8. A merchant had six debtors, who together, owed him 29177. 10s. 6d. A, B, C, D, and E, owed him 1675l. 13s. 9d. of it; what was F's debt? Ans. £1241 16s. 9d. 9. A merchant bought 17C. 2qrs. 14lb. of sugar, of which he sells 9C. Sqrs. 25lb. how much of it remains unsold? Ans. 7C. 2qrs. 17lb. 10. From a fashionable piece of cloth which contained 52yds. 2na. a taylor was ordered to take three suits, each 6yds. 2qrs. how much remains of the piece? Ans. 32yds. 2qrs. 2na. 11. The war between England and America commenced April 19, 1775, and a general peace took place January 20th, 1785; how long did the war continue ? Ans. Tyrs. 9mo. 1d. COMPOUND MULTIPLICATION. COMPOUND Multiplication is when the Multiplicand consists of several denominations, &c, 1. To Multiply Federal Money. RULE. Multiply as in whole numbers, and place the separatrix as many figures from the right hand in the product, as it is in the multiplicand, or given sum. 8 cts. EXAMPLES. $ d.c.m. 1. Multiply 35 09 by 25. 2. Multiply 49 0 0 5 by 97. 8. There were forty-one men concerned in the pay ment of a sum of money, and each paid 3 dollars and 9 mills; how much was paid in all ? Ans. $123 36cts. 9mills. 9. The number of inhabitants in the United States is five millions; now suppose each should pay the trifling sum of 5 cents a year, for the term of 12 years, towards a continental tax: how many dollars would be raised thereby ? Ans. three millions Dollars. 2. To Multiply the Denominations of Sterling Money, Weights, Measures, &c. RULE.* Write down the Multiplicand, and place the quantity underneath the least denomination, for the Multiplier, and in multiplying by it, observe the same rules for ing from one denomination to another, as in Compound Addition. INTRODUCTORY EXAMPLES. carry *When accounts are kept in pounds, shillings and pence, this kind of mulüplication is a concise and elegant method of fuding the value of goods, at so much per yard, lb. &c. the general rule being to multiply the given price by the quantity. Practical Questions. What cost nine yards of cloth at 5s. 6d. per yard? £0 5 6 price of one vard. 9 yards. Multiply by at 2 1 10 per ton. per bush. 1 10 5 18 0 8 yds. of broadcloth, at 1 11 tons of hay, 9 10 per bush. 12 bushels of apples, at 0 1 9 12 bushels of wheat, at 0 2. When the multiplier, that is, the quantity, is a composite number, and greater than 12, take any two such numbers as when multiplied together, will exactly produce the given quantity, and multiply first by one of those figures, and that product by the other; and the last product will be the answer. EXAMPLES. What cost 28 yards of cloth, at 6s 10d. per yard: £. s. d. 0 6 10 price of one yard. Multiply by Produces 2 7 10 place of 7 yards. Multiply by Answer, 9 114 price of 28 yard, S. When no two numbers multiplied together will exactly make the multiplier, you must multiply by any twe whose product will come the nearest; then multiply the upper fine by what remained; which added to the last product gives the answer. EXAMPLES. What will 47 yds. of cloth come to at 17s. Sd. per yd. Multiply by 6179 s. d. 0 17 9 price of 1 yard. 19 lbs. of indigo, at 0 11 9 per yd. 14 19 0 6 per lb. 111 yds. broadcloth, at 1 20 yds. of cambric, at 0 13 7 per yd. 94 beaver hats. at 1 94 a piece 6 per yd. 194 17 6 4. To find the value of a hundred weight, by naving the price of one pound. If the price be farthings, multiply 2s. 4d. by the farthings in the price of one lb.-Or, if the price be pence, multiply 9s. 4d. by the pence in the price of one lb. and in either case the product will be the answer. EXAMPLES. What will 1 cwt. of rice come to, at 24d. per lb. ? s. d. 112 farthings2 price 1 cwt. at id. per lb. farthings in the price of 1 lb. Ans 11 0 price of 1 cwt. at 21 per lb. What will 1 cwt. of lead come to at 7d per lb ? S. d. Examples of Weights, Measures, &c. 1. How much is 5 times 7cwt. 3 qrs. 15 lb P Cwt. grs. lb. 7 S 15 |