CLOTH MEASURE.

E.Fl. gr. nl. EE. gr. nl. E. Fr. gr. al. 189 2 1 419 1 3

yd. qr. nl.

From 251 1 2
Take 127 3 3

389 2

PRACTICAL QUESTIONS IN COMPOUND ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION.

1. CAST up the following sums, viz. twenty-three shillings and five pence, one pound and nine pence, seven shillings and eleven pence three farthings, twenty pounds thirteen-shillings, and nine pence, fifteen pence three farthings.

2. Twenty dollars and four cents, five dollars and three mills, eighty-two cents, six dollars and five mills.

Ans. 31 dols. 86 cts. 8 m. 3. Seventy dollars, three dollars and three cents, thirtyfour cents and four mills, eighty dollars and a half, six dollars and a quarter. Ans. 160 dols. 12 cts. 4 mills.

4. Ten pounds and three pence, forty-five shillings and ten-pence half penny, thirty-seven shillings and four-pence three farthings, nine pounds and three farthings, one shilling and six pence farthing, eighty-two shillings and four-pence half-penny. Ans. £.27 7 53.

5. Thirty dollars six cents and a half, fifty-three cents and three quarters, eleven cents and a quarter, nine dollars eleven cents and a half, fifty-four cents. Ans. 40 dols. 37 cts. 6. Take three shillings and four pence from one pound two

Ans. 18s. 9d.

shillings and a penny. 7 From £.5 28. Id. take nine shillings and six-pence half Ans. £.4 12 64. penny. 8. Take twenty shillings and three farthings from £.8. Ans. £. 6 19 111,

9. From 18 dollars take eight mills.

10.

11.

Ans. 17 dols. 99 cts. 2 m.

Take 53 dimes from 53 eagles.

Ans. 524 dols. 7 dimes or 70 cts.

A merchant bought 112 bars of iron, weighing 50cwt, 1 qr. 11 lb. of which he sold 59 bars, weighing 29 cut. 3

b. how many bars las he remaining, and what is the weight? Ans. 53 bars, weighing 26 cwt. 1 qr. 18 lb.

12. Required the total weight of 4 hogsheads of sugar, weighing as follows, viz. No. 1. 9 cwt. 2 qrs. 21 lb. No. 2.. ro cwt. 3 qrs. 23 lb.. No. 3. 8 cwt.. 2 qrs. 25 lb. No. 4. 9 cwt. 3 qrs. 17 lb. Ans. 39 cwt. I qr. 2 lb. 13. A ropemaker received 3 tons 15 cwt. 3 qrs. 14 lb. of hemp to be wrought, of which he delivered in cordage 34 cwt. 1 qr. 22 lb. ;. how much remains ?

Ans. 2 tons 1 cwt. 1 qr. 20 lb. 14. Received 57953 mills, 4953 cents, 1913 dimes, and 45 eagles; required the total sum ?

Aus.. 748 dols. 78 cts. 3 mills. 15. A cashier received, viz. one hundred pounds and ninepence half-penny, three thousand seven hundred and four pounds ten shillings, twenty thousand and ninety pounds two shillings and eleven pence three farthings, of which he paid away sixteen thousand sixteen hundred and sixteen pounds; how much has he on hand? Ans. £.6278 13 91.

16. A farmer bought three picces of land, measuring, viz. the first piece 21 acres 3 roods 19 poles; the second, 37 acres 2 Foods 29 poles; the third, 27 acres 2 roods 25 poles; of which he sells 15 acres 2. roods 39 poles; how much has he remaining? Ans. 71 acres I rood 34 poles. 17. A has paid B £.9 15 6], £.19 11.9, £.14 19 7!, and 548. 34d. on account of a debt of £.50; how much is there still unpaid? Aus. £.2 18 91

REDUCTION.

REDUCTION teacheth to change numbers from one denomisnation to another, without losing their value.

RULE. When the Reduction is descending, multiply the highest denomination by as many of the next less as make one of the greater, adding to the product. the parts of the same? name, and so on to the last.

When the Reduction is ascending, divide the given number by as many of that denomination as make one of the next her, and so on to the denomination required, and the lach quent with the several remainders (if any) will Le. tatt

3. In 57935 mills how many dollars?

Ans. 57 dollars, 93 cents, and 5 mills..

4. How many eagles in 1933 dimes ?

Ans. 19 eagles, 3 dollars, 3 dimes..

5. In 1290 mills how many dimes?

How many pounds in $175 farthings? Ans...3 613

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£91 11 2

3. In 19s. 8d. how many farthings? Ans. 947 farthings. 4. How many pounds in 9752 pence? Ans. £.40 12 S

5. In £.46 how many crowns of 6s. 7 d. each?

Ans. 139 crowns and 4 shillings and 11 pence.

6. How many pounds in 495 dollars
7. In 143 pence, how many shillings?
8. Reduce 38s. 44d. to half pence.
Prove the above answers to be right.

TROY WEIG II T.

£.147 18.

Ans. IFs. 11d.. Ans. 921 hall pence..

Ans. 86400 grs.

Ans. 287 oz. 9 dwt..

1. In 15lb. troy how many grains?
2. How many ounces in 5749 dwt. ?
3. In 11 oz. 13 dwt. 13 grs. how many grains?

Ans. 5605 grs.

4. How many grains in 15 spoons, each weighing 6 dwt.. Ans. 2385 grs..

15 grs.?

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AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT.

1. In 19 ns 14 cwt. 2 qrs. 19 lb. 11 oz. 13 drs. how ma-

drams?

2. How many cwt. in 9563 lb. ?

Ans. 11316157 drs.

Ans. 85 cwt. 1 qr. 15 lb..

3. In 13 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 lb. how many pounds?

Ans. 1561 lb.. 4. How many mess-pieces of 41 lb. and 31⁄2 lb. of each an. equal number, in 31 cwt. 1 qr. 121b. of beef?

Ans. 439 pieces of each..

WINE MEASURE..

1. In 25 tuns of wine how many pints? Ans. 50400 pints.. 2. How many hogsheads in 4935 quarts?

Ans. 19h. 36g. 3qt..

3. In 3 hhds. 13 gals. 2 qts. how many half pints?

Ans. 3240 half pints..

2. Low many ells English in 5932 nails?

3.

Ans. 2528 nails.

Ans. 296 ells 3 qrs..

In 29 pieces of holland, each containing 36 ells Fleinish, Low many yards?

Ans. 783 yds.