The money of the United States is called United States Money.

The standard unit is the dollar.

The denomination dimes is not generally used.

The Sign of Dollars is $, a supposed combination of U. S.

1. How many mills are there in 2 cents? In 5 cents? In 10 cents?

2. How many cents are there in 2 dimes? dimes? In 7 dimes? In 10 dimes or 1 dollar? 5 dimes or one-half of a dollar?

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3. How many cents are there in $2? In $3? In $4? In $5?

4. How many dollars are there in 200 cents? In 300 cents? In 400 cents? In 500 cents?

5. In 450 cents how many dollars are there, and how many cents besides? In 375 cents? In 425 cents? In 870 cents? In 684 cents? In 296 cents?

1. In expressing dollars and cents by figures, a period called the decimal point, is placed between the dollars and the cents. Thus, 265 cents are equal to $2.65, which is read, 2 dollars, 65 cents.

2. When less than 10 cents are written, a cipher must be written before the number. Thus, 5 cents are written, $.05.

3. Mills are written after the cents. Thus, $2.655 is read, 2 dollars, 65 cents, 5 mills.

6. Read the following:

$3.25; $6.38; $7.24; $6.05; $2.46; $7.24; $5.18; $7.36; $3.02; $5.07; $2.15; $4.16.

7. Write the following:

Five dollars twenty-nine cents.
Seven dollars sixty-eight cents.
Eight dollars seventy-seven cents.
Forty-eight dollars sixteen cents.
Thirty-four dollars nine cents.
Sixty-eight dollars nineteen cents.

Arrange in columns and add :

16. $12.27, $15.34, $18.29, $64.38, $15.92, $2.68.

19. $3.25, $4.26, $8.35,
20. $8.29, $4.34, $5.69, $8.34,

LESSON LXXX.

MEASURES OF LENGTH.

The measures used in determining length, or the distance of one place from another, are called Measures of Length.

1. How many inches are there in 2 feet? In 3 feet? In 5 feet? In of a foot? In of a foot?

2. How many feet are there in 24 inches? In 36 inches? In 48 inches? In 60 inches? In 72 inches?

3. How many feet are there in 3 yards? In 4 yards? In 8 yards? In 8 yards? In 9 yards?

4. How many inches are there in 1 yard? In 2 yards? In 4 yards?

In 2 rods

5. How many feet are there in 2 rods? and 5 feet? In 2 rods and 10 feet? In 2 rods and 10 feet? In 2 rods and

2 yards?

6. How many rods are there in 2 miles? In 3 miles? In 5 miles?

7. This line is 1 inch long L

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. Cut

A rod

a string a foot in length. A yard in length. in length.

8. Name two places a mile apart. Two miles.

The measures used in measuring all kinds of liquids are called Liquid Measures.

In estimating the capacity of cisterns, reservoirs, etc., 31 gallons are considered a barrel, and 63 gallons a hogshead.

1. Name some articles that are bought and sold by the gallon, quart, pint, or gill.

2. How many gills are there in 2 pints? In 3 pints? In 5 pints? In 10 pints? In 12 pints?

3. How many pints are there in 5 quarts? In 7 quarts? 6 quarts? 8 quarts?

4. How many quarts are there in 5 gallons? In 8 gallons? 7 gallons? 6 gallons?

5. How many pints are there in 12 gills? In 16 gills? In 15 gills? In 21 gills? In 32 gills? 6. How many gallons are there in 12 quarts? In 16 quarts? In 15 quarts? In 25 quarts?