EXAMPLES. 1. Change 540 dols. to 3. Carolina and Georgia currency. 540 3,0)378,0 Ans. £126 2. Change 48 dols. 144 cts. to South-Carolina currency. In like manner may Newfoundland money or Sterling be reduced, using 54d. instead of 56, and the proportion as £9 to $40. To change Canada and Nova-Scotia Currency to Federal Money, the dollar being 58. RULE. As the value of a dollar is equal to one-fourth of a pound, multiply the sum, when in pounds, by 4, for dollars. When there are shillings, &c. reduce the given sum tó pence, annex two ciphers, and divide by 60, for cents. EXAMPLES. 1. Change £36 Canada currency to Federal money. 36 Ans. 144 dols. 2. Change £528 12s. 6d. Canada currency to Federal To change Federal Money to Canada and Nova-Scotia Currency. RULE. Divide the sum in dollars by 4, for pounds. If there be dollars and cents, multiply the given sum by 60, and the product (rejecting two figures on the right) is the answer in pence. EXAMPLES. 1. Change 144 dollars to Canada currency. 4)144 Ans. £36 2. Change 2114 dollars 50 cents to Canada or Nova Scotia currency. 2114,50 12)126870,00 2,0)1057,2 6 528 12 6 Ans. £528 12s. 6d. 3. Change £364 6s. 4d. of the preceding currencies to Federal money. A TABLE for changing Shillings and Pence of New-England and Virginia into Cents and Mills. A TABLE for reducing Shillings and Pence of the different Currencies to Cents and Mills. COMPOUND MULTIPLICATION Is the multiplying of numbers of different denominations by a simple figure or figures, whose product shall be equal to a proposed number or numbers. RULE. Write the multiplier under the lowest denomination of the multiplicand; multiply every number of the multiplicand by the multiplier, and bring the several products as they occur to the next higher denomination; write down the remainders, and carry the integers to the next product.. 2. What will 7 yards of shalloon come to at 3s. 5d. per yard? If the number or quantity exceed 12, and is to be found in the table, multiply by its component parts. 4. 144 g's. at 58. 7 d. 40 13 0 To multiply by fractional parts, as 1, 1, 7, &c. RULE. Multiply the price by the upper figure of the fraction, and divide the product by the lower, the quotient will be the answer; but when the upper figure is not more than one, dividing the price or sum by the lower figure gives the answer. EXAMPLES. 1. What is of a yard of cambric worth, at 12s. 6d. per yard? 12 6 3 8)37 6 Ans. 4s. 81d. 2. What is of a yd. of broadcloth worth, at 35s. per yd.? 35 3 4)105 Ans. 26s. 3d. Ör thus, 2)35 3. One quarter of a yard of fine linen, at 7s. 6d. per yard? |