RULE 1. If the sum be dollars, multiply them by 3, double the right hand figure of the product, for shillings, and the other will be pounds. 2. If there be parts of a dollar, as dimes, cents, and mills, find their value according to the rule in reduction of decimals. EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 234 dollars to New-Hampshire currency. 234 £.70 4 Answer. 2. Reduce 63 dollars, 26 cents, 1 mill, to NewHampshire currency. 63 ,261 £. s. d. q. 6 then, 18 18 II. To reduce the Federal Money to New-York and North-Carolina currency. RULE. 1. Multiply the dollars by 4, double the right hand figure of the product, for shillings, and the rest will be pounds. 2. If there be cents, deduct one twenty-fifth of them from themselves,and the remainder will be pence. EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 124 dollars, to New-York currency.. 4 Ans. £.49 12 2. Reduce 75 cents to New-York currency. 25)75 3 subtract. Answer, 72 pence, or 6 shillings. III. To reduce the Federal Money to New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland currency. RULE. 1. Multiply the dollars by 3, divide by 8, and for every unit in the remainder reckon 2s. 6d. 2. If there be cents, deduct one tenth of them from themselves, and the remainder will be pence. EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 100 dollars to New-Jersey currency. 2. Reduce 70 cents to New-Jersey currency. Answer, 63 pence, or 5s. 3d. IV. To reduce the Federal Money to South-Carolina and Georgia currency. RULE. 1. Multiply the dollars by 7, and divide by 30. 2. If there be cents, multiply them by 56, cut off the two right hand figures of the product, and the others will be pence. EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 100 dollars to South-Carolina currency. 2. Reduce 84 cents to South-Carolina currency. 84 56 504 420 pence 47041 or 38. 11d. Answer. V. To reduce the Federal to English Money, at 4s. 6d. per dollar. RULE. 1. Multiply the dollars by 9, and divide by 40. 2. If there be cents, multiply them by 54, cut off the two right hand figures, and the others will be pence, EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 100 dollars to English Money. 9 £. s. 410)9010(22 10 Answer. 2. Reduce 65 cents to English Money. 65 260, 325 pence 35/10 or 2s. 11d. Answer. VI. To reduce the Federal to Irish Money. RULE. Divide the dollars by 4, and deduct one thirty-ninth of the produit from itself. EXAMPLE. 4)624)156 then, 39)155 4 subtract. Answer, .152 VII. To reduce the Federal Money to Canada and Nova-Scotia currency. RULE 1. Divide the dollars by 4 2. If there be cents, multiply them by 6, cut off the right hand figure, and the others will be pence. EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 100 dollars to Canada currency. 4)100(£.25 Answer. 2. Reduce 45 cents to Canada currency. 45 6. pence 27/0 or 2s. 3d. Answer, VIII. To reduce the Federal Money to Livres Tournois. 1. RULE Multiply the dollars by 21, divide the product by 4, and the quotient will be Livres. 2. If there be cents, increase them by one twen-tieth of themselves, and the sum will be Sous, EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 240 dollars to Livres.. 212 240 480 4)5040(260 Livres, Answer.. 2. Reduce 90 cents to sous. 20)90** Ans. 94 sous, equal to 4 livres, 14 sous |