...are examples : — A boy has three pennies, and spends twopence ; how much will he have left? If I have two nuts in one hand and one in the other, how many shall I have altogether ? If a boy has three marbles, how many more will he have to get before he has...

...remain ? 9. Walter had three cents, but he paid two cents for some candy ; how many has he left ? 10. If you have two nuts in one hand and one in the other, how many have you in both ? 11. Elsie went to the post-office with a three-cent piece to buy a postal card ; how many cents should...

...hand? How many on your left? How many on both? 2. How many eyes have you? 3. If you have two apples in one hand, and one in the other, how many have you in both? How many are two and one, then, put together? 4. How many do your ears and eyes make, counted together?...

...hand? How many on your left? How many on both? 2. How many eyes have you? 3. If you have two apples in one hand, and one in the other, how many have you in both? How many are two and one, then, put together? 4. How many do your ears and eyes make, counted together?...

...hand? How many on your left? How many on both? 2. How many eyes have you? 3. If you have two apples in one hand, and one in the other, how many have you in both? How many are two and one, then, put together? 4. How many do your ears and eyes make, counted together?...

...had on each hand, then how many fingers they had on both hands. She might teach addition by asking, "If you have two nuts in one hand and one in the other, how many have you in both hands?" Records show that dame schools actively educated children in rural counties as late as 1875....