How many are 19 and 7? Ans. 17. 18 26 26 32 27 28 How many are 6 and 4? How many are 9+8+7+6+5+4+3+2+1? 8109 How many are 13+7+9+52 10 How many are 47+6+8+9+5+4? 1. A boy gave some nuts to his companions, to one he gave 16, to another 17, to another, 18, to another 19; how many did he give to the whole ? 2. Bought a cow for 37 dollars, some sheep for 46 dollars, a horse for 85 dollars, a saddle for 26 dollars; how much did the whole cost? Ans. $194. 3. A lady bought a comb for 37 cents, some muslin for 75 cents, a pair of shoes for 96 cents, some lace for 87 cents, and some cotton yarn for 69 cents; what did the whole cost? Ans. $3.64. 4. A drover bought of one man 48 sheep, of another 64, of another 37, of another 78, and another 156; how many did he buy altogether? Ans. 383 sheep. 5. If you buy a yoke of oxen for 76 dollars, a cart for 5 dollars, four cows for 96 dollars, and a plough for 15 dollars; how much must you pay for the whole? Ans. $192. 6. A merchant owes one man in Philadelphia $975, another $1325, to one man in New York he owes $480, to another $647, and to a man in New Orleans he owes $843 ; what is the amount of all his debts? Ans. 4270. 7. A dealer in lumber has 37,276 feet in one pile of boards, 13,834 feet in another, 47,693 in a third pile, and 98,417 feet in a fourth, and 27,689 feet lying on his wharf; how many feet does he own altogether? Ans. 224,909 feet. 8. A man bought 6 loads of hay, the first weighed 2348 pounds, the second 1849 pounds, the third 2418 pounds, the fourth 1789 pounds, the fifth 1945 pounds, and the sixth 1648 pounds; how many pounds did the whole weigh? 11,997 pounds. 9. If a farmer raise in one year 297 bushels of wheat, 125 of rye, 754 of Indian corn, 127 of barley, and 235 of oats; what is his crop? Ans. 1538. 10. A certain farmer raised 178 bushels of barley, twice as many bushels of wheat, 243 bushels of corn, and 96 of rye; how many bushels of grain did he raise? Ans. 873. 11. The State of Maine contains 35,000 square miles, New Hampshire 9,491, Vermont 8,000, Massachusetts 7,800, Rhode Island 1,225, Connecticut 4,764; how many square miles in the six New England States? Ans. 66,280 sq. m. 12. New York comprises 47,000 square miles, New Jer sey 8,320, Pennsylvania 46,000, Delaware 2,100, Maryland 9,356; how many square miles in those five States? Ans. 112,776. 13. A merchant sold in one day 74 yards of muslin, 28 of linen, 36 of calico, and 69 of chintz; how many yards did he sell in all? Ans. 207 yards. 14. If a man travel 28 miles on Monday, 32 on Tuesday, 36 on Wednesday, 34 on Thursday, 38 on Friday, and 40 on Saturday; how many miles did he travel during the week? Ans. 208 miles. 15. A lady bought a comb for 37 cents, some tape for 13 cents some pins for 3 cents, and some thread for 12 cents; how much did she give for the whole? NOTE. When no answers are given the questions are to be answered orally. 16. Bought a ton of coal for 7 dollars, a barrel of flour for 6 dollars, two cords of wood for 9 dollars, and a stove for 18 dollars; how much did the whole cost? 17. If you pay 19 cents for a slate, 11 cents for some paper, and 14 cents for a book; what will the whole cost? 18. William has 26 peaches, his brother gave him 14 more, and his sister gave him 7; how many had he then? 19. Suppose I owe 26 dollars to A., 14 dollars to B., 13 dollars to C., 7 dollars to D., and 8 dollars to E.; how much do I owe in all? 20. Bought four books, for the first I gave 30 cents, for the second 40 cents, for the third 20 cents, and for the fourth 60 cents; what did the whole cost? In this question you need only add the 3, 4, 2, and 6 together, and then put the 0 to the right of the sum. 21. Four boys went a fishing, the first caught 30 fishes, the second 40, the third 60, and the fourth 80; how many did they all catch? 