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2. Reduce 361. 11s. 8d., New-Jersey, &c. currency, to federal money. £36,5854 decimal value.

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To reduce the currency of South-Carolina and Georgia, to federal money.

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Multiply the given sam by 30, and divide the product by 7, the quotient will be the dollars, cents, &c.*

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce 100l. South-Carolina and Georgia currency, to federal money.

1002.×50=3000; 3000÷7=$428,5714 Ans.

2. Reduce 54l. 16s. 93d. Georgia currency, to federal money. 54,8406 decimal expression.

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Ans. 235,0311

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ANSWERS.

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3. Reduce 94 14 8 to federal money, 405 99 8+

4. Reduce 19 17 61 5. Reduce 417 14 6 6. Reduce 140 10 O 7. Reduce 160

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602 14 2+ 685 71 4

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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 125l. Canada and Nova-Scotia currency, te federal money.

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1. Reduce $152, 60 cts. to New-England currency.

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£45, 780 Ans. £45 15s. 7,2d.

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2. In $196, how many pounds, N. Engian currency. ,3

£58,8 Ans: £58 16

3. Reduce $629 into New-York, &c. currency.

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£251,6 Ans.=£251 12

4. Bring $110, 51 cts. 1 m. into New-Jersey, &c. currency.

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Double 4 makes 8s. Then 39 far8)331,533 things is 9d. Sqrs. See Problem II.

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£41,441 Ans.=£41 8s. 94d. by Inspection. 5. Bring $65, 36 cts. into South-Carolina, &c. currency.

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£15,250=£15 5s. Ans.

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ANSWERS.

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6. Reduce 425,07 to N. E. &c. currency. 127 10 5 + 7. Reduce 36,11 to N. Y. &c. currency. 14 8 101+ 8. Reduce 315,44 to N. J. &c. currency. 118 59+ 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 cur rency. 8 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 82907, 56 cts. into Nova-Scotia currency.

Ans. £726 17s. 94d.

4. Reduce $2114, 50 cts. into Canada currency.

Ans. £528 12s. 6d.

RULES, for reducing the currencies of the several Unito the par of all the others. See the given currency right hand, till you come under the required currency,

N. England,
Virginia,
Kentucky,
and

N. England, New-Jersey,

Virginia, Pennsylvania, New-York,
Delaware,

Kentucky,

and

Tennessee.

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New-Jersey,

Pennsylvania, Deduct one Delaware, fifth from the and given sum.

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Georgia. the product the product by 7.

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