given sum, reduce them to the decimal of a pound, then multiply and divide as above, &c.

2. Reduce 367. 11s. 8d. New-Jersey, &c. currency, to federal money. £36,5854 decimal value.

8

CASE III.

334 40

265 00 5 +

266 66 6+

67 14 4

2 36 6,6

To reduce the currency of South-Carolina and Georgia, to federal money. RULE.

Multiply the given sam by 50, and divide the product by 7, the quotient will be the dollars, cents, &c.*

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce 100%. South-Carolina and Georgía currency to federal money.

100l.×30 3000; 3000÷7=$428,5714 Ans. 2. Reduce 54l. 16s. 93d. Georgia currency, to federal money. 54,8406 decimal expression.

*4s. 8d. or 56d to the dollar of a pound;

therefore 30÷7

To reduce the currency of Canada and Nova-Scotia, to

Federal Money.
RULE.

Multiply the given sum by 4, the product will be dollars. NOTE. Five shillings of this currency are equal to a dollar; consequently 4 dollars make one pound.

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce 1251. Canada and Nova-Scotia currency, to federal money.

125
4

Ans. $500

2. Reduce 55l. 10s. 6d. Nova-Scotia currency, to dol55,525 decimal value.

lars.

Ans. $222, 100=222 10

3. Reduce 241 18 9 to federal money.

6

4. Reduce 58 13
5. Reduce 528 17
6. Reduce 1 2 6

8

7. Reduce 224 19 0

ANSWERS.

967 75

234 70 2115 53

4.50

899 80

2 79

8. Reduce 0 13 111

REDUCTION OF COIN.

RULES

For reducing the Federal Money to the currencies of the several United States.

To reduce Federal Money to the currency of

New-England,

Kentucky, and

Virginia,

Tennessee

RULE.

Multiply the given sum by,3 and the product will be pounds and decimals of a pound

1. Reduce $152, 60 cts. to New-England currency.

,3

£45, 780 Ans. £45 15s. 7,2d.

20

But the value of any decimal of a pound, may be found by inspec15, 600 tion. See problem II. page 88.

12

7, 200

2. In $196, how many pounds, N. Engian currency. .3

£58,8 Ans.£58 16

3. Reduce $629 into New-York, &c. currency.

,4

£251,6 Ans.£251 12

4. Bring $110, 51 cts. 1 m. into New-Jersey, &c.

$110,511

3

Double 4 makes 8s. Then 39 far

8)331,533 things is 9d. Sqrs. See Problem II.

page 88.

£41,441 Ans.=£41 8s. 9gd. by Inspection.

5. Bring $65, 36 cts. into South-Carolina, &c currency.

,7

S),45, 752

£15,250 15 5s. Ans.
& cts.

ANSWERS.

£. s. d.

6. Reduce 425,07 to N. E. &c. currency. 127 10
7. Reduce 36,11 to N. Y. &c. currency.
&. Reduce 315,44 to N. J. &c. currency. 118
9. Reduce 690,45 to S. C. &c. currency. 161

5+

14 8 10+ 591+

2 1,2

To reduce Federal Money to Canada and Nova-Scotia

Currency.
RULE.

Divide the Dollars, &c. by 4, the quotient will be pounds, and decimals of a pound.

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce $741 into Canada and Nova-Scotia currelicy. 8 cts. 4)741,00

£185,25-185 5s.

2. Bring 8311, 75 cts. into Nova-Scotia currency.
8 cts.
4)311,750

£77,9375-£77 18s. 9d.

3. Bring $2907, 56 cts. into Nova-Scotia currency.

Ans. £726 17s. 9id.

4. Reduce $2114, 50 cts. into Canada currency.

Ans. 528 12s. 6d.

RULES, for reducing the currencies of the several Um to the par of all the others. See the given currency right hand, till you come under the required currency,

N. England,
Firginia,
Kentucky,
and
Tennessee.

New-Jersey,

IN. England, New-Jrsey,

and

Virginia, Pennsylvania, New-York,
Kentucky, Delaware,
and
Tennessee.

Pennsylvania, Deduct one Delaware, fifth from the and given sum.

Deduct one

Maryland.

New-York,

and

and Maryland.

N. Carolina.

4th from the 16th from the

New-York.

Multiply the Multiply the Multiply the

South-Caroli-given sum by given sum by given sum by 9, and divide 45, and divide 12, and dithe product the product (vide the proby 28.

na, and

Georgia.

Canada,

by 7.

duct by 7. Multiply the

Add one 5th Add one half given sum by and to the Cana-to the Canada 8. and divide

Nova-Scotia.da, &c.

Sterling.

Multiply the Multiply thej To the Eng-Engl'h money English sum! lish sum add by 5, and di-by 16, and di vid. the pro-vide the product by 3. duct by 9.

one third.