EXAMPLES. What will a grindstone, weighing 375 lbs. come to at $14 per ton of 2000 lbs. ? 375 14 2,000)5,250 2,625 Ans. $2,62 cents. How much will a stone weighing 640 lbs. come to at $14,50 per ton? 640 8960 320 2,000)9,280 4,640 Ans. $4,64 cents. AMERICAN CURRENCIES. The dollar is rated differently in several of the states. This difference is owing to the depreciation of their currencies previous to the revolution. In New England, Virginia, Kentucky, Ten nessee, and Ohio, the dollar is New York and North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, - 88 6s or $33 to £1 2/12 1 786 23 · 4s8 To change New England and Virginia currency to Federal money, the dollar being 6 shillings. RULE. As the value of a dollar is equal to three tenths of of a pound, when pounds are given to be changed, annex three ciphers to the sum, and divide the whole by 3; the quotient is the answer in cents, EXAMPLE. Change £523 to Federal money. 3)523000 174333 cents. Ans. 1743 dols. 33 cts. When pounds and shillings are given, to the pounds annex half the number of shillings and two ciphers, if the number of shillings in the given sum be even; but if the number be odd, annex half the number, and then 5 and one cipher, and divide by 3: the quotient is the answer in cents. EXAMPLES. 1. Change £59 18s. to Federal money. 3)59900 19966 cents. Ans. 199 dols. 66 cts. 2. Change £93 13s. to Federal money. 3)93650 31216 cents. Ans. 312 dols. 16 cts. When there are shillings, pence, &c. in the given sum, annex for the shillings as before directed, and to these add the farthings in the given pence and farthings, observing to increase their number by one when they exceed 12, and by two when they exceed 37, and divide as before. EXAMPLES. 1. Change £21 88. 44d. to Federal money. 3)21419 4 is annexed to the pounds for half the shillings, and 19 for the farthings in 41d. and excess of 12. Ans. 71 dols. 39 cts. 2. Change £117 16s. 2d. to Federal money. 3)117808 39269 cts. Ans. 392 dols. 69 cts. 3. Change £721 9s. 111d. to Federal money. 3)721407 240499 cts. In this example 4 is annexed to the pounds for half the even shillings, and 47 for the farthings in 114d. and excess of 37, and then 5 is added to the figure next to half the shillings, make it 9, in place of 4 for the odd shilling. Ans. 2404 dols. 99 cts 4. Change £29 11s. 21d. to Federal money. 3)29559 9853 cts. Ans. 98 dols. 53 cts. To change Federal Money to New-England and Virginia Currency. RULE. When the sum is dollars only, multiply it by 3, and double the first figure of the product for shillings, and the rest of the product will be pounds. When there are cents in the given sum, multiply the whole by 3, and cut off three figures of the product to the right hand as a remainder. Multiply this remainder by 20, and cut off as before. Proceed in this manner through the several parts of a pound, and the numbers standing on the left hand make the answer in the several denominations. NOTE. If there be mills, cut off four figures, and proceed as above. EXAMPLE. 1. Change 872 dollars to New-England currency. 872 To change New-York and North-Carolina Currency to Federal Money, the dollar being 8 shillings. RULE. Prepare the given sum by the rule for New-Engiand money, and divide by 4; the quotient is the answer in 2. Change £419 10s. 8d. to Federal money. ,4)419535 1048834 cts. Ans. 1048 dols. 83 cts. To change Federal Money to New-York and North-Carolina Currency. RULE. As for Massachusetts currency, using 4 as a multiplier instead of 3; the value of a dollar being equal to four tenths of a pound. EXAMPLES. 1. Change 1684 dollars to New-York and North-Carolina currency. 1684 Ans. £673 12 2. Change 1048 dols. 83 cents to New-York currency. To change New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Del ware, and Maryland Currency, to Federal Money, the Dollar being 7s. 6d. RULE. As the value of a dollar is equal to of a pound, multiply the given sum, when it is pounds only, by 8, and divide by 3 for dollars. If there be shillings, &c. increase the sum in pence by of the whole sum for cents. EXAMPLES. 1. Change £471 to Federal money. 471 3)3768 Ans. 1256 dollars. 2. Change £480 198. 9d. to Federal money. 480 19 9 20 9619 12 9)115437 128263 cents. Ans. 1282 dols. 63 cts. To change Federal Money to New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland Currency. RULE Multiply the sum, when in dollars, by 3, and divide by 8 for pounds. If there be dollars and cents, multiply the given sum by 90, and the product, (rejecting two figures on the right) is pence, or deducting of the sum, gives the penco likewise. EXAMPLES. 1. Change 1256 dollars to Pennsylvania currency. 1256 8)3768 Ans. £471 |