1. At 3 farthings a yard, what will 2 yards of tape cost in

cents ?

2. What will 2 sticks of twist cost, in cents, at † d. a stick ? Atd. a stick? At d. a stick?

3. At 7 d. a piece, how many cents will buy 1 inkstand? Will buy 2? Will buy 3? 4? 5? 6?

4. How many cents must you pay for 2 rulers, at 9 d. a piece? For 4? For 6? For 8? For 16: For 24? For

32?

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5. What will 2 yards of lace come to in cents, at 1 s. 6 d. a yard? What will 3 yards? What will 4 yards? What will 6 yards?

6. When oats are 3 s. 6 d. a bushel, how many cents will buy 2 bushels?

7. When rye is 3 s. a bushel, how many cents will buy 2 bushels? How many 3 bushels? How many 4? How inany 8?

8. Whon corn is 4 s. 6 d. a bushel, what are 2 bushels worth in cents? What 4 bushels? What 8 bushels ?

bushels?

What 12

9. How many cents make a dollar? A. 100. 10. If a Latin Grammar cost 6 shillings, how many dollars will buy 2? How many 4? How many 6? How many 8? How many 20

11. What will 2 barrels of flour come to, at 30 shillings pe barrel? What will 3? What will 6? What will 7?

12. If you buy a book for 1 shilling and 6 pence, and give the bookseller a fifty-cent piece, how many cents in change mus he give you?

13. If you buy a Latin Grammar for 4 shillings and 9 pence,

and give the bookseller 1 dollar, how many cents must he pay you?

14. If you have 43 pence a week, how many weeks will come to a dollar? How many to 2? How many to 3?

15. If I pay 1 s. 6 d. for 1 meal of victuals, how many meals can I have for a dollar? For 2 dollars? For a dollar? For of a dollar? For 3 dollars? For 4?

16. When broadcloth is. 12 s. a yard, for how many dollars can you buy 2 yards? How many 3? How many 5? 17. You buy a hat for 18 shillings, and give the store-keeper a five dollar bill; how many dollars must he give you in change? 18. How many cents are 2 s. 2 d. ? 3 s. 1 d.? 3 s. 5 d.? 3 s. 8

2 s. 5 d.?

2 s. 7 d. 2

2 s. 10 d. ? 5 d.? 4 s. 12 s. 6 d. ? 15 8. 9 d. ?

d. ? 4 s. 2 d. ?
10 s. 6 d. ? 12 s. ?

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Q. What is that, which you have now been doing, called? A. Reduction of Currencies.

countries?

Q. Are pounds, shillings, pence and farthings the same in all A. They are the same in name, but not in value. Q. What was their value formerly in England and her American colonies? A. The same.

Q. What has occasioned the difference in value? A. The legislatures of these colonies emitted, or put in circulation, bills, which depreciated in value in various degrees.

Q. What is the number of shillings, which it takes, in any state, to make a dollar, called? A. The currency of that state. Q. How many shillings make a dollar in the New England states, Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee? A. 6 shillings. Q. What name does the currency of these states takeŸ A The New England currency.

NEW ENGLAND CURRENCY.-To reduce this Currency to Federal Money, and Federal Money again to the same Currency.

Q. What part of a pound is $1 or 6s. of this currency? A. ; decimally,=,3.

1. How many dollars in 3 £. 8 s. 3 d.?

By reducing 3£. 8s. 3d. to decimals, by ¶ LVIII, we have 3,4125£. Now, since every 3 of a pound is a dollar, it is evident, that, as many times as,3 is contained in 3,4125£, so many dollars there will be, thus

OPERATION. ,3)3,4125

$11,375, Ans.

The pupil must recollect that, in division of decr mals, there must be the same number of decimals in the divisor and quotient that there is in the dividend There are 4 in the dividend, and 1 in the divisor; consequently, there must be 3 pointed off in the quotient.

2. How many pounds in $11,375 › >

This example being the reverse of the last, it is evident that we must multiply by 3.

1. How do you reduce the New England currency to federa money? A. Reduce the question to the decimal of a pound, and divide by ,3.

II. How do you reduce federal money to the same currency again? A. Multiply by ,3.

More Exercises for the Slate.

3. Bought a building for 17£. 158. 6d. ; how many dollars will pay for it? A. $59,25.

4. How many pounds in $59,25? (17-15-6) In $177,75? (53-6-6) In $355,50? (106-13) In $71? (21-6) In $142 › (42-12) In $568? (170-8) Ans. 412£. 1 s.

5. What will 15 barrels of flour cost in dollars, at 6£. 16 s. N. E. currency a barrel? (340) At 7£. 10 s. a barrel? (375) At 7£. 7 s. a barrel? (36750) Át 6£. 10 s. 6 d. a barrel? (32625) At 6£. 4 s. 6 d. a barrel? (31125) A. $1720.

6. What will 4 acres of land cost in pounds, at $50 an acre? (60) At $49 an acre? (58-16) At $48 an acre? (57-12) At $25 an acre? (30) At $12 an acre (14-8) At $24,50 an acre? (29-8) Ans. 250£. 4 s.

7. What will 4 acres of land cost in federal an acre (200) At 14. 14 s. an acre? (196) acre (192) At 14£. 4s. an acre? (189333) acre? (48) At 7£. 4 s. an acre? (96) Ans.

money, at 15£. At 14£. 8 s. an At 3€. 12 s. an $921,338.

