3. If 9 caps are worth 18 dollars, how much is one cap worth? 4. If 18 marbles are divided equally among 6 boys, how many will each boy receive? 5. If 20 soldiers stand in 4 equal rows, how many will stand in each row? 6. If 15 figs can be bought for 5 cents, how many can be bought for one cent? 7. Arthur had 8 cents, and his father gave him 10 cents more, after which he divided his money equally among 3 poor persons. did he give to each? How many cents 8. Ellen had 12 pictures, but she gave away one third of them. How many did she give away? How many did she have left? 9. Daniel divided 15 apples equally among 3 girls, and 16 apples equally among 4 boys. How many did he give to each girl, and how many to each boy? 10. A man bought one third of a yard of cloth at 18 cents per yard, one fifth of a yard of ribbon. at 20 cents per yard, and one fourth of a yard of calico at 20 cents per yard. What was the cost of the whole? 11. Ada's father gave her one half of 4 cents, her mother gave her one half of 12 cents, and her uncle gave her one third of 18 cents, and she thinks that no little boy or girl in this class can tell how many cents they all gave her. What do you think about it? LESSON XXXIII. ABOUT MONEY. A. The people of the United States reckon money in dollars and cents. B. The people of England do not reckon money in dollars and cents as we do, but in pounds, shillings, and pence. NOTE.—An English penny is worth very nearly 2 cents; an English shilling is worth very nearly 25 cents; and an English pound almost 5 dollars. LESSON XXXIV. ABOUT WEIGHTS. A. Sugar, Coffee, Tea, and almost all articles which are bought and sold by the pound, are weighed by Avoirdupois Weight. NOTE.-Every primary school ought to be supplied with the means of ascertaining the weight of anything which does not weigh more than 10 or 12 pounds. The teacher will find it a valuable exercise to let the pupils take different objects in their hands and judge of their weight, and afterwards test the accuracy of their estimate by actually weighing them. B. Gold, Silver, and Precious Stones are weighed by Troy Weight. NOTE.-A pound Troy weight is not quite as heavy as a pound Avoirdupois; but an ounce Troy is a little heavier than an ounce Avoirdupois. C. In compounding and mixing medicines, physicians and apothecaries use Apothecaries Weight. A. Grain, Nuts, Fruit, Salt, &c., are measured by Dry Measure. B. Most liquids, as water, spirits, and wine, are measured by Liquid Measure. Mention something a foot long. How many feet long do you think your teacher's desk is? How many feet high? long do you think this room is? wide? How many feet high? How many feet How many feet NOTE TO THE TEACHER.-Extend such exercises as these, requiring the class to judge of the length of many familiar objects, and to make lines of a given length on their slates and on the blackboard. Of course, a foot rule or some other measure should be used to verify or correct their estimates. B. Cloths, Silks, &c., are measured by Cloth Measure. TABLE OF CLOTH MEASURE. 2 and one fourth inches 4 quarters = 1 nail. = 1 quarter. |