CHAPTER XX. 1. Frank bought a ball for $0.75 and a bat for $0.35. What was the cost of both? 2. What cost 3 pounds of raisins at $0.12 a pound and 2 gallons of milk at 7 cents a quart? 3. From $1.27 take $0.98. 4. I bought cloth for $1.25 and ribbon for $0.67. What did I pay for both? 5. A farmer bought a cow for $55 and sold her for $81. What did he gain? 6. From a farm of 93 acres all but 25 acres was sold for building lots. Allowing 10 lots to an acre, how many lots were sold? At $100 each, what was received for the lots? 7. What is the cost of 9 barrels of apples at $3 a barrel and 8 tons of coal at $6 a ton? 8. A man bought 12 pounds of figs at $0.12 a pound and sold them at $0.20 a pound. How much did he gain? 9. What is the sum of $0.25, $0.37, and $0.19. 10. If I pay $0.85 for mending a pair of shoes, $0.67 for a pair of rubbers, and $0.05 for a pair of shoe strings, how much do I pay for all? 11. Take the sum of $0.35 and $0.68 from $2. 12. How much more than the sum of $0.17 and 30.63 is needed to make a dollar? 13. A dealer bought a wagon for $68 and sold it for $95. How much did he gain? 14. Herbert and Frank picked berries and sold them at $0.08 a quart. Herbert received $0.96 for his berries and Frank $0.16 less for his. How many quarts did each pick? 15. Edith bought a doll for $0.87 and paid $0.75 for ribbon and silk for its dresses. How much did she pay for the doll and its dresses? 16. From the sum of $0.48 and $0.67 take $0.49. 17. A farmer bought a wagon for $125 and sold it for $98. How much did he lose? 18. A dealer bought goods for $87. For what price must he sell them to gain $28? At what price must he sell them to lose $19? 19. From $5 take the sum of $2.75 and $1.50. 20. How many barrels of flour at $6 a barrel are equal in value to 9 cords of wood at $8 a cord? 21. I bought a horse for $170 and sold him at a loss of $25. For what price did I sell him? 22. What is the sum of 86, 49, and 28? 23. At $3 a barrel how many barrels of apples can be bought for the difference between $28 and $52? CHAPTER XXI. READ the following exercises, supplying the proper number where the ? stands. EXERCISE I. 3 × 25 = 3 × 20 + 3 × 5 = 60 + 15 = 75. CHAPTER XXII. 1. If 6 yards of silk plush cost $78, what is the price of a yard? 2. What cost 5 gallons of syrup at $0.85 a gallon? 3. What cost 7 dozen oranges at $0.25 a dozen? 4. When 4 dozen eggs cost $0.96, what is the price of half a dozen? 5. At $3 a yard, how many yards of cloth may be bought for $51? 6. Multiply the difference between 68 and 75 by 25. 7. What cost 17 tons of coal at $6 a ton? 8. How many barrels of apples, at $3 a barrel, will $57 purchase? 9. How many pounds of sugar, at $0.06 a pound, will $1.02 purchase? 10. What cost 18 pairs of shoes at $5 a pair? 11. If two pairs of gloves cost $1.50, what is the price of one pair? 12. What is the value of a flock of 96 sheep, if each sheep is worth $5? 13. What is the price of a quart of milk if 3 gallons cost $0.72? |