1. Mary had 1 half of a dollar, and her mother gave her 1 half of a dollar more. How much money had she then? 2. How many thirds are 1 third and 2 thirds? 3. If John gave of an orange to his sister, and to his cousin, how many fourths did he give both? 4. Henry earned of a dollar in one day, and of a dollar the next day. How much money did he earn in both days? How many fifths are and ? 5. Jane bought of a yard of ribbon, and Caroline bought of a yard? How many sixths did both buy? How many sixths are 1, and ? 6. A farmer sold 4 of a bin of wheat to one man, and to another. How many sevenths did he sell? 7. How many eighths are, and }? 8. William bought 24 yards of cloth for a pair of pantaloons, of a yard for a vest, and 4 yards for a coat. How many yards of cloth did he buy? 9. A man plowed 1 acres one day, and 1 acres the next day. How many acres did he plow? 10. A laborer bought of a ton of coal at one time, of a ton at another, and of a ton at another. How much coal did he buy? her LESSON LVIII. 1. Lucy had of a dollar, and her brother gave of a dollar more. have then? 2. How many halves of a dollar are equal to one dollar? 3. How many fourths of a dollar are equal to one dollar? 4. How many fourths of a dollar are equal to one-half of a dollar? How many fourths are there in 1? 5. How many fourths of a dollar are there in How many fourths in and 1? and 4 of a dollar? 6. Draw two lines of the same length. 7. Divide the first line. into 2 equal parts. 8. Divide the second line into 6 equal parts. 9. What is one part of the first line called? 10. What is one part of the second line called? 11. What are three parts of the second line called? 12. How do three parts of the second line compare in length with one part of the first line? 13. How many sixths of a line are equal to onehalf of a line? 14. How many sixths are there in 1⁄2 and †? How many sixths are there in and ? In and §? 15. How many eighths are equal to one-fourth? How many eighths are there in 1 and ? . 16. Mary bought 23 yards of lace one day, and 21 yards the next day. How many yards did she buy? 17. John bought 24 pounds of raisins, and Joseph bought 33 pounds. How many pounds did they buy? 18. How many ninths are and ? 19. How many eighths are 1 and 3 ? SLATE EXERCISES. Copy and add the following: and ? LESSON LIX. 1. Henry had 3 fourths of an orange, but gave 1 fourth of it to his cousin. How much had he left? 2. If a boy had of a pound of candy, but gave of it away, how much had he left? -=? 3. If I have 3 of a dollar, and spend 4 of a dollar, what part of a dollar will I have left? 4. A girl having of a dollar, paid of a dollar for thread. How much had she left? 5. From take 4. From & take . 6. If Julia divides parts, and gives away I will she have left? 7. A man chopped a loaf of cake into 8 equal of it, how many eighths of a cord of wood in the forenoon, and of a cord in the afternoon. How much more did he chop in the afternoon than in the forenoon? -5=? 8. Gilbert owns of a boat, and Carl the remainder. What part does Carl own? 9. Oscar bought a pair of skates for lar, and sold them for of a dollar. of a dollar did he lose?-16=? 7 5 of a dolWhat part 10. How much more than of a pound is 1⁄2 of a pound? -=? 11. In a school of the pupils are girls, and the rest are boys. What part of the school is boys? 12. How many more than 31 are 81? 13. A grocer having 103 pounds of butter, sold 4 pounds of it. How much had he left? 14. A tailor had 127 yards of cloth, and sold 35 yards. How many yards had he left? 1. Into how many parts is the first melon in the picture cut? How do the parts compare in size? 2. Into how many equal parts is each of the halves of the second melon cut? 3. How many such parts are there in the two halves, or the whole melon? 4. What are these parts called? 5. How many sixths are there in one-half? 7. Draw a line and divide it into 3 equal parts. 8. Draw another line of the same length, and divide it into 3 equal parts. 9. Divide each part of the second line into 3 equal parts. 10. How many of these smaller parts are there in the whole line? What are these parts called? |