NUMBER STORIES Kate bought a piece of ribbon 7 yards long. She yards were left in the piece. cut off 2 yards. Kate's father bought a barrel of apples that held 2 bushels. He bought pecks of apples. cost If a quart of milk costs 8 cents, 2 quarts will cents. Kate paid 2 dollars for a pair of shoes and 3 dollars for a hat. She spent dollars. Frank can walk 4 miles in an hour. In 21 hours he can walk miles. Kate bought grapes at 8 cents a pound. For 20 cents she received pounds of grapes. Frank bought 11 apples at 2 cents each. He paid cents. Kate and Frank gathered 4 bushels of nuts. They sold 1 bushels. They had bushels left. Frank can ride 8 miles in an hour on his wheel. How long will it take him to go 20 miles? FRANK. Uncle Will has been milking old Bess. Here he comes with the milk. Kate. I wonder how much he got today. Let us see you measure the milk, please, Uncle Will. Uncle Will. Yes, you may stand here by the table. This is a gallon measure. It takes four quarts of milk to fill it. The measure is half full now. Do you know how many quarts that is? Frank. I know! It is quarts. Kate. If you put in quarts more it will be full. |