19. A certain number of horses consumed 90 bushels of corn. If each was allowed 6 bushels, how many horses were there? 20. If a company of soldiers be allowed 7 barrels of flour a week, how long would 91 barrels last them? 140 dollars were paid for hay at 10 dollars a ton. How many tons were bought? 21. 22. 20 grains make a pennyweight. How many pennyweights are in 100 grains? 23. At 9 cents a pound, how many pounds of sugar can be bought for 198 cents? 24. Eight pints make a gallon. How many gallons are in 256 pints? 25. If a boy can run 12 feet in a second, in how many seconds can he run 480 feet? LESSON XIII. I. Three hunters killed 12 quails, and divided them equally. How many did each take? Solution: Each took one third of 12 quails, which is 4 quails. Answer : 4 quails. 2. Five equal packages of starch weighed 35 pounds. What did each weigh? 3. Seven horses drew 42 cart-loads of coal. How many loads did each draw? 4. Four boards of the same size measured 48 square feet? How many square feet were in each board? 5. Eight loads of brick cost 72 dollars. What did one load cost? 6. Six acres of land were divided in 48 building lots. How many lots did one acre make? 7. Nine boys picked 108 quarts of berries. How many quarts did each pick? 8. Eleven miles of railroad were built in 121 days. How many days were required to build one mile? 9. Ten boxes were packed with 100 pounds of candy. How many pounds were in each box? IO. Twelve suits of clothes were made from 84 yards of cloth. How many yards were required for one suit? A man earned 132 dollars in eleven weeks. How much did he earn each week? II. 12. If a horse can travel 54 miles in 9 hours, how far can he travel in 1 hour? 13. A laborer performed a certain work in 56 days. In what time could 7 laborers have done it? 14. Thirty-six pears were equally divided among 4 boys. What was the share of each? 15. If 110 trees be planted in 10 rows, how many trees will be in each row? 16. A father's age is 49 years, which is 7 times the age of his youngest son. What is the son's age? 17. William has 81 marbles, which is 9 times as many as John has. How many has John? 18. If 63 plums are worth 9 apples, how many plums should be given for 1 apple? 19. A merchant bought 12 barrels of sugar for 144 dollars. What was the cost per barrel? 20. If I pipe can fill a cistern in 56 minutes, in what time could 8 such pipes fill it ? 21. What will be the cost of one dozen of eggs if 7 dozen cost 84 cents? 22. 75 bushels of wheat were produced on 5 acres of land. How many bushels did one acre produce? 23. A school-building of 8 rooms contains 240 desks. How many desks are in each room? 24. If 216 bars of soap were packed in 9 boxes, how many bars would one box hold? How many 25. Six men built 450 rods of fence. rods did each build? 26. If a certain number be multiplied by 7 the result will be 98. What is the number? 27. The product of two numbers is 156. If 12 is one of them, what is the other? 28. Paid 427 dollars for 7 horses. What was their average value? 29. A quantity of provisions will supply one person for 324 days. How long would it last 9 persons? 30. Five barrels of cider contained 165 gallons. How many gallons were in each barrel? 31. How many four-pound weights could be made from 320 pounds of iron? 32. Eight acres of timber-land yielded 256 cords of wood. How many cords did one acre produce? 33. If 343 be divided by a certain number, the quotient will be 7. What is the divisor? 34. An express train ran 270 miles in 6 hours. How far was that per hour? 35. of 108 Divide the quotient of 240 5, by the quotient 9. MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION. LESSON XIV. I. 9 times 2 are how many times 3? Solution 9 times 2 are 18. 18 are as many times 3 as 3 are contained in 18, which is 6 times. 2. 6 times 8 are how many times 4? 12? 3. 3 times 12 are how many times 9? 4? 4. 10 times 6 are how many times 12? 2? 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. IO. II. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 12 times 6 are how many times 8? 9? 6 times 9 are how many times 2? 9 times 4 are how many times 3? 6 times 16 are how many times 3? 4 times 25 are how many times 5? 5 times 32 are how many times 4? 2? 3? 6? 4? 5 2 ? 12? 8? I. If a quantity of provisions supply 12 persons for 6 weeks, how long would it supply 8 persons? 2. If 9 men can do a certain work in 10 days, how many could do the same in 3 days? 3. Exchanged 14 quarts of milk at 6 cents a quart for 7 dozen eggs. What were the eggs worth per dozen? 4. If a stage-coach travel 45 miles in 5 hours, how far will it go in 11 hours? 5. If 48 pennyweights of gold will make 8 rings, how many rings of the same size could be made from 90 pennyweights? 6. I gave 7 oranges for 63 apples. ples should I have given for 12 oranges? How many ap 7. Three men earned 30 dollars in a certain time. How many men would have earned 100 dollars in the same time? 8. If a certain sum of money produce 125 dollars interest in 5 years, how much interest should it produce in 7 years? 9. 150 bushels of wheat were harvested from 10 acres. How many bushels ought 8 acres to yield? IO. How many men can do in 6 days the same amount of work that would occupy 12 men 8 days? 80 kegs of wine, each containing 4 gallons, were emptied into 10 barrels. How many gallons were in each barrel? II. 12. In how many days of 12 hours each can the same work be performed that requires 16 days of 9 hours each? 13. Mary's age is 21 years, and 4 times Mary's age equals 7 times Sarah's. How old is Sarah? 14. There are 192 grains in 8 pennyweights. How many grains are in 7 pennyweights? 15. 192 ounces make 12 pounds of sugar. How many pounds are in 160 ounces? 16. 180 rods of fence were built by 15 men in one week. How many men could have built 240 rods in the same time? 17. Seven hogsheads of molasses cost 196 dollars. At the same rate, how many hogsheads should cost 112 dollars? |