8. What will 15 barrels of rum cost, in pounds, at $22,75 a barrel? (102-7-6) At $23,75 a barrel? (106-17-6) At $20,75 a burrel? (93-7-6) Ans. 302£. 12 s. 6d.

9. A gentleman in Virginia purchased a house for 300 £. 15 s. 6 d. (1002583), 40 acres of land for 61£. 5 s. 6 d., (20425) and expended for repairs 109£. 9 s. 8 d. (364944). What did the whole amount to in federal money? A. $1571,777.

NEW YORK CURRENCY.-Q. What is the currency of New York, North Carolina, and Ohio called? A. New York

currency.

Q. How many shillings make a dollar of this currency? A. 8 shillings.

Q. What part of a pound is 8s. A. =; decimally=‚4. RULE I. How do you proceed to reduce this currency to fede ral money, and federal money to the same currency again? A. Take 4 and proceed with it us with ,3 in the last rule.

1. Change 204£. 18 8. to dollars and cents.

204£. 18 8. = 204,9£÷ 4 = $512,25, Ans. 2. Change to federal money 409.£. 16 s.; (102450) 136€. 12s. (34150) 413£. 16 s.; (103450) 49£. 12 s.; (124) 50£.2 s.; (12525) 600£. (1500) Ans. $4149,75.

3. Change into New York currency $22,078; (8-16-7-1) $44,154; (Ï7-13-2-3) $88,312; (35-6-5-3) $176,624 ; (70-12-11-3) Ans. 132£. 9 s. 3 d.

4. What will 20 yards of cloth cost, in dollars and cents, at 15 s. 6d. a yard? (3875) At 12s. 6d. a yard? (3125) At 13. 6 d. a yard? (3375) At 17 s. 6 d. a yard ? (4375) Ans. $147,50.

PENNSYLVANIA CURRENCY.-Q. What is the currency of New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland called? A. Pennsylvania currency.

Q. How many shillings make a dollar of this currency? A 7 s. 6 d.

Q. What part of a pound is 7 8. 6 d. ?

90

4. 7 s. 6 d. 90 d. and 20 8.=) 240 d.; then, 2=7£• RULE I. How do you reduce this currency to federal money? A. Divide by; that is, multiply by 8, and divide by 3.

II. How do you reduce federal money to the same currency again? A. Multiply by .

Exercises for the Slate.

1. Change 60£. 15 s. to federal money.

60£. 15 8.60,75£ x 8486÷3=$162, Ans.

2. Change $162 to Pennsylvania currency.

$162 x 3486860,75£.60£. 158. Ans. 3. Change to doliars and cents 80£.; (213333) 250£. 16■

(66880) 240£.; (640) 1£. 15 s. 7 d.; (4744) 50£. 7 s. 2d ; (134288) Ans. $1661,165+.

4. Change to Pennsylvania currency $9,50; (3-11-3) $28,50, (10-13-9) $57; (21-7-6) $85,50; (32-1-3) $42,25; (15-1610-2) $126,75; (47-10-7-2) $633,75; (237-13-1-2)

368£ 14 s. 4 d. 2 qrs.

Ans.

GEORGIA CURRENCY.-Q. What is the currency of Caro lina and Georgia called? A. Georgia currency.

Q. How many shillings make a dollar of this currency? A 4 s. 8 d.

Q. What part of a pound is 4 s. 8 d.?

and 20 s. H

240 d.; then, 56 d. is

A. 4 s. 8 d. 56d,

RULE I. How do you reduce Georgia currency to federal money? A. Divide by ; that is, multiply by 30, and divide by 7.

II. How do you reduce federal money to the same currency again? A. Multiply by

Exercises for the Slate.

1. Change 835€. 9 s. to federal money.

835,45£. X 302506350÷7= $3580,50, Ans.

2. Change $3580,50 to Georgia currency.

$3580,50 × 725063,50 ÷ 30=835 £. 9 s. Ans. 3. Change to federal money 208£. 17 s. 3 d.; (895125) 104£.8 7 d. 2 qrs.; (447562) 252.£. 3 s. 1 d. 2 qrs. (1080669) A. $2423,356 4. Change to pounds, shillings, &c. $447,562; (104-8-7-1) $895,125; (208-17-3) $1080,669 (252-3-1-1) A. 565£. 8■ 11 d. 2 qrs. +

ENGLISH OR STERLING MONEY.-Q. How many skil lings of this money make a dollar? A. 4 s. 6 d. Q. What part of a pound is 4 s. 6 d. ? and 20 s. = 240 d.; then, $1 is

A. 4 8. 6 d.

£. T£.

54 d. RULE I. How may sterling money be reduced to federa money? A. Divide by; that is, multiply by 40, and divid by 9.

II. How do you change federal money to sterling money A Multiply by

Exercises for the Slate.

1. Change 21 £. 7 s. 6 d. to federal money.

$95, An

21 £. 7 s. 6 d. 21,375 X 40855,000 ÷ 9 2. Change $95 to sterling money. A. 21 £. 7 s. 6 d. 3. Change 21 £. 7 s. 6 d. to federal money. A. $. 4. Change $285 to sterling money. A. 64.2 s. 6 d.