Reduce the dividend and divisor to fractions having the least common denominator.

Divide the numerator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.

1. A merchant sold 1877 boxes of strawberries, each box being of a crate; how many crates of berries did 24 he sell?

2. A man worked of his garden on Monday, and of it on Tuesday; what part of his garden did he work both days?

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3. In one bin there are 1783 bushels wheat, in another 50 bushels, in a third 352ğ bushels; how many bushels in the three bins ?

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4. A field is 15 of a mile long, and of a mile wide; how much greater is its length than its breadth?

5. A merchant sold to two customers 35 of a bolt of jeans; to one he sold of the bolt; what part of the bolt did he sell to the other?

6. A man had $134, and spent $593; how much did he then have?

money

7. Mary walks of a mile to school;

how many

in five days, going and coming once per day?

miles

8. A wagoner hauls at each load 1 of a ton; how many tons does he haul in 24 loads?

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If a horse eats 1 bushels of corn per week, how many bushels does he eat in 52 weeks?

10. A clerk drew of his month's salary; he spent of the money for clothing, and placed of it in bank; what part of his month's salary did he place in bank?

11. In 3 days a farmer plowed of a field; what part of the field did he average per day?

12. If 3 pounds of butter cost of a dollar, what does 1 pound cost?

13. A train ran of a mile in 8 seconds; how far did it run per second?

14. A cook uses of a pound of butter per day; in how many days will she use 40 pounds of butter?

15. A farmer raised of a bale of cotton per acre on a field which produced 29 bales; how many acres were in the field?

16. If of a dollar will buy a bushel of wheat, how many bushels can be bought for 50 dollars?

17. A bushel of oats weighs of the weight of a bushel of corn; how many bushels of oats will weigh as much as 100 bushels of corn?

DECIMAL FRACTIONS

465. Oral Questions.

1. What fraction of a dollar is a cent? 3 cents? 2. What fraction of a dollar is 7 cents? 9 cents? 3. What fraction of $1 is $.15? $.17? $.19? 4. What part of $1.00 is $.13? $.9? $.01 ? 5. In $.11 how many tenths and hundredths of $1? 6. In $.22 how many tenths and hundredths of $1? 7. In .22 how many tenths and hundredths of a unit? 8. In $1.02 how many dollars and cents? 9. In 1.02 how many units and hundredths? 10. In $1.20 how many dollars and dimes? II. In 1.2 how many units and tenths?

466. Table of U. S. Money and Decimal Table.