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?

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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.