378. Hence, to reduce Federal money to either of the State currencies.

Multiply the given sum by that fraction of a pound, which is equal to $1 in the required currency; the product will be the answer in pounds and decimals of a pound. The decimals should be reduced to shillings, &c. (Art. 201.) 12. Reduce $378 to New England currency. 13. Reduce $465.45 to New York currency. 14. Reduce $640 to Pennsylvania currency. 15. Reduce $1000 to Canada currency.

16. Reduce £15, 7s. 6d., N. E. currency,,to Federal

money.

Solution. £15, 7s. 6d. £15.375. (Art. 200.) Now, since make $1, N. E. cur., £15.375 will make as many dollars as is contained times in 15.375; and 15.375-51.25. Ans. $51.25.

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The other State currencies may be reduced to Federal money in a similar manner. Hence,

379. To reduce the State currencies to Federal money.

Set down the pounds as whole numbers, and reduce the shillings, pence, and farthings, to the decimal of a pound; (Art. 200;) then divide the sum by that fraction of a pound, which in the given currency is equal to $1; the quotient will be the answer in dollars and cents.

to Federal money.

17. Reduce £48, 15s., N. E. cur., 18. Reduce £73, 4s., N. E. cur., to Federal money. 19. Reduce £100, 18s., N. Y. cur., to Federal money. 20. Reduce £256, 5s., N. Y. cur., to Federal money. 21. Reduce £296, 12s., Penn. cur., to Federal money. 22. Reduce £430, 8s., Penn. cur., to Federal money. 23. Reduce £568, 10s., Ga. cur., to Federal money. 24. Reduce £1000,15s., Canada cur., to Federal money.

QUEST.-378. How is Federal money reduced to the State currencies? 379. How are the several State currencies reduced to Federal money?

MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES.

1. How much will 500 sheep cost, at $24 apiece? 2. How much can a man earn in 240 months, at 7s. 6d. per month?

3. What will 345 bushels of apples cost, at 37 cents per bushel?

4. What cost 476 cows, at $12 apiece?

5. What cost 685

gallon?

gallons of oil, at 87 cents per

6. What cost 325 acres of land, at $10 per acre? 7. How much flour, at $43 per barrel, can be bought for $525?

8. How many yards of cloth, at $5 per yard, can be bought for $1230?

9. How many saddles, at $114 apiece, can be bought for $5625?

10. If a man travels 33 miles per day, how long will it take him to travel 1000 miles?

11. How many horses, at $753 apiece, can be bought for $3780?

12. A man bought of a ship, and sold of it: how much had he left?

13. A commission merchant sold goods to the amount of $2750, at 23 per cent. commission: how much did he receive for his services?

14. A broker negotiated a bill of exchange of $10360, at 13 per cent.: what was his commission?

15. What is the interest of $2345 for 1 year and 6 months, at 6 per cent.?

16. What is the interest of $1356.25 for 90 days, at 6 per cent.?

17. What is the interest of $533.11 for 6 months, at 7 per cent.?

18. What is the amount of $925 for 1 year and 4 months, at 8 per cent.?

19. What is the amount of $4635 for 30 days, at 7 per cent.?

20. What is the amount of $10360 for 60 days, at 5 per cent. ?

21. What is the present worth of $1365, payable in 6 months, when money is worth 7 per cent.?

22. At 6 per cent. discount, what is the present worth of $1623.28, due in 1 year?

23. What is the bank discount on a note of $730, payable in 4 months, at 6 per cent.?

24. What is the bank discount on a note of $1575, payable in 60 days, at 7 per cent. ?

25. What is the present worth of a draft for $840, payable in 30 days, discounted at a bank at 6 per cent.? 26. What will 35 shares of Railroad stock cost, at 10 per cent. advance?

27. What cost 63 shares of bank stock, at 3 per cent. discount?

28. What premium must a man pay annually for insuring $8500 on his store and goods, at 14 per cent.?

29. A merchant effected insurance on a cargo of goods valued at $90000, from Liverpool to New York, at 1 per cent. what premium did he pay?

30. A man bought a farm for $5640, and afterwards sold it for 15 per cent. more than it cost: how much did he make by his bargain?

31. A merchant bought a stock of goods for $4390, and retailed them at a profit of 221 per cent.: how much did he make?

32. What is the ad valorem duty, at 33 per cent., on a quantity of cloths which cost $10436?

33. What is the ad valorem duty, at 15 per cent., on a cargo of tea invoiced at $35856?

34. At 37 per cent., what is the duty on a quantity of silks which cost $23265 ?

35. The sum of two numbers is 856, and their difference is 75: what are the numbers?

36. The sum of two numbers is 5643, and their difference is 125: what are the numbers?

37. The difference of two numbers is 63, and the smaller number is 365: what is the greater number? 38. The product of two numbers is 3750, and one of the numbers is 75: what is the other?

39. A farmer bought 50 lbs. of sugar, at 8 cents a lb.

and 12 yards of calico at 10 cents a yard, and paid for them in butter at 11 cents a lb.: how many pounds did it take?

40. How many cubic feet are there in a stick of timber 60 ft. long, 3 ft. wide, and 2 ft. thick?

41. How many solid feet in a wall 100 ft. long, 15 ft. high, and 3 ft. thick?

42. How many acres are there in a field 120 rods long and 90 rods wide?

43. How many acres in a square mile?

44. If 48 yards of cloth cost $480, what will 125 yards cost?

45. If 96 horses eat 192 tons of hạy in a winter, how many tons will 150 horses eat?

46. If 860 acres of land cost $10320, how much will 215 acres cost?

47. If 6 men spend $48 in 7 weeks, how much will 24 men spend in 35 weeks?

48. If 15 horses consume 70 bushels of oats in 27 days, how many bushels will 45 horses consume in 54 days?

49. If 6 men can build a wall 30 ft. long, 6 ft. high, and 3 ft. thick, in 15 days, when the days are 12 hours long, how many days will it take 30 men to build a wall 300 ft. long, 8 ft. high, and 6 ft. thick, working 8 hours a day?

50. A farmer wishes to form a square field, which shall contain 1296 square rods: what is the length of its side?

51. A man owns a farm which contains 160 acres, and is in the form of a square: what is the length of its side? 52. A gentleman wishes to construct a cubical bin, which shall contain 19683 solid feet: what must be the length of its side?.

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