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Application,

1 Suppose a merchant, on settling his accounts, finds he owes A, seventy-four pounds, seventeen shillings and sixpence: B, six hundred twenty-seven pounds, six shillings; C, eight hundred forty-seven pounds, eighteen shillings and four pence three farthings; D, 564l. How much does he owe in all?

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2 If A have owing to him on bond 1908 17s 10d., and interest due thereon, 1917 2s 1d.; How much is the amount? answer 2100l. 3 Suppose a vinter bought 40 tons of wine for 6841. loading and unloading stood him in 177 13s 9d., storage 8 10s., custom 167 13s 9d1, land carriage 19 14s 6d.‡ ; How much do the cost and charges amount to?

answer 7461 12s Od.ş 4 Admit a person left his widow the use of 6436l.; for charitable purposes 2971 149 8d.; gave three nephews, each 1546 14s 8d.; three nieces, each 1324l.; and to his executor 304l Os 11d. What is the sum of those several bequests ? answer 15649/ 19s 7d. 5 Suppose a man borrowed a sum of money, and paid in part at one time 131 18s 9d.; another 231 18s 4d.; at a third time 471 Os 9d. and the remainder is 371 14s 6d. ; what was the sum borrowed ? answer 122l 12s 5d.

6 Bought 3 horses for 16l 17s 4d. each, and two cows for 5l 14s 7d. each, and three bushels of wheat for 18s 10d; what is the amount? answer 631 Os Od.

7 Admit a citizen going into the country ordered payment of the following bills, viz. the brewer's 421 3s 3d. the butcher's 212l Os 6d. the baker's 241. the tallow-chandler's 137 8s. the taylor's 1371 9s 9d. the draper's 74/ 18s 6d. his rent 50l. servants' wages 461 5s. and he would take with him 1007, for what sum must he draw on his banker, to defray these expenses? answer 7001. 8 Suppose A owes B 1097 19s 11d., C owes him twice as much, and D as much as them both; what is the total due to B? answer 659/ 19s 10d. TROY

TROY-WEIGHT.

By this weight, jewels, gold, silver and liquors are weighed. The denominations are:

24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, marked, dwt.

20 pennyweights

12 ounces

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Application.

1 What is the sum of 36 pounds, 7 ounces, 16 pennyweights; 48 pounds, 7 ounces, 16 grains; 56lb. 6oz.? answer 141lb. 8oz. 16dwt. 16gr. 2 A goldsmith bought 7 ingots of silver, three of which weighed each 9lb. 7oz. 14dwt. and each of the rest 8lb. 5oz. 15dwt. 16gr. how much did the whole weigh?

· answer 62lb. 10oz. 4dwt. 16gr. 3 Admit a goldsmith has 4 tankards weighing each 7oz. 18dwt. spoons weighing 4lb. 6oz. 3 salvers each 6lb. 4oz. what is the weight of the whole ? ans. 26lb. 1oz. 12dwt.

4 Suppose a silversmith sold 14 dishes weighing 18/b. 30%. 14dwt. 36 plates weighing 48/b. 1oz. 15dwt. 6 salts weighing 5lb. 7oz. 4 salvers, 11lb. 10oz. 12dwt. Required the weight of the whole? answer 83lb. 11oz. 1dwt.

5 Bought three pair of sleeve buttons, each weighing 11gr. 2 basons weighing 1lb. 5oz.4dwt. 14gr. and two pair of buckles each 2oz. 11dwt. how much do they weigh together? answer 1lb. 10oz. 7dwt, 23gr.

6 Sold several dishes weighing 11lb. 4oz. 16dwt. 11gr. plate weighing three times as much; salts 2lb. 5oz. 6dwt. 14gr. tankards 6lb. 7oz. 14dwt. 17gr. what is the weight of the whole P answer 54lb. 8oz. 7dwt. 3gr. AVOIRDUPOIS

By

AVOIRDUPOIS-WEIGHT.

weight are weighed things of a coarse, drossy nature, that are bought and sold by weight; and all metals but silver and gold.

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Note 1. By the above table it appears that 112 pounds make 1 Cat. which are only given in some particular things; and from the best account ascer tained at present, such are, all sugars (except loaf,) rice, allum, brimstone, copperas, flour, oat-meal, cocoa, race-ginger, chalk, logwood, redwood, hay, iron, lead, madder, &c. In other articles, such as meat, (cheese, butter, &c. likewise in Carolina rice, five score pounds are only given to the hundred.

2. Some things are bought and sold by the dozen, gross, &c, Hence, 12 particulars make 1 dozen doz. I common gross, gru. 1 great gross,

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Application.

1 Suppose a merchant bought three hogsheads of sugar, weighing as follows, viz. No. 1. nine hundred, two quarters, eighteen pounds; No. 2, 8 hundred, 3 quarters, 12 pounds; No. 3, 7 hundred, 2 quarters, 19 pounds; how much is the amount ? answer 26C. Oqr. 12lb. 2 In 4 boxes of spice weighing as follows, viz. No. 1, one quarter, nineteen pounds, fourteen ounces, twelve drams;

No. 2, two quarters, one pound, eleven ounces, ten drams; No. 3, 2 hundred, 2 quarters, 11 pounds, 14 ounces, 10 drams; No. 4, 3 quarters, 6 pounds, 9 ounces, 15 drams: what do they amount to? answer 4C. 1qr. 12lb. 2oz. 15dr.

3 How much is the weight of 5 casks of flour weighing as follows, viz. No. 1. SC. 2gr. 18lb. No. 2, 2C. 3gr. 12lb. No. 3, 1C. 3gr. 19lb. No. 4, 3C. 3qr. 7lb. No. 5, 2C. 1gr. 18/b. answer 14C. 2gr. 18lb..

4. Bought 6 bags of hops, weighing and numbered as follow, viz. No. 1, 2C. 2qr. No. 2, 2C. 1gr. 16lb. No. 3, 2C. Ogr. Slb. No. 4. 2C. 3qr. No. 5, 2C, 1qr. 12lb. No. 6, 2C. 1gr. 16lb. required the amount ? answer 14C. 1gr. 19lb.

5 Suppose a merchant bought 3 hogsheads of rice, one of which weighs 12C. Sgr. 177b. the other two each 11C. Oqr. 14th. also 3 hogsheads of tobacco, each weighing 7 C. Sqr. 1776. what weight has he to pay carriage for?

answer 58C. 3gr. 12lb. 6 What quantity of hops is there in 6 bags, the first weighing 2qr. 15lb. and each of the rest 10lb. more? answer 4C. 1gr.

APOTHECARIes' Weight. *

By this weight apothecaries mix their medicines; but buy and sell by avoirdupois weight.

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