11. Add the following sums: viz. 15£ 6s. 3d.—75£ 10s. 2d.-65£ and 94£.

12. Add 45£ 12s. 3d. -56£ 10s.-346£ 18s.-and 1£ 19s. 24d.

13. Add 145£-72£ Os. 3d.-14£ Ss. 94d.-18s. 9 d. and 42£ 2s. 4 d.

14. Add 410£ 5s.—1600£ 18s.-and 4426£ 19s.

4. Add 2lb. 11oz. 10dwt. 2gr.-—15lb. 10oz. 2dwt.and 145lb. 2oz. 2dwt.

5. Add 14lb. 2oz.-2lb. Ooz. 10dwt.-15lb. 50%. 19dwt. 14gr.--and 25lb. 10oz.

AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT.

T. cwt. qrs. lb. cwt. qr. lb. oz. dr.

T. cwt.qrs.

3 19 3 27

8 3 12 15 8

8

4. Add 20 tons, 2 hundred weight, 2 quarters; 12 tons; 15 tons, 2 quarters; and 2 tons.

5. Add 15 hundred weight, 3 quarters, 27 pounds;

17 hundred weight, 15 pounds; and 1 hundred weight,

10 pounds.

4. Add 10 pounds, 7 drams, 2 scruples; 15 pounds, 11 ounces, 2 drams; 45 pounds, 4 ounces; and 36 pounds.

5. Add 14 pounds, 2 ounces; 1 pound, 3 grains; 2 ounces, 3 drams, 2 scruples; and 4 drams, 12 grains.

4. Add 14 leagues, 2 miles, 6 furlongs; 4 leagues, 4 furlongs, 30 poles; 1 league, 2 miles, 15 poles; and 42 leagues.

5. Add 2 yards, 2 feet, 9 inches; 1 yard, 11 inches; 1 foot, 6 inches; and 10 yards, 5 inches.

4. Add 15 yards, 3 quarters, 2 nails; 45 yards, 2 quarters; 1 yard, 3 nails; and 125 yards.

5. Add 14 English ells, 3 quarters; 25 English ells, 2 quarters, 3 nails; and 3 quarters, 1 nail.

4. Add 125 acres, 2 roods; 400 acres, 3 roods, 28 perches; 56 acres, 20 perches; and 500 acres.

5. Add 15 yards, 2 feet; 2 yards, 1 foot; 14 yards, 2 feet; and 25 yards.

4. Add 10 tuns, 3 hogsheads, 15 gallons; 4 tuns, 2 hogsheads, 9 gallons; 2 hogsheads, 46 gallons; and 14

tuns.

5. Add 14 gallons, 3 quarts, 1 pint; 25 gallons, 2 quarts; 2 gallons, 2 pints; and 13 gallons.

4. Add 115 bushels, 3 pecks, 7 quarts; 345 bushels, 2 pecks; 40 bushels, 4 quarts; and 375 bushels.

5. Add 2 bushels, 3 pecks, 4 quarts, 1 pint; 4 bushels, 2 pecks, 2 quarts; and 1 peck, 6 quarts, 1 pint.

4. Add 10 years, 3 months; 45 years, 6 months; 75 years, 11 months; 15 years; and 96 years.

5. Add 7 weeks, 1 day, 5 hours, 45 minutes; 2 weeks, 4 days, 22 hours; 6 days, 15 hours, 10 minutes; and 5 hours.

APPLICATION.

1. Bought an English Reader, for 5s. 74d.; a Sequel, for 6s. 64d.; an Arithmetic, for 3s. 9d.; and a Slate for 2s. 4d. What do they all come to? Ans. 18s. 3d.

2. If a storekeeper buy cloth to the amount of 310£ 76. 6d.; linen to the amount of 37£ 5s.; and groceries to the amount of 209£ 15s. 41d.: what sum must he pay for the whole? Ans. 557£ 7s. 10 d. 3. Bought a horse for 17£ 10s. 6d.; a cow for 5£ 14s. 7d.; and a quantity of hay for 6£ 12s. 6d. amount?

