A Primary Arithmetic (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ... remaining. What had he at first? 5. How much change from a dollar bill will a person receive who buys 5 yards of lace at 17 per yard? 6. If I pay 90 cents for 3 yards of linen, what would I have to pay for If yards? 7. A man had 96 chestnuts. He divided one-half of them equally among his three children. How many did each receive? 8. If 6 dozen eggs cost $1.44, what is the price of 1 dozen? Of 1 egg? 9. A man earns $2.50 per day, and spends $2.10. How much will he save in 2 days? 10. What will be the cost of 11 yards of ribbon at 40 cents per yard? 234. Slate Exercises. Multiply: 1. 84x4 6. 119x9 11. 576x7 16. 180x12 2. 63 X 3 7. 240 X 8 12. 177 X 5 17. 336 x 10 3. 96 X 5 8. 522 x 4 13. 252 x 3 18. 480 x 11 4. 84 X 7 9. 344 X 9 14. 315 X 8 19. 432 X 12$ 6. 120x6 10. 576x2 15. 125x6 20. 121x11 FOURTHS. 241. Oral Exercises, How many fourths in a pie' How many quarters? 1 in a dollar? How many fourths in half a pie?-s 1 what? 246. Oral Exercises. When a thing is divided into three equal parts, what is each part called? Draw a square and divide it into thirds. How many thirds in 2 pies? In 3 pies? 251. Oral Problems. 1. A boy has 5 packs of fire-crackers. After shooting off a pack and a half, how many will he have? 2. A farmer cut 2 tons of hay on one piece of land and 9 tons on another. How many tons of hay did he cut? 3. If it takes 2 yards for a jacket, and 3 yards for a coat, how many yards will be needed for both? 4. 2 yards of ribbon are cut from a 10-yard roll. How many yards remain? 5. From a tub containing 25 pounds of butter there are sold 5 pounds. How many pounds are left? 6. A quarter of a pound of tea is taken from a 2-pound package. How much tea is there left in the package? 7. A real estate agent sold 2f acres from a 10-acre plot. How much...