5. James had 8 marbles, but lost 2 of them. How many marbles had he left? 8-2=? had he left? 9-4-? 7. If 6 gallons of water run into a cistern in one minute, and 5 gallons run out, how much is the cistern filled? 8. Ned had 6 chickens, but the cat killed 3 of them. How many were left? 9. 7-1=? 9-6=? 8-5=? 10. 13-5=? 15-4-? 13-2=? 11. How many sheep are 9 sheep less 3 sheep? 12. A carriage-maker had 15 carriages, and sold 9 of them. How many had he left? 13. A clothier sold 8 coats, 6 of which were for boys and the rest for men. How many of the coats were for men? 14. Martha is 12 years old, and Mary is 4. How many years older than Mary is Martha. 15. 68-1=? 4+5-3=? 3+7-2=? 16. 7+1-3=? 5+3-6=? 17. How many are 7 and 3 less 2? 7+4-1=? 18. In a basket containing 12 oranges, 4 were decayed.. How many were sound? 19. Amasa picked 16 quarts of berries, and sold 6 quarts of them. How many quarts had he unsold? 1. Richard saw 8 ducks in a pond, 7 of which swam away. How many remained? 2. In a class of 9 children 7 are boys. How many are girls? 9-7=? 3. A cooper made 10 firkins, and sold 7 of them. How many had he left? 10-7=? 4. William is 11 years old, and Thomas is 7. How much older is William than Thomas? 5. A house has 12 windows, 7 of which are in the first story, and the rest in the second story. How many are there in the second story? 6. How many are 13 less 7? 14 less 7? 7. A farmer who had 15 turkeys, sold 7 of them. How many had he left? 15—7=? 8. There were 16 bottles on a shelf, 7 of which were filled with pickles, and the remainder with fruit. How many were filled with fruit? 9. There were 9 passenger-cars on a railroad track, 8 of which were filled with passengers. How many were empty? 10. How many are 10 less 8? 11 less 8? 12 less 8? 11. A merchant had 13 barrels of salt, and sold 8 of them. How many barrels remained unsold? 12. 14-8=? 15-8 ? 16-8 = ? 13. How many are 17 trunks less 8 trunks? 14. Form the subtraction tables of sevens and eights. 1. There were 12 musk-rats in traps, but 2 escaped. How many were there left in the traps? 2. Helen had 6 violets, and Jennie had 16. How many more had Jennie than Helen? 3. What number added to 6 makes 16? 4. 5+82-5=? 7+3+4-7=? 5. Henry gave his sister 12 figs. She gave 3 to Sarah and 5 to Flora. How many had she left? 12-(3+5)=? 6. 12 are how many more than 5? 7. 16 are how many more than 9? 8. What number added to 8 makes 16? 9. What number added to 5 makes 13? 10. Edgar having 14 plums, exchanged 5 of them for an orange. How many had he left? 11. How many are 14 less 8? 13 less 7? 12. Henry caught 7 pigeons at one time, 3 at another, and then sold 4 of them. How many had he left? 7+3—4=? 13. Frank earned 13 dollars and George earned 6. How many dollars more did Frank earn than George? 14. There were 11 trunks on a baggage-wagon, 7 of which the baggage-man left at the depot. How many were left in the wagon? 15. Out of 15 vases which were in a basket 6 were broken. How many were uninjured? 16. Mr. Jones planted 17 shade-trees, but 5 of them died. How many lived? 17. In a class of 19 all but 6 were promoted. How many were promoted? 18. There were 14 persons on board a ship that was wrecked, of whom 8 were saved. How many were lost? 19. 16+?=18. 18. -? 12. SLATE EXERCISES. 13+?=19. LESSON XXVII. 1. Robert's father gave him 10 doves, but 9 of them died because they were not properly cared for. How many of them lived? 2. Eva solved 11 examples, 9 of which were correct. How many were wrong? 3. A painter bought 12 gallons of oil, and used 9 gallons. How many gallons had he left? 4. A grocer bought 13 casks of vinegar, and sold 9 casks. How many casks had he left? 5. How many are 14 less 9? How many are 15 less 9? 15-9 ? = 15-?=9. 6. From a group of 16 boys 9 ran away. How many were left? ? 16-?=9. 16 -9 = 7. 9 from 17 leave how many? 17-9=? 8. How many are 18 less 9? 18-9=? 9. A merchant bought 11 chests of tea, and sold all but 1 of them. How many did he sell? 10=? 11-?=10. 11. 10. A boy had 12 steel-pens, and gave away 10 of them. How many had he left? 11. A man bought 13 tons of hay, and, after feeding 10 tons to his horses, sold the rest. How many tons did he sell? 12. 15-10=? 13-10=? 14-10=? 16-10=? 17-10=? 13. 18-10=? 18-? 10. 10+?=18. = |