5. How much must be paid for 6 months' rent of a house which rents for $25 per month? 6. How many miles would a train run in 24 hours, if it run 24 miles per hour? 7. A horseman rode 26 miles per day the last 6 days in June, and 24 miles per day the first 3 days in July; how many miles did he ride in the 9 days? 8. A farmer hired two laborers; he gave one $1 per day, and the other $1.50 per day; how much did he pay both for 3 days? 9. John cut down 2 trees; from the first he got 4 loads of wood, and from the other 5 loads; how many loads from both? 10. If a man spends $.50 per day, how much does he spend in 2 weeks? II. A farmer has 2 horses and 3 cows; he values the horses at $80 each, and the cows at half as much each; at how much does he value all? 12. A man whose salary is $100 a month pays $17.50 a month rent, $30 a month for groceries, and $40.50 for all other expenses; how much does he save in a month? 13. A farmer sold 88 bushels of corn at $.55 per bushel; how much did he receive? 14. What will it cost to compress 12 bales of cotton at $.50 per bale ? 15. Add 129, 437, 658, 297, 376, 498, 577. 184. Written Exercises. Find sums: I. 225+325+62 2. 450+550+12 5. 1550+ 450+ 61 6. 2 550+1450+182 3. 575+675+371 7. 3 750+2 750+12+ 4. 732+764+871/ 8. 3 375+2 225+371⁄2 1. How many hours are in a day and night? 2. How many hours are there from 8 in the morning until noon ? 3. How many minutes make half an hour? 4. How many minutes are an hour and a half? 5. If you walk a mile in 20 minutes, how long does it take to walk three miles? 6. How many minutes are an hour and a quarter? 8. How many seconds are 2 minutes? 190. Written Problems. I. How many minutes are in one day? 2. Find how many hours are in 2 weeks. 3. An hour is how many times 10 minutes? 4. If a man can run a mile in 10 minutes, how far can he run in 2 hours at the same rate? 2×60÷10. 5. How many full weeks are in 365 days? How many days over ? 191. Oral Problems. 1. If 2 boys share equally 24 apples, what will each boy have? 2. If 2 boys share equally 25 apples, what will each boy have? If a man works 12 hours each day, how many hours does he work in 6 days? 4. If a man can pick 15 pounds of cotton per hour, how much can he pick in half an hour? 5. A man bought 3 cows at $25 each, and sold them for $100; how much did he gain? 6. John bought 3 oranges at the rate of 20 cents a dozen; how much did he pay? 7. How much must be paid for 15 bushels of corn at $.50 per bushel? Is it 15 times $.50, or is it 50 times 15 bushels? 8. How much must be paid for 50 bushels of cottonseed at $.15 per bushel? Is it 50 times $.15, or is it 15 times 50 bushels? 193. Written Problems. 1. From one thousand three hundred dollars, subtract three hundred dollars seventy-five cents. 2. A butcher sold 31 pounds of beef at $.12 per pound, and 40 pounds of pork at $.10 per pound; how much did he get for all? 3. Mr. Williams paid $12.35 for a railway ticket, and $2.50 for a berth in the sleeper; how much did he pay for both? 4. A girl buys a hat for $3.25, and a fan for $.60; she gives the salesman a five-dollar note; how much should she get back? 5. John drew 12 buckets of water 3 times each day for 21 days; how many buckets in all? 6. A farmer sold 37 bushels of corn at $.55 per bushel, and a load of hay for $12; how much did he receive for the corn and hay? 7. A man hired a horse for 4 weeks at $.25 per day, and paid out $3 for corn and oats, and $1 for hay; find the total expense. 8. Fred paid a man $1.35 for the use of a bicycle 9 days; how much per day? 9. A house was rented 8 months for $300; for how much was it rented per month? |