The Tutor's Guide

TUTOR'S GUIDE.

BOOK II.

EXERCISES in NUMERATION..

IN Figures express the following Numbers, viz.

(1) One Million and a Half in South Sea Bonds.

(2) Threescore and twelve Thousand thirteen Hundred Weight of Lead.

(3) Fifteen Thousand and fourscore Million of Stivers. (4) One Hundred and twenty Thousand two Hundred and six Millions seventy Thousand seven Hundred and seven Rials of Plate.

(5) Three Millions and thirty-three Thousand and Thirty Pieces of Eight.

(6) Four Hundred Thousand and forty Hundred Pounds, thirty-four Shillings, and fourteen Pence five Farthings.

ADDITION.

EXAMPLES of INTEGERS.

(1) Add the following Numbers, viz. 140724, 296, 42, 6740, 64167, 20, 2687, and 2684 together.

(2) Add 27460, 176, 2900, 274, 1004, 64, 596, 41, and 6104 together.

(3) Add 867, 317, 69, 1720, 276842, 49, 426074, and 60 together.

VII. COMPOUND ADDITION.

TEACHETH to add sundry Sums or Numbers together having divers Denominations: as in Money, Weights, Measures, &c.

RULE.

1 Place the Numbers of a like Denomination under each other, viz. Pounds under Pounds, Shillings under Shillings, Pence under Pence, Farthings under Farthings, &c.

2 Begin to add at the lowest Denomination first, as in Integers, then divide that Sum by as many of the same Denomination as make one of the next greater, setting down the Remainder under the Row added, and carry the Quotient to the next superior or greater Denomination, whose Sum you must also find proceed in this manner to the last (or greatest Denomination) which add as Integers.

EXAMPLES OF MONEY.

(1) 4 17 111 2 6 4

1 19 10