What is the

Ans. 29£ 17s. 7d. 4. Laid out in market, for a pair of fowls, 5s. 74d.; for a goose, 7s. 6d.; for a bushel of potatoes, 3s. 9d.; for a piece of beef, 15s.; and for turnips, 4s. 8d. How much was laid out in all? Ans. 1 16s. 6d. 5. Bought of a silversmith, dishes, weighing 16lb. 10oz. 13dwt.; plates, weighing 35lb. 10oz. 11dwt.; tablespoons, 61b. 11oz.; and tea-spoons, 2lb. 8oz. the weight of the whole?

What was

Ans. 62lb. 4oz. 4dwt. 6. A grocer bought four hogsheads of sugar, which weighed as follows-No. 1, Scwt. 1qr. 261b.; No. 2, 9cwt. 3qrs. 11lb.; No. 3, 12cwt. 2qrs. 191b.; No. 4, 12cwt. 2qrs. What did the whole weigh?

Ans. 43cwt. 2qrs.

7. Sold three boxes of spice weighing as followsNo. 1, 1qr. 12lb. 9oz. 14dr.; No. 2, 2qrs. 13lb. 15oz. 8dr., No. 3, 1qr. 25lb. 13oz. 12dr. How much was the whole weight? Ans. lcwt. 1qr. 24lb. 7oz. 2dr.

8. If a druggist mix several simples together, the first, 4 ounces, 3 drams, 2 scruples; the second, 3 ounces, 1 dram, 1 scruple, 17 grains; the third, 1 pound, 7 ounces, 3 drams, 1 scruple: what will be the weight Ans. 2ft 33 03 19 17gr.

of the mixture?

9. Admit a man travelled in one day, 27 miles, 2 furlongs in another, 32 miles, 7 furlongs, 33 perches; in another, 19 miles, 7 furlongs, 16 perches; and in another, 12 miles, 5 furlongs: how far did he travel in all? Ans. 92m. 6fur. 9P.

10. There are three pieces of silver wire: the first measures 10 yards, 2 feet, 6 inches; the second, 15 yards, 1 foot, 4 inches; the third, 20 yards, 11 inches: what is the length of the whole? Ans. 46yds. 1ft. 9in.

11. There are four pieces of linen: the first contains 27 yards, 2 quarters; the second, 41 yards, 3 quarters; the third, 36 yards, 1 quarter; and the fourth, 33 yards, 2 quarters. How many yards are there in the four pieces? Ans. 139yds.

12. Bought three pieces of lace containing as follows -No. 1, 17 yards, 3 quarters, 2 nails; No. 2, 25 yards, 2 quarters, 1 nail; No. 3, 32 yards, 3 quarters, 3 nails: How many yards were bought in all ?

Ans. 76vds. 1gr. 2na. 13. A person has three farms: the first contains 120 acres, 3 roods; the second, 256 acres, 1 rood; and the third, 300 acres. How many acres are in all? Ans. 677.

14. Sold two casks of cider, one of which contained 31 gallons, 3 quarts, and the other 36 gallons, 2 quarts, 1 pint. How much was there in the two?

Ans. 68gals. 1qt. 1pt.

15. There are three bags of wheat: the first contains 2 bushels, 3 pecks, 7 quarts; the second, 3 bushels, 3 pecks, 4 quarts, the third, 4 bushels. How much is in the three bags? Ans. 10bu. 3pe. 3qt.

16. Bought 136 bushels of corn of one man; 197 bushels, 2 pecks, of another; 200 bushels, 1 peck, 6 quarts, of a third; and 764 bushels, 3 pecks, 7 quarts, of a fourth. How much was bought in all?

Ans. 1298bu. 3pe. 5qt. 17. A person who was born in Philadelphia, resided in that place till he was 21 years, 3 weeks old. He then went to Wilmington, spending 2 days on the road.