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$11,375, Ans.

The pupil must recollect the mals, there must be the same the divisor and quotient that the There are 4 in the dividend, conscquently, there must be 3 p.

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2. How many pounds in $11,375 ? This example being the reverse of the last we must multiply by,3.

OPERATION.

$11,375

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A. 3£. 8 s. 3 d. 3,4125

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From these illustrations we derive th

RULE.

1. How do you reduce the New England cure money? A. Reduce the question to the deci and divide by,3.

II. How do you reduce federal money to the again? A. Multiply by,3.

More Exercises for the Slate. 3. Bought a building for 17£. 153. 6d. ; how will pay for it? A. $59,25.

4. How many pounds in $59,25? (17-15-6) (53-6-6) In $355,50? (106-13) In $71? (G (42-12) In $568? (170-8) Ans. 412£. 1 s.

5. What will 15 barrels of flour cost in doll N. E. currency a barrel? (340) At 7£. 10 s. At 7£. 7 s. a barrel? (36750) Át 6£. 10 s. 6 d. §. At 6£. 4 s. 6 d. a barrel? (31125) A. $1720.

6. What will 4 acres of land cost in pounds, (60) At $49 an acre? (58-16) At $48 an acr $25 an acre? (30) At $12 an acre? (14-8) acre? (29-8) Ans. 250£. 4 s.

7. What will 4 acres of land cost in federal an acre (200) At 14£. 14 s. an acre? (196) acre? (192) At 14£. 4 s. an acre? (189333) acre (48) At 7£. 4 s. an acre? (96) Ans.

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How many times is 2 contained in? How much is

How many times 2 in? (To divide a fraction, we multhe denominator, or divide the numerator.) 2 in? 3 in 3 in 1 4 in ?

How much is of of a month? of of a month? a month divided by 2 is how much? How much is of of a month?

James has of a dollar, Rufus, and Thomas the inder of the dollar; what is Thomas' part?

William had of a ticket, Henry, and James; what of a ticket did they all own? (Find how many 8ths each had

What kind of fractions are the following, viz., 4, 54, 71, of?

Reduce to a decimal.

What decimal is equal to ? ? f1⁄2? ?

James has 2 of a ticket, William,5, Thomas,2, and rry the remainder; how much does Harry have? What is the amount of ,3+,4+,1 ?

Multiply,6 by ,5.

How much is ,5 of,5?

How much is 3 multiplied by ,4?

Divide ,24 by,6.

Divide ,8 by 2.

. Divide ,6 by,15.

40. From ,5 take,25.

11. of 14 is 2; 2, then, is of what number? 2. of 4 is 2; 2, then, is of what number?

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Exercises for the Slate.

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66880) 240£.; (640) 1£. 15 s. 7 d.; (4744) 50£.7 s. 2d; (134288) Ans. $1661,165+.

4. Change to Pennsylvania currency $9,50; (3-11-3) $28,50 (10-13-9) $57; (21-7-6) $85,50; (32-1-3) $42,25; (15-16 10-2) $126,75; (47-10-7-2) $633,75; (237-13-1-2) 368€ 14 s. 4 d. 2 qrs.

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GEORGIA CURRENCY.-Q. What is the currency of Caro lina and Georgia called? A. Georgia currency.

Q. How many shillings make a dollar of this currency? A

4 s. 8 d.

Q. What part of a pound is 4 s. 8 d.?

and 20 s. =240 d.; then, 56 d. is

A. 4 s. 8 d. = 56 d.

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RULE I. How do you reduce Georgia currency to federal money? A. Divide by go; that is, multiply by 30, and divide by 7.

II. How do you reducé federal money to the same currency rgain? A. Multiply by Jo

Exercises for the Slate.

1. Change 835£. 9 s. to federal money.

835,45£. X 30=2506350÷7=$3580,50, Ans.

2. Change $3580,50 to Georgia currency.

$3580,50 X 725063,50÷30=835£. 9 s. Ans. 3. Change to federal money 208£. 17 s. 3 d. ; (895125) 104£.8 7 d. 2 qrs. ; (447562) 252£. 3 s. 1 d. 2 qrs. (1080669) A. $2423,356 4. Change to pounds, shillings, &c. $447,562; (104-8-7-1) $895,125; (208-17-3) $1080,669 (252-3-1-1) A. 565£. 8

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ENGLISH OR STERLING MONEY.-Q. How many shil lings of this money make a dollar? A. 4 s. 6 d. this of around is 4 s. 6 d. 7

A. 4 s. 6 d. = 54 d.

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and 20 s. = 240 d.; then, $1 is £. = RULE I. How may sterling money be reduced to federa money? A. Divide by; that is, multiply by 40, and divid by 9.

