVII. A. 1. 14 = how many times 4? 3 times 4 are 12, and 12 + 2 ANSWER.-Fourteen equals 3 times 4 and 2 over, for = 14. 9. 17 = 10. 20 = times 2? times 3? =times 5? = * times 4? 14. 19 * times 6? 17. 16 =times 6? 18. 16 15. 15 = times 7? 16. 20 =* times 7? |