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6. Reduce 281. 11s. 6d. New-England and Virginia currency, to federal money. Ans. $95,25cts. 7. Change 463l. 10s. 8d. New-England, &c. currency, to federal money. Ans. 81545, 11cts. 1m.+

8. Reduce s5l. 19s. Virginia, &c. currency, to federal Ans. $119, 83cts. 3m.+

money. 9. Reduce 214l. 10s. 7d. New-York, &c. currency, to federal money. Ans. $536, 32cts. 8m.+

10. Reduce 504l. 11s. 5d. North-Carolina, &c. currency, to federal money. Ans. 8761, 42cts. 7m.+ 11. Change 219l. 11s. 73d. New-England and Vir ginia currency, to federal money. Ans. 8731,94cts.+ 12. Change 2411. New-England, &c. currency, into federal money. Ans. $803, 33cts. 15. Bring 20. 18s. 5d. New-England currency, into dollars. Ans. $69, 74cts. 6¿m.+ 14. Reduce 4681. New-York currency, to federal moAns. $1170 15. Reduce 17s. 93d. New-York, &c. currency, to dollars, &c. Ans. $2, 22ets. 6,5m.+ 16. Borrowed 10 English crowns, at 6s. 8d. each, how many dollars at 6s. each, will pay the debt? Ans. $11. 11cts. Im, NOTE. There are several short practical methods of reducing New-England and New-York currencies to Federal Money, for which see the Appendix.

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CASE II.

To reduce the currency of New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, to Federal Money.

RULE.

Multiply the given sum by S, and divide the product by 3, and the quotient will be dollars, &c.*

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce 245l. New-Jersey, &c. currency, to federal

money.

£245x8-1960, and 1960-3=86551-8653, 834ets. NOTE When there are shillings, pence, &c. in the

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*A dollar is 7s. 6d.=90d. in this currency of a pound; therefore, multiplying by 8, and dividing by 3, gives the dollars, cents, &c.

given sum, reduce them to the decimal of a pound, then multiply and divide as above, &c.

2. Reduce 361. 11s. 8d. New-Jersey, &c. currency, to federal money. £36,5854 decimal value.

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3. Reduce 240 0

4. Reduce 125 8

5. Reduce 99

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CASE III.

To reduce the currency of South-Carolina and Georgia, to federal money. RULE.

Multiply the given sam by 30, and divide the product by 7, the quotient will be the dollars, cents, &c.

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce 100l. South-Carolina and Georgia currency, to federal money.

100l.×30=3000; 3000÷7=$428,5714 Ans. 2. Reduce 54l. 16s. 93d. Georgia currency, to federal money. 54,8406 decimal expression.

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To reduce the currency of Canada and Nova-Scotia, to

Federal Money.
RULE.

Multiply the given sum by 4, the product will be dollars. NOTE. Five shillings of this currency are equal to a dollar; consequently 4 dollars make one pound.

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce 1251. Canada and Nova-Scotia currency, to federal money.

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Ans. $500

2. Reduce 551. 10s. 6d. Nova-Scotia currency, to dol

lars.

55,525 decimal value.

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For reducing the Federal Money to the currencies of the several United States.

To reduce Federal Money to the currency of

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New-York, & Multiply the given sum by ,4 and the product will be pounds, and decimals of a pound.

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N. Carolina.

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1. Reduce $152, 60 cts. to New-England currency.

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£45, 780 Ans.£45 15s. 7,2d.

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2. In $196, how many pounds, N. Engian currency. .53

£58,8 Ans.=£58 16

3. Reduce $629 into New-York, &c. currency.

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£251,6 fins. £251 12

4. Bring $110, 51 cts. 1 m. into New-Jersey, &c.

urrency.

$110,511

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| 8)331,535 things is 9d. 3qrs. See Problem II.

page 88.

£41,441 Ans.-£41 8s. 94d. by Inspection.

5. Bring $65, 36, cts. into South-Carolina, &c. currency.

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£15,250-£15 5s. Ans.
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ANSWERS.

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6. Reduce 425,07 to N. E. &c. currency. 127 10 7. Reduce 36,11 to N. Y. &c. currency. 14 8 101+ 8. Reduce 315,44 to N. J. &c. currency. 118 9. Reduce 690,45 to S. C. &c. currency. 161

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To reduce Federal Money to Canada and Nova-Scotia

Currency.
RULE.

Divide the Dollars, &c. by 4, the quotient will be pounds, and decimals of a pound.

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce $741 into Canada and Nova-Scotia cur rency. 8 cts. 4)741,00

185,25-185 5s.

2. Bring $311, 75 cts. into Nova-Scotia currency. $ cts. 4)311,750

£77,9375-77 18s. 9d.

S. Bring $2907, 56 cts. into Nova-Scotia currency.

Ans. 726 17s. 9fd.

4. Reduce $2114, 50 cts. into Canada currency.

Ans. £528 12s. 6d.

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