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12. Change 2417. New-England, &c. currency, into federal money. Ans. $803, 33 cts. 13. Bring 201. 18s. 53d. New-England currency, inte dollars. Ans. $69, 74 cts. 61 m.+ 14. Reduce 4687. New-York currency to federal money Ans. $1170 15. Reduce 17s. 93d. New-York, &c. currency, to dollars, &c. Ans. $2, 22 cts. 6,5 m.+ 16. Borrowed 10 English crowns, at 6s. 8d. each, how many dollars, at 6s. each, will pay the debt?

Ans. $11, 11 cts. 1 m. NOTE. There are several short practical methods of reducing New-England and New-York currencies to Federal Money, for which see the Appendix.

CASE II.

To reduce the currency of New-Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, and Maryland, to Federal Money.
RULE.-Multiply the given sum by 8, and divide the product by 3,
and the quotient will be dollars, &c.*

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce 2457. New-Jersey, &c. currency, to federal

money.

£245x8-1960, and 1960÷3=$6531-8653, 33 cts. NOTE. When there are shillings, pence, &c. in the given sum, reduce them to the decimal of a pound, then multi ly and divide as above, &c.

2. Reduce 367. 11s. 8d. New-Jersey, &c. currency, to federal money. £36,5854 decimal value.

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$

3)292,6832(97,56106 Ans.

£. S. d.

ANSWERS.
cts. m.

3. Reduce 240 0 0 to federal money 640 00

4. Reduce 125 8 0

5. Reduce 99 7 61 6. Reduce 100 0 0 7. Reduce 25 3 7

8. Reduce 0 17 9

334 40

265 00 5+

266 66 6+

67 14 4

2 36 6,6

*A dollar is 7s. 6d. 90d. in this currency=90-240-3-8 of a pound; there Tore multiplying by 8, and dividing by 3, gives the dollars, cents, &c.

CASE III.

To reduce the currency of South-Carolina and Georgia, to Federal Money.

RULE.-Multiply the given sum by 30, and divide the product by 7, the quotient will be the dollars, cents, &c.*

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce 1007. South-Carolina and Georgia currency, to federal money.

100%. X30 3000; 3000

7=$428,5714 Ans. 2. Reduce 54l. 16s. 93d. Georgia currency, to federal 54,8406 decimal expression.

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To reduce the currency of Canada and Nova-Scotia to

Federal Money.

RULE.-Multiply the given sum by 4, the product will be dollars. NOTE.-Five shillings of this currency are cqual to a dollar; consequently 4 dollars make one pound.

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce 1257. Canada and Nova-Scotia currency, to ederal money.

125

4

Ans. $500

* 4s. 8d. or 56d. to the dollar=&=7 of a pound; herefore x30÷7.

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2. Reduce 557. 10s. 6d. Nova-Scotia currency, to dollars

55,525 decimal value.

4

$cts.

Ans. $222, 100=222 10

3. Reduce 241/. 18s. 9d. to federal money,

4. Reduce 58 13 6

ANSWERS.

$967 75

234 70

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RULES for reducing the Federal Money to the currencies of the several United States.

To reduce Federal Money to the currency of

New-England, RULE.-Multiply the given sum by,3, and the

1.

Virginia,

Kentucky, and
Tennessee.

New-York, and

2.

North Carolina.

New-Jersey,

Pennsylvania,

3.

Delaware, and
Maryland.

4.

South-Carolina,
and

Georgia.

product will be pounds, and decimals of a
pound.

RULE.--Multiply the given sum by ,4, and the
product will be pounds, and decimals of a
pound.
RULE.-Multiply the given sum by ,3, and di-
vide the product by 8, and the quotient will
be pounds, and decimals of a poun 1.

RULE. Multiply the given sum b,7 and
divide by 3, the quotient will be the
answer in pounds, and decimals of a
pound.

Examples in the foregoing Rules.

1. Reduce $152, 60 cts. to New-England currency.

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2. In $196, how many pounds, N. England currency?

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£58,8 Ans. £58 16

3. Reduce $629 into New-York, &c. currency.

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£251,6 Ans.-£251 12

4. Bring $110, 51 cts. 1 m. into New-Jersey, &c. currency. $110,511

,3 Double 4 makes 8s. Then 39 farthings 8)331,53% are 9d. 3qrs. See Problem II. 81.

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£41,441 Ans. £al 8s. 93d. by Inspection.

5. Bring $65, 36 cts. into South-Carolina, &c. currency.

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3),45, 752*

£15,250-£15 5s. Ans.

$ cts.

ANSWERS.

£ S. d.

6. Reduce 425,07 to N. E. &c. currency. 127 10 5 + 7. Reduce 36,11 to N. Y. &c. currency. 14 8 101+ 8. Reduce 315,44 to N. J. &c. currency. 118 591+

9. Reduce 690,45 to S. C. &c. currency. 161 2 1,2

To reduce Federal Money to Canada and Nova Scotia currency. RULE.-Divide the dollars, &c. by 4, the quotient will be pounds, and decimals of a pound.

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce $741 into Canada and Nova-Scotia currency.

$cts. 4)741,00

£185,25 £185 5s.

2 Bring $311, 75 cts. into Nova-Scotia currency.

$ cts.

4)311,750

£77,9375 £77 18s. 9d.

3 Bring $2907, 56 cts. into Nova-Scotia currency.

Ans. £726 17s. 91⁄2d.

Reduce $2114, 50 cts. into Canada currency.

Ans. £528 12s. 6d.

RULES for reducing the Currencies of the several United States, also Canada, Nova Scotia, and Sterling, to the par of all the others.

See the given currency in the left hand column, and then cast your eye to the right hand, till you come under the required currency, and you will have the rule.

New-Eng-New Jersey,

land, Vir Pennsylva- New-York, South-Ca-
ginia, Ken- nia, Dela- and North-rolina, and
tucky, and ware, and Carolina. Georgia.
Tennessee. Maryland.

Canada,

and Nova Scotias

Sterling

New-Eng land, Vir ginia, Ken

tucky, and

Tennessee.

Add one Add one Multiply the Multiply the Deduct one fourth to the third to the given sum given sum fourth from given sum. given sum. by 7, and di- by 5, and di- the given vide the provide the pro-sum.

duct by 9. duct by 6.

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To the En-Multiply the Multiply the To the Eng-
sum English mo- English sum lish money ninth to the
one ney by 5, and by 16, and add one given sum.

glish

Sterling. add

third.

divide the divide the twenty-se-
product by3. product by9. venth.

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