3. What is the value of 29 pairs of men's shoes, at 1 dollar 51 cents per pair? Ans. $43,79 cents. 4. What cost 131 yards of irish linen, at 38 cents per yard? Ans. $49, 78 cents. 5. What cost 140 reams of paper, at 2 dollars 35 certs per ream?

6.

Ans. $29. What cost 144b. of hyson tea, at 3 dollars 51 cents per lb. ? Ans. $505, 44 cents.

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7. What cost 94 bushels of oats, at 33 cents per bushAns. $31,2 cents.

8. What do 50 firkins of butter come to, at 7 dollars 14 cents per firkin ? Ans. $357. 9. What cost 12 cwt. of Malaga raisins, at 7 dollars 31 Ans. $87,72 cents.

cents per cwt. ? 10. Bought 37 horses for shipping, at 52 dollars per head: what do they come to P Ans. $1924. 11. What is the amount of 500 lbs. of hog's-lard, at 15 cents per lb?

Ans. $75. 12. What is the value of 75 yards of satin, at 3 dollars 75 cents per yard? Ans. $281,25 cents. 13. What cost 367 acres of land, at 14 dols. 67 cents per acre? Ans. $5383, 89 cents.

14. What does 857 bls. pork come to, at 18 dols. 93 cents per bl. ? Ans. $16223, 1 cent. 15. What does 15 tons of Hay come to, at 20 dols. 78 cts. per ton? Ans. $311, 70 cents.

16. Find the amount of the following BILL OF PARCELS.

A SHORT RULE.

NOTE. The value of 100 lbs. of any article will be just as many dollars as the article is cents a pound.

For 100 lb. at 1 cent per lb.-100 cents 1 dollar. 100 lb. of beef at 4 cents a lb. comes to 400 cents=4 dollars, &c.

DIVISION OF WHOLE NUMBERS.

SIMPLE DIVISION teaches to find how many times one

whole number is contained in another; and also what remains; and is a concise way of performing several subtrac tions.

Four principal parts are to be noted in Division :

The Dividend, or number gen to be divided.

2. The Divisor, or number given to divide by

3. The Quotient, or answer to the question, which shows how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend.

4. The Remainder, which is always less than the divisor, and-of the same name with the Dividend.

RULE.

First, seek how many times the divisor is contained in as many of the left hand figures of the dividend as are just necessary, (that is, find the greatest figure that the divisor can be multiplied by, so as to produce a product that shall not exceed the part of the dividend used) when found, place the figure in the quotient; multiply the divisor by this quotient figure; place the product under that part of the dividend used; then subtract it therefrom, and bring down the next figure of the dividend to the right hand of the remainder; after which, you must seek, multiply and subtract, till you have brought down every figure of the-dividend.

PROOF. Multiply the divisor and quotient together and add the remainder if there be any to the product work be right, the sum will be equal to the dividend.*

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*Another method which some make use of to prove division is as follows: viz. Add the remainder and all the products of the several quotient figures multiplied by the divisor together, according to the

order in which they stand in the work; and this surn, when the work is right will be equal to the dividend

A thire method of proof by excess of nines is as follows, viz..

Cat the nines,opt of the divisor and place the excess on the left hand. 2. Dale saine with the quotient and place it on the right

nand.

Multiply these two figures together, and add their product No mainder, and reject the nines, and place the excess at top.

bottom.

4. Cast the nincs out of the dividend nd place the excess at ottom figures wi

Nors. If the

Divisor, Div. Quotient.
61)28609(467
472)251104(532

95)85595(901 736)863256(1172

there remains 664

9. Divide 1893312 by 912. 10. Divide 1893312 by 2076. 11. Divide 47254149 by 4674.

Ans. 2076

Ans. 912

Ans. 101101

12. What is the quotient of 330098048 divided by 4207?

Ans. 78464.

13. What is the quotient of 761858465 divided by 8465 ? Ans. 90001. 14. How often does 761858465 contain 90001 ?

Ans. 8465.

15. How many times 38473 can you have in 119184693?

Ans. 309771.

Remainder..

When there are cyphers at the right hand of the divisor; cut off the cyphers in the divisor, and the same number of figures from the right hand of the dividend, then divide. the remaining ones as usual, and to the remainder (if any) annex those figures cut off from the dividend, and you will have the true remainder.

Short Division is when the Divisor does not exceed 12.

RULE.

Consider how many times the divisor is contained in the first figure or figures of the dividend, put the result under, and carry as many tens to the next figure as there are ones over..

Divide every figure in the same manner till the whole is inished.

When the divisor is such a number, that any two fi gures the Table, being multiplied together will produce it, divide the given dividend by one of those figures; the quotient thence arising by the her; and the last | quotien will be the answer.

NOTE. The total remainder is found by multiplying the last remainder by the first divisor, and adding in the first remainder.