Or find the value of the given quantity at 2s. per yd. & and divide said value by the even part which the given price is of 2s. and the quotient will be the answer in shillings, &c. which reduce to pounds. N. B. To find the value of any quantity at 2s. you reed only double the unit figure for shillings; the other figures will be pounds. EXAMPLES. 1. What will 4614 yds. of tape come to at lid. per vd ? S. d. 11d. | | 461 6 value of 4611⁄2 yds. at 1s. per yd 5,7 81 £2 17s. 8d. value at 11⁄2d. 2. What cost 256 lb. of cheese at 8d. per pound? 8d. | | £25 12s. value of 256 lb. at 2s. per lb. £8 10s. 3d. value at 8d. per pound. Yards. per yard. 486 at ld £. s. d. 7 Answers. 2 When the price is an even part of a pound-Find the value of the given quantity at one pound per yard, &c. and divide it by that even part, and the quotient will be the an swer in pounds. EXAMPLES. What will 129 yards cost at 2s. 6d. per yard? s. d. £. S. £. 26|| 129 10 value at 1 per yard. Yds. Ans. £16 3s. 9d. value at 2s. 6d. per yard. s. d. £. s. d. Answers. 61 10 0 18 38 8 4 461 at NOTE. When the price is pounds only, the aty multiplied thereby, will be the answer. EXAMPLE.-11 tuns of hay at 4l. per tun. CASE III. given quan Thus, 11 4 Ans. £44 When the given price is any number of shillings under 20. 1. When the shillings are an even number, multiply the quantity by half the number of shillings, and double the first figure of the product for shillings; and the rest of the product will be pounds. 2. If the shillings be odd, multiply the quantity by the whole number of shillings, and the product will be the an swer in shillings, which reduce to pounds. When the given price is pence, or pence and farthings, and not an even part of a shilling-Find the value of the given quantity at Is. per yd. &c. which divide by the greatest even part of a shilling contained in the given price, and take parts of the quotient for the remainder ‹ the price, and the sum of these several quotients will aceta m shillings, &c. which reduce to pounds. EXAMPLES. What will 245 lb. of raisins come to, at 9¿d. per lb. ↑ 6d. S. d. 2450 value of 245 lb. at Is. per pound. When the price is shillings, pence and farthings, and net the aliquot part of a pound-Multiply the given quantity by the shillings, and take parts for the pence and farthings, as in the foregoing cases, and add tl'em together; the sun' will be the answer in shillings. EXAMPLES. 1. What will 246 yds. of velvet come to, at 7s. 3d. per yd.' 3. | 246 0 value of 246 yards at 1s. per yd. 7 1722 0 value of do. at 7s. per yard. 2,0)178, 3'6 Ans. £89 3 6 value of do. at 7s. 3d. per yard. CASE VI. When the price and quantity given are of several denoinations-Multiply the price by the integers in the given quantity, and take parts for the rest from the price of an integer; which, added together, will be the answer. applicable to federal money. This is 2. What cost 9 cwt. I qr. 8 lb. of sugar, at 8 dollars, 65 cts. per cwt. ? $cts. 1 qr TARE and Tret are practical rules for deducting certain allowances which are made by merchants, in buying and selling goods, &c. by weight; in which are noticed the following particulars : 1. Gross Weight, which is the whole weight of any sort of goods, together with the box, cask, or bag, &c. which contains them. 2. Tare, which is an allowance made to the buyer, for the weight of the box, cask, or bag, &c. which contains the goods bought, and is either at so much per box, &c. or at much per cwt. or at so much in the whole gross weight. 3. Tret, which is an allowance of 4 lb. on every 104 Ik for waste, dust, &c. 4. Cloff, which is an allowance made of 2 lb. upon every 3 cwt. 5. Suttle, is what remains after one or two allowances have been deducted. CASE 1. When the question is an Invoice-Add the gross weight, into one sum and the tares into another; then subtract the total tare from the whole gross, and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the neat weight of 4 hogsheads of Tobacco marked with the gross weight as follows: lb. lb. 0 12 Tare 100 2. What is the neat weight of 4 barrels of Indigo, No When the tare is at so much per box, cask, bag, &c.—* Multiply the tare of 1 by the number of bags, bales, &c the product is the whole tare, which subtract from the gross, and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. 1. In 4 hhds. of sugar, each weighing 10 cwt. 1 qr. 15 f gross; tare 75 lb. per hhd. how much neat? Cut. qrs. lbs. 10 1 15 gross weight of one hhd. 4 [Carried up.] |