11. In 2880 qrs. how many pence, three-pences, and six-pences? Ans. 720d. 240 three-pences, and 120 six-pences. 12. In 12600d. how many groats, shillings, and crowns? Ans. 3150 groats, 1050s. and 210 crowns. REDUCTION ASCENDING AND Descending.—EXAMPLES. 1. In 720s. how many pence and crowns? Ans. 8640d. and 144c. 2. In 120s. how many crowns, half-crowns, and pounds? Ans. 24 crowns, 48 half-crowns, and £6. 3. In 60 crowns, how many pounds, shillings, and dollars? Ans. £15, 300s. and 50 dollars. 4. In 612 half-crowns, how many crowns, pence, and dollars? Ans. 306 crowns, 18360 d. and 255 dollars. 5. In 40 guineas, Virginia currency, how many shillings and dolls.? Ans. 1176s. and 196 dollars. 6. In 12600d., how many shillings and dollars? Ans. 1050s. and 175 dolls. 7. In 63 crowns, how many shillings and guineas sterling? Ans. 315s. and 15 guineas. 8. In 70 moidores, Virginia currency, how many pounds sterling? Ans. £126 sterling. 9. In 12180 three-pences, how many shillings and guineas sterAns. 3045s. and 145 guineas. ling? 10. How many crowns, groats, and pounds are in 82560 qrs.? Ans. 344 crowns, 5160 groats, and £86. 11. How many groats, three-pences, and six-pences are in 121s.? Ans. 363 groats, 484 three-pences and 242 six-pences. 12. How many shillings, crowns, and pounds are in 1120 six-pences? Ans. 560s. 112 crowns, and £28. II. OF FEDERAL MONEY. CASE 1. To reduce the currency of any State, where the dollar 68. into Federal Money. RULE. passes for 1. When the sum is pounds only, annex three ciphers to it; then divide by 3 and the quotient will be the answer in cents. 2. When the sum is shillings only, annex two ciphers and divide by 6-the quotient will be cents. 3. When the sum is pence only, annex two ciphers and divide by 72-the quotient will be cents. 4. When the sum is pounds, shillings, &c., reduce it to pence, then multiply by 25 and divide by 18-the quotient will be cents, ot proceed by rule the 3d. To reduce Federal Money into the currency of any State where the dollar passes for 6s. RULE. Reduce the dollars and cents to cents and multiply them by 18, then divide the product by 25, and the quotient will be the answer in pence, which must be reduced to pounds, &c. by Reduction of Sterling Money. 6 EXAMPLES. 1. Change 333 dolls.33 cts. to 100000-thirds of a cent. 3)1800000 25)600000 12)24000 pence. 2,0)200.0 £100 answer. 2. Change 62 dolls. 87 cts. to pounds, &c. Virginia currency. 6287 cts. 2 12575-half cents. 18 25)226350 2)9054-half pence. 12)4527 pence. 2,0)37,7,3d. Ans. £18,17,3d. Va. c. 3. Reduce 3 dols. to shillings. 4. Reduce 50 cts. to pence and shillings. Ans. 18s: Ans. 36d. or 3s. Ans. 1s. 6d. Ans. £1 2s. 6d. Ans. 1200d. 100s. £5. Ans. 81d. CASE 3. To reduce the currency of any State where the dollar passes for 7s. 6d. into Federal Money. RULE. Increase the given sum in pence by one-ninth part of itself, and the result will be the answer in cents. EXAMPLES. 1. Change 7s. 6d. Pennsylvania, &c. currency to federal money. 9)90d.=7s. 6d. 10 Answer 100 cents=1 dollar. 2. Change 100 Pennsylvania, &c. currency into federal money? Ans. $226 663 cents. 3. Change 480£ 19s. 9d. Pennsylvania, &c. into federal money? Ans. £1282 633 cents. CASE 4. To reduce Federal Money into the currency of any State where the dollar passes for 7s. 6d. RULE. Subtract one-tenth part of the given sum in cents from itself, and the remainder will be pence. CASE 5. To change the currency of any State where the dollar passes for 8s. into Federal Money. RULE. 1. If the sum be pounds only, annex three ciphers to it, and divide by 4; the quotient will be the answer in cents. 2. Reduce the given sum to shillings, then annex two ciphers, and divide by 8, the quotient will be cents; or, increase the given sum in pence by one 24th part of itself, and the result will be cents. EXAMPLES. 1. Change 100£ New York, 2. Change 360 New York, &c. currency, to federal money. &c. currency, to federal money. Ans. 900 dollars. 3. Change 412£ 16s. 8d. N. York, &c. currency, to federal Ans. $1032 08 cts. £ $ 250.00 cents=250. money. CASE 6. To change Federal Money into the currency of any State where the dollar passes for 8s. RULE. Subtract one twenty-fifth part of the given sum in cents from itself, and the remainder will be pence. EXAMPLES. 2. Reduce $900 to N. York and North Carolina currency. 1. Reduce $250 to N. York, &c. currency. 25)250.00 12)240 00 pence. £100 answer. CASE 7. To reduce the currency of any State where the dollar 48. 8d. into Federal Money. RULE. passes for Annex two ciphers to the pence in the given sum, and divide by 56, and the quotient will be the answer in cents. CASE 8. To reduce Federal Money to the currency of any State where the dollar passes for 4s. 8d. RULE. Multiply the cents in the given sum by 14, and divide the product by 25; the quotient will be the answer in pence. 1. Reduce 100 cts to Georgia cur. EXAMPLES. 14 5)1400 2. Reduce 428 dollars 57 cents, to pounds, South Carolina currency: Ans. £100 South Caro lina currency. A GENERAL RULE. To reduce the currency of any State, Kingdom, or Province, in which money is computed by pounds, shillings, pence, and farthings, to the Federal Currency of the United States. 1. Reduce the given sum of current money to shillings, six-pences, groats, three-pences, pence, or farthings, whichsoever may be most convenient, and multiply the result by 1000 for a dividend. 2. Reduce the value of a current dollar in the said State, &c. to the same denomination for a divisor, by which divide the above dividend, and the quotient will be mills. If any thing remain, it may be rejected as useless. |