23. 1. Sarah, Mary, and Ellen trimmed their school-room with evergreen: Sarah wove 12 yards for festoons, Mary wove 30 yards, and Ellen wove 7 yards; how many yards did all weave?

2. Sarah used 20 yards of twine, Mary used 17 yards, and Ellen used 6 yards of one kind and 9 of another; how many yards of twine did all use?

3. John and Emery made a collection of beetles : John collected 47 different kinds, and Emery 29 different kinds; how many more kinds did John collect than Emery?

4. Charles and Mary made a collection of the different kinds of grasses: Mary found 21 different kinds, and Charles found 18 different kinds, 15 of which were like some of Mary's; how many different kinds did both find?

5. Alvin and Reuben hired a boat for 75 cents: Reuben paid 37 cents of the money, and Alvin paid the rest; how much did Alvin pay?

6. They gathered 87 pond-lilies, 50 of which they sold at 1 cent apiece; how many cents did they receive for them? How many lilies remained unsold?

7. They gave 12 of the lilies that remained to Annie, and the rest to Reuben's sick brother; how many did they give to Reuben's sick brother?

8. They caught 9 perch, 12 carp, 7 pickerel, and 8 eels; how many fishes did they catch? They threw away 13 of the fishes, gave 12 to Alvin's mother, and what remained to widow Dale; how many did they give widow Dale?

9. Henry gathered 102 pond-lilies, 9 of which he gave to Mary, and 8 to Charles; how many had he left? Of these 37 were in full bloom, and the rest were buds; how many were buds?

10. How much less than 90 is 47 plus 18?

11. Man has 32 teeth in a full set of these 8 are incisors, 4 are cuspids, 8 are bi-cuspids, and the rest are grinders; how many are grinders?

12. 49 scholars belong to Mr. Boyd's school: on a certain day 17 were dismissed for good lessons, and 4 were absent; how many were then in the school-room? 13. If in a gale 28 feet of the upper part of a tree was blown off, and the part which remained was 74 feet in height, what was the height of the tree before the gale?

14. There are 92 days in the summer months: June has 30 days, July 31 days, and August the remainder; how many days has August?

15. Frank sold 9 apples for 18 cents, 20 for 15 cents, and 8 for 8 cents; how many apples did he sell? How much money did he receive for them?

16. With this money he bought a hat for 25 cents, and a basket for 12; how much money had he left? 17. Horace wanted a drawing-book worth 37 cents, a pencil worth 6 cents, and a ruler worth 18 cents: his father gave him two 25-cent pieces, two 10-cent pieces, one 5-cent piece, and one 3-cent piece, telling him to spend what money was left, after making his purchases, for paper; how much money had he to pay for paper?

18. Mr. Dana bought a dinner for 72 cents, and afterwards called for a cup of tea worth 10 cents; how much should he pay for both? He gave in payment one 50-cent piece, three 10-cent pieces, and one 5-cent piece; how much change should be returned to him?

For Slate Exercises, see pages 161, 162.

Section VIII.

MULTIPLICATION TABLES.

24. The Multiplication Tables are inserted here for future reference; they may be learned in connection with the lessons which follow.

Section IX.

MULTIPLICATION OF THE NUMBERS 2, 3, 4, and 5.

25. 1. One leaf of a book has 2 pages; how many pages have 3 leaves?

2. How many are 2 and 2 and 2, or 3 times 2? 3. At 2 dollars each, what will 4 chairs cost? 4. How many are 2+2+2+2, or 4 times 2? 5. At 2 cents each, what will 5 lemons cost? what will 6 lemons cost? 7 lemons?

6. Add by 2's from 2 to 24.

7. Repeat Table 2, page 33.

8. How many are 2 times 2? 7 times 2? 9 times 2? 12 times 2? 8 times 2? 11 times 2? 10 times 2?

9. If a traveller can go 3 miles in an hour, how many miles can he go in 2 hours? in 3 hours?

10. How many are 3+3+3, or 3 times 3? 11. At 3 dollars a pair, how many

paid for 4 pairs of boots? for 5 pairs? 12. Add by 3's from 3 to 36.

13. Repeat Table 3, page 33.

dollars must be

14. How many are 8 times 3? 6 times 3? 10 times 3? 9 times 3? 11 times 3? 7 times 3? 12 times 3?

15. How many pounds of butter are there in 2 boxes, if there are 4 pounds in each box?

16. 2 times 4 are how many?

17. How many desks are there in 3 rows, if there are 4 desks in each row?

18. Add by 4's from 4 to 48.

19. Repeat Table 4, page 33.

20. How many are 6 times 4? 8 times 4? 4 times 4? 12 times 4? 9 times 4? 5 times 4? 11 times 4?

21. What cost 2 oranges at 4 cents apiece? What cost 4 oranges at 2 cents apiece?

22. How many are two 4's? four 2's?

23. How many trees are there in 4 rows of 3 trees each? How many trees in 3 rows of 4 trees each? 24. Is there any difference between four 3's and three 4's?

25. Warren has 5 tops, and Willard has 2 times as many (or two 5's of tops); how many has Willard?

26. A farmer planted 5 kernels of corn in each hill ; how many kernels did he plant in 3 hills? in 4 hills? 27. Add by 5's from 5 to 60.

28. Repeat the Table of 5's, page 33.

29. How many are five 5's? eight 5's? ten 5's? six 5's? seven 5's? nine 5's? eleven 5's?

30. How many are two 5's? five 2's? four 5's? five 4's?

26. 1. What will 7 apples cost, at 2 cents apiece? Solution. If 1 apple costs 2 cents, 7 apples will cost seven 2's of cents: seven 2's of cents are 14 cents; therefore, 7 apples, at 2 cents apiece, will cost 14 cents.

2. When oil is $3 a gallon, what will 7 gallons cost? 3. There are 4 quarts in 1 gallon; how many quarts are there in 7 gallons? in 9 gallons? in 12 gallons? 4. There are 3 feet in 1 yard; how many feet are there in 6 yards? in 8 yards? in 9 yards? in 11 yards?

5. What will 5 quarts of milk cost at 5 cents a quart, 6. If a horse can travel 1 mile in 5 minutes, in how many minutes can he travel 12 miles?

7. What cost 11 cords of wood at $2 a cord? at $4 a cord? at $1? at $5?

8. If a man earns $2 a day, and his team earns $2 a day, how much do both earn in 1 day? in 7 days?