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?

3. How much is of 2 times 8 dollars? 183

4. How far will a man travel in 17

at the rate of 95 miles an hour?

Ans. 33.

hours if he goes

5. How many miles are of 7 miles, multiplied by 11 of 87131. 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? Ans.3. 8. What will 237 pounds of lead cost at 2 dollar a pound?

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. $785. 12. Sold of of 263lb. of rice for of 2 of 103 cents a pound: what did it come to?

DIVISION OF VULGAR FRACTIONS.

1. If I pay dollar a pound for tea, how many pounds can I have for 4284 dollars?

Ans. 4896lb. 2. Bought flour at 79 dollars a barrel, and laid out 129 dollars for the article: how many barrels did I buy? 3. Paid 6662 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 161,3 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 of a dollar? Ans. acre.

8. How many apples can I buy for 2 of of 2 cents, if I pay of 23 of cents apiece?

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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?

of land, how Ans. 363. 12. How much sugar can I buy for of 15 cents, if I pay 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

23. There are three men whose mutual ages are 14 times 20yr. 5mo. 3wk. 6da.: what is the sum of their ages? Ans. 286yr. 5mo. 2wk. 24. Bought 90 hhd. of sugar, each weighing 12cwt. 2qr. 147b.: what is the weight of the whole?

25. If a vessel sail 49mi. 6 fur. 8rd. in one day, how far will she sail in one month of 30 days?

Ans. 1493mi. 2 fur. 26. Suppose each of 50 farmers to raise 125bu. 3pk. 6qt. of grain: how much do they all raise?

27. If one spoon weigh 3oz. 5pwt. 15gr., what is the weight of 240 spoons? Ans. 65lb. 7oz. Opwt. 28. If one man receive 3yd. 1qr. Ina. of cloth, how many yards will 11 men receive?

29. If a steamboat in crossing the Atlantic goes 211mi. 4 fur. 32rd. a day, how far will she go in 15 days? Ans. 3174 miles.

DIVISION OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS.

1. If 62 yards of velvet cost £2 18s 8d, what will one yard cost? Ans. 11d. 12 far. 2. If 92 yards of broadcloth cost £71 14s 0d, what is the value of 1 yard?

3. If 90 hogsheads of sugar weigh 56 T. 13cwt. 3qr. 107b., what is the weight of I hogshead?

Ans. 12cwt. 2qr. 11lb. 4. When 192 shares of a certain stock are valued at £1290 4s Od, what would be the cost of 1 share?

5. If the earth revolve 15° on its axis in 1 hour, how far does it revolve in 1 minute? Ans. 15. 6. If 106 tons of iron cost £1001 9s 7d, what is the value of 1 ton?

7. If 57 gallons of wine cost £23 11s 51d, what is the cost of one gallon? Ans. 8s. 31d. 8. If 59 casks contain 44hhd. 53gal. 2qt. 1pt. of wine, what are the contents of one cask?

9. When 175gal. 2qt. of beer are drank in 52 weeks, how much is consumed in one week?

Ans. 3gal. 1qt. 1pt.

10. A rich man divided 168bu. 1pk. 6qt. among 35 poor men: how much did each receive?

11. Suppose a man had 987b. 2oz. 19pwt. 5gr. of silver, how much would he give 1 man if he gave an equal amount to 7 men? Ans. 14lb. 8pwt. 11gr.

12. Divide 9hhd. 28gal. 2qt. by 12.

13. What will be the share of one man, if 810 T. 11cwt. 20lb. 10oz. 11dr. be divided equally among 346 men?

Ans. 2 T. 6cwt. 3qr. 11lb. 8oz. 13dr. 14. What will be the quotient of 65bu. 1pk. 3qt. divided by 12?

15. Sold 8lb. of indigo for £19 13s 8d.: how much was it a pound? Ans. £2 9s 21d. 16. I gave £8 6s 2d 2far. for 10 dozen of combs: how much did I pay for 1 dozen?

17. If I pay £12 14s 5d 3far. for 35 bushels of wheat, how much is it per bushel? Ans. 7s 3d 1far. 18. If a merchant pays £23 12s 6d for 84 yards of cloth: how much did he pay a yard? 19. Suppose a man has 246mi. 6 fur. 36rd. to travel in 12 days: how far will that be in a day?

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Ans. 20mi. 4fur. 23rd. 20. Suppose the distance from New-York to Bristol, England, to be 3176 miles, and a steamship to complete the passage in 15 days: how far will she sail in one day at this rate?

21. If a steamboat should go 224 miles a day, how long would it take her to go to China, it being about 12000 miles? Ans. 53da. 13hr. 42m. 51sec. 22. How long would it take a balloon to go from the earth to the moon, allowing the distance to be about 240000 miles: the balloon ascending 34 miles per hour?

23. If a vessel sail 25° 42′ 40′′ in 10 days, how far will she sail in one day? Ans. 2° 34' 16." 24. If you pay £56 8s for 96 yards of cloth, how much do you pay a yard?

25. If one man can lift 2017b. 12oz.: how much can a boy lift, if a man lift 8 times as much as the boy? Ans. 25lb. 3oz. 8pwt.