1. Rose had 2 oranges, and Mary had twice as many oranges as Rose had; how many did Mary have? 2. Ida had 3 pears, and Kate had 3 pears; how many did both have? 3+3=? How many are twice 3? 5. John had 4 marbles and George had twice as many ; many marbles did George have? 4+4 =? how 6. If you have 4 pockets with 2 marbles in each, how many marbles do you have? If 7. you have 2 pockets with 4 marbles in each, how many marbles do you have? 71. The sign of Multiplication is X. It is read "times," or "multiplied by." 2× $5 is read, Two times five dollars. 2 times 3 are 6. Write the 6 under the multiplier in the units' place. 2 times 1 are 2. Write the 2 in the tens' place. 74. Oral Questions. I. How many pages are on 4 leaves? 2+2+2+2=? How many are 4 times 2? 2. How many cents are in 2 nickels? 5+5=? How many are twice 5? 3. How many pages are on 5 leaves? 2+2+2+2+ 2=? How many are 5 times 2? 4. How many work-days are in 2 weeks? 6+6=? How many are twice 6? 5. How many sleeves do 6 coats have? Six twos make how many? How many are 6 times 2? 6. How many days are there in 2 whole weeks? How many are twice 7? 7. How many wheels do 7 carts have? Seven twos added together make how many? How many are 7 times 2? 76. Written Problems. I. 1. There are 3 horses in the stable, and twice as many in the pasture; how many horses in all? How many are 93 added to 3? 2+3x2 =? 2. There are 2 cows in the pasture, and 3 times as many in the lot; how many cows in all? 3. James has 4 marbles, and Tom has how many marbles do both boys have? 77. Liquid Measure. twice as many; 5. A man sold 5 gallons of milk; how many quarts did he sell? 1 gal. = 4 qt. 5 gal. = 5×4 qt. 6. How many pints are in 4 quarts and 1 pint? 1+ 2×4=? 7. A cart has 2 wheels, a wagon has twice as many wheels as a cart, and a freight car has twice as many wheels as a wagon; how many wheels do all three have? 78. Oral Problems. gave 1. Mr. Brown 2 bushels of corn to a poor man, and gave 4 times as many bushels to another; how many bushels of corn did he give in all? 2+4×2=? 2. Lewis wrote 6 letters, Mary wrote 2, and James wrote twice as many as Mary; how many letters did all write? 3. In the stable there are 2 white horses, and twice as many black ones; in the pasture there are 14 horses; how many more horses are in the pasture than in the stable? 4. John walked 6 miles one day, and twice as many miles the next day; how many miles did he walk in the 2 days? 5. One flag has 7 red stripes and 6 white stripes; how many red stripes do 2 flags have? How many white stripes do 2 flags have? How many stripes of both colors do 2 flags have? 6. If a shoemaker can make 2 pairs of shoes in 1 day, how many pairs can he make in 8 days? How many shoes can he make in 3 days? 7. Tom has 8 pecans, and Will has twice as many as Tom; how many has Will? How many do both boys have? 8. Lee had 3 fine ducks; he let James have each duck for 4 pigeons; how many pigeons did he get for his ducks? 4+4+4 ? How many pigeons are 3 times 4 pigeons? 9. = Fred spent 5 cents for a pen, and twice as much for an inkstand; how much did he spend for both? 10. George walks 2 miles to school; how far does he walk in 3 days going to and coming from school? |