Application of the two foregoing Rules. 1. What will 4 yards of cloth cost, in pounds, at 7 s. 6 d. ■ yard? 7 s. 6 d., reduced to a decimal,=,375£. X 4 yds.= £1,500 20 10,000 Ans, 1£. 10 s. 2. At $6 a cwt., what will 2 cwt. 2 qrs. of rice cost? A. $15. 3. At $20 a ton, what will 15 cwt. 2 qrs. of hay cost? A. $15,50. 4. What cost 6 cwt. 0 qr. 7 lbs. of sugar, at $11,25 a cwt.? A. $68,203+. 5. What cost 60 gals. 1 pt. of rum, at $,78 a gallon? A. $46,897 6. At $1,25 a bushel, what will 36 bu. 0 pk. 4 qts. cost? A. $45,156. 7. At $4,75 a yard, what will 26 yds. 2 qrs. of broadcloth cost? A. $125,87 8. At 2£. 10 s. a cwt., what will 6 cwt. 3 qrs. of rice cost? 2£. 10 s.=2,5£., and 6 cwt. 3 qrs.6,75 cwt.; then, 6,75 X 2,5=16,875£. X 20 17,5 s. X 12-6 d. A. 16£. 17 s. 6 d. 9. What will 6 gallons 2 qts. of brandy cost, in pounds, at 15 shillings a gallon? A. 4£. 17 s. 6d. REDUCTION OF CURRENCIES. LX. An apology may by some be deemed necessary for the omission, in this work, of muon that is contained in other treatises, respecting what is called "the currencies of the different United States." The author, however, deems it rather necessary to apologize for introducing the subject at all. Those merely nominal currencies, originally derived from Great Britain, have long been obsolete in law, and ought to become so in practice. So long, however, as that practice continues, it may be necessary to retain a brief notice of it in elementary works. Note. It was not intended that the following Table should be exact in every particular to a mill, but enough so to correspond with the pecuniary calculations current among men of business; and, as such, it will be committed to memory more easily. The design of the Table is not that it should be learned by rote, but by actual calculations from a few data: thus, as 1 farthing is of a cent, the 2 farthings are . Again, as 3 d. is 4 cents, and 3 s. are 50 cents, then 3 s. 3d are 54 cents. It would be well for the teacher to direct the attention of the pupil to this object by explanations. Repeat the 1 farthing Pence. cts. s. are are TABLE. of a penny,. or of a cent. of a penny, or of a penny, or or cts. S. d. or 18 12 and 6 are 30, or 46 15, or 21 3 and 0 are 36, 50 18, 19, or 27 2313 6 42, 25 3 9 and are 2614 and 0 are 30 or 39, 54 621 9 are 21, 8 are 11 1 and 9 121 and 10 are are 10 141 and 11 are 11 are 151 and 12 are 24, 12 are 1632 and 3 are 27, or or or 301 4 and 9 3115 and 0 are 3345 and 6 376 and 0 are are 60, 66, 72, 912 or 100 1. At 3 farthings a yard, what will 2 yards of tape cost in cents? 2. What will 2 sticks of twist cost, in cents, at å d. a stick? Atd. a stick? At 4 d. a stick? 3. At 7 d. apiece, how many cents will buy 1 inkstand? Will buy 2? Will buy 3? 4? 5? 6? 4. How many cents must you pay for 2 rulers, at 9d apiece? For 4? For 6? For 8? For 16? For 24? For 32? 5. What will 2 yards of lace come to, in cents, at 1s. 6d a yard? What will 3 yards? What will 4 yards? What will 6 yards? 6. When oats are 3 s. 6 d. a bushel, how many cents will buy 2 bushels? 7. When rye is 3s. a bushel, how many cents will buy 2 bushels? How many 3 bushels? How many 4? How many 8? 8. When corn is 4 s. 6 d. a bushel, what are 2 bushels worth in cents? What 4 bushels? What 8 bushels? What 12 bushels? 9. How many cents make a dollar? A. 100. 10. If a Latin Grammar cost 6 shillings, how many dol lars will buy 2? How many 4? How many 6? How many 8? How many 20? 11. What will 2 barrels of flour come to, at 30 shillings per barrel? What will 3? What will 6? What will 7? 12. If you buy a book for 1 shilling and 6 pence, and give the bookseller a fifty-cent piece, how many cents in change must he give you? 13. If you buy a Latin Grammar for 4 shillings and 9 pence, and give the bookseller 1 dollar, how many cents must he pay you? 14. If you have 4 pence a week, how many weeks wil come to a dollar? How many to 2? How many to 3?. 