17. 4cwt. 1qr. 16lb. at $14.43 per cwt. 18. 47lb. 10oz. (Troy weight) at Ans. $66.38+ $1.25 per lb. Ans. $59.79+ Ans. $145.68%+ 19. 64yds. 3qrs. at $2.25 per yd. Ans. 3664.76 APPLICATION. 1. What is the value of 120lb. of rice, at 3d. per lb. Ans. 1L. 10s. 2. Bought 640lb of pork, at 4d. per lb.; what is the amount? Ans. 10L. 13s. 4d. 3. How much will 3906lb. of beef come to, at 74d. per lb.? Ans. 122L. 1s. 3d.. 4. What is the amount of 2004lb. of sugar, at 10 d. per lb.? Ans. 87L. 13s. 6d. 5. How much will 121lb. of cheese come to, at 1s. per lb.? Ans. 6L. 1s. 6. What is the value of 1234 yards of muslin, at 1s. 11 d. per yard? Ans. 122L. 2s. 3 d. how much will 987 7. If one yard of linen cost 4s. yards cost? 8. If 1 gallon of wine sell for gallons bring? 9. How much will 800 bushels at 1.3s. 4d. per bushel? Ans. 197L. 8s. 11s. what will 543 Ans. 298L. 13s. of wheat amount to, Ans. 533L. 6s. 8d. 10. How much will 47 tons of hay amount to, at 6L. 13 Bought 324 yards of calico, at 25 cents per yard; what is the amount? Ans. Sidols. 14. What will 16cwt. 2qrs. 17lb. of sugar amount to, at 5L. 11s. 10d. per cwt.? Ans. 93L. 2s. 2 d. 15. Sold 83yds. 2qrs. of superfine cloth, at 10dols. 50ets. per yard: how much does it amount to? Ans. $876.75. 16. If 1 acre of land be worth 11L. 15s. what is the value of 578 acres 3 roods? Ans. 6800L. 6s. 3d. TARE AND TRET. TARE and TRET are allowances made by the seller to the buyer, on some particular commodities. Tare is an allowance made for the weight of the barrel, box, bag, or whatever contains the commodity. Tret is an allowance of 4lb. in every 104lb. for waste, dust, &c. Gross weight is the weight of the goods, together with the barrel, box, bag, or whatever contains them. Neat weight is the weight of the goods after all allowances are deducted. CASE 1. To find the neat weight when the tare is so much in the whole gross weight. RULE. Subtract the tare from the gross weight, and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. 1. The gross weight of a certain hogshead of sugar is 7cwt. 3qrs. 16lb.; the tare is 3qrs. 10lb.; what is the neat weight? Ans. 7cwt. Oqrs. 6lb. 2. What is the neat weight of 12 hogsheads of sugar, the gross weight of each hhd. being 6cwt. 2qrs. 17Ïb.; the tare in the whole 8cwt. 3qrs. 14lb.? (1) Ans. 70cwt. 3qrs. 22lb. 6 2 1 3. The gross weight of a certain hogshead of sugar is 8cwt. 3qrs. 171b.; the tare is 3qrs. 16lb.; what is the neat weight? Ans. Sewt. Oqrs. 1lb. 4. What is the neat weight of 456cwt. 1qr. 19lb. of tobacco, tare in the whole 15cwt. 2qrs. 13lb.? Ans. 440cwt. 3qrs. 6lb. 5. What is the neat weight of 4 casks of indigo, the gross weight of each cask being 4cwt. 2qrs. 14lb.; the tare in the whole Icwt. Oqrs. 26lb.? Ans. 17cwt. 1qr. 2lb. 6. What is the neat weight of 5 casks of sugar, the gross weight and tare as follows? Cwt.qrs.lb. qrs. lb. No. 1. Gross 4 2 14 Tare 15 To find the neat weight when the tare is so much per barrel, box, &c. RULE. Multiply the tare per barrel, box, &c. by the number of barrels, boxes, &c. and the product will be the whole tare: subtract the whole tare from the whole gross weight, and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the neat weight of 15 casks of raisins, each weighing 2cwt. 3qrs. 12lb. gross-tare 21lb. per cask? 2. What is the neat weight of 4 hogsheads of tobacco, each weighing 10cwt. 3qrs. 10lb. gross;-tare 100lb. per hhd.? Ans. 39cwt. 3qrs. 4lb. 3. What is the neat weight of 6 casks of raisins, each weighing 3cwt. 2qrs. 10lb. gross; tare 20lb. per cask? Ans. 20cwt. 1qr. 24lb. 4. What is the neat weight of 35 bales of silk, each weighing 317lb. gross;-tare 16lb. per bale? Ans. 10535lb. CASE 3. To find the neat weight when the tare is so much per hundred weight. RULE. Subtract from the gross such aliquot part or parts of it, as the tare is of a cwt.; the remainder will be the neat. Or, multiply the pounds gross by the tare per cwt. then, divide the product by 112, and the quotient will be the tare. Subtract the tare from the pounds gross, and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the neat weight of 40 kegs of figs, gross weight 75cwt. 3qrs. 12lb.-tare per cwt. 14lb. 2. What is the neat weight of 35 kegs of raisins, gross weight 37cwt. 1qr. 201b.;-tare per cwt. 14lb.? Ans. 32cwt. 3qrs. 3. What is the neat weight of 6 hogsheads of sugar, each weighing Scwt. 2qrs. 14lb. gross;-tare 16lb. per cwt.? Ans. 44cwt. 1qr. 12lb. 4. What is the neat weight of 9 hogsheads of tobacco, each weighing 6cwt. 2qrs. 12lb. gross;-tare 171b. per cwt.? Ans. 50cwt. 1qr. 22lb. CASE 4. To find the neat weight when tret is allowed with tare. RULE. Subtract the tare from the gross weight as before: the remainder is called suttle. Divide the suttle by 26, and the quotient will be tret. Subtract the tret from the suttle, and the remainder will be the neat weight. EXAMPLES. 1. What is the neat weight of 8cwt. 3qrs. 20lb. gross;-tare 38lb.-tret 4lb. per 104lb.? 2. What is the neat weight of 17 chests of sugar, weighing 120cwt. 2qrs. gross;-tare 1761b.-tret 4lb. per 104lb.? Ans. 12808lb. or 114cwt. Iqr 12lb. 3. What is the neat weight of 5 hogsheads of sugar, each 10cwt. 1qr. 20lb. gross;-tare 3qrs. 25lb. per hhd. -tret 4lb. per 104lb.? Ans. 45cwt. 1qr. 24lb. APPLICATION. 1. There are 24 hogsheads of tobacco: each hogshead weighs 6cwt. 2qrs. 17lb. gross; tare in all, 17cwt. 3qrs. 271b. How much will the tobacco amount to, at 1L. 10s. 6d. per cwt. Ans. 216L. Os. 44d. 2. Bought 5 bags of coffee, each of which weighed 95lb. gross; tare in the whole 10lb. How much did it amount to, at 25 cents per pound? Aus. $116.25. 3. What is the amount of 30 casks of raisins; each cask weighing 2cwt. 3qrs. 12lb. gross; tare 21lb. per cask; price, $7.35 per cwt.? Ans. $588.65. 4. What is the value of 10 casks of alum; the whole weighing 33cwt. 2qrs. 15lb. gross; tare 15lb. per cask; price, 23s. 4d. per cwt.? Ans. 37L. 13s. 6d. 5. Sold 12 butts of currants; each butt weighed 7cwt. |