82. Sold a quantity of wool for 27 dollars, and received in payment a barrel of flour worth 5 dollars; how many dollars remain due? 83. James has 27 marbles, and John has 17; how many more has James than John? 84. Harry is 15 years old, and Henry is 9 years old; how many years older is Harry than Henry? 85. A teacher being asked how many pupils he had, answered that he usually had 37, but at present he had only 27; how many were absent? 86. A man purchased a watch for 37 dollars, but found he had only 24 dollars with him; how much must he borrow to pay the balance? 87. Mr. A has 94 sheep, and B has 44; how many more sheep has A than B? 88. Morgan gave 23 cents for some cake, and 14 cents for some cinnamon; how much more did the cake cost than the cinnamon? 89. Michael had 29 cents and lost 14; how many had he left? 90. In a certain recitation 47 questions were asked, and 9 of them were answered incorrectly; how many were correctly answered? 91. A man sold 23 sheep from a flock consisting of 93; how many sheep remained? 92. Mr. B bought a horse for 35 dollars, and sold it for 46 dollars; how much did he gain? 93. A cow was bought for 25 dollars and sold for 19 dollars; how much was the loss? 94. A merchant bought a quantity of goods for 95 dollars, but being damaged was obliged to sell them for 80 dollars; how much did he lose? 95. From a vessel containing 57 gallons, 27 gallons leaked out; how much remained in it?. 96. A merchant bought a quantity of silk for 47 aollars, and sold it for 67 dollars; how much did he gain by the bargain. 97. A butcher has 57 sheep, and 44 lambs; how many more sheep has he than lambs ? 98. Paid 97 dollars for a quantity of sugar, and 43 dollars for some molasses; how much more did the sugar cost than the molasses? LESSON II. CHAPTER FIRST COMBINED WITH THE PRECEDING LESSON. 1. A boy has 7 chestnuts in one hand, and 4 in the other; how many more has he in one hand than in the other; and how many in both? 2. Bought a barrel of fish for 8 dollars, and some quinces for 3 dollars; how much more did the fish cost than the quinces? What was the cost of both? 3. Gave 15 dollars for a cow and 6 dollars for a sheep; how much more was given for the cow than for the sheep? How much was given for both? 4. Phineas gave 50 cents for a grammar, and 25 cents for an arithmetic; how much was the cost of both? How much did one cost more than the other? 5. Paid 15 dollars for a barrel of rum, and 6 dollars for a barrel of flour; how much was the cost of both; and how much more did the rum cost than the flour? 6. Sold a firkin of butter for 10 dollars, a keg of cheese for 5 dollars, and received in payment a barrel of flour worth 6 dollars; how much remains due ? 7. James gave 12 cents for oranges, 15 cents for cake, and had 13 cents remaining; how much had he at first? 8. Mary bought a comb for 10 cents, a spool of thread for 12 cents, and a paper of needles for 8 cents; -she handed the clerk 37 cents; how much change ought she to receive? 9. A man sold a cow for 20 dollars, a calf for 4 dollars, and a sheep for 3 dollars; and in payment received a wagon worth 17 dollars ;-how much remains due? 10. A lady bought a ribbon for 24 cents, some tape for 8 cents, and some thread for 12 cents,—she had only 60 cents; how much remained after she paid for these articles? 11. Stephen, at a game of marbles, won 4 and lost 6, and then had only 8 remaining; how many had he at first? 12. Sampson having 9 apples, gave 4 to his mother, and 3 to his sister;-for his generosity his father gave him 13 more; how many had he then? 13. A man bought some cloth for 12 dollars, and sold it for 18 dollars; how much was his gain ? 14. A farmer bought a horse for 63 dollars, and exchanged it for a yoke of oxen,-these he sold for 87 dollars; how much did he gain by the operation? 15. A man bought a yoke of oxen for 97 dollars, their services amounted to 40 dollars, and their keeping to 13 dollars, he then sold them for 80 dollars; did he gain or lose, and how much? 16. A box of raisins was bought for 3 dollars, a firkin of butter for 15 dollars, and were both sold for 20 dollars; how much was gained? 17. A farmer sold a cow for 29 dollars, which was 5 dollars more than she cost; how much did she cost? 18. A drover bought some sheep for 40 dollars, some cattle for 130 dollars, and sold them all for 200 dollars; how much was his gain? 19. A jeweler bought a watch for 20 dollars, a chain for 10 dollars, a key for 2 dollars, and sold them all for 42 dollars; how much did he gain by the bargain? 20. 24+12+9 are how many? 22. 14+16+11 are how many 23. 36+9-12 are how many? 24. 38+22-15 are how many? 25. 43+37-20 are how many? 26. 13+26-25 are how many ? 27. 44-22+10-12 are how many? 28. 27+23-20+2 are how many? 29. 15+25-30+15 are how many? 30. 20+40-30+10 are how many? 31. A boy bought a ball for 6 cents; for how much must he sell it to gain 4 cents? 32. A merchant bought a hogshead of molasses for 47 dollars, and paid 3 dollars for cartage; for how much must he sell it to gain 12 dollars? 33. A grocer bought a hogshead of sugar for 30 dollars; for what must he sell it to gain 18 dollars! 34. A drover bought sheep as follows: of one man he bought 24, of another 8, and of another 22: he then sold 20 of them; how many remained unsold? 35. A watch cost 40 dollars; how must it be sold to gain 13 dollars? 36. Four boys bought a melon; one gave 3 cents, another 4, another 8, and the other 6; how much did they pay for the melon ? 37. Mary bought 16 candies at one shop, and 13 at another,―on her way home she ate 11 of them; how many had she left? 38. Matthew had 9 nuts, Mary gave him 10 more, and John gave him enough to make his number 39; how many did John give him? 39. A farmer had 25 sheep in one field and 15 in another, he then bought enough more to make his number 56; how many did he buy? 40. John has 34 marbles, and Albert 25; how many have they both; and how many more has John than Albert? are how many? 13. What will 2 oranges cost, at 3 cents a piece? SOLUTION.-If 1 orange cost 3 cents, 2 oranges will cost two times 3 cents; which are 6 cents. 14. What will 2 peaches cost, at 2 cents a piece? 15. What will 2 apples cost, at 3 cents a piece? 16. What will 2 pine-apples cost, at 8 cents a piece? 17. What will 2 pounds of meat cost, at 5 cents a pound? 18. What will 2 pounds of cinnamon cost, at 11 cents a pound? 19. What will 2 pounds of raisins cost, at 12 cents a pound? 20. What will 2 citrons cost, at 10 cents a piece? 21. What will 2 quarts of cherries cost, at 9 cents a quart? 22. What will 2 lemons cost, at 4 cents a piece? 23. Three times 2 are how many 24. Three times 3 25. Three times 4 are how many? are |