13. A man earns 16 dollars a week, and his son earns 10 dollars. How much do they both earn? 14. How much more does the father earn than the son? 15. If a mechanic earns 5 dollars a day for 2 days, and 6 dollars a day for 3 days, how much money will he earn in that time? (2×5)+(3×6) = ? 16. A boy sold 2 chickens for 3 dimes each, and 2 dozens of eggs at 2 dimes a dozen. How many dimes did he receive? 17. What will be the cost of 2 pairs of pantaloons at 6 dollars a pair, and 3 vests at 3 dollars each? 18. What will be the cost of 8 ounces of candy at 5 cents an ounce, and 2 packages of envelopes at 15 cents a package? 19. How many days are there in 7 weeks? How many are 7 times 7? 20. If a family burns 8 tons of coal worth 6 dollars a ton, and 5 cords of wood worth 5 dollars a cord, how much will the fuel cost? 21. If 4 chairs are bought at 5 dollars apiece, and 3 tables at 6 dollars each, how much will they all cost? 22. 4+ 5+ (3×8)=? (2×6)+5—3=? LESSON XL. 1. A man bought 2 loaves of bread at 9 cents a loaf. How much did they cost him? 2 times 9 = ? require to run 4 such trips? How many are 4 × 9? 4. In one square yard there are 9 square feet. How many square feet are there in 5 square yards? 5. At 9 dollars a barrel, what will 6 barrels of flour cost? 6. In an orchard there are 9 trees in a row, and 7 rows. How many trees are there in the orchard? 7. What will 8 pounds of nails cost at 9 cents a pound? 8. When sugar is selling at 9 cents a pound, how much will 9 pounds cost? 9X9=? 9. How many cents must be paid for 10 yards of muslin at 9 cents a yard? 10 X 9=? 10. Mary is 10 years old, and her sister is twice as old. How old is her sister? 2 X 10=? 11. There are 10 cents in a dime. cents are there in 3 dimes? 3 X 10=? How many 12. If one shelf will hold 10 books, how many books will 4 such shelves hold? 4 X 10=? 13. In one dollar there are 10 dimes. dimes are there in 5 dollars? 5 X 10 ? 14. Henry received 10 credit marks per day for 6 days. How many did he receive? 6 X 10=? 15. If 10 marbles can be bought for 1 cent, how many can be bought for 7 cents? 7 X 10=? 16. If there are 10 weeks in one term of school, how many weeks are there in 8 terms? 8 X 10=? 17. A farmer sold 9 hogs at 10 dollars apiece. How many dollars did he get for them? 9 X 10=? 18. If sewing needles cost 10 cents a paper, what will 10 papers cost? 10 x 10 =? 19. Form the multiplication tables of nines and LESSON XLI. 1. If there are 8 goslings in the water and 6 on the land, how many goslings are there altogether? 2. How many more goslings are there in the water than there are on the land? 3. Henry has 7 sheep, and his father has 9 times as many. How many sheep has his father? 4. How many sheep have Henry and his father? How many are 63 and 7? 5. An Indian sold 8 baskets at 10 cents apiece. How much did he receive for them? 8 X 10=? 6. A boy having 6 rabbits, bought 8 more, and then sold 9. How many had he left? 7. Count to 48 by 6's. Count to 63 by 7's. 8. Count back from 45 to 0 by 9's. 9. From a crock of butter weighing 25 pounds 7 pounds were taken at one time, 3 at another, and 6 at another. How many pounds remained? 10. A laundress bought at one time 3 flat-irons, each weighing 6 pounds; at another time 2 flatirons, each weighing 8 pounds. What was the entire weight of the irons? 11. At 8 dollars a term each, how much will a music-teacher receive for 6 pupils? 6 X 8=? 12. There are 7 days in one week. How many days are there in 9 weeks? 7X9 ? 9X7=? 13. If a horse trot 9 miles in one hour, how far will he travel in 10 hours? 10 X 9 ? 9 X 10=? 14. If one passenger-car has 8 wheels, how many such wheels will 5 cars have? 5X8 ? 8X5=? LESSON XLII. 1. A cutler sold 6 sets of knives the next day, and 8 sets the next. did he sell? one day, 5 sets How many sets 2. What is addition? What is the sign of addition? 3. A painter having 13 pounds of paint, used 6 pounds one day and 3 the next. How many pounds had he left? 13—(6+3)=? 13-6-3=? 4. What is subtraction? What is the sign of subtraction? 5. A farmer sold 3 sheep at 4 dollars apiece, and 6 calves at 5 dollars a head. What did he receive for the whole? (3×4)+(6 × 5) = ? 6. What is multiplication? What is the sign of multiplication? |