FRACTIONS

REVIEW OF ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION

530. Written Problems.

1. A farmer raised 217 bushels of wheat, 9877 bushels of corn, and 352 bushels of oats. How many bushels of grain?

2. John lives 43 miles east of the bridge, and George lives 27 miles west of the bridge. How far apart do they live?

3. One end of the bridge stretches 20 feet over the land; the other end 49 feet over the land; and the middle, 110 feet over the water. How long is the bridge?

4. A man walked 23 miles, rode horseback 61 miles, and sailed 12 miles in a boat; how far did he go all?

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5. A girl had 4 pounds of candy, and gave to three other girls 14 pounds, pound, and pound; how much

REVIEW OF MULTIPLICATION

532. Written Problems.

1. A hotel uses of a bushel of meal per day; how much does it use in 30 days?

2.

Lucy walks of a mile to school; how many miles does she walk in 5 days, going and coming once a day?

3. If a man walks 33 miles an hour, how many miles does he walk in 8 hours?

4.

Find the value of 10 bales of cotton averaging 480 pounds, at 103 cents a pound.

5. Make a receipted bill for the sale of 150 pounds of bacon at $.09; 2 barrels of flour at $5; 96 pounds of sugar at $.053; 10 gallons of syrup at $.55, and a sack of salt for $.90.

6. A farmer raised 343 bushels of corn to the acre on a field of 213 acres; find the entire yield.

7. How many square feet are in a floor 15 feet long and 14 feet wide?

REVIEW OF DIVISION

534. Written Problems.

1. A farmer put 9 bushels of seed-corn into bags, each holding of a bushel; how many bags?

2. A bushel of corn weighs 1 of the weight of a bushel of wheat; how many bushels of corn weigh as much as 140 bushels of wheat?

3. At of a dollar per yard, how many yards of

flannel can be bought for å of a dollar?

4. How many times can of a pound of sugar be pound of taken from 18 pounds of sugar?

5. Four boys share equally 2 bushels of walnuts; what part of a bushel does each boy get?

6. If of a bushel of wheat will sow 1 acre, what part of the acre will of a bushel sow?

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7. Eight pigs weigh 137 pounds; what is the average weight?

536. Written Problems.

1. If of your money is 75 cents, how much have you?

2. Put 7 pounds of candy into boxes, each holding pound; how many boxes?

3. If 24 children are of the pupils in school, how many pupils are in school?

4. Cut 90 feet of cord into as many pieces as you can, each piece of a foot; how many pieces?

5. Put 4 quarts of cider into 18 cups of equal size; what part of a quart is in each cup ?

6. At of a dollar per gallon, how much cider can be bought for 2 dollars?

7. Weigh 2 pounds of sand, and see how many times you can take from it of a pound.

8. The garden is of an acre; of the garden is planted in melons; what part of an acre is planted in melons ?