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CLOTH MEASURE.

Ex. 27. In 311 yards how many quarters and nails? 28. In 47 yards 3 qrs. 2 nails how many nails? 29. In 61742 nails how many quarters and yards? 30. In 50543 nails how many inches, quarters, and yards?

LONG MEASURE.

31. In 18 miles how many furlongs and poles? ·

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32. In 11 miles 3 furlongs how many chains, yards, and
inches?

33. In 61743 inches how many furlongs?
34. In 4243892 inches how many leagues?

LIQUID MEASURE.

35. In 161 gallons how many gills?

36. In 67 tuns 162 gallons how many gallons?

37. In 44967 pints how many Excise tuns of 252 gallons?
38. In 18264 gallons of olive oil how many tuns, and what
is the weight in cwt. qrs. lb., at 9 lb. per gallon?
39. In 3827 gallons how many regular pipes of Port wine?
40. In 67346 gallons how many regular pipes of either
Teneriffe wine or Madeira wine?

41. In 1645 gallons how many barrels of beer?
42. In 16560 gallons how many butts of beer?

DRY MEASURE.

43. In 616 quarters of wheat how many bushels, pecks, and
gallons?

44. In 113 lasts 8 qrs. 5 bushels how many bushels?
45. In 36409 gallons how many lasts?

46. In 4373 bushels how many quarters, and what is the
weight at the rate of 62 lb. per bushel?

47. In 992 Winchester bushels how many Imperial bushels ? 48. In 992 Imperial bushels how many Winchester bushels?

LAND MEASURE.

49. In 27 acres how many roods and perches?
50. In 4320 perches how many acres?

For the Products of these Exercises see the following page.

SQUARE MEASURE.

Ex. 51. In 64 square yards how many square inches?
52. In 436431 square inches how many square yards?

CUBIC MEASURE.

Ex. 53. In 64 cubic yards how many cubic inches?
54. In 436431 cubic inches how many cubic yards?

TIME.

Ex. 55. In 1830 Julian years, how many seconds? 56. In 41211 days how many Julian years?

57. In 890082895 seconds how many Solar years?
58. How many days from March 21 the Vernal equinox, to
September 23 the Autumnal equinox?

59. How many days from June 21 the Summer solstice, to
December 21 the Winter solstice?

60. How many days from Christmas day December 25, to Midsummer day June 24?

61. How many days from Lady day March 25, to Michaelmas day September 29?

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COMPOUND ADDITION.'

Rule. Find the amount of each denomination, beginning with the lowest, and, except for the highest amount in which the whole amount is required, reduce each amount into the next higher denomination; then set down the remainder and carry the integers produced to the next superior denomination.

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In adding up the shillings, we may put down the unit figure of the units of shillings, and carry the tens to the tens, then take half the amount of these tens for pounds, and if 1 is over set it down as 10 shillings.

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APPLICATION OF ADDITION.

Ex. 1. A, B, C, D, went partners in the purchase of a quantity of goods; A laid out £7, half a guinea,* and a crown,* B 49 s., C 54 s. 6 d., and D 87 d.-What was laid out in all?

Ex. 2. A man lent his friend at different times these several sums, viz. £ 63, £ 25 15 s., £ 32 7s., £ 15 14 10, and fourscore and 19 pounds, half a guinea, and a shilling-How much did he lend in all?

Ex. 3. Suppose I am indebted to A £ 8 17 3, to B £ 33 10 8, to C £6 17 113, to D £ 5 15 5, to E 20 guineas, to F £ 2 18 73, and to G 100 crowns— -How much is the whole of my debts?

Ex. 4. Suppose there is due to me from A L £ 3 16 4, £7 11 101, £ 18 3 101, £ 1 12 6, £ 37 9 42; from T B £ 22 12 61, £ 6 5 0, £ 6 16 53; from R S £8 11 51, £7 17 6, £8 18 6, £9 3 9; from W G £ 117 5 2, £0 78, £ 31 11 3, £ 20, £ 100, £ 6 11 5, £ 3 14 41; and from A C £ 80, £ 47, £ 33, £ 11 4 7, £ 41, and 100 guineas What is due to me from each of these persons, and what is the amount of all their debts?

Ex. 5. A person owes to A £ 67 11 51, to B £ 3 11 1 more than to A; to C £16 17 5 more than to B, to D £ 4 17 11 more than to A, and to E £ 17 2 7 more than to B-How much is he indebted to each of these five persons, and what is the amount of all their claims.?

Ex. 6. How many days are there from the Vernal equinox, March 21, to the Autumnal equinox, September 23; how many days are there from the Autumnal equinox to the Vernal equinox; and how many days are there in both these portions of the year?

Ex. 7. How many days are there from the Summer solstice June 21, to the Winter solstice December 21 ?

Ex. 8. How many days have elapsed from the 17th May, 1801, to May 31, 1830; and how many minutes and seconds are there in these days?

N. B. Attention must be paid here to the leap years.

*The guinea is 21 s. or £1 1s. The crown is 5 s.

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