9. Jennie is 8 years old, and her brother is 5 years older. What is the age of her brother? 10. Delia has 1 doll, Mina has 2 dolls, Carrie has 3 dolls, and Ruth has 2 dolls. How many dolls have these girls? . 11. How many are 6 and 3 and 5? 6+3+5=? 12. How many are 4 and 7 and 8? 4+7+8=? 13. There are 8 goblets on the shelf, 6 on the table, and 4 on the stand. How many goblets are there in all? 14. A wealthy gentleman had 3 draft-horses, 5 riding-horses, and 6 carriage-horses. How many horses did he have? 15. A gentleman spent 4 months of every year in Florida, 2 months in the White Mountains, 3 months in Europe, and the rest of the year at home. How many months was he away from home? 16. James wrote 6 lines in his writing-book on Monday, 3 lines on Tuesday, 7 lines on Wednesday, and 4 lines on Thursday. How many lines did he write in those four days? 17.8+2+3+5=? 7+3+4+4=? 4+7+4+3 6+4+2+7 5+2+7+6 7+2+9+1 5+6+4+3 9+2+6+3 4+2+6+5 4+9+2+4 5+2+7+ 6 5+2+4+3 7+4+6+1 9+1+42 8+2+6+3 9+1+4+5 4+2+6+7 1. Make two marks on your slates. Erase one. How many marks are there left? 2. 1 mark from 2 marks leaves how many marks? 3. If there were 3 pencils on the table, and Helen took 1 away, how many were left? 4. How many are 3 pencils less 1 pencil? 5. If 4 apples were put in à box, and afterward 1 was taken out, how many remained? 6. How many are 4 apples less 1 apple? 7. Hold up 5 fingers. Put one down. How many fingers are you holding up? 8. How many are 5 fingers less 1 finger? 9. Make 6 dots on your slates. many are there left? Erase one. How 10. How many are 6 dots less 1 dot? 11. How many steamships are represented in the picture? 12. If 1 sails away, how many are left? 13. How many vessels are 7 vessels less 1 vessel? 14. How many boats do you see in the picture? 15. How many are being rowed away? How many are left? 16. How many boats are 8 boats less 1 boat? 17. If there are 9 trees, and a man cuts 1 down, how many will be left? 18. How many trees are 9 trees less 1 tree? LESSON XX. 1. A rose-bush had 3 roses on it, but 1 dropped off. How many roses were there left on the bush? 2. How many are 3 less 2? 4. How many marks are 4 marks less 2 marks? 5. Helen had 5 pennies, and gave 2 to a beggar. How many had she left? 6. How many are 5 less 2? The sign takes the place of the word less. It is read minus. Thus, 4 less 2 equals 2, is written 4-22, and is read 4 minus 2 equals 2? 7. If you take 2 apples from a group of 6 apples, how many apples will be left? 8. How many apples are 6 apples less 2 apples? 9. Express 6 less 2 equals 4. 6-2=4. |