...are how many ? 19. 12 less 7 are how many ? 20. 14 less 6 are how many ? 21. 12 less 2 are how many 1 22. 13 less 3 are how many ? 23. 14 less 4 are how...3 of which were killed by a dog ; how many had he then ? 3. A farmer having 8 bushels of apples, sold 5 bushels of them ; how many were, left ? 4. A...

...are how many ? 28. 12 less 5 are how many ? 29. 9 less 7 are how many ? 30. 13 less 7 are how many Î LESSON IV. 1. Edward had 9 oranges, and gave 5 of...3 of which were killed by a dog ; how many had he then ? 3. A farmer having 8 bushels of apples, sold 5 bushels of them ; how many were left ? 4. A boy...

...many more did Edward shoot than Henry ? How many did both boys shoot ? 5. Harry bought 12 peaches, and gave 5 of them to his sister ; how many had he left ? 6. Walter was 18 years old, and Willie 9; how many years was Walter older than Willie ? 7. On a tree...

...171 3170 17 22 349 143 71 11 100 28 SECTION IV. SUBTRACTION. 63. — 1. John had 2 apples, and gave 1 of them to his sister. How many had he left? 2. A boy had 3 apples, and sold 2 of them. How many had he left ? 3. James had 4 marbles, and lost 2 of them. How...

...Ans. Only numbers representing things of the same kind can be subtracted. 7. Harry bought 12 peaches, and gave 5 of them to his sister ; how many had he left ? 12 — 5= ? ANALYSIS. — He had left the difference between 12 and 5, which is 7. 12—5=7. 8. On...

...paper. How many cents had he left? He had left 9 cents less 7 cents, or cents. A little boy had 9 blocks and gave 5 of them to his sister. How many had he left ? He had left 9 blocks less 5 blocks, or blocks. I paid 5 cents for tacks and had 3 cents left. How...

...learn e how and afterward the why. XXYI. ORAL EXERCISES. I. Harry bought 15 slate pencils, and gave 6 of them to his sister : how many had he left ? 2. A farmer has 13 oxen in one field, and 6 in another: how many oxen in the first field more than in the...