EXAMPLE 1.-Multiply 7 ms. 2 fur. 15 po. 3. yds. 2 ft. 2 in. by 5. ms. fur. po, yds. ft. in. 7 2 15 3 2 2 5 36 3 38 11 10 36 3 38 2 0 4 EXAMPLE 2.-Multiply 2 ms. 3 fur. 5 po. 4 yds. 1 ft. 11 in. by 263. ms. fur. po. yds. ft. in. 2 3 5 4 1 11 263 Or thus,-Reduce the 2893 fnto ft., add the 263 ft., and reduce the sum to yds., add the yds., and reduce to po., etc. EXAMPLE.-Divide 27 ms. 7 fur. 17 po. 2 yds. 2 ft. 8 in. by 6. ms. fur. po. yds. ft. in. 6)27 7 17 2 2 8 4 5 9 3 0 8% On dividing the yards there isyd. over, add it as 1 ft. 6 in., to the 2 ft. 8 in., and continue the division. How many times is (31) 9 po. 5 yds. 2 ft. contained in 2 fur. 1 yd. 1 ft.? (32) 70 yds. 2 ft. 10 in. contained in 1 m. 1 fur. 14 po. 1 ft. 2 in. ? (33) 4 ms. 7 fur. 8 po. contained in 63 ms. 5 fur. 24 po. ? 4 vds.. (35) 27 leagues 2 ms. 6 fur. 2 yds. contained in 474 leagues 1 m. 6 fur. 6 po. 2 yds.? (36) 7 ms. 3 fur. 28 po. contained in 432 ms. 7 fur. 12 po.? (37) 3 ms. 1 fur. 12 po. 3 yds. 2 ft. 5 in. contained in 196 ms. 1 fur. 26 po. 4 yds. 2 ft. 10 in.? (38) If 71 times a certain length is 224 ms. 5 fur. 21 po. 2 ft. 1 in., how many times that length amount to 265 ms. 6 fur. 26 po. 2 ft.? (39) In a coil of wire there are 380 yds. 21 ft.: how many such coils will be required to lay 5 telegraph wires from London to Leicester, a distance of 96 ms. I fur. 38 po. 5 yds. 2 ft. ? (40) If I walk 1 m. 44 yds. in 20 minutes, how long will it take me to walk 195 miles? (41) Add together 37687 miles, as many furlongs, and as many poles, yards, feet, and inches. CLOTH MEASURE. 102. This measure is used bv linen and woollen drapers. (1) To nails, 276 yds.; 36 yds. 3 qrs.; 56 yds. 3 nls. ; 7698 in.; 27564 in. (2) To inches, 2763 nls.; 34 yds. 7 nls.; 65 yds. 1 qr.; 86 qrs. 3 nls.; 65 nls. 24 in. (3) To quarters, 368 yds.; 7168 ells; 7168 in.; 354 nls.; 26,199 in. (4) To yards, 6717 in.; 3866 ells; 1554 nls.; 2678 nls.; 386,172 in. (5) To English ells, 3678 in.; 2719 nls.; 177,867 in. 21,566 yds.; 3684 qrs.; (7) E.ells qrs. nls. in. 5)71 3 3 18)21 2 2 2|26)86 1 2 | 48)86 2 3 SQUARE OR SUPERFICIAL MEASURE. 103. Square Measure is used for all kinds of surfaces, that is, everything that has length and breadth, such as land, paving, flooring, etc. 144 Square Incnes make 1 Square Foot 9 Square Feet 30 Square Yards ...... ...... 40 Square Poles......... 1 Square Yard ... ... ... ... 1 sq. ft. or 1 ft. 1 1 ac. 100,000 Square Links = 1 Acre. 10 Square Chains REDUCTION. Ex. 24. - 1 Acre. (1) To roods, 386 ac.; 279 ac.; 3954 ac.; 7296 ac. 3 rds. (2) To square poles, 537 ac.; 795 ac. 3 rds.; 156 ac. 1 rd. 35 po.; 175 ac. 2 rds. 35 po. (3) To square yards, 2716 po.; 38,542 po.; 17,687 po. ; 21,875 po.; 186,394 po. (4) To square yards, 715 rds. 2 po. ; 368 rds. 3 po. 17 185 rds. 2 po. 3 yds.; 9 ac. 17 po. 23 yds. (5) To square feet, 1786 yds. ; 2738 po. 17 yds.; 16 yds. 7 ft.; 615 po. 36 yds. 2 ft. yds.; 162 po. (6) To square feet, 27 rds. 11 yds.; 36 rds. 18 po. 6 yds. ; 784 rds. 7 yds. 6 ft.; 16 rds. 16 po. 5 ft. (7) To square feet, 6 ac. 2 rds. 7 yds.; 18 ac. 3 rds. 15 po. 21 yds.; 17 ac. 2 rds. 7 po. 8 yds. 7 ft. (8) To square inches, 17,684 ft.; 318 yds. 3 ft.; 4176 yds. 2 ft. 17 in.; 854 yds. 127 in. (9) To square inches, 36 po. 27 yds. 8 in.; 217 po. 26 yds. 7 ft.; 268 rds. 27 po. 26 yds. 2 ft. 136 in. (10) To square inches, 17 ac. 3 rds. 27 po. 29 yds. 3 ft.; 176 ac. 2 rds. 26 po. 6 yds.; 8 ac. 3 rds. 3 po. 7 yds. 6 ft. (11) To square inches, 846 ac. 2rds. 37 po. 16 yds. 2 ft. 18 in.; 9 ac. 76 yds. 71 in.; 3 ac. 2 rds. 2 po. 27 yds. 7 ft. (12) To square inches, 6734 ac. 2 rds. 29 po. 27 yds. 7 ft. 112 in.; 7138 ac. 3 rds. 38 po. 19 yds. 7 ft. 124 in. |