SECTION FIFTH. LESSON I. UNITED STATES MONEY, Sometimes called Federal Money, is the Currency of the United States. NOTE. The words eagle and dime are seldom or never used in business transactions. Dollars and cents are usually separated y a point; thus, $36.42 is read, 36 dollars and 42 cents. TABLE OF ALIQUOT OR EXACT PARTS OF A DOLLAR. 50 cents = 331 cents = 25 cents = of a dollar, 20 cents 1. How many cents in 2 dimes? 6 cents? = of a dollar, of a dollar, of a dollar. = In 3 dimes and 2. How many cents in 30 mills? In 45 mills? 3. Change $4 and 6 dimes to dimes. $1, 2 dimes, and 5 cents to cents. 4. How many cents in of a dollar? In ?? b? t? t? ? 5. What will 6 bushels of apples cost, at 33 cents per bushel? Solution. Since 1 bushel costs 1 third of a dollar, 6 bushels will cost 6 times 1 third of a dollar, which are 6 thirds of a dollar, or 2 dollars. 6. At 163 cents per pound, what will 9 pounds of raisins cost? 7. At 25 cents per pound, what will 20 pounds of coffee cost? 8. At 12 cents a pound, what will 24 pounds of sugar cost? 9. Bought 12 sheep, at $3.33 per head; what did they cost? 10. Bought 5 barrels of flour, at $9.334 per barrel what did I pay for the lot? 11. Paid 64 cents a pound for 12 pounds of nails; what did they cost? 12. At 87 cents a yard, what will 8 yards of ribbon cost? ENGLISH OR STERLING MONEY is the currency of Great Britain. NOTE. A Sovereign is a gold coin equal to a pound. A Guinea is 21 shillings. 13. How many farthings in 2d.? In 3d. 2qr.? 14. How many pence in 3s.? In 2s. 9d.? 15. How many pounds in 46s.? In 65s.? In 82s. 6d.? 16. Change 1£ 2s. 4d. to pence. 3£ 5s. 6d. to shillings. 17. At 5s. a yard, how many pounds will 12 yards of cloth cost? 18 yards? 18. At 6d. a pound, how many shillings will 18 pounds of cheese cost? 24 pounds? 27 pounds? 19. At 8s. a pair, how many pair of shoes may be bought for 2£? For 3£ 4s. ? LESSON II. TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. 1. How many grains in 2dwt.? In 2dwt. 6gr.? 2. How many grains in 23dwt.? In 13dwt.? 3. How many pennyweights in 48gr.? In 72gr.? 4. How many pennyweights in 36gr.? In 42gr.? 5. How many pounds in 24oz.? In 72oz.? In 30oz.? In 51oz.? In 69oz.? 6. How many ounces in 3 lb.? In 2 lb. 3oz.? 7. How many dollars, and cents will a gold chain weighing 12dwt. cost, at 9 dimes per penny weight? APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT is used in mixing medi NOTE. The pound, ounce, and grain are the same in Apothecaries' Weight that they are in Troy Weight; but the ounce is differently divided. 8. How many grains in 29? In 39 5gr.? 9. How many scruples in 40gr.? In 25gr.? 10. How many scruples in 5dr.? In 6dr. 2sc.? 11. How many ounces in 40dr.? In 46dr.? 12. In mixing a certain medicine, an apothecary used 10gr. of one kind, 29 of another kind, and 33 of another; how many grains did he use in all? AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT is used in weighing the coarser articles of merchandise; such as hay, cotton, tea, sugar, copper, iron, etc. 13. At 9 cents a pound, what will lcwt. of sugar cost? 14. Bought 3t. 10cwt. of hay, at $12 a ton; what was the whole cost? 15. At 12 cents a pound, what will 12 lb. of beef cost? 16. At 163 cents a pound, what will 15 lb. of butter cost? 17. What cost 24 lb. of honey, at 33 cents a pound? 1. At 4c. a nail, what will lyd. of ribbon cost? 2. At 3c. an inch, what will 1qr. of a yard of cloth cost? 3. At $1 a quarter, what will 34yd. of cloth cost? 4. If 2yd. 3qr. 1na. of cloth are required for 1 coat, how many yards are required for 4 coats? 5. What cost 3yd. 1qr. 2na. of velvet, at $2 a quarter? 6. How many inches in lyd. 3qr. 2na. lin.? LONG MEASURE is used in measuring lengths or distances. 8. What is the cost of making 40rd. of road, at $1} a rod? 9. How many leagues in 15 miles? 10. If a ship sail 20 leagues a day, in how many days will she sail 300 miles? 11. In 3 rods how many yards? Feet? 12. If a man can travel 4 miles in an hour, how long will it take him to travel 3 leagues? 13. Hired a horse and carriage, at 163 cents per mile; what did I pay for a ride of 15 miles? 14. In 33 ft. how many yards? Rods? D C D C 2. A square is a rectangle whose sides are all equal to each other, as ABCD, Fig. 2. 3. The small checks in Fig. 1 are squares. Ex. 1. A certain rectangular garden is 5 rods long and 3 rods wide; how many square rods does it contain? See Fig. 1. 2. How many rods round a rectangular garden which is 5 rods long and 3 rods wide? See Fig. 1. 3. How many square rods in a garden that is 6 rods square? 4. How many rods round a square garden, each side being 6 rods long? 5. How many square rods in a rectangular garden which is 10 rods long and 6 rods wide? How many rods round this garden? What will it cost to fence it, the fence costing $1.25 a rod? 6. At $2 per square rod, what cost 2 roods of land? |