206. Oral Problems. I. A bushel of wheat weighs 60 pounds; what is the weight of 3 bushels? 2. 3. If each of 3 mules eats a bundle of fodder 3 times a day, how many bundles do they all eat in 3 days? 4. If a cow gives each day 5 quarts of milk at night, and 6 quarts in the morning, how many quarts does she give in a week? 5. If it takes 5 yards of barbed wire to weigh 1 pound, how many pounds do 11 yards weigh? 6. If a clock loses 1 minutes per hour, how many minutes will it lose in 24 hours? 7. If 55 pounds of sweet potatoes make 1 bushel, how many pounds make 4 bushels? 8. If 64 pounds of oats make 2 bushels, how many pounds make 1 bushel? 207. Written Exercises. Topical. How many times does $1.32 contain $.06 ? 208. Written Problems. 1. There are 8800 yards in 5 miles; how many yards are there in 1 mile? 2. A bale of cotton brought $53.46 at $.11 per pound; what was the weight of the bale? 3. Subtract six hundred nine from two thousand one hundred ten. 4. From a cistern 34 gallons of water per day were drawn for watering stock, and 63 gallons for all other uses; how many gallons were drawn in 2 weeks? 5. Mrs. Willis bought flannel for 3 dresses of 9 yards each, at $.12 per yard; how much did she pay? 6. A railway ticket for 155 miles at $.03 per mile will cost how much? 7. A railway ticket at $.03 per mile costs $4.65; what is the distance? 8. When a man picks 1 350 pounds of cotton in 9 days, how much does he pick per day? 9. If double desks for a school cost $4.50 each, how much does it cost to seat 50 pupils? 10. A boy goes to school 5 weeks, and studies 5 hours per day on school days, and 2 hours per day on Saturdays; how many hours does he study in the 5 weeks? 11. How many hours of this week have gone by? II. 12. One hundred eighty-seven is how many times seventeen? 13. What number must be added to 907 to make 9007 ? 210. Find remainders: $310.01-$9.85 5. $2300.45-$1 128.75 2. $692.50-$18.75 6. $1947.75-$ 988.80 3. $300.00-$75.80 7. $3 125.00 – $1 754.60 4. $201.25-$53.60 211. Find products: 8. $1750.00-$ 818.25 213. Oral Problems. 1. If a dozen large fish-hooks cost $.15, what ought 4 such hooks to cost? 2. If sweet milk sells at $.10 per quart, and buttermilk at $.05 per quart, how much must be paid for 5 quarts of sweet milk and 10 quarts of buttermilk? 3. Lucy bought postal cards for $.15, and 5 twocent stamps; how much did she pay? 4. If 10 eggs weigh 1 pound, how many pounds should 5 dozen weigh? 5. A 49-pound sack of flour is a quarter of a barrel ; how many pounds make a barrel of flour? 6. If 49 lb. flour cost $1.50, what should a bbl. cost? 7. When ice is selling at $.01 per pound, what will 10 pounds cost? 8. At $.03 per mile for railway travel, for what distance will $2.25 pay? 9. If it takes 14 pounds of soap each week for a family's washing, how many pounds will it take in 20 weeks? 10. At $3.75 a pair, what must be paid for 10 pairs of shoes? II. A boy sold 15 papers at 2 cents each, and 13 papers at 5 cents each; how much did he get for all? 12. What number is a quarter of seven times eight? 13. How many inches are in 3 yards? 14. At $22.50 per acre, how much is paid for 100 acres of land? 214. Written Problems. I. 1. In 1 mile there are 1760 yards; how many feet are there in 1 mile? 2. If Frank lives half a mile from school, how many yards must he walk each week to go and come? 3. A physician made in 1 month 96 day-visits at $2 each, and 27 night-visits at $3 each; how much did he charge for all? 4. A cook prepares 3 meals a day for the week-days, and 2 meals Sundays; how many meals does she prepare in 7 weeks? 5. A fish-dealer shipped by express to a customer 4 bushels of oysters at $.50 per bushel; the express charge was $1.00; find the whole cost. 6. Find the weight of 49 bales of cotton averaging 465 pounds to the bale. 7. A ferryman ferried across the river 1 six-mule team for $.50, 2 single buggies at $.25 each, 3 horsemen at $.10 each, and 6 foot-passengers at $.05 each; how much for all? 8. A teamster loaded his wagon with 8 bu. meal, 48 lb. to the bushel |