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NEW YORK CURRENCY.-1 dollar, in this currency, is 8 s. = 96 pence, that is, 2, or 4 of a pound. Therefore, -To reduce New York currency to federal money,-Divide the given sum by '4.

'4) £.6'576 New York currency.

$16'44 federal money, Answer.

PENNSYLVANIA CURRENCY.-1 dollar, in this currency, is 7s. 6 d. 90 pence, that is, 90 of a pound. Therefore,― To reduce Pennsylvania currency to federal money,-Divide by , that is, multiply the given sum by 8, and divide the product by 3.

£.6'576 Pennsylvania currency.

8

3)52'608

$17'536 federal money, Answer.

56

GEORGIA CURRENCY.-1 dollar, Georgia currency, is 4 & 8 d. 56 pence, that is, of a pound. Therefore,To reduce Georgia currency to federal money,-Divide by 30, that is, multiply the given sum by 30, and divide the product by 7.

£. 6'576 Georgia currency.

30

7)197'280

$28'182 federal money, Answer.

From the foregoing examples, we derive the following general RULE::-To reduce English money, and the currencies of Canada and the several States, to federal money,-First, reduce the shillings, &c., if any in the given sum, to the decimal of a pound; this being done, divide the given sum by such fractional part as 1 dollar, in the given currency, is a fractional part of 1 pound.

EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE.

2. Reduce 125£., in each of the before named currencies,

to federal money.

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3. Reduce 1 s. 6 d., in the several currencies, to federal

money.

Answers. 1 s. 6 d. = '075£. English money, is $‘333}; Canada currency, it is $30; New England currency, it is $25; New York currency, it is $1874; Pennsylvania currency, it is $20; Georgia currency, it is $321.

4. Reduce 75£. 15 s., in the several currencies, to federal money.

5. Reduce 18 £.0 s. 8 d., in the several currencies, to federal money.

6. Reduce 4 d., in the several currencies, to federal money.

7. Reduce 36£. 3 s. 7 d., in the several currencies, to federal money.

¶ 79. To reduce federal money to any of the before named currencies, reverse the process in the foregoing operations; that is,-Multiply the given sum in federal money by such fractional part as 1 dollar, in that currency to which you would reduce it, is of 1 pound. The product will be the answer in pounds and decimals of a pound, which must be reduced to shillings, pence and farthings, by inspection, as already taught, ¶ 77.

EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE.

1. Reduce $118'25 to the several before named currencies.

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N. England currency,... 35 9 6.

$118'25, changed to N. York

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Pennsylvania
Georgia

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2. Change $250 to the several currencies.
3. Change 56 cents to the several currencies.
4. Change $45'124 to the several currencies.

80. It may sometimes be required to reduce one currency to the par, or equality of another currency.

1. Reduce 35£. 6 s. 8 d., English money, to N. England currency.

$1 is 4 s. 6 d. 54 d. English money. $1 is 6 s. 72 d. N. England currency; that is, the value of any number of pounds, shillings, pence, &c., English money, is

of the same in N. England currency; consequently, To reduce English money to N. England currency,-Multiply by, which is the same, increase it by part of itself. Thus,

or,

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English money, is

2 New England currency, Answer.

Hence we have this general RULE for finding a multiplier to reduce any currency to the par of another :—

Make $1 in pence, of the currency to be reduced, the de Bominator of a fraction, over which write $1 in pence, of the currency to which it is to be reduced, for a numerator. This fraction may then be reduced to its lowest terms before multiplying.

On the same principles, let the pupil form for himself multioliers, by which

To reduce English money to Canada, N. York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia currencies.

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Canada currency to English, N. England, N.
York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia currencies.
N. England currency to Canada, N. York, Penn-
sylvania, and Georgia currencies.

N. York currency to English, Canada, N. Eng land, Pennsylvania, and Georgia currencies. Pennsylvania currency to English, Canada, N. England, N. York, and Georgia currencies. ................ Georgia currency to English, Canada, N. England, N. York, and Pennsylvania currencies

Rates at which the following foreign coins are estimated at the Custom Houses of the United States.

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Silver Rouble of Russia,

Florin or Guilder of the United Netherlands,

Mark Banco of Hamburg,

Real of Plate of Spain,

Real of Vellon of do.
Milrea of Portugal,
Tale of China,
Pagoda of India,

Rupee of Bengal,

$181 $ '18 675

'40.

$33

'10.

'05.

$1'24

$1'48.

$1'84 '50.

2. Reduce 8764 livres to federal money.
3. Reduce 10,000 francs to federal money.
4. Reduce 250,000 florins to federal money.
5. In $1000, how many francs?

INTEREST.

T81. Interest is an allowance made by a debtor to a creditor for the use of money. It is computed at a certain number of dollars for the use of each hundred dollars, or so many pounds for each hundred pounds, &c. one year, and in the same proportion for a greater or less sum, or for a longer or shorter time.

The number of dollars so paid for the use of a hundred dollars, one year, is called the rate per cent. or per centum ; the words per cent. or per centum signifying by the hundred

The highest rate allowed by law in the New England States, is 6 per cent.,* that is, 6 dollars for a 100 dollars, 6 cents for a 100 cents, 6 pounds for a 100, &c.; in other words, Tʊ of the sum lent or due is paid for the use of it one year. This is called legal interest, and will here be under stood when no other rate is mentioned.

In the State of New York, 7 per cent. is the legal interest; in England the gui interest is 5 per cent.

Let us suppose the sum lent, or due, to be $1. The 100th part of $1, or of a dollar, is 1 cent, and 80 of a

dollar, the legal interest, is 6 cents, which, written as a decimal fraction, is expressed thus,

So of any other rate per cent.

1 per cent., expressed as a common fraction, is roo; decimally,

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per cent. is a half of 1 per cent., that is,
per cent., is a fourth of 1 per cent., that is,
per cent. is 3 times per cent., that is,

'06.

'01.

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Note. The rate per cent. is a decimal carried to two places, that is, to hundredths; all decimal expressions lower than hundredths are parts of 1 per cent. per cent., for instance, is '625 of 1 per cent., that is, '00625.

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1. If the interest on $1, for 1 year, be 6 cents, what will be the interest on $17 for the same time?

It will be 17 times 6 cents, or 6 times 17, which is the same thing:

$17

'06

1'02 Answer; that is, 1 dollar and 2 cents.

To find the interest on any sum for 1 year, it is evident we need only to multiply it by the rate per cent. written as a decimal fraction. The product, observing to place the point as directed in multiplication of decimal fractions, will be the interest required.

Note. PRINCIPAL is the money due, for which interest is paid. AMOUNT is the principal and interest added together.

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