Practical Questions. What cost nine yards of cloth at 5s. 6d. per yard? £0 5 6 price of one vard. 9 yards. Multiply by 12 bushels of apples, at 0. 1 9 12 bushels of wheat, at 0 9 10 per bush. per bush. 5.18 0 2. When the multiplier, that is, the quantity, is a composite number, and greater than 12, take any two such numbers as when multiplied together, will exactly pro duce the given quantity, and multiply first by one of those figures, and that product by the other; and the last product will be the answer. EXAMPLES. What cost 28 yards of cloth, at 6s 10d. per yard? f. s. d. 0 6 10 price of one yard. Multiply by Produces 2 7 10 price of 7 yards, Multip.y oy Answer, 9 114 price of 28 yards. 3. When no two numbers multiplied together will exactly make the multiplier, you must multiply by any twe whose product will come the nearest; then multiply the upper line by what remained; which added to the last product gives the answer. EXAMPLES. What will 47 yds. of cloth come to at 17s. d. per yd.? Produces 39 18 1 15 9 price of 45 yards. Answer, £41 14 3 price of 47 yards. 4. To find the value of a hundred weight, by having the price of one pound. * If the price be farthings, multiply 2s. 4d. by the farthings in the price of one lb.-Or, if the price be pence, multiply 9s. 4d. by the pence in the price of one lb. and in either case the product will be the answer. EXAMPLES. What will 1 cwt. of rice come to, at 24d. per lb. ? S. d. 112 farthings=2 4 price 1 cwt. at d. per lb. Ans 11 9 farthings in the price of 1 lb. O price of 1 cwt. at 94 per lb. What will I cwt. of lead come to at 7d per lb ? S. d. 9 4 Examples of Weights, Measures, &c. 1. How much is 5 times 7cwt. Sqrs. 15 lb P Cut. qrs. lb. 7 3 15 WEIGHTS & MEASURES. 1. What is the weight of 7 hhds. of sugar, each weigliing 9 cwt. 3 qrs. 12 lb? Ans. 69 cwt. 2. What is the weight of 6 chests of tea, each weighing 3 cwt. 2 qrs. 9 lb. ? Ans. 21cut. Iqr. 26lb. 3. How much brandy in 9 casks, each containing 41 gals. S qts. 1 pt.? Ans. $76gals. Sqts. 1pt. measuring 273 yards, Ans. 971yds. 1qr. 4. In 35 pieces of cloth, each now many yards? 5. In 9 fields, each containing 14 acres, 1 rood, and 25 poles, how many acres? Ans. 129a. 2qrs. 25rods. 6. In 6 parcels of wood, each containing 5 cords and 96 feet, how many cords ? Ans. 34 cords. 7. A gentleman is possessed of 1 dozen of silver spoons, each weighing 2 oz. 15 pwt. 11 grs. 2 dozen of tea-spoons, each weighing 10 pwt. 14 grs. and 2 silver tankards, ch 21 oz. 15 pwt. Pray what is the weight of the whole ? Ans. 8lb. 10oz. 2put. 6grs. COMPOUND DIVISION, TEACHES to find how often one number is contained in another of different denominations. DIVISION OF FEDERAL MONEY. Any sum in Federal Money may be divided as a whole number; for, if dollars and cents be written down as a simple number, the whole will be cents; and if the sum consists of dollars only, annex two cyphers to the doilars, and the whole will be cents; hence the following GENERAL RULE. Write down the given sum in cents, and divide as in whole numbers; the quotient will be the answer in cents. NOTE. If the cents in the given sum are less than 10, you must always place a cypher on their left, or in the ten's place of the cents, before you write them down. EXAMPLES. 1. Divide 35 dollars 68 cents, by 41. 328 41)3568(87 the quotient in cents; and when there is any considerable remainder, you may annex a cypher to it, if you please, and divide it again, and you will have the mills, &c. 288 287 Rem. 1 2. Divide 21 dollars, 5 cents, by 14 14. 14)2105(150 cents 1 dol. 50 cts. but to bring cents into dollars, you need only point off two figures to the right hand for cents, and the rest will be dollars, &c. 70 70 5 3 Divide 4 dols. 9 cts. or 409 cts. by 6.Ans. 68 cts. + 4. Divide 9 dols. 24 cts. by 12. Ans. 77 cts. |