When the price wants an even part of 25.-First, find the value of the whole quantity at 25. per tb, yard, &c. then divide it by that even part which is wanting; and fubtract this quotient from the value at 25. the remainder will be the answer. I. EXAMPLES. What will 95 yards coft, at 22d. per yard? £. 5. | 2d. ||9 11 0 15 d. O value at 25. per yard. 11 ditto at 2d. per yard. Anf. £8 15 I value at Is. 10d. per yard. Anfwers. Yds. £. s. d. 2d. 64 at 23d. per yard 6 2 8 3d. 128 22 d. 4th. 24621d. 5th. 375420d. CASE When the price is between 2s. and 3s.-First, find the value of the quantity at 25. per yard, &c. which value being divided by thofe even parts, which the pence are of 25. and thofe quotients added thereto, the fum will be the answer. EXAMPLES. 2 I. What will 148 yards come to, at 2s. 7d. per Anf. £19 3 7 value at 2s. 7d. per yard? Questions. Questions. Anfwers. £. s. d. 2d. 266 at 2s. Id. per yard. 27 14 84 When there are pence in the price which are an even part of a filling, befides an even number of fhillings under 20;-Firft, find the value of the quantity at the fhillings per yard, &c. according to Cafe 5th; then, fuppofe the quantity to ftand as fhillings per yard; divide it, by that even part, which the pence are of Is. and this quotient being added to the value before found, the fum will be the answer. EXAMP LE S. 1. What will 1564 yards come to, at 6s. 4d. per yard? d. S. d. 141156 6 rds. 1561 3 £46 19 o value of 156 yds. at 6s. per yd. 525. 2d. 2.12 2 value of ditto at 4d. per yd. Anf. £49 11 2 value of ditto at 6/4 per yard. When the price is any odd number of fhillings under 40; -Find the value of the greatcft even number contained in the price, according to cafe 5th, and add thereto the value of the quantity at 1s. per yard, &c. which fum will be the anfwer: Or, Multiply the quantity by the price, according to the 1 or 2d Cafe, in Simple Multiplication; and divide the product by 20; the quotient will be the answer: Or, lallly, if the price be under 135. find the value of the quantity at 1. per yard, &c. and multiply it by the number of fhillings in the price of 1 yard: The product will be the anfwer. EXAMPLES. I. What will 186 yards coft, at 3s. per yard ? 18 S. Or thus: 12 value at 25. per yd. £. s. 9 6 value at Is. per yd. 9 6 value at Is. per yd. £27 18 Anf. 2. 3 Produa 27 18 Answer. What will 647 yards coft, at 175. per yard? When the price is an even part of a pound;--Find the value of the given quantity, at one pound per yard, &c. then draw a line underneath, and divide it by that part; the quotient will be the answer. EXAMPLES. I. EXAMPLES. What will 156 yards of cloth come to, at 3s. 4d. per yard? £. s. d. 13s. 4d. 156 15 o price at £1 per yard. Anf. £26 2 6 price at 3s. 4d. per yard. When the price wants an even part of a pound;-First find the value of the given quantity at £1 per yard, &c. then divide it by that even part which is wanting, and fubtract this quotient therefrom: The remainder will be the answer. 1. What will 167 yards coft, at 17s. 6d. per yard? 126167. 10 o value at £1 per yard. 20 18 9 value at 2s. 6d. per yard. Anf. £146 11 3 value at 17s. 6d. per yard. When the price is fillings, pence and farthings, and not an even part of a pound;-Multiply the given quantity by the fhillings in the price of 1 yard, &c. and take parts of parts from the quantity for the pence, &c. then add them together, and their fum will be the anfwer, in fhillings, &c. Or, you may let the given quantity ftand as pounds, per yard, &c. then draw a line underneath, and take parts of parts therefrom; which add together, and their fum will be the answer. N. B. I advise the learner to work the following examples both ways; by which means he will be able to difcover the moft concife method of performing fuch questions in business, as may fall under this cafe. What will 248 yards, at 7s. 6d. per yard, come to? d. S. d. 1611248 6 value of 248 yards, at Is. per yard. 7 17395 value of ditto, at 7s. per yard. 210)1863 9 Anf.93 39 value of ditto, at 7s. 6d. per yard. Or, thus: 6 value of 248 yards, at 1s. per yard. d. £. S. d. 7 86 19 6 value of ditto, at 7s. per yard. Anf.£93 39 By |