MULTIPLICATION. 42 army? 8. What is the cost of 97 oxen at 29 dollars each? Ans. 2813 dollars. 9. I sold a farm containing 367 acres, at 97 dollars per acre; what was the amount? Ans. 35599 dollars. 10. An army of 17006 men receive each 109 dollars as their annual pay; what is the amount paid the whole Ans. 1853654 dollars. 11. If a mechanic deposit annually in the Savings Bank 407 dollars, what will be the sum deposited in 27 years? Ans. 10989 dollars. 12. If a man travel 37 miles in one day, how far will he travel in 365 days? Ans. 13505 miles. 13. If there be 24 hours in 1 day, how many hours in 365 days? Ans. 8760 hours. 14. How many gallons in 87 hogsheads, there being 63 gallons in each? Ans. 5481 gallons. 15. If the expenses of the Massachusetts Legislature be 1839 dollars per day, what will be the amount in a session of 109 days? Ans. 200451 dollars. 16. If a hogshead of sugar contains 368 pounds, how many pounds in 187 hogsheads ? Ans. 68816 pounds. 17. Multiply 675 by 476.. Ans. 321300. 18. Multiply. 679 by 763.. Ans. 518077. 19. Multiply 899 by 981. Ans. 881919. 20. Multiply 7854 by 1234. Ans. 9691836. 21. Multiply 3001 by 6071. Ans. 18219071. 22. Multiply 7117 by 9876. Ans. 70287492. 23. Multiply 376546 by 407091. Ans. 153288487686. $ 39. When the multiplier is 1 with one or more ci- phers attached on the right, as 10, 100, &c., proceed thus: 1. In one day there are 24 hours; how many hours in 10 days? How many in 100 days? Ans. 240, 2400. OPERATION. By the removal of a fig- Multiplicand 24 24 ure one place to the left, the Multiplier 10 100 value of that figure is in- creased ten times, (S 8). Product 240 2400 Therefore by attaching one
