12. Change 2417. New-England, &c. currency, into federal money. Ans. $803, 33 cts. 13. Bring 201. 18s. 53d. New-England currency, into dollars. Ans. $69, 74 cts. 61 m. m.+ 14. Reduce 4681. New-York currency to federal money Ans. $1170 15. Reduce 17s. 93d. New-York, &c. currency, to dollars, &c. Ans. $2, 22 cts. 6,5 m.+ 16. Borrowed 10 English crowns, at 6s. 8d. each, how many dollars, at 6s. each, will pay the debt? Ans. $11, 11 cts. 1 m. NOTE. There are several short practical methods of reducing New-England and New-York currencies to Federal Money, for which see the Appendix. CASE II. To reduce the currency of New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland, to Federal Money. RULE.-Multiply the given sum by 8, and divide the product by 3 and the quotient will be dollars, &c.* EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 2451. New-Jersey, &c. currency, to federal money. £245x8-1960, and 19603-$6531-$653, 33 cts. NOTE. When there are shillings, pence, &c. in the given sum, reduce them to the decimal of a pound, then multi ly and divide as above, &c. 2. Reduce 367. 11s. 8d. New-Jersey, &c. currency, to federal money. £36,5854 decimal value, £. 8 3)292,6832(97,56106 Ans. d. O to federal money 0 3. Reduce 240 0 8. Reduce 0 17 9 2 36 6,6 *A dollar is 7s. 6d. 90d. in this currency 90-2403-8 of a pound; there fore multiplying by 8, and dividing by 3, gives the dollars, cents, &c. CASE III. To reduce the currency of South-Carolina and Georgia, to Federal Money. RULE.-Multiply the given sum by 30, and divide the product by 7, the quotient will be the dollars, cents, &c.* EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 1007. South-Carolina and Georgia currency, to federal money. 1007.30-3000; 3000-7=$428,5714 Ans. 2. Reduce 541. 16s. 93d. Georgia currency, to federal 54,8406 decimal expression. money. 30 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. 125 Ans. $500 * 4s. 8d. or 56d. to the dollar of a pound; therefore x30÷7. H 56 240 2. Reduce 557. 10s. 6d. Nova-Scotia currency, to dollars 55,525 decimal value. 4 cts. Ans. $222, 100=222 10 3. Reduce 2417. 18s. 9d. to federal money, 4. Reduce 58 13 61 5. Reduce 528 17 6. Reduce 8 ANSWERS. $967 75 234 70 2115 53 4. 50 899 80 2.79 REDUCTION OF COIN. RULES for reducing the Federal Money to the currencies of the several United States. 1. 2. To reduce Federal Money to the currency of SVirginia, New-England, Kentucky, and New-York, and New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, 3. Delaware, and RULE.-Multiply the given sum by,3, and th RULE.-Multiply the given sum by,4, and th answer pound. Examples in the foregoing Rules. 1. Reduce $152, 60 cts. to New-England currency. 3 £45, 780 Ans.=£45 15s. 7,2d. 20 But the value of any decimal of a pound, may be found by inspecpage 81. 15, 600 tion. See Problem II. 12 7, 200 2. In $196, how many pounds, N. England currency? ,3 £58,8 Ans. £58 16 3. Reduce $629 into New-York, &c. currency. ,4 £251,6 Ans.==£251 12 4. Bring $110, 51 cts. 1 m. into New-Jersey, &c. currency. $110,511 ,3 Double 4 makes 8s. Then 39 farthings 8)331,533 are 9d. 3qrs. See Problem II. page 81. £41,441 Ans. £41 8s. 93d. by Inspection. 5. Bring $65, 36 cts. into South-Carolina, &c. currency. ,7 3),45, 752 £15,250 £15 5s. Ans. $cts. ANSWERS. £ 8. d. 6. Reduce 425,07 to N. E. &c. currency. 127 10 5 + 7. Reduce 36,11 to N. Y. &c. currency. 14 8 10+ 8. Reduce 315,44 to N. J. &c. currency. 118 5 91+ 9. Reduce 690,45 to S. C. &c. currency. 161 2 1,2 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 currency. $ 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. 3. Bring $2907, 56 cts. into Nova-Scotia currency. Ans. £726 17s. 91d. 4. Reduce $2114, 50 cts. into Canada currency. Ans. £528 12s. 6d. RULES for reducing the Currencies of the several United States, also Canada, Nova Scotia, and Sterling, to the par of all the others. I See the given currency in the left hand column, and then cast your eye to the right hand, till you come under the required currency, and you will have the rule. New-Eng-New Jersey, land, Vir Pennsylva- New-York, South-Ca- Canada, and Nova Scotia Sterling New-Eng land, Vir ginia, Ken tucky, and Tennessee. Add one Add one Multiply the Multiply the Deduct one fourth to the third to the given sum given sum fourth from given sum. by 7, and di- by 5, and di-the given vide the provide the pro-sum. given sum. duct by 9. duct by 6. Sterling. add glish Add one To the En-Multiply the Multiply the To the Eng- thinl. |