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Set in bill form the following purchases, find the footings, and assume that the bills were paid:

4. Mrs. T. N. Butcher bought of Hervey Martin, 15 yd. of carpet @ $1.00; 50 yd. of muslin @ 12 cts.; 18 yd. of calico @ 9 cts.; 5 pairs of hose @ 75 cts.; 15 yd. of gingham @ 113 cts.; and 25 yd. of Canton flannel @ 10

cts.

5. Mr. D. F. Lovett bought of S. Q. Lowrey, 8679 ft. of hemlock @ $13.85 per M.; 9640 ft. of flooring @ $24.75 per M.; 6709 ft. of pine @ $50.00 per M.; 4926 ft. of oak @ $35.00 per M.; 8457 ft. of ash flooring @ $40.00 per M.

6. Mr. H. K. Landman bought of B. A. Gross, 47 bu. of wheat @ $.87; 60 bu. of corn @ $.60; 50 bu. of oats @ $.33; 30 cwt. of flour @ $3.50; 160 bu. of bran @ $.18; 83 lb. of corn meal @ $.05.

7. Mr. John Rodgers bought of William H. Cartwright, 100 lb. of breakfast bacon @ $.10; 55 lb. of lard @ $.08; 371⁄2 lb. of picnic hams @ $.06; 45 lb. of tallow @ $.05; 25 lb. of creamery butter @ $.17; 10 doz. Western eggs @ $.12; 16 lb. of fowls (hens) @ $.15; 5 lb. of cheese @ $.10; 12 lb. of Rio coffee @ $.17}.

DENOMINATE NUMBERS.

Denominate Numbers are Simple or Compound.

A Compound Denominate Number is composed of units of two or more denominations that have among them a certain natural relation; as, 4 feet 6 inches, or 3 bushels 2 pecks 1 quart.

Compound Denominate Numbers have their origin in the existence of the various Measures in common use.

The Measure of Value is Money, which is also called Currency.

Other United States coins found in circulation are not now

coined.

Paper money is issued in the form of bills whose face value is one dollar and upward.

The Unit of United States Money is the Dollar.

2. Canadian Money has the denominations of the United States money, except the gold coins, which are the Sovereign and Half-Sovereign.

3. French Money has the following denominations: Centime, Decime, and Franc.

4. English or Sterling Money is the currency of Great Britain. The coins are:

COPPER: Penny, Half-penny, Farthing (four things).

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1. Since 4 farthings 1 penny, how many farthings pence? 3 pence? 4 pence? 5 pence?

2. Since 12 pence

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1 shilling, how many pence = 6 shil

lings? 10 shillings? 12 shillings?

3. How many shillings in £2? In £2 6 shillings? 4. How many pence in £2 6s. 5d.?

Reduction descending changes a denominate number from a higher to a lower denomination without changing its value.

1104d. 8d.

1112d. 4

4448 far.

= 4 far., 1112d. :

Hence £4 12s. 8d. 4448 farthings.

2. Reduce £ to pence.

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Process.

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£55 of 20s.=100s. 100s.100 of 12d.

3. Reduce £ to integers of the lower denominations.

Multiply by the numbers of the scale in reverse order, beginning with that number that makes one of the highest given denomination; and, as you proceed, add to the products the given numbers of lower denominations.

4. Reduce:

1. £24 6s. to shillings.

2. £40 9s. 6d. to farthings.

3. £35 6s. 8d. to pence.

4. 7s. 6d. 2 far. to farthings.

5. £14 18s. 11d. to pence.

6. £92 15s. 8d. 2 far. to farthings.