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3. In 275 half Johannes, how many moidores, guineas, pistoles, dollars, shillings, and six-pences, of each the like number?

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187)26400(141 of each, and 33 six-pences, or 16s. 6d. over, the

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4. A gentleman distributed 371. 10s. between 4 persons in the following manner, viz. that as often as the first had 20s. the second should have 15s. the third 10s. and the fourth 5s. What did each person receive?

Ans.

The first man £15.
The second, £11 5s.
The third, £7 10s.

The fourth, 315s.

2. TROY WEIGHT.

1. How many grains in a silver bowl, that weighs 3 lbs. 10 oz. 12

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2. In 13 ingots of gold, each weighing 9 oz,5 pwt. how many grains? Ans. 57720 grains.

3. In 97397 grains, how many pounds?

Ans. 16 lbs. 10 oz. 18 pwt. 5 gr.

4. How many rings, each weighing 5 pwt. 7 gr. may be made of 3 lbs. 5 oz. 16 pwt. 2 gr. of gold?

Ans. 158.

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2. In 12 tons, 15 cwt. 1 qr. 19 lbs. 6 oz. 12 dr. how many drams?

Ans. 7323500 drams.

3. In 44800 pounds, how many drams and tons?

Ans. 11468800 dr. and 20 tons.

4. In 47 lbs. 9 oz. 13 pwt. 17 grs. Troy, how many pounds

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4. LONG MEASURE.

1. How many barley-corns will reach from Newburyport to Boston, it being 43 miles?

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2. How many barley corns will reach round the globe, it being 360 degrees?

Ans. 4755801600.

3. How many inches from Newburyport to London, it being 2700 miles? Ans. 171072000.

4. How many yards, feet and inches from Concord, N. H. to the City of Washington, it being 498 miles?

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2. Suppose your age to be 15y. 19d. 11h. 37m. 45s., how many se, conds are there in it, allowing 365 days 6 hours to the year? Ans. 475047465.

3. The war of the Revolution commenced April 19, 1775, and Independence was declared July 4, 1776: how many seconds between?

6. LAND OR SQUARE MEASURE.

1. In 29 acres, 3 roods, 19 poles, how many roods and perches?

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