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cost 4s. Gd. what will 19 Ans. £51 6s.

6.1 19 dozen pair of shoes cost 511. 6s. what will one pair cost?

Ans. 4s. 6d. 7. At 101d. per pound, what is the value of a firkin of butter, weight 56 pounds?

Ans. £2 95.

8. How much sugar can you buy for 231. 2s. at 9. a pound ? Ans. 5C. 2qrs.

9. Bought 8 chests of sugar, cach 9 cwt. 2 qrs. what do they come to at 21. 5s. per cwt. ? Ans. £171. 10. If a man's wages are 751. 10s. a year, what is that a calendar month ? Aus. £6 5s. 10d. 11. If 4 tons of hay will keep 3 cattle over the winter; how many tons will it take to keep 25 cattle the same time ?

Ans. 37 tons. 12. If a man's yearly income be 2087. 18. what is that a day? Ans. 11s. 4d. 37qrs. 15. If a man spends 3s. 4d. per day, how much is that Ans. C0 16s. Sd.

a year?

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14. Boarding at 12s. 6d. per week, how long will sol. 10s. last me? Ans. 1 year. 15. A owes B 34751. put B compounds with him for 13s. 4d. on the pound; pray what must he receive for his debt ? Ans. £2316 15s. 4d. 16. A goldsmith sald a tankard for 8l. 12s. at 5s. 40. per ounce, what was the weight of the tankard ? Ans. 2lb. 8oz. 5pvt. 17. If 2 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 ), of sugar cost 67. Is. Sd. what cost 554 cwt. P Ans. £75. 18. Bought 10 pieces of cloth, each piece containing. 9 yards, at 11s. 4 pence per yard; what did the whole come to ? Ans. £55.9. 0qd.

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FEDERAL MONEY.

NOTE 1. You must state the question, as taught in the Rules foregoing, and after reducing the first and third terms to the same name, &c. you may multiply and dıvide according to the rules in decimals; or by the rules for multiplying and dividing Fetteral Money.

EXAMPLES.

19. If 7 yds. of cloth cost 15 dollars 47 cents, what will 12 yds. cost? Yds. $cis. yds.

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Ans. 26,52 $26, 52cis.

But any sum in dollars and cents may be written down as a whole number, and expressed in its lowest denomintation, as in the following example: (See Reduction of Federal Money, page 67.)

20. What will 1 qr. 9 lb. sugar come to, at 6 dollars 45 cts. per cwt. ?

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NOTE 2. When the first and third numbers are fedeTal money, you may annex cyphers, (if necessary) until you make their decimal places or figures at the right hand of the separatrix, equal: which will reduce them to a fike denomination. Then you may multiply and divide, as in whole numbers, and the quotient will express the answer in the least denomination mentioned in the second, or middle term.

EXAMPLES.

21. If 3 doliars will buy 7 yards of cloth, how many yards can I buy for 120 dollars, 75 cents ?

cts. yds. cts.

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23. If a man lays out 121, 23 in merchandize, and thereby gains 39 dollars, 51 cts. how much will he gain by laying out 12 dollars at the same rate ?

Cents. cents. cenis.

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24. If the wages of 15 weeks come to 64 dols. 19 cts. What is a year's wages at that rate?

Ans. $222, 52ets. 5m. 25. A man bought sheep at 1 dol. 11 cts. per head, to the amount of 51 dols. 6 cts.; how many sheep did he buy? ans. 46. 26. Bought 4 pieces of cloth, each piece containing 31 yards, at 16s. 6d. per yard, (New-England currency) what does the whole amount to in federal money?

Ans. $341. 27. When a tun of wine cost 140 dollars, what cost a quart ? Ans. 13cts. 88 m.

28. A merchant agreed with his debtor, that if he would pay him down 65 cents on a dollar, he would give him up a note of hand of 249 dollars, 88 cts. I demand what the debtor must pay for his note ?

Ans. $162, 42cts. 2m. 29. If 12 horses eat up 30 bushels of oats in a week, how many bushels will serve 45 horses the same time? Ans. 112 bushels.

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30. Bought a piece of cloth for $48 27 cts. at 1 dollar 19 cents per yard; how many yards did it contain? Ans. 40yds. 2qrs. 70. 31. Bought 3 hhds. of sugar, each weighing 8 cwt. 1 qr. 12 lb. at 7 dollars, 26 cents per cwt. what come they to? Ans. $182 1ct. 8m.

32. What is the price of 4 pieces of cloth, the first piece containing 21, the second 23, the third 24, and the fourth 27 yards at 1 dollar 43 cents a yard?

Ans. $135 85cts. 21+25+24+27=95yds. 35. Bought 3 hhds. of brandy, containing 61, f gallons, at 1 dollar, 38 cents per gallon, I demand how much they amount to? Ans. $255, 99ets.

34. Suppose a gentleman's income is 1836 dollars a year, and he spends 5 dollars 49 cents a day, one day with another, how much will he have saved at the year's end? Ans. $562, 15cts. 35. If my horse stands me in 20 cents per day keeping what will be the charge of 11 horses for the year, at that rate? Ans. $803.

56. A merchant bought 14 pipes of wine, and is allow ed 6 months credit, but for ready money gets it 8 cents a gallon cheaper; how much did he save by paying ready money? Ans. $141, 12 cents.

EXAMPLES-Promiscuously placed.

37. Sold a ship for 5371. and I owned & of her; what was my part of the money?

38. If

Ins. £201 78. Gd. of a ship cost 781 dollars 25 cents, what is

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As 5: 781.25 :: 16: 2500 Ans. 39. If I buy 54 yards of cloth for 31. 10s. what did 4 cost per Ell English ? Ans. 14s. 7d.

40. Bought of Mr. Grocer, 11 ewt. 3 qrs. of sugar, at 8 dollars 12 cents per cwt. and gave him James Paywell's note for 191. 7s. (New-England currency) the rest I pay in cash; tell me how many dollars will make up the balance ? Ans. $30, 91 cts. 41. If a staff 5 feet long casts a shade on level ground 8 feet, what is the height of that steeple whose shade at the same time measures 181 feet ? Ans. 113 ft.

42. If a gentleman has an income of 300 English guineas a year, how much may he spend, one day with another, to lay up 500 dollars at the year's end?

Ans. 82, 46cts. 5m. 43. Bought 50 pieces of kerseys, each 34 Ells-Flemish, at 8s. 40. per Ell-English; what did the whole cost P Bus. £425.

44. Bought 200 yards of cambrick for 904, but being damaged, I am willing to lose 71. 10s. by the sale of it; what must I demand per Ell-English ? Ans. 10s. 3zd. 45. How many pieces of Holland, each 20 Ells-Flemish, may I have for 23l. 8s. at 6s. 6d. per Eil-English? Ans. 6 pieces.

46. A merchant bought a bale of cloth containing 240 yards, at the rate of 75 dollars for 5 yards, and sold it again at the rate of 114 dollars for 7 yards; did he gain or lose by the bargain, and how much?

Ars. He gained $25, 71cts. 4m.n

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