dollars, gave 10 of them tor pork, worth 10 dollars a barrel; how many barrels did he receive?

33. When 9 bushels of rye were worth 45 dimes, 12 bushels were given for 15 yards of cloth; how much did the cloth cost a yard?

34. If 35 yards of cloth cost 140 dollars, how much will 95 yards of the same cloth cost?

35. Two boys are 32 rods apart, and both running in the same direction, the hindermost boy gains on the other 4 rods each minute; in how many minutes will he overtake him?

36. How many boxes will be required to contain 56 bushels, provided each box contains 8 bushels?, 37. How many barrels of onions, at 3 dollars a barrel, must be given for 21 boxes of raisins, at 2 dollars a box?

38. A farmer bought 9 yards of cloth, at 4 dollars a yard, and paid for it with cider, at 3 dollars a barrel; how many barrels did it take?

39. How long would it take a man to lay up 24 dollars, if he save 2 dollars a week?

40. A farmer hired a laborer and agreed to give him 6 dollars for every 3 days' work; how much did he receive a week, allowing 6 working days in a week? how much a month, allowing 4 weeks to the month?

41. If 4 oranges are worth 12 cents, how many oranges must be given for 6 pine-apples, worth 12 cents each?

42. How many yards of cloth, at 2 dollars a yard, can be bought for 4 reams of paper, at 5 dollars a ream?

43. 6 men pought a horse for 80 dollars, and paid 2 dollars a week for keeping him—at the end of 10 weeks they sold him for 82 dollars; how much did each man lose?

44. If 2 apples are worth 1 orange, and 2 oranges

are worth 1 lemon; how many lemons can be bought for 48 apples!

45. If 5 oranges are worth 1 pine-apple, and 2 pineapples are worth 1 melon; how many oranges may be bought for 4 melons?

46. A fox is 80 rods before a hound, and the hound gains 5 rods on the fox every 10 minutes; in how many minutes will the fox be caught?

47. If 7 men can do a certain job of work in 12 days, in how many days could 21 men do the same work?

48. In how many days can 9 men do as much work as 7 men can in 18 days?

49. How many men in 10 days can perform the same amount of work, that 8 men can in 5 days?

50. Bought 5 firkins of butter for 35 dollars; for what must I sell it to gain 10 dollars? what is the gain on each firkin?

SOLUTION.-In 1 cent there are 10 mills, and in 4 cents there are 4 times 10 mills, or 40 mills.

2. How many mills in 3 cents? In 5 cents? In 8 cents?

3. How many cents in 2 dimes? In 4 dimes? In 5 dimes? In 6 dimes? In 9 dimes? In 10 dimes?

4. How many dimes in $1? In $2? In $3? In $4? In $5? In $6 ?

5. How many dimes in 1 eagle and $4? In 2 eagles and $8?

6. How many cents in $1? In $2? In $3? In $4? In $5? In $8 ?

7. How many dollars in 80 dimes?

SOLUTION.-There are 10 dimes in $1, therefore, 1 tenth of the number of dimes equals the number of dollars. 1 tenth of 80 is 8. Therefore, in 80 dimes there are $8.

8. How many dimes in 60 cents? In 70 cents? In 90 cents?

9. How many dollars in 200 cents? In 500 cents? In 800 cents? In 360 cents? In 705 cents? 10. If 3 yards of muslin cost 6 dimes, how many yards can be bought for 1 dollar ?

11. How many pounds of pepper can you buy for 1 eagle, if 12 pounds cost 6 dimes?

12. How many pounds of candies can you buy for 14 eagles, if 10 pounds cost 140 cents?

LESSON II.

TABLE OF ENGLISH MONEY.

4 Farthings (far.) make 1 Penny, marked d.

12 Pence

20 Shillings

1 Shilling,
1 Pound

S.

A Sovereign (sov.) is equal in value to 1£.

1. How many shillings in 4£ 15 shillings?

SOLUTION.-There are 20 shillings in 1£, therefore, 20 times the number of pounds equal the number of shillings. 20 times 4 are 80 shillings +15, are 95 shillings.

2. How many pence in 1 shilling? In 4 shillings? In 3 shillings? In 7 shillings? In 9 shillings?

3. How many shillings in 1£? In 2£? In 3£ ? In 6£?

4. How many pence in 2£ 10 shillings 5 pence? 5. How many pounds in 60 shillings? In 80s.? In 120s.?

6. How many pounds in 480 pence? In 720d.? 7. At 4 shillings a bushel, how many pounds will 40 bushels of potatoes cost?

8. At 10 pence a piece, how many pounds will 48 pine-apples cost?

9. At 5 shillings a yard, how many yards of cloth can be bought for 2£ 15 shillings?

1. How many pennyweights in 240 grains?

2. How many pennyweights in 4 ounces? In 5 ounces? In 6 ounces?

3. How many ounces in 1 pound? In 3 pounds? In 5 pounds? In 8 pounds?

4. In 24 ounces how many pounds? In 48 ounces ? In 36 ounces? In 60 ounces? In 84 ounces?

5. How many ounces in 20 pennyweights? In 40? In 60 In 70?

6. If 7 grains of gold cost 168 dimes, how much will 10 pennyweights cost?

7. What will 1 pennyweight of gold cost, if 2 grains cost 18 dimes?

8. How many pennyweights in 4 ounces and 6 pennyweights?

9. How many pounds in 480 pennyweights?
10. How many grains in 2 oz., 2 pwt., and 2 gr.

1. How many drams in 2 oz.? In 4 oz.? In 10 oz.? 2. How many ounces in 2 lbs. ? In 4 lbs. In 8 lbs. ? 3. How many quarters in 100 pounds? in 400 pounds? in 600 pounds? in 1200 pounds?

4. How many pounds in 3 qrs.? In 2 qrs.? In 7 qrs.? 5. How many quarters in 2 hundred-weight? 6. In 8 quarters how many hundred-weight? 7. If 30 lbs. of hay cost 6 dimes, what will 3 quarters cost? will 1 cwt. will 2 cwt. and 1 qr.?

8. What will 2 tons of iron cost, if 1 lb. cost 1 dime?

9. What will 40 tons of hay cost, at 2 dimes a qr.? 10. What will 2 cwt. of sugar cost, at a dime a pound? at 5 cents a pound?

1. How many inches in 1 ft.? In 2 ft. In 4 ft.?

In 5 ft. In 10 ft.?