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 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?-1=?

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of a dolWhat part

10. How much more than of a pound is 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 3 are 81?

13. A grocer having 10 pounds of butter, sold 4 pounds of it. How much had he left?

14. A tailor had 123 yards of cloth, and sold 3ğ 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? 6. From subtract . From subtract %. 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?

11. How many ninths are there in one third? 12. How many ninths are there in two thirds? 13. From of an orange take of an orange. 14. Belle having of a yard of velvet, gave away of a yard. How much had she left?

15. A grocer who had of a barrel of beans, sold of a barrel. What part of a barrel did he have left? 16. How many tenths of a dollar are there in onefifth of a dollar? In two-fifths?

17. From of an hour take of an hour.

18. A milliner having 4 yards of silk, used 2 yards. How many had she left?

1. Clara had a yard of cambric. She gave Grace of it, and Lizzie of it. How much had she left?

2. A bushel of wheat was divided among three persons. One received of it, another of it, and the third the rest. What part did the third person receive?

3. George paid of a dollar for a slate, § of a dollar for a reading-book, and of a dollar for a writing-book. What did he pay for all?

4. A man dug of a ditch one day, of it the second day, and the rest of it the third day. What

part of the ditch did he dig the third day?

7. To the difference between 3 and 2 add 1⁄2. 8. To the difference between and ‡ add §. 9. 3+1+1}=? 1+2+} — ↓ = ?, 10. Peter had of a dollar. His father gave him more, and his mother gave him enough to make the dollar. How much did his mother give him?

11. James paid of a dollar for a book, of a dollar for a slate, and of a dollar for writing-paper. How much did he pay for all? 1+1+3=?

12. How much more did he pay for the book than for the slate? 1-1=?

13. 1+1+1+1=? }+&+&+}

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14. William owns of a sled, and his brother the remainder. What part of the sled does his brother own?

LESSON LXII.

1. If one pint of peanuts costs 1 half of a dime, what will 5 pints cost? 5 times = ?

2. If one yard of cloth costs 2 what will 3 yards cost? 3 times

fourths of a dollar,

= ?

3. If it takes 2 eighths of a yard of lace for one veil, how much lace will it take for 3 veils?

4. How many sevenths are 2 times 2 sevenths?

5. How many ninths are 3 times 3 ninths?

7. If a man earns 2 dollars in one day, how much wiil he earn in 1 half-day? of 2

= = ?

8. If 1 yard of cloth costs 9 dollars, what will 1 third of a yard cost? of 9 = ?

9. When coal is 7 dollars a ton, what will 1 seventh of a ton cost? What will 2 sevenths of a ton cost? 10. Mary is 15 years old, and her sister is 2 fifths as old. How old is her sister? 15 × =?

11. 6 multiplied by =?
=? By ?

By ?

By ?

By &?

By ? By ?

12. 10 multiplied by
13. A boy having 20 pennies gave

10

of them to one boy, and of them to another. How many did he give to both? How many had he left?

14. If a pound of cinnamon costs 21 cents, what will of a pound cost? What will of a pound cost? 15. If a barrel of sugar is worth 25 dollars, what is of it worth? What are of it worth?

16. What is the product of multiplied by 6? 6 multiplied by ?