6. Paid 12 dollars for a barrel of flour, and 9 dollars for a hundred-weight of sugar; what was the cost of both, and how much more was paid for the flour than for the sugar

?

7. John had 29 apples; he gave 9 to his brother, 7 to his sister, and the rest to his mother; how many did he give to his mother?

8. 29-9-7 how many?

9. James bought a slate for 15 cents, and some pencils for 6 cents; if he had at first 30 cents, how much more has he to spend?

10. Isabel is 25 years younger than her mother, who is 45 years old; what is Isabel's age?

11. How much less than 40 is 25+ 10?
12. How much less than 48 is 31+ 9?
13. How much greater than 45 is 59-9?
14. How much greater than 50 is 63-3?
15. How much greater than 63 is 87 — 4?
16. How much more than 40 + 13 is 60?
17. How much less than 75 is 35 + 20?

18. John found that, if he had caught 7 fishes more, he should have caught 50 fishes; how many did he catch?

19. Bought one barrel of pork for 20 dollars, and another for 16 dollars, and sold the whole for 40 dollars; how much was the gain?

20. George spent 19 cents for candy, and 21 cents for fruit; how much more would he have to spend to make 50 cents?

21. Thirty-two, and eight, and five, less ten, are how many?

22. Twenty-eight, and three, and nine, less eight,

23. Forty-one, and six, and three, and nine, less seven, are how many?

24. Sixty-four, and four, and six, and one, less five, are how many?

25. Nineteen, and eleven, and seven, less twenty, are how many?

26. Fifty-nine, and nine, and seven, and five, less thirty, are how many?

27. Seventy-seven, and seven, and six, and four and eight, less two, are how many?

28. Eighty-six, and fourteen, and twenty, less five, are how many?

29. Ninety-nine, and eleven, and ten, and five, less twenty, are how many?

30. Two men bought a horse, the one paying 90 dollars, and the other 30 dollars less; how many dollars did both pay?

31. Henry, who is 19 years old, is 10 years older than James, and 3 years older than Arthur; required the ages of James and Arthur.

32. A farmer has 75 sheep, his son 20, and their neighbor as many as both less 15. How many has the neighbor?

33. What is a unit? What is a number?

34. What is the sum of two or more numbers? What is addition?

35. What is the difference of two numbers? What

MULTIPLICATION.

LESSON XII.

21. 1. At 2 cents each, what will 2 apples cost?

SOLUTION. If one apple cost 2 cents, 2 apples will cost 2 times 2 cents, or 4 cents.

2. At 3 cents each, what will 2 lemons cost? 3. At 4 cents each, what will 2 oranges cost? 4. At 5 cents each, what will 2 oranges cost? 5. At 6 cents a pound, what will 2 pounds of rice cost?

6. Bought 2 writing-books, at 7 cents each; what did they cost?

7. If 1 pound of sugar costs 8 cents, what will 2 pounds cost?

8. If 1 pound of veal costs 9 cents, what will 2 pounds cost?

9. If there are 10 trees on each side of the street, how many are there on both sides?

10. What cost 2 quarts of berries, at 11 cents a quart?

11. What cost 2 pine-apples, at 12 cents each? 12. What cost 3 pears, at 4 cents each? 13. What cost 3 quarts of milk, at 5 cents a quart? 14. What cost 3 yards of braid, at 6 cents a yard? 15. If a horse will trot 7 miles in one hour, how far will he trot in 3 hours?

16. If I give 8 cherries for 1 apple, how many cherries must I give for 3 apples?

17. Bought 3 yards of cloth, at nine cents a yard ; how much did it cost?

18. If a ship sails 10 miles in 1 hour, how far will it sail in 3 hours?

19. If 3 boys have 11 marbles each, how many have they in all?

20. What cost 3 loaves of bread, at 12 cents a loaf?

21. What cost 4 bushels of cranberries, at 3 dollars a bushel ?

22. At 4 dollars a yard, what will cost 4 yards of broadcloth?

23. What cost 5 vests, at 4 dollars each?

24. At 4 cents a pound, what cost 6 pounds of rice?

25. What cost 7 cords of wood, at 4 dollars a cord? 26. What cost 10 skeins of silk, at 4 cents a skein ?

27. If you can buy 4 nuts for 1 cent, how many nuts can you buy for 8 cents? For 9 cents? For 11 cents? For 12 cents?

28. How many are 5 times 5? 5 times 6? 5 times 8? 5 times 9?

29. At 5 cents each, what cost 7 lead-pencils? 10 lead-pencils? 11 lead-pencils? 12 lead-pencils? 30. When 6 dollars are paid for a cord of wood, what must be paid for 5 cords? 7 cords?

For 6 cords? For

31. How many are 6 times 8? 6 times 9? 6 times 10? 6 times 11? 6 times 12?

will he travel in 7 hours? In 9 hours? In 11 hours? In 12 hours?

33. At 7 cents a pound, what will 8 pounds of beef cost? 10 pounds? 6 pounds? 12 pounds?

DEFINITIONS.

22. What is multiplication? Multiplication is the process of taking one of two given numbers as many times as there are units in the other.

23. What is the product of two numbers? The Product of two numbers is the result of multiplying the one by the other.

24. What is the sign of multiplication? The Sign of Multiplication is an inclined cross, Xread multiplied by.

Thus, 5 × 4 is read, five multiplied by four.

LESSON XIII.

25. 1. Four times three are how many?

2. Three times two are how many? 3. Seven times three are how many? 4. Four times four are how many? 5. Five times two are how many ? 6. Three times seven are how many? 7. Five times four are how many? 8. Two times six are how many? 9. Six times five are how many? 10. Five times three are how many? 11. Six times four are how many ? 12. Five times six are how many? 13. Eight times six are how many?