To find the value of goods. GENERAL RULE. 1. Suppose the price of the given quantity to be 1d. 1s. 1 £. per yd. &c.; then the given quantity itself would be the answer at the supposed price. 2. Divide the given price into aliquot parts, either of the supposed price, or of one another, and the sum of the quotients belonging to each will be the true answer required. CASE I. When the price is farthings. RULE. Find the value of the given quantity at a penny per lb. or yd. &c. then divide by the aliquot parts of a penny; and by 12 and 20, the last quotient will be the answer. EXAMPLES. 1. What will 4678 yds. cost at 4, and 2 per yard ? grs. d. 4678 aper yard. * In all cases where the given price is not an even part it must be reduced into even parts, and the sum of the quotients will be the answer. CASE II. When the price is pence. RULE. Find the value of the given quantity at 1s. per yd. lb. &c.; then divide by the aliquot part, or parts, and by 20; the last quotient will be the answer. EXAMPLES. d. d. d. d. d. d. 2. What is the value of 8745 yards cloth a 1-11-2—3—4–5 When the price is shillings and pence. RULE. Find the value of the given quantity a 1£ per yd. lb. &c. then divide by the aliquot part or parts, the quotient will be the answer in pounds. 12. What will 8845 yards cost a 1-2-3-4 and 5 per yd.? When the price is pounds, shillings, pence and farthings. RULE. Multiply the given quantity by the pounds; for the rest take parts. EXAMPLES. 22. What will 8464 yards cost a £3 6 8 per yard? s. d. 688464-quantity. 3 given pounds. 25392 £28213 6 8 Ans. £28213 6 8. Ans. £18818 17. 23. What will 7848 lb. cost a £2 7 11 per lb. ? 24. What will 2157 yards cost a £3 15 24 per yard? ' * Ans. £8108 19 5. 25. What will 4374 lb. cost a £7 10 1 per Ib. ? CASE V. Ans. £32836 1 9. When the price and quantity are both of several denomina tions. RULE Multiply the price by the integers of the quan tity and take parts of the integer for the rest. EXAMPLES. 26. What is the value of 7 2 14 lb. a £3 10 143 per cwt. ?; 27. What will 4 3 24 lb. cost a $4,48 per cwt. Ans. $22,24. 28. What will 12 1 18 lb. cost a $8,36,8 per cwt. Ans. $103,85,2. TARE AND TRET. TARE AND TRET are rules for deducting certain allowances, made by the seller to the purchaser, for the weight of the thing which contains the goods. These allowances are made either at so much for the box, bag or barrel, at so much per cent. or so much in the gross weight. 1. Tare is an allowance for the weight of the box, bag, or barrel, containing the goods. 2. Tret is an allowance of 4 lb. on every 104 lb. for waste. 3. Cloff is an allowance of 2 lb. on every 3 cwt. made to the people of London only. 4. Gross weight is the whole weight of the goods, together with the thing containing them. 5. Suttle weight is when part of the allowances is deducted from the gross. 6. Net weight is the pure weight of the goods, when all allowances are deducted. CASE I. When tare is so much per box, bag, or barrel, &c. RULE. Multiply the number of boxes, bags or barrels, &c. by the tare, and subtract the product from the gross, the remainder will be the net weight. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the net weight of 24 hhds. of tobacco, weighing 143 2 14 lb. gross; tare 84 lb. per bhd. and what is the value at $7,25 per cwt. ? 84=tare. 24 number hhds. 336 143 2 14 gross. 18 0 0=tare. 125 2 14 lb.=net. S125 2 14 lb. $910,78,14. 2. In 241 barrels of figs each weighing 3 19 lb. gross; tare 10 lb. per barrel; how many pounds net, and what is their value at 153 cents per lb. Ans. S22413 lb. CASE II. the re When tare is so much in the whole gross weight. RULE. Subtract the given tare from the gross, ander will be the net. |