CHAPTER IV.

READ the exercises below (the sign less) supplying the figures omitted. following illustration.

Four less three is one.

Four less three is one.

9-?=6

8

6

Four less three is one.

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25

9-7

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12

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5

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4

5

7

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9

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= 8

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6

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7

Also read the exercises above thus: Seven is five

more than two, six is four more than two.

9. James picked 8 quarts of berries, and Walter picked 11 quarts. How many quarts did both pick? How many more quarts were needed to make 24 quarts?

10. How many more than 26 quarts are 32 quarts?

11. Florence bought cloth for 37 cents, and ribbon for 8 cents; she then bought a spool of thread, and her whole bill was half a dollar. What was the price of the thread?

12. How many are 12, 8, and 7?

13. From a barrel containing 32 gallons of vinegar 3 gallons leaked out. How many gallons remained?

14. From a tub of butter weighing 38 pounds a merchant sold 23 pounds. How many pounds remained unsold?

15. From 32 take the sum of 9 and 15.

16. The cloth for a coat cost 7 dollars, and the price for making and trimming was 8 dollars. How much does a dealer gain if he sells the coat for 20 dollars?

17. From 50 take the sum of 34 and 8.

18. A man owed 50 dollars, and paid 45 dollars. How much did he still owe?

19 How many more than 43 dollars are 50 dollars?

CHAPTER IV.

Notice the

READ the exercises below (the sign is read less) supplying the figures omitted. following illustration.

Also read the exercises above thus: Seven is five

more than two, six is four more than two.

CHAPTER V.

READ the following exercises thus: (Ex. 1.) two from four leaves two; one from five leaves four.

Beginning with the third row of minuends take from each

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, reading

"One from ten leaves nine, two from ten leaves eight," etc.

Then read all the exercises in this form;

Four is two more than two.

CHAPTER VI.

1. There are 4 quarts in 1 gallon. How many quarts are there in 3 gallons?

2. Frank sold 3 quarts of berries at 8 cents a quart. How much did he receive for the berries?

3. Nora sold 2 dozen eggs at 20 cents a dozen, and a quart of berries for enough more to receive half a dollar for all. What did she get for the berries?

4. There are 7 days in a week. How many days are there in 4 weeks?

5. How many are 7, 8, and 12?

6. There are three feet in one yard. How many feet are there in 12 yards?

7. What cost 9 yards of ribbon at 5 cents a yard?

8. At 6 dollars a barrel, what will 8 barrels of flour cost?

9. How many more than the sum of 13 and 16 is 35?

10. If a horse travel 6 miles an hour, how far will he travel in 9 hours?

11. Twelve months make a year. How many months are there in 5 years?