391. Oral Problems. 1. Four boys shared equally half a watermelon; what part of the melon did each boy get? 2. Three girls ate half a pie; how much to each? 3. A man has in one pocket $15 in paper money, and in another 4 dollars in silver; how much in both pockets? 4. A man has $10, and owes five dollars and a half; how much will he have after he pays what he owes? 5. John has $71, and Henry owes him $23; how much would John have if Henry had paid the debt? 6. A dollar was divided equally among 5 boys; what fraction of a dollar did each get? 7. If among 4 cows half a bushel of meal is equally divided, what part of a bushel does each cow get? What part of a bushel do 3 cows get? 8. How many eggs are of a dozen? of a dozen? of a dozen?of a dozen? of a dozen? 9. How many cents is of a dollar? of a dollar? of a dollar? of a dollar? of a dollar? 10. How many cents is of a dime? of a dime? of a dime? of a dime? II. Four quarts are what part of a peck? three quarts? two quarts? one quart? 12. Henry is 7 years old, and is as old as his father; how old is Henry's father? 13. How many tenths make one fifth? UNITED STATES MONEY 392. Written Problems. 1. Add $1.35, $6.82, $14.05. 2. A man bought a cow for $19, and sold her so as to gain $5.50. What did he get for the cow? 3. A merchant sold a bale of cotton for $47.82, and gained $1.35; what had he paid? 4. A farmer sold 15 sheep at $7.50 a head; how much did he get for them? 5. At $.22 a dozen, how many dozen eggs can be bought for $3.85? 393. Oral Questions. Decimals. 1. What part of a dollar is a dime? 394. One hundredth may be written, or .01. $.01 means one hundredth of a dollar, or one cent. .01 means one hundredth, and is read "One hundredth," unless the dollar sign is before it. Tenths, hundredths, and thousandths are Decimals. 4. How many hundredths of a dollar make half a dollar? 5. How many cents in of a dollar? 6. What part of a dollar is 23 cents? 19 cents? 31 cents? 7. In 1% of a dollar how many hundredths of a dollar? 8. In the number 55, the 5 on the left means what? what does the 5 on the right mean? In 55.5 what does the decimal 5 mean? 1. Read: $10.50; $9.07; $18.01; $250.22. 2. Read: 10.56; 9.67; 8.15; 30.2. 3. Add: $10.50, $9.50, $10.05. 7. Subtract .5 from 1; from 2; from 3; from 4. 8. Multiply 50 cents by 2; by 4; by 6. 9. Multiply .5 by 2; by 4; by 6. |