ENGLISH MONEY. 435. The pound sterling is the Standard Unit of English money. It is equal to $4.8665 United States money. 436. The silver franc is the Standard Unit of French money. It is equal to $.193 United States money. 100 ct.= 1. Denominations.-Millimes (m.), Centimes (ct.), Decimes (dc.), Francs (fr.). 2. Equivalents.—1 fr.= 10 dc. = 10 dc. = 1 fr. 1000 m. 3. The Coin of France is as follows: Gold, 100, 40, 20, 10, and 5 francs; Silver, 5, 2, and 1 franc, and 50 and 25 centimes; Bronze, 10,5, 2, and 1 centime pieces. GERMAN MONEY. 437. The mark is the Standard Unit of the New German Empire. It is equal to 23.85 cents United States money, and is divided into 100 equal parts, one of which is called a Pfennig. 1. The Coins of the New Empire are as follows: Gold, 20, 10, and 5 marks; Silver, 2 and 1 mark; Nickel, 10 and 5 pfennig. 2. The coins most frequently referred to in the United States are the silver Thaler, equal 74.6 cents, and the silver Groschen, equal 21 cts. 7. of a £ to a compound number. 8. £.84 to a compound number. 9. How many pounds sterling in $8340 of American gold? 10. In 2368 francs how many dollars U. S. gold? 11. Remitted to England $436 gold to pay a debt. How much is the debt in English money? 12. Received from Germany 43864 marks. How much is the amount in American money? 13. £240 17s. is how much in United States money? In German money? In French money? 14. Reduce 7 marks to a decimal of $4. 15. Reduce 12 francs to a decimal of $5. 16. Exchanged $125 for French money. How much French money did I receive? DECIMAL RELATED UNITS, 439. The Metric System of Related Units is formed according to the decimal scale. 440. The Meter, which is 39.37079 inches long, or nearly one ten-millionth of the distance on the earth's surface from the equator to the pole, is the base of the system. 441. The Primary or Principal Units of the system are the Meter, the Are (air), the Stere (stair), the Liter (leeter), and the Gram. All other units are multiples and sub-multiples of these. 442. The names of Multiple Units or higher denominations are formed by prefixing to the names of the primary units the Greek numerals Deka (10), Hecto (100), Kilo (1000), and Myria (10000). 443. The names of Sub-multiple Units, or lower denominations, are formed by prefixing to the names of the primary units the Latin numerals, Deci (†), Centi (16), and Milli (1000). UNITS OF LENGTH. 444. The Meter is the principal unit of length. The meter is used in place of one yard in measuring cloth and short distances. Long distances are usually measured by the kilometer. UNITS OF SURFACE. 445. The Square Meter is the principal unit of surfaces. TABLE OF UNITS. 100 Sq. Millimeters, sq. mm. 100 Sq. Centimeters, sq. cm. 100 Sq. Decimeters, sq. dm. = 1 Sq. Centimeter = .155+ sq. in. = 15.5+ sq. in. 1 Sq. Meter (Sq. M.) = 1.196+ sq. yd. 446. The Are, a square whose side is 10 meters, is the principal 447. The Cubic Meter is the principal unit for measuring ordinary solids, as embankments, etc. TABLE OF UNITS. 1000 Cu. Millimeters cu. mm. = 1 Cu. Centimeter = .061 cu. in. = 1 Cu. Decimeter = 61.026 cu. in. 1000 Cu. Centimeters, cu. cm. 1000 Cu. Decimeters, cu. dm. = 1 Cu. Meter = 35.316 cu. ft. 448. The Stere, or Cubic Meter, is the principal unit for measuring wood. TABLE OF UNITS. 10 Decisteres, dst. = 1 Stere = 35.316+ cu. ft. 10 STERES, St. = 1 Dekastere (Dst. = 13.079+ cu. yd. UNITS OF CAPACITY. 449. The Liter is the principal unit both of Liquid and Dry Measure. It is equal to a vessel whose volume is equal to a cube whose edge is one-tenth of a meter. The Hectoliter is used in measuring large quantities in both liquid and dry measure. 9.08 = 66 = 2.6417 gal. = 2.8372+ bu. = 26.417 = 28.372+ = 264.17 66 66 UNITS OF WEIGHT. 450. The Gram is the principal unit of weight, and is equal to the weight of a cube of distilled water whose edge is one centimeter. The Kilogram or Kilo., which is little more than 2 lb. Avoir., is the common weight in trade. Heavy articles are weighed by the Tonneau, which is 204 lb. more than a common ton. 13. If the price per gram is $.38, what is it per grain? 14. If the price per liter is $1.50, what is it per quart? 15. At 26.33 cents per hectoliter, what will be the cost of 157 bushels of peas? 16. When sugar is selling at 2.168 cents per kilogram, what will be the cost of 138 lb. at the same rate? 17. Reduce 834 grams to decigrams; to dekagrams. 18. In 84 hectoliters how many liters? how many centiliters? 19. A man travels at the rate of 28.279 kilometers a day. How many miles at the same rate will he travel in 45 days? 20. If hay is sold at $18.142 per ton, what is the cost of 48 tonneau at the same rate? 21. When a kilogram of coffee costs $1.1023, what is the cost of 148 lb. at the same rate? |