22. How many are 8 and 4, and 6 and 12? 23. What is the sum of the following numbers, 67, 76, 82, 147, 768, 3462, 45, 96, 742, and 97 ? Ans. 5582. 24. William had 16 cents and 36 marbles, John had 23 cents and 27 marbles, Charles had 28 cents and 34 marbles; how many cents, and how many marbles have they all together? Ans. 67 cents and 97 marbles. 25. What is the sum of three hundred and forty-seven,eight thousand seven hundred and eighty-four,-two hundred and sixty-nine,-twenty-eight thousand six hundred and ninety-two, nine hundred and thirty-nine thousand,-three hundred and twenty-eight? Ans. 977,420. 26. The distance from Washington to Baltimore is 38 miles, from Baltimore to Philadelphia 93, from Philadelphia to New York 87 miles, from New York to Albany 145. miles; what is the distance from Washington to Albany? Ans. 363 miles. 27. According to sacred history, the time from the creation of the world to the deluge, was 1656 years, thence to the building of Solomon's temple 1344 years, thence to the birth of Christ 1004; how old is the world at the present time, A. D. 1849 ? Ans. 5853 years. 28. A man bought a horse for 75 dollars, a chaise for 184 dollars, and a set of harness for 48 dollars, he then sold his horse for 140 dollars, his chaise for 160 dollars, and his harness for 36 dollars; what did he pay for the whole, and what did he get for the whole? Paid $3072 Ans. Received $336 QUESTIONS IN SUBTRACTION. TO BE PERFORMED MENTALLY. 1. Joseph had 16 pears, and he gave 5 of them to William; how many had he left, and how many more than William had he then? 2. Dick had 24 apples, he gave to one of his companions 6, to another 8, and to another 3; how many had he left? 3. A boy had 23 cents, and lost 7 of them; how many had he left? 4. A boy having 30 cents bought a pound of cherries for 8 cents, and an orange for 6 cents; how many cents had he left? 5. In three bags there are 28 dollars, in the first there are 9 dollars, and in the second 7 dollars; how many dollars in the third? 6. A man bought a sleigh for 17 dollars, and paid 9 dollars to have it repaired and painted, and then sold it for 30 dollars; how much did he gain by the transaction? 7. A man bought a watch for 27 dollars, and sold it for 39 dollars; how much did he gain? 8. A boy bought a box for 16 cents, and paid 6 cents to have it painted, and then sold it for 30 cents; how much did he gain? 9. James had 12 cents, and wished to buy a knife worth 20 cents; how many more cents does he want? 10. Robert had 42 apples, he gave 12 to one companion, and 8 to another, and when he had given some to another he had 9 left; how many did he give to the third boy? 11. A man owed 60 dollars, at one time he paid 18 dollars, at another 12, at another 16; how much does he still owe? 12. A man owes 46 dollars and has but 37; how much more does he want to pay the debt? 13. A farmer agreed to pay 17 dollars for a cow, he paid 9 dollars down; how much does he still owe? 14. A boy sold a knife for 16 cents, which was 7 cents more than it cost him; how much did he pay for it? 15. A boy had 17 nuts, another boy gave him 9, another 6, and another enough to make the number 40; how many did the last boy give him? 16. A man has 18 dollars in one drawer, 12 in another, and 13 in another, he owes a debt of 36 dollars; how much will he have left after paying this debt? 17. A man owed 70 dollars, at one time he paid 24 dollars, at another 12, at another 14, and lastly, he paid the remainder of the debt all but 7 dollars; what was the last payment? 1. 12 less 8 are how many, that is, if you take 8 from 12 how many will remain ? ? 2. 14 less 6 are how many 3. 18 less 7 are how many? 4. 21 less 9 are how many? |