15. If I pay 1 s. 6 d. for 1 meal of victuals, how many meals can I have for a dollar? For 2 dollars? For a dol lar? For of a dollar? For 3 dollars? For 4? 16. When broadcloth is 12 s. a yard, for 'ars can you buy 2 yards? How many 3? 17. You buy a hat for 18 shilling ana keeper a five dollar bill; how many dollars you in change? how many dolHow many 5? ve the storemust he give 2s. 7 d.? 18. How many cents are 2 s. 2 d.? 2 s. 5 d.? 2 s. 10 d.? 3 s. 1 d.? 3 s. 5 d.? 3 s. 8 d.? 4 s. 2 d.? 5 d.? 4 s. 7 d.? 7 s. 7 d.? 9 s. O d.? 10 s. 6 d.? 12 s. 6 d.? 12 s. 9 d.? 4 s. 12 s.? 13 s.? 14 s. 6 d.? 15s.? 15 s. Q. What is that, which you have now been doing, called? Q. Are pounds, shillings, pence and farthings the same in all countries ? A. They are the same in name, but not in value. Q. What was their value formerly in England and her American eolonies ? A. The same. Q. What has occasioned the difference in value? A: The legislatures of these colonies emitted, or put in circulation, bills, which depreciated in value in various degrees. Q. What is the number of shillings, which it takes in any state, to make a dollar, called? A. The currency of that state. Q. How many shillings make a dollar in the New England States, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee? A. 6 shillings. Q. What name does the currency of these states take? NEW ENGLAND CURRENCY.-To reduce this Currency to 1. How many dollars in 3£ 8s. 3 d.? By reducing 3£. 8 s. 3 d. to decimals, by ¶ LVIII., we have 3,4125£. Now, since every 3 of a pound is a dollar, it is evident, that, as many times as,3 is contained in 3,4125£., so many dollars there will be, thus: OPERATION. ,3)3,4125 $11,375, Ans. The pupil must recollect that, in division of decimals, there must be the same number of decimals in the divisor and quotient that there is in the dividend. There are 4 in the dividend, and 1 in the divisor; conse quently, there must be 3 pointed off in the quotient. 2. How many pounds in $11,375 ? This example being the reverse of the last, it is evident that we must multiply by,3. From these illustrations we derive the following RULE. Q. How do you reduce the New England currency to federal money? A. Reduce the question to the decimal of a pound, and divide by ,3. Q. How do you reduce federal money to the same currency again? A. Multiply by,3. More Exercises for the Slate. 3 Bought a building for 17£. 15 s. 6 d.; how many dollars will pay for it? A. $59,25. 4. How many pounds in $59,25 ?-17-15-6. 53-6-6. In $355,50?-106-13. In $712-21-6. 42-12. In $563?-170-8. A. 412£. 1s. In $177,75?- 5. What will 15 barrels of flour cost, in dollars, at 6£. 16s N. E. currency a barrel?-340. At 7£. 10 s. a barrel ?-375. At 7£. 7 s. a barrel ?-36750. At 6£ 10 s. 6d. a barrel ?-32625. At 6£. 4 s. 6 d. a barrel?-31125. A. $1720. 60. 6. What will 4 acres of land cost in pounds, at $50 an acre?At $49 an acre?-58-16. At $48 an acre ?-57-12. At $25 an acre ?-30. At $12 an acre?-14-8. At $24,50 an acre?-29-8. A. 250£. 4 s. money, at 15£. At 14£. 8 s. an At 3£. 12 s. an 7. What will 4 acres of land cost in federal an acre?-200. At 14£. 14 s. an acre ?-196. acre?-192. At 14£. 4 s. an acre?-189333. acre?-48. At 7£. 4 s. an acre ?-96. A. $921,333. 8. What will 15, barrels of rum cost, in pounds, at $22,75 a barrel?-102-7-6 At $23,75 a barrel?-106-17-6. Ať $20,75 a barrel?-93-7-6. A. 302£. 12 s. 6 d. 9. A gentleman in Virginia purchased a house for 300£. 15 s 6 d.,-1-002583, 40 acres of land for 61£. 5 s. 6 d.,-20425, and ex pended for repairs 109£. 9s. 8 d.-364944. What did the whole amount to in federal money? A. $1571,777. NEW YORK CURRENCY.-Q. What is the currency of New York, North Carolina and Ohio called? A. New York currency. Q. How many shillings make a dollar of this currency? Q. What part of a pound is 8 s.? A. fo; decimally =,4. |