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29. If 50 cents is divided equally among 5 boys, how many cents will each receive?

30. Divide one half of 20 by 5.

31. When sugar is 5 cents a pound, how many pounds will a quarter of a dollar purchase?

32. Take 3, multiply by 11, add 7, subtract 8, divide by 4, multiply half that result by 7, add 7, divide by 5, add twice 4, divide by 3. Answer?

33. Multiply half of 6 by a quarter of 16 and take one third of 15 from the result. Answer?

34. Take 10, multiply by 10, subtract 4, divide by 8, multiply by 6, divide by 9, multiply by 5. Answer?

35. Divide one third of 18 by one half of 4, multiply double the result by 11, add 6, divide by 6, add 3. What is one fifth of the result?

36. Count from 1 to 97 inclusive, by fours. Count from 96 down by sixes.

37. When 12 pairs of gloves cost $24, how much must I pay for half a dozen pairs?

38. If a boy earns $5 a week, how many weeks must he work to earn $30?

39. Count from 1 to 101 inclusive by fives. Count from 100 down by tens.

40. What is the price of 40 tons of coal at $6 a ton?

41. What is the sum of $90, $80, and $305?

CHAPTER XI.

1. How many are 8 and 3?

and 3? 38 and 3?

38 and 3? 48 and 3?

18 and 3? 28

2. How many are left when you take 4 from 12? 4 from 22 ? 4 from 52? 4 from 82? 4 from 32? 4 from 92?

3. How many are 20 cents and 30 cents? 10 cents and 40 cents? 30 cents and 40 cents? 50 cents and 20 cents? 60 cents and 40 cents?

4. How many cents are left when you take from one dollar, 20 cents? 30 cents? 50 cents? 40 cents? 90 cents?

5?

5. How many are 7 and 5? 9 and 5? 12 and

17 and 5? 47 and 5? 77 and 5?

6. Take 2 from 11. From 31. From 61. From

51. From 71. From 21. From 91.

7. How many are 9 and 8? and 8? 59 and 8? 79 and 8? and 8?

19 and 8? 39

49 and 8? 29

From 32. From 62. From

8. Take 3 from 12. 92. From 22. From 52. From 42.

26 and 6? 56

9. How many are 6 and 6? and 6? 76 and 6? 66 and 6? 86 and 6?

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From 97.

From 87. From 57.

11. How many are 9 and 9?

and 9? 19 and 9? 59 and 9?

37. From 67.

From 47.

29 and 9? 49

89 and 9?

12. Take 7 from 15. From 35. From 65. From 25. From 45. From 85. From 75. From 95.

13. How many are 9 and 4?

and 4 59 and 4?

and 4?

59 and 4? 79 and 4?
79 and 4?

69

39 and 4? 49 and 4? 89

14. From 15 take 6. From 35. From 55. From

75. From 95. From 85. From

15. How many are 7 and 7? and 7? 87 and 7? 37 and 7? and 7?

91.

65. From 45.

17 and 7? 47 77 and 7? . 67

16. From 11 take 6. From 21. From 51. From

From 71. From 31. From

17. How many are 8 and 5?

and 5? 78 and 5?

and 5?

78 and 5? 38 and 5?
38 and 5?

61.

From 41. 28 and 5? 48

58 and 5? 88

14 less 8?

24 less 8? 64

18. How many are less 8? 94 less 8? 74 less 8?

19. How many are 7 and 4? and 4? 57 and 4? 47 and 4? and 4?

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20. Take 7 from From 53. From 33.

13.

From 43. From 93.

From 73. From 23. From

63. From 83.

CHAPTER XII.

1. Frank bought a knife for 38 cents, some marbles for 9 cents, and a pencil for 5 cents. How many cents did he pay for all?

2. What is the sum of 47, 8, 9, and 7?

3. A lady bought 12 yards of silk, at $2 a yard, a bonnet for $9, a pair of boots for $8, and spent the balance of. the $50 which she had for trimmings for the silk dress. What did she pay for the trimmings of the dress?

4. From 75 take the sum of 58 and 9.

5. A man worked for $12 a week and earned $72. How long did he work?

6. A drover bought 8 cows from one farmer, 9 from another, 5 from another, and then sold 6. How many had he left?

7. Take the sum of 48 and 9 from 64.

8. If a quantity of provisions will last 6 men 7 days, how many weeks will the same provisions last one man ?

9. Find the sum of 39, 7, 8, and 6.

10. If 5 men can lay a stone wall in 3 days, how many men must be employed to do the work in one day?

11. If the interest of $1 is 6 cents for a year, what is the interest of $10 for half a year?

12. If one man can build a shed in 6 days, how many men must be employed to do the work in 2 days?

13. From the sum of 68 and 7, take 9.

14. Edith bought 5 yards of cloth at 9 cents a yard, 3 yards of ribbon at 5 cents a yard, and a feather for 30 cents. How much change is due her if she offers a dollar bill in payment?

15. If 72 oranges are divided equally among 6 boys, how many does each receive?

16. Count by twos from 2 to 96 inclusive, thus: 2, 4, 6, etc.

17. Count from 96 down by threes thus: 96, 93, 90, etc.

18. At 6 dollars a pair, what is the price of a dozen pairs of boots?

19. How many quarts in half a bushel?

20. Herbert and Roy start from the school-house and ride due East, Herbert at the rate of 8 miles an hour, and Roy at the rate of 6 miles. How far apart are they at the end of 1 hour? 3 hours? 6 hours?

21. John picked half a peck of berries and sold one half of them. How many quarts of berries had he left?

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