DRY MEASURE. By this Measure Corn, Salt, Fruit, Wheat, &c. are measured. 2 Pints (pts.) 2 Quarts... THE TABLE. 1 Quart. qt. 1 Pottle. pot. 4 Pecks 4 Bushels 2 Cooms, or 8 Bushels.. 5 Quarters 1 Bushel 1 Coom.. 1 Quarter 1 Wey, or Load.... wey. pk. bush. coom. qr. 2 Weys. Pints. 1 Last 1. 64 = 256 4 = 64 = 32 = 8 = 2 = 1 Quarter. 5 = 1 Wey. 672 = 28 4 1 Month. Year. wk. mon. yr. 31557600 525960 = 8766 = 3651= Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; February hath twenty-eight alone, And all the rest have thirty-one; Except in Leap Year, then's the time, When February's days are twenty-nine. Leap Year happens every 4th year, and is known by dividing the year by 4, and if there be no remainder, that year is Leap Year. The Tropical or Solar Year is usually reckoned at 365 days; but its accurate length, as determined from astronomical observations, is 365 days, 5 hours, 48′ 48′′. COMPOUND ADDITION Teaches to add numbers of different denominations, into one whole or total. Example. £ S. d. 345 12 9 18 7 11 923 19 42 7 48 15 367 14 1 43 18 83 195 6 ខ 1943 14 101/ Add as taught in Simple Addition, beginning with the farthings, thus 2..5..6..8..11..13..14, 14 fgs.=31d.; put down, and carry 3 to the pence; 3..6..14.. 15..22..26..37..46, 46d.=3s. 10d.; put down 10, and carry 3 to the shillings; 3..9..17..21 26..35..42..44; put down 4, and carry 4*— 4..5..6..7..8..9, 94s.= £4. 14s.; put 1 to the 4, making 14s. and carry 4 to the pounds. The pounds are added exactly the same as Simple Addition. The total is £1943. 14s. 10d. Method of Proof, the same as in Simple Addition, see page 3. *The units figure of the Shillings may always be put down before you add the tens line. C 13. A person is indebted to A, £47. 12s. 94d-to B, £300. 7s. 41d.to C, £73. 18s. 11d.-to D, £52. 10s. 74d.-to E, £107. 5s. 8d.-to F. £41. 10s. 1d.-and to G, £97. 13s. 34d. Required the amount of his debts? Answer £720. 18s. 10d. 14. E owes F for bread £3. 7s. 23d.-for butter £2 18s. 91d.-for cheese 19s. 104d.-for sugar £4. 13s. 74d.-for tea £1. 8s. 5d.-and for other articles £18. 17s. 6d. How much is E indebted altogether? Answer £32. 5s. 5d. 15. A collector of cash gives an account that A paid him £20. 18s. 9d.-B, £8. 7s. 112d.-C, £45. 16s. 14d.-D, £12. 12s. 7‡d.E, 36. 3s. 4d.-F, £4. 19s. 93d.-G, £10. 2s. 8d.-and H, £19. 13s. 03d. Required the amount of the sums? Answer £158. 14s. 4d. 16. A gentleman owes to his butcher £53. 17s. 6d.-tallow-chandler, £19. 8s. 3d.-baker, £117. 10s. 3 d.-tailor, £42. 5s. 114d.-brewer, £20. 10s. 7d.-grocer, £31. 17s. 94d.-cheesemonger, £43. Os. 93d.wine-merchant, £150. 3s. 11d.-and servants' wages, £52. 4s. 7d. Required the amount of his debts? ་་་་་་་ང་ TROY WEIGHT. 1..5..7..10..16..24, carry 2, 2..4..5..7 The total is 70 lb. 8 oz. 15 dwts. 22 grs. 3 20. A silversmith sold the following quantities of silver, viz. 2 lb. 8 oz. 17 dwts. 14 grs.-1 lb. 2 oz. 12 grs.-9 oz. 13 dwts. 15 grs.14 lb. 10 dwts. 21 grs.-8 oz. 10 dwts. 10 grs.—and 3 lb. 6 oz. 18 dwts. Required the whole quantity? Answer 23 lb. 11 dwts. Example.* AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 6..12..20..25..29..31, carry 3; 3..5..7.. 8..9, making 91; 91-28 (because 28 lb. 1 qr.) are 3 and 7 over, carry 3 to the quarters; 3.. 5..6..9..10..12: 124 (because 4 qrs.= 1 Cwt.) are 3, carry 3 to the Cwt.; 3..4..13.. 17..25..32..37, carry 3; 3..4..5..6, making 67; 67-20 (because 20 Cwt.1 ton) are 3, and 7 over, carry 3 to the tons. Tons, the same as Simple Addition. The total is 27 tons. 3 cwt. 0 qr. 7 lb. *To give an example in each of the following Weights and Measures, would be unnecessary. They are all performed by one principle. Divide the total by as many as make one of the next higher name, put down the remainder, and carry the quotient to the next line. |