* In feventeen hundred fixty and five,
A Lady was born who I hope's now alive ;
To be twenty Years, I'd have her no more,
But join her in bands, at the age of one Score;
Then tell me Tyro what Year this will be,

Twill please th dear Charmer, no doubt, and please thee. 1765 Year of our Lord.

20 Years of age.

Anfwer 1785 The Year required.

A Tree being cut into four parts, each part being meafured contained 20, 25, 30, and 37 folid Feet: what was the contents of the whole Tree.

A Gentleman being upon his Travels, rodé through fix Market Towns, A, B, C, D, E, F, in one day, fetting out of the Town A, and lying in the Town F, all night, found the diftance from A, to B, 17 miles, from B, to C, 10, from C, to D, 16, from D, to E, 7, and from E, to F, 8 miles: I demand the miles travelled by the Gentleman that day.

1

17 Miles.

A

B,

C, 10 ditto.

6

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Compound ADDITIO N.

TE

EACHETH to add fundry fums or numbers to gether, having divers denominations, as in Money, Weights, Measures, &c.

Place the numbers of a like denomination under each other, (Viz.) Pounds under Pounds. Shillings under Shillings, Pence under Pence, Farthings under Farthings, &c.

Begin to add at the lowest denomination first, as in Integers, then divide that fum by as many of the fame denomination as makes one of the next greater, fetting down the remainder under the row added, and carry the Quotient to the next fuperior or greater denomination, whose fum you muft alfo find; proceed in this manner to the laft (or greatest denomination) which add as in Integers.

PENCE TABLE.

This Table to be learn'd perfectly by heart before we proceed to work any Examples. In a Pound Stirling are 960 Farthings, 240 Pence, 80 three-pence's, 60 Groats.

1.

S. d.

To add up the right hand Example, fay, 1 and 3 is 4 and I is 5 and 2 is 7 and 3 is 10 and I is 11, which is 11 Farthings, and make 2d. 2q. then fet q. down under the Farthing row, and carry 2 to the pence row, faying, 2 and 8 is 10 and 4 is 14 and 8 is 22 and 6 28 and 8 is 36 and 6 is 42 Pence, which is 3s. 6d. set 6d. down under the Pence row, and carry 3 to the Shillings, faying, 3 and 5 is 8 and 7 is 15 and 9 is 24 and 4 is 28 and 8 is 36 and 7 is 43, then come down the left hand row by tens, faying, 43 and 10 is 53 and 10 is 63 and 10 is 73 and 10 is 83 and 10 is 93 and 10 is 103 Shillings, which is gl. 35. fet the 3s. under the Shillings row, and carry 5 to the next row, faying, 5 and 4 is 9 and 8 is 17 and 4 is 21 and 8 is 29 and 4 is 33 and 8 is 41, fet down 1 and carry 4 to the next row, and proceed as in Simple Addition.

d. q.

6 4

486 18

6

8

674

15

8

N. B. The two firft fums are prov'd by varying the adding, that is adding them both ways: I have only fet the total down of the two laft, as it is needless to proceed further, an Example or two being fufficient for proof.

Bought by a Country Shopkeeper, viz. 1.

Linen Cloth, to the Value of

Sugar,

Tobacco's.

Woollen Cloth and Stuffs.

31

S.

9

Fruit.

12

40

14

18

Brandy and Waters.

£. 110

7 12 II
7 9 4/

A Brewer's Clerk receives of feveral Perfons as follows, viz.

16 8

14

A Collector of the Excife receives in

Suffex,

Kent.

Surry,

Hambhire,

Hertfordshire,

Bucks.

£. 23

4 4 2

Compound ADDITION.

Bought of George Mercer, 5th Nov. 1774. 1.

9 Yards of Silk,

12 Yards of flower'd Silk,

16 Yards of Sarcenet,

5

S.

10

10 Yards of Sattin,
16 Silk Handkerchiefs,
24 Yards of Ribbon,
15 Yards of Brocade,

14 Yards of Genoa Velvet,
12 Yards of Luftring,

11 Scarves,

8

2

I

62

9 9 2

A Merchant upon the balancing of his Books, finds he
has in Money, Debts, and Goods. viz.