ADDITION OF VULGAR FRACTIONS. 1. I bought 22 bushels of wheat at one time, 1952 at 2. What is the sum of 263, 187, 193, 131, and 117? 4. Bought of 3 of 5cwt. of sugar at one time; at 5. What is the value of 6. How far is of a mile of a ton, and of a cut? the 28 miles the first day, 33 the whole time. 9. How many raisins are there in cwt. 85lb. and an hour, and of 24 of a minute. 21 11. Bought 3 pieces of cloth; the first contained of Ans. 2yl. 2qr. 1}na. 12. Add together 3, 3, 13 and 1815. Ans. 4. Ans. 1695. 16. Add together of a week, of a day, and one hour. 17. Add together 14cwt. 173lb. and 73oz. Ans. 1cwt. 1qr. 6lb. 2175oz.. SUBTRACTION OF VULGAR FRACTIONS. 1. From of an ounce take of pwt. Ans. 6pwt. 15gr. 2. Take of a day and of 3 of 3 of an hour from 33 weeks. 3. A man engaged to work 41 days, but was absent by indisposition 6 days: how many days did he work? Ans. 34 days. 4. What remains of a hogshead of vinegar if of it has leaked out? 5. A man has travelled 4mi. 1fur. 24rd: how much farther must he go in order to make 6 miles? 6. From 1 take. 7. From 9 take 1. Ans. 1mi. 6fur. 16rd. Ans. 7. 8. From of a degree take of a mile. of an acre. 9. Take a square foot from and 51 Ans. 1R. 18 P. 5yd. 4ft. 6 10. A man sold of a house to one man, to another, to another: what part did he still own? 11. One man bought cwt.: how much did áž cwt.: 12. From of 12, take 19 of 3. 14. From 75,75, take of 35. Ans. 31201 drams. 15. From 1 of a £ take of a shilling. 16. From 14oz. take pwt. 17. From 8 cwt. take 4lb. 1989 Ans. 43 Ans. £1 9s 3d. Ans. 8cwt. 3qr. 7lb. 1oz. 93dr. 18. From 316. Troy weight, take oz. 19. What is the difference between 13 rods and of an inch? Ans. 21ft. 11 in MULTIPLICATION OF VULGAR FRACTIONS. 1. Multiply bushels by of 7. Ans. 31 bu. 2. A man bought of of a ship: what part did he buy? of 24 times 8 dollars? 3. How much is Ans. 3. 4. How far will a man travel in 173 hours if he goes at the rate of 95 miles an hour? 5. How many miles are of 7 miles, multiplied by {} of 871. Ans. 403 mi. 6. What will 293 tons of gravel cost at 11 dollar a ton? 7. I own of a ship, and sell of of my share : what part is it of the whole? 8. What will 237 pounds of lead cost at pound? Ans.. 25 dollar a 9. What will cords of wood cost at 53 dollar a cord? Ans. $532 10. A merchant sold 371 hogsheads of vinegar for 17 dollars a hogshead: what did it come to? 11. Sold of 91cwt. of sugar for 3 of 17 dollars a cwt.: what did it come to? Ans. $78. 12. Sold of of 263lb. of rice for 1 of 2 of 10} cents a pound: what did it come to? DIVISION OF VULGAR FRACTIONS. 1. If I pay dollar a pound for tea, how many pounds ean I have for 4284 dollars? Ans. 4896lb. 2. Bought flour at 7 dollars a barrel, and laid out 129 dollars for the article: how many barrels did I buy? 3. Paid 6663 cents for marbles at six cents apiece: how many did I buy? Ans. 111. 4. If raisins are 2811 cents a pound, how much can I have for 17 cents? 5. How many barrels of flour can I buy for 1613, dollars if I pay 143 dollars a barrel? Ans. 11-bar. 6. Divide 5205 dollars among of 91 persons: what will each have? 7. At 27 dollars an acre, how much land can I buy for 17 of a dollar? Ans. acre. 8. How many apples can I buy for 21 of 1 of 2 cents, if I pay of 23 of cents apiece? 9. Bought of a lot of land for 5040 dollars, and having sold of what was bought, I gave of the remainder to a charitable society, and divided the residue among 9 poor persons: what was the share of each? Ans. 37. 10. Of an estate valued 15000 dollars, the widow has , the oldest son of remainder, and the residue was divided among 9 children: what was the share of each of the 9 children? 11. If 18 dollars will buy 65012 acres much will one dollar buy? pay 31 of land, how Ans. 363212. How much sugar can I buy for of 15 cents, if I of 22 cents a pound? DECIMAL FRACTIONS. ADDITION OF DECIMAL FRACTIONS. 1. What is the amount of 27, 14, 49, 126, 999,,469, and,2614? Ans. 1215,7304. 2. Add 15, 100, 67, 1, 5, 33, ,467 and 24,6 together. 3. What is the sum of 99, 99, 31, ,25 60,102,29 100,347 ? Ans. 389,989. 4. If you sell one piece of cloth for $4,25; another for $5,075; and another for $7,0025: how much do you get for all? 5. What is the amount of $151,7, $70,602, $4,06, and $807 2659 ? Ans. $1033,6279. 6. A man received at one time $13,25; at another $8,4, at another $23,051; at another $6; and at another $0,75: how much did he receive in all? 7. Add together ,7509,0074, 69,8408 and ,6109. Ans. 71,21 8. Find the sum of twenty-five hundredths, three hundred and sixty-five thousandths, six-tenths, and nine millionths. 9. What is the sum of twenty-three millions and ten, one thousand, four hundred thousandths, twenty-seven, and nineteen millionths, seven, and five-tenths? Ans. 23001044,500059. SUBTRACTION OF DECIMAL FRACTIONS. 1. From thirty-five thousands, take thirty-five thousandths. Ans. 34999,965. 2. What is the difference between 4262,0246 and 23,41653? 3. From 346,523120 take 219,691245943. 4. From 64,075 take,195326. Ans. 126,831874057. 5. What is the difference between 107, and ,0007? Ans. 106,9993. 6. What is the difference between 1,5 and ,3785? 7. From 96,71 take 96,709. Ans. ,001. 8. From forty-three, and seventy-five thousandths, take eight, and twenty-three millionths. MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMAL FRACTIONS. 1. What will 6,29 weeks board come to at 2,75 dollars a week? Ans. $17,2975. 2. What will 61 pounds of sugar come to at $0,234 dollars per pound? 3. If 12,836 dollars are paid for one barrel of flour, what will,354 barrels cost? Ans. $4,543944. 4. What is the content of a board, ,06 feet long and ,06 wide? 5. Multiply 49000, by ,0049. Ans. 240,1. 6. Bought,1234 oranges for 4,6 cents apiece: how much did they cost? 7. What will 375,6 pounds of coffee cost at,125 dollars per pound? Ans. $46,95. |