II. How do you change federal money to sterling money A Multiply by

Exercises for the Slate.

1. Change 21 £. 7 s. 6 d. to federal money.

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21 £. 7 s. 6 d. 21,375 × 40=855,000 ÷ 9=$95, Ax 2. Change $35 to sterling money. A. 21 £. 7 s. 6 d. 3. Change 21 £. 7 s. 6 d. to federal money. A. $95. 4. Change $285 to sterling morey. A. 64 £. 2s. 6d

CANADA CURRENCY.-Q. What is the currency of Canada and Nova Scotia called? A. Canada currency.

Q. How many shillings of this currency make a dollar? A. 5s Q. What part of a pound is 5 s.? A.=.

RULE I. How do you change this currency into federal money A. Divide by ; that is, multiply by 4.

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II. How do you reduce federal money to Canada currency? A. Multiply by ; that is, divide by 4.

Exercises for the Slate.

1. A gentleman, residing in Boston, contracted a debt of 200£. 17 s. in Halifax; how many dollars will pay the debt? 200,85£. X 4=$803,40, Ans.

200£. 17 s.

2. A, residing in Montreal, sent 300£. Canada currency to B, his correspondent in New York, to purchase 120 barrels of flour. The flour cost $12,50 per barrel; how much, in Canada currency, is the balance which is due? A. 75£.

3. A merchant in Quebec wrote to his correspondent in Philadelphia, to purchase a large quantity of cotton. His correspondent writes he has purchased 300 bales, each containing 275 pounds, at 10 cents per pound. How many pounds Canada currency must the merchant remit to his agent to meet the purchase price? A. 2114£. 1 s. 3 d.

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1. Reduce 500 livres of France to federal money.

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1 livre = $,18; then, 500 × 184 = $92,50, Ans. 2. Reduce $92,50 to livres of France. A. 500 livres. 3. Reduce 5000 francs to federal money. 4 Reduce 12500 florins to federal money. A. $5000. E. Reduce $5000 to florins. A. 12500 florins.

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Questions on the foregoing.

1. How many are 40, 5, and 9, added together? How many 00+19+9? How many 400+50+25+9? How many 500+100+80+20? How many 89+9+8+6?

2. How many are 6 times 50? 10 X 100? 10 X 1000? 20 X 60? 30 X 40?

3 What number added to 20 will make 30? Will make 40? Will make 39? Will make 89?

4. What number multiplied by 4 will make 8? Will make 40? Will make 400? 600? 1000?

5. What number divided by 8 will make 2? Will make 6 Will make 10?

6. If the minuend be 40, and the subtrahend 21, what will be the remainder?

7. If the remainder be 40, and the subtrahend 20, what will be the minuend?

8. If the divisor be 6, and the quotier. 3, what will the dividend be?

9. If the quotient be 10, and the dividend 120, what will the divisor be?

10. If the product of two numbers be 84, and the multiplicand 7, what will the multiplier be?

At 33 cents?
At 12 cents?

11. What will 120 yards of cloth cost, at 50 c's. a yard? (Divide by the aliquot part, found in ¶ XXVIII. At 25 cents? At 20 cents? At 163 cents' At 10 cents? At 5 cents?

12 feet?

12. How many times will a little wheel, 6 inches ference, turn round in going 1 foot, or 12 inches? feet, or 36 inches? In going 5 feet? times in going across the street, allowing it to be yards, and 1 foot, or 660 inches.

in circum In going 3 How many

3 rods, 3

13. What must be the circumference of a wheel that turns round twice in going 2 feet, or 24 inchos? 14. How many shillings in 8 d.

6d. +10 d.?

15. How much does 19 s. 6 d. lack of 1£.?

16. How many pounds are 2 times 30 s.? 4 X 10 s.?

17. Divide 15 s. by 2.

18. Reduce to its lowest terms.

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19. Reduce 2, 12, fou, fob, to their lowest terms. 20. What fraction can you use for 4, fe, fa, &, z? 21. What part of a month is 1 day? A. 3. Is 2 days' A Is 5 days? A. . Is 7 days? 9. do

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