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To change New-York and North-Carolina currency to Federal money, the dollar being 8 fhillings.

RULE. Prepare the given fum by the rule for New-England and divide by 4; the quotient is the answer in cents.

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2. Change £.419 10s. 8d. to Federal money.

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104883 cts. Anf. 1048 dols. 83 cts.

To change Federal money to New-York and North-Carolina currency. RULE. As for Maffachusetts currency, ufing 4 as a multiplier instead of 3; the value of a dollar being equal to four-tenths of a pound.

EXAMPLES.

1. Change 1684 dollars to New-York and North-Carolina currency.

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To change New-Jersey, Pennfylvania, Delaware and Maryland currency to Federal money, the dollar being 7f. 6d.

RULE. As the value of a dollar is equal to of a pound, multiply the given fum, when it is pounds only, by 8, and divide by 3 for dollars. If there be fhillings, &c. increase the fum in pence by of the whole fum for cents.

EXAMPLES.

1. Change £.471 to Federal money.

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Anf. 1256 dollars.

2. Change £.480 19s. 9d. to Federal money.

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To change Federal money to New-Jersey, Pennfylvania, Delaware and Maryland currency.

RULE. Multiply the fum, when in dollars, by 3, and divide by 8 for pounds. If there be dollars and cents, multiply the given fum by 90, and the product (rejecting two figures on the right) is pence, or deducting of the fum gives the pence likewife.

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EXAMPLES.

1. Change 1256 dollars to Pennsylvania currency.

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Anl. £.471

2. Change 1282 dls. 63 cts. to Pennsylvania currency.

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Anf. £.480 19 9

£.480 19 9as before.

To change South-Carolina and Georgia currency to Federal money,

the dollar being 4f. 8d.

RULE. As the value of a dollar is equal to of a pound, if the fum be pounds only multiply it by 32, and divide by

for dollars.

If there fhillings, &c. annex two cyphers to the pence in the given

fum, and divide by 56, the pence in a dollar, the quotient is the an

fwer in cents.

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To change Federal money to South-Carolina and Georgia currency. RULE. Multiply the dollars by 7, and divide by 30 for pounds. If there be dollars and cents multiply by 56, and the product (rejecting two figures on the right) is the answer in pence.

EXAMPLES.

1. Change 540 dollars to South-Carolina and Georgia currency.

540
7

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Anf. £.126

2. Change 48 dols. 147 cts. to South-Carolina currency.

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To change Canada and Nova-Scotia currency to Federal money, dollar being 5 fhillings.

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RULE. As the value of a dollar is equal to one-fourth of a pound, multiply the fum, when in pounds, by 4, for dollars.

When there are fhillings, &c. reduce the given fum to pence, annex two cyphers, and divide by 60, for cents.

EXAMPLES.

1. Change £.36 Canada currency to Federal money.

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Anf. 144 dols.

2. Change £.528 12s. 6d. Canada currency to Federal money.

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To change Federal money to Canada and Nova-Scotia currency. RULE. Divide the fum in dollars by 4 for pounds.

If there be dollars and cents, multiply the given fum by 60, and the product (rejecting two figures on the right) is the answer in pence.

EXAMPLES.

1. Change 144 dollars to Canada currency.

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Anf. £.36

2. Change 2114 dols. 50 cts. to Canada or Nova-Scotia

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528 12 6 Ans. £.528 12s. 6d.

COMPOUND MULTIPLICATION.

Is the multiplying numbers of different denominations, by a fimple figure or figures whofe product shall be equal to a propofed number. I. When the quantity does not exceed 12, multiply the price by the quantity and the product will be the answer.

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II. If the number or quantity exceeds 12, and is to be found in the table, multiply by its component parts.

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