The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-30

course I'LL life skill in language
|. ~ and reading is required many
times L more thansin arithmetic.
Regardless Of all that can be said favor
able to modern NOT Ions OF teaching arith-
metic, the good Old met hods secured cor
possessed much merit 100 IS s
The strong esta sobjecfiora business men
raise against those who enter their em-
ploy from the public school is: '''They
know rules and principles but cannot
get results = Several Minneapoli prin-
and are trying to overconne. it. 4
:, AS newspaperstype Us not equal to the
task Of repro cling sarii thn1etical signs, 1t
is impossiblestto give here many OF the
test questions and answers Of the various
grades. Some specimens are appended,
Fin this subject: fFss q js@ssa
A THIRD GRAnEQERsTIoNs.
Il. A man had 941a acres Of land He sold
IS ITO acres. How many acres had he left? T
2 II $3e7 is the cost d one lot. what will six
s. a ring cost ,sse5, chain s1ee. Cost Of
both ss s9 NJ s sssss 5ss q s W.
81. D How many bushels in 4 IS, pecks? H i
%. From 300 take lT6 ssas q s q 4
81 From 3O5 takedp6.g eses ~ 4
- Multi iplys 40 LIE zbyaB -
/ 81. Find the sum 80 TO and a. lilo. s# /
81 o. Divide 525 So at 90
ss What is " ofsa6? = ss S
NsWERs lMARKED 1oo, jsg
less 4slet acres Is 4s;S 10
IneEs are ITO acres leftu
equals ssas e. tisissd cost st
$685. 3 q ~ s il. ~
s. $685. cost Of ring. $1ss cost Of chain, $561
cost Of both. Both cost $561
~. 56S pecks divided by a pecks equals 1872
g. %ipns are 59 Is Ehs 5 5ss
20 no times s IS 1910; 50 Is times 4za 10
Is s3A3.10; 525 dividedsby tbs IS times;t4G di-
vided by is 5 68 times.
Fourth and Fifth Grades. /
found very neatswork in most fourth
and fifth grade rooms and considered the
character of problems and methods Of
solution very suitable to the class of pu-
pills. I did not see, enough work for the
sake of good, quick, accurate figuring.
The following is a very commemorate
set Of questions. The answers were
equally commemorate.
QUESTIONS giR sixth GRADE).
i. TAT is 8 per cent OF what?
2. 81 is what percent of 300?
3. A man set out $50 trees; 8 per cent of them
died. How many trees were dead?
"A. A farmer SOLIDS bushels of oats; these
were per cent OF an he raised How many
bushels did he raise ~.
| bushels were "specked' and the remainder were
sound. What per cent of the apples had begun
| to decay? ~ Sss s.ss-.A - f-s~
QUESTIONS (B 9Th aGRADE.)
1. Cost s534; loss Taper cent. What was the
| 2. teacher earned $1,500 and spent 81, 14O.
What per cent of his salary did he save?
8. II six horses consume 23G4o lbs Of hay in
| year, how much do nine horses consume at the
| same rate? Solve by proportion.
! A. Write a rule-for measuring IA feet u
| inches in boards.
5. (a) Divide s47.25 by 9. (b) What does it
| mean? (c) Write a number story.
6. The continued product of three numbers is
| 2,4o0. Two of the numbers are and IL. what Is
| the other number? 5si&
| q. Find the cost Of linoleum sufficient to cover
W buys ehessnu9s at Is busnei and
\ sells them al S cents a pint. How much does he
gain on two bushels?
10. man sold farm for $1,000; this was s
| per cent more than he paid for 1t. How much did
| the farm cost him:
| =t ANSWERS lAIARKED 1907
{. H. If he had lost i cent he would have
lost 81; since he lost 10 per cent. he lost 15
times 1914 or sso-10; $5,s5 less. sso.1o equals
| $3.50
2. He saved the difference between 81 800 and
5$1,140 or $36; per cent of $1,000 is SIS; he
saved as many per cent of his salary as SIS are
contained In $780, 1t is contained "a times.
therefore he saved ~ per cent Of his salary, less
"a per cent t I.
3. The ratio Of stxzhorses fos nine horses Is
the ratio of %, $40 sto lbs. In the
| antecednt. In the second 4coup1et the consequent
is " times the antecedent 23 $40 lbs5or 81, AGO
lbs The consequent is required, go, Aeo lbs.
| 4. To measure pile of IA feet.1 II inch boards
then because they are IA feet long, add 6 OF
itself to. the sum thus obtained; then because
they are II inches thick, add " sof itself to the
sum last obtained 3s.
6. If two numbers are Stiffness H. 96, the
other number issas much as 9Gs ts contained times
in z. 400 II is contained % times. therefore the
other number is Is m $#.F 5i MI 7f
S. If It is24 feet long and Is feet wide, one
row contains n square feet, is rows contain is
times "a square feet square feet: square
feet equals one square yard. In 800 square feet
there are as many sqnare yards as square feet
which equals 40 square yards: at Csc per square
yard, 40 square yards cost 40 times 85 cents or
500. $26 Is answer. -gs 81 Z IS 81
So or 81: one bushel. GA plnts, two bushels two
times 81 quarts, or 12S ntnfs;s 12s pfnts At 5
cents pint, 12s times 5Acents, or $40. He
gained the difference between $40 and 81 or
$40.
IMPRoMPTU TEST {AasIxTH GRADE).
j. 90 The numerator of :oosos Is -; the
denominator is--- !f5ss M
Is Multiply seven and forty IRE ten thou
2. II the specific gravity sof seasoned white
oak Is 3, how much does a cubic foot weigh II
8. How many square yards OF plastering will
be required for ceiling that Is % feet By Fl
4. What is the ratio expressed In it's lowest
terms Of an oblong 8 feet ht ~ feet to an oblonR
three times As wide and three timssas long?
s. What per cent sofs the principal equals the
interest sif the ratss is per cent and the time
8. To-day Nj. Scott borrowed Of Mr. Bennett,
fore two Ayearsssand four months. at 6 per cent
$24s. zen must Mr.. Scott pay Mr.. Bennett !?
How much must he pay Mr.. Bennett?
81 10 pounds 10 ounces divided by pound
nine. euncea Change s24o rods the fraction Of
mile. ne