10. William had 7 pennies, and gave 2 for a pencil. How many had he left? 7-2=?

11. How many slates are 8 slates less 2 slates? 12. How many are 9 less 2? How many are 10 less 2? How many are 11 less 2?

13. How many are 12 dollars less 2 dollars?

Taking one number from another is called Subtraction.

14. Form the subtraction tables of ones and twos.

1. Helen had 3 cents, and gave them for a pencil. How many cents had she left? 3-3=?

2. A man had 4 horses, and sold 3 of them. How many had he left? 4-3=?

3. How many cows are 5 cows less 3 cows? 4. A boy had 6 marbles, and gave away 3. How many marbles had he left? 6-3=?

5. How many dollars are 7 dollars less 3 dollars? How many are 8 less 3?

6. A woman had 9 dollars, and gave 3 for a hat. How many dollars had she left?

7. How many horses are 10 horses less 3 horses? How many are 11 minus 3?

8. If there were 12 pigeons on a limb, and 3 flew away, how many remained? 12-3=?

9. If James had 4 apples, and gave away 4, how many had he left? 4-4 = ?

left?

10. If Emily had 5 cents, and gave 4 cents for paper, how many cents had she 11. How many are 6 less 4? many?

12. How many are 8 less 4? many?

7 minus 4 are how

9 minus 4 are how

13. How many are 10 books less 4 books? 11 hats less 4 hats?

14. How many are 12 minus 4? 13 less 4 are how many?

15. Form the subtraction tables of threes and fours.

LESSON XXII.

1. There were 7 cents in a box, and William took out 3. How many cents were left in the box?

2. A merchant bought 12 lamps, and sold 4 of them. How many had he left?

3. John has 10 marbles, and Henry has 3. How many more has John than Henry?

4. A woman who had 9 yards of calico, used 4 yards. How many yards had she left?

5. 8-2=? 9-2 ? 10-3=?

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7. A man bought 9 barrels of flour, and sold all but 3 of them. How many barrels did he sell? 3=?

9

8. A man bought a boat for 11 dollars, and sold

it for 4 dollars. How much did he lose?

9. 3 from 12 leave how many? 12-3=?

10. William had 10 cents.

He spent 1 cent for a pencil and 3 cents for paper. How many cents

had he left?

11. Carrie had 12 apples, but she gave 2 to her sister and 1 to her brother. How many apples had she left?

12. How many are 6 less 2? 9 less 1 are how many?

13. There were 11 passengers in a stage-coach, 5 of whom got out. How many remained?

14. 8 3=? 7-1=? 12 -4=?

15. How many are 8 less 2? 8-2=?

1. A woman had 5 quarts of berries, and sold 5 quarts. How many had she left? 5-5=?

2. If 6 gallons of water run into a cistern in one hour, and 5 run out in the same time, how many gallons remain? 6-5-?

3. 5 books from 7 books leave how many books? 4. A merchant bought 8 penknives, and sold 5 of them. How many had he left?

5. Henry had 9 fish-hooks, and gave 5 of them to Martin. How many had he left?

6. How many are 10 less 5? 11 less 5?

7. 5 pencils from 12 pencils leave how many pencils?

8. 5 from 13 leave how many? 5 from 14?

9. In a class there are 7 girls and 6 boys. How many more girls are there than boys?

10. From a bunch of 8 keys, 6 keys were lost. How many keys were not lost?

11. A boy having 9 pennies, lost 6. How many had he left? 9-6=?

12. 6 from 10 leave how many? 6 from 11 = ? 13. How many are 12 less 6? 13 minus 6 are how many?

14. A farmer who had 14 bushels of potatoes, sold 6 bushels. How many bushels had he left?

15. How many are 15 boys less 6 boys? 15-6 =?

16. Form the subtraction tables of fives and sixes.

1. A man who earned 7 dollars a week, saved only 2 dollars. How much did he spend? 7-2=?

2. A woman bought 9 yards of calico, and used 5 yards of it. How many yards had she left?

3. Henry had 11 rabbits, and James had 8. How many had Henry more than James?

4. Rush is 14 miles from Geneseo, and Avon is 9 miles from Geneseo, on the same road. How much farther from Geneseo is Rush than Avon?