QUESTIONS, Showing the use of Compound Addition and Subtraction. 1. NEW-YORK, MARCH 22, 1814. Bought of George Grocer, 12 C. 2 grs. of Sugar, at 52s. per cwt. 28 lbs. of Rice, at 3d. per lb. 3 loaves of Sugar, wt. 35lb. at 1s. 1d. per lb. 1 3 C. 2 qrs. 14lb. of Raisins, at 36s. per cwt. 1 6 17 11 10 6 2. What sum added to 177. 11s. 8d. will make 100%. P Ans. 821. 8s. 3d. Sqr. 3. Borrowed 50l. 10s. paid again at one time 177. 11s. 6d. and at another time, 9l. 4s. 8d. at another time 71. 9s. 6d. and at another time 19s. 6d. how much remains unpaid? Ans. £15 4s. 94d. 4. Borrowed 100l. and paid in part as follows, viz. at one time 211. 11s. 6d. at another time 19l. 17s. 4 d. at another time 10 dollars at 6s. each, and at another time two English guineas at 28s. each and two pistarçens, at 144d. each; how much remains due, or unpaid? Ans. £52 12s. 8d. 5. A, B, and C, drew their prize money as follows, viz. A had 75l. 15s. 4d. B had three times as much as A, lacking 15s. 6d. and C, had just as much as A and B both; pray how much had Ć? Ans. £302 5s. 10d. 6. I lent Peter Trusty 1000 dols. and afterwards lent him 26 dols. 45 cts. more. He has paid me at one time 361 dols. 40 cts. and at another time 416 dols. 09 cts. besides a note which he gave me upon James Paywell, for 143 dols. 90 cts. ; how stands the balance between us ? Ans. The balance is $105 06 cts. due to me. 7. Paid A B in full for E F's bill on me, for 105l. 10s. viz. I gave him Richard Drawer's note for 15l. 14s. 9d. Peter Johnson's do. for 30l. Os. 6d. an order on Robert Dealer for 391. 11s. the rest I make up in cash. I want to know what sum will make up the deficiency? Ans. £20 5s. 9d. 8. Amerchant had six débtors, who together, owed him 29171. 10s. 6d. A, B, C, D, and E, owed him 16757. 13s. 9d. of it; what was F's debt? Ans. £1241 16s. 9d.: 9. A merchant bought 17C. 24rs. 14lb. of sugar, of which he sells 9C. 3qrs. 25lb. how much of it remains unsold? Ans. 7C. 2grs. 177b. 10. From a fashionable piece of cloth which contained 52yds. 2na, a taylor was ordered to take three suits, each 6yds. 2qrs. how much remains of the piece? Ans. S2yds. 2qrs. 2na. 11. The war between England and America commen. ced April 19, 1775, and a general peace took place January 20th, 1788; how long did the war continue? Ans. 7yrs. 9mo. 1d. COMPOUND MULTIPLICATION. COMPOUND Multiplication is when the Multiplicand consists of several denominations, &c. 1. To Multiply Federal Money. RULE. Multiply as in whole numbers, and place the separas trix as many figures from the right hand in the product, as it is in the multiplicand, or given sum. $ cts. EXAMPLES. 8 d. c.m. 1. Multiply 35 09 by 25. 2. Multiply 49 0 0 5 by 97. 8. There were forty-one men concerned in the pay ment of a sum of money, and each paid 3 dollars and 9 mills; how much was paid in all ? Ans. $123 36cts. 9mills. 9. The number of inhabitants in the United States is five millions; now suppose each should pay the trifling sum of 5 cents a year, for the term of 12 years, towards a continental tax; how many dollars would be raised thereby ? Ans. three millions Dollars. 2. To Multiply the Denominations of Sterling Money, Weights, Measures, &c. RULE.* Write down the Multiplicand, and place the quantity underneath the least denomination, for the Multiplier, and in multiplying by it, observe the same rules for carrying from one denomination to another, as in Compound Addition. * When accounts are kept in pounds, shillings and pence, this kind of multiplication is a concise and elegant method of finding the value of goods, at so much per yard, lb. &c. the general rule being to multiply the given price by the quantity |