Addition.
48. Gave 73 dollars for a watch, 15 dollars for a cane, 319 dollars for a horse, 376 dollars for a carriage, and 7889 dollars for a house; how much did they all cost?
Ans. 8272 dollars.
49. In an orchard 15 trees bear plums, 73 trees bear apples, 29 trees bear pears, and 14 trees bear cherries; how many trees are there in the orchard?
Ans. 131 trees.
50. The hind quarters of an ox weighed 375 pounds each, the fore quarters 315 pounds each; the hide weighed 96 pounds, and the tallow 87 pounds. What was the whole weight of the ox? Ans. 1563 pounds.
51. Bought a farm for 1728 dollars, and sold it so as to gain 375 dollars; how much was it sold for?
Ans. 2103 dollars.
52. A merchant bought five pieces of cloth. For the first he gave 376 dollars, for the second 198 dollars, for the third 896 dollars, for the fourth 691 dollars, and for the fifth 96 dollars. How much did he give for the whole?
Ans. 2257 dollars.
53. A merchant bought five hogsheads of molasses for 375 dollars, and sold it so as to gain 25 dollars on each hogshead; for how much did he sell it?
Ans. 500 dollars.
54. John Smith’s farm is worth 7896 dollars; he has bank stock valued at 369 dollars, and he has in cash 850 dollars. How much is he worth? Ans. 9115 dollars.
55. Required the number of inhabitants in the New England States. By the census of 1850 there were in Maine, 583,169; in New Hampshire, 317,976; in Massa- chusetts, 994,514; in Rhode Island, 147,545; in Con- necticut, 370,792; and in Vermont, 314,120. Ans. 2,728,116.
56. Required the number of inhabitants in the Middle States, including the district of Columbia. In 1850 there were in New York. 3,097,394; in New Jersey, 489,555; in Pennsylvania, 2,311,786; in Delaware, 91,532; in Maryland, 583,034; and in the District of Columbia, 51,687.
Ans. 6,624,988
