2. If 4 boys can earn $63 in a week, how much does each boy earn? 3. If I buy at the mint 125 " quarters" for change, how many dollars must I pay?

4. What cost 8 barrels of apples, at the rate of $3 per barre. ?

5. of $40 is 2 times what A gave for a bureau; what was the cost of the bureau?

6. of of a dolla is of the cost of a watch; how much did the watch cost?

7. A man owning of the stock of a bank sold of his share; how much did he sell?

8. Jane bought a slate for of a dollar, and an arithmetic for of a dollar; what was the cost of both?

9. If of a number, increased by of the number, equals 50, what is the number?

10. Maria owes a store bill of $; if she hands the clerk $, how much change would she receive?

11. If of a pole is in the air, in the water, and the rest in the mud, how much is in the mud?

12. How much will 43 yards of muslin cost, at the rate of 12 cents a yard?

13. How much will 10 pounds of sugar cost, at § of a dime a pound?

14. If a yard of flannel costs $, how many yards can you buy for $12?

15. Mrs. Brown exchanged 10 pounds of butter, at 15 cents a pound, for calico worth 64 cents a yard; how many yards did she receive?

16. How much will 14 pounds of cloves cost, if 3 pounds can be bought for 50 cents?

17. If 24 yards of muslin cost 30 cents, how much will 10 yards cost, at the same rate?

18. How far will a man drive in 5 hours, at the rate of 21 miles in 3 hours?

19. If of a ton of hay is worth $43, what cost 7 tons of hay at the same rate?

20. John found 60 cents, which is of of what he then had; how much had he at first?

21. Henry gave his sister 20 cents, which is of what he had at first, and of what his sister now has; how much had each at first?

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22. Amanda, having 50 pins, lost of them, and then found as many as remained; how many had she then?

23. A gave B 48 cents, and of this is 4 times as much as he had remaining; how much had he at first?

24. If 4 horses eat 2 tons of hay in 8 weeks, how long will it require 3 horses to eat the same?

25. Fanny's number of roses, increased by and of her number, equals 55; how many roses has she?

26. A gave $24 for a watch, and

of this is 4 times what he pak

for the chain; required the cost of the casin.

27. A boy having 36 marbles, lost of them, and then found | as many as he had at first; how many had he then?

28. $60 is of what B gave for a horse, and the cost of the horse, increased by its }, is 5 times what he paid for a sleigh; required the cost of the sleigh.

29. A has 40 fruit trees, of which bear apples, § of the remainder bear pears, and the rest bear peaches; how many trees of each kind has he?

30. Janson's age, diminished by its and, is 22 years, and his age is of his uncle's age; required the age of each.

31. Annie, having of a pound of candies, shared them equally with 5 of her schoolmates; what part of a pound did each receive? 32. Peter gave of his marbles to Samuel, and 2 times of them to Anson; how many had he at first, if he gave away 14 marbles? 33. A boy divided 14 apples equally among his companions, giving to each 3 apples; required the number of his companions.

34. Harry bought 8 bushels of potatoes, worth $ a bushel, and paid for them with eggs, worth $3 a dozen; how many eggs did it take? 35. Hannah's wedding dress cost $50, and § of this is 4 times the cost of her bonnet, and also of the cost of her cloak; required the cost of the bonnet and cloak respectively.

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36. Mary gave of her money to the poor, and then found much as she gave away, and then had $30; how much had she at first?

37. William borrowed of Emily's money, and after spending of it, returned the remainder, which was $20; how much money had Emily?

38. A kite in the air fell of the distance to the ground, then arose of the distance it was from the ground, and then fell of the distance it arose; what part of the whole distance was it from the ground?

7. Reduce of † of ¦ of } to a simple fraction. Ans. }}.

9. Reduce , 4, §,, to a common denominator.

80 90

Ans. 120, 120, 128, 128, 128.

10. Reduce 1, §, 1, H, H, 18 to a common denominator. Ans. 181, 188, 1178, 1818, 1888, 1878.

11. Reduce of 17 of 5 of 77 of of traction. 12. What is the sum of 1, 14, f, and 18?

13. Add 7, 1, 15, 18, and 17. of 34 from

14. Subtract

15. Multiply

off of 94.

of 34 by & of 7 of 14 of 19.

16. Divide of 7 of 54 by 4 of 3 of 19.

to a simple

Ans. .

Ans. 248.

Ans. 30.

Ans. 24.

Ans. .

Ans. 1588.

Ans. f.

Ans. 1

Ans. .

Ans. 999.

Ans. 188.

Ans. 8

Ans. B.

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24. Divide of of 3 by of 1 of 1

Ans. 41§.

28. Divide 34 by 4 of 94

25. What cost 45 yards of muslin at 12 cents a yard? ·

Ans. $5.717.

26. What cost 967 tons of coal, at $12 per ton ?

Ans. $1162.

27. What cost 196 pounds of meat, at 64 cents a pound! Ans. $13.27.

28. What cost 327 yards of cloth, at 624 cents a yard' Ans. $204.79.

29. What cost of a barrel of flour, if 1 barrel cost $81 Ans. $63.

80. What cost of a yard of cloth, if 2 yards cost $18?

Ans. $8.05.

31. What cost 2 tons of hay, if 3 tons cost $48?

Ans. $40.

32. If 1 yard of cloth cost $11, what will 57 yards cost? Ans. $6.50.

33. If 2 tons of hay cost $30, what will 57 tons cost? Ans $693.

Ans. $117.

34. If 1 yard of cloth cost $8.01%, what will 1412 yards cost? 35. A has of $8560, which is 24 times B's money; how much money has B? Ans. $2568. 36. B has 725 acres of land; 2 times B's equals 34 times C's; how much has C? Ans. 507 acres. 37. If 4 be added to both terms of the fraction §, will the value of the fraction be increased or diminished?

88. If 4 be subtracted from both terms of the fraction §, will the value of the fraction be increased or diminished?

39. Will the value of the fraction § be increased or dimin ished if 4 be added to both terms? If 4 be subtracted from both terms?

40. Mr. Mann bought a tract of land for $6500, and sold of it to Mr. Chase, and of the remainder to Mr. Colburn; what was the cost of the remainder? Ans. $7429. days, and after paying his board of his earnings, he had $12.36 daily wages? Ans. 80 cents.

41. A man worked 25 and other expenses with remaining; what were his

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42. Mr. Bowman gave 12 bushel, for butter worth 18 did he get ?

bushels of potatoes, at 30 cents a cents a pound; how much butter Ans. 20 pounds.

43. James Allen bought land for $10,260, and sold it so as to gain of the cost, the gain being $3 an acre; how many acres did he buy? Ans. 180 acres.

44. Mr. Robinson bought 100 yards of double width sheeting, he sold of it to Mr. Brown and of the remainder to Mr. Jones; what is the value of the remainder at 25 cents a yard? Ans. $11.58.

45. If at a certain time of day a pole 63 feet long casts a shadow 36 feet long, what is the length of a pole which casts a shadow 33 feet long? Ans. 57% feet. gallons, and has a pipe gallons per hour, and there is a leak gallons per hour; how long will it take Ans. 14 hours.

46. A cistern has a capacity of 289 discharging into it 25 through which it loses 5 to fill the cistern ?

47. Mr. Williams, laying in a stock of goods, invests of his money in flour, in sugar and molasses, in tea and coffee, and the remainder, $540, in sundry other groceries; what was the whole amount invested?

Ans. $1520.