CASE III.

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To reduce the currency of South-Carolina and Georgia, to Federal Money.

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

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce 1007. South-Carolina and Georgia currency,

federal money.

1007.×30

2. Reduce 541. 16s

000; 3000÷7=$428,5714 Ans.
d. Georgia currency, to federal
54,8406 decimal expression.

30

fo 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 1251. Canada and Nova-Scotia currency, to ederal money.

125
4

Ans. $500

* 4s. 8d. or 56d. to the dollar==% of a pound; *herefore "x30÷7.

H

2. Reduce 557. 10s. 6d. Nova-Scotia currency, to dollars

55,525 decimal value.

4

cts.

Ans. $222, 100-222 10

ANSWERS

3. Reduce 2417. 18s. 9d. to federal money,

$967 7

4. Reduce 58 13 61

5. Reduce 528 17

234 70

6. Reduce

8

2115 53

4 50

RULES for reducing the Federal Money to the currencies of the several United States.

1.

To reduce Federal Money to the currency of

New-England,

Virginia,
Kentucky, and
Tennessee.

New-York, and
North Carolina.

New-Jersey,

3.

Pennsylvania,

Delaware, and
Maryland.

RULE.-Multiply the given sum by,3, and the
product will be pounds, and decimals of
pound.

RULE.-Multiply the given sum by,4, and the
product will be pounds, and decimals of
pound.
RULE.-Multiply the given sum by,3, and d-
vide the product by 8, and the quotient w
be pounds, and decimals of a pouni.

RULE.-Multiply the given sum by ‚7 and
divide by 3, the quotient will be the
answer in pounds, and decimals of a
pound.

Examples in the foregoing Rules.

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

,3

£45, 780 Ans.=£45 15s. 7,2d.

20

But the value of any decimal of a pound, may be found by inspecpage 81.

15, 600 tion. See Problem II.

12

7, 200

2. In $196, how many pounds, N. England currency?

,3

£58,8 Ans. £58 16

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

,4

£251,6 Ans.=£251 12

4. Bring $110, 51 cts. 1 m. into New-Jersey, &c. currency. $110,511

,3 Double 4 makes 8s. Then 39 farthings 8)331,53 are 9d. 3qrs. See Problem II. page 81. £41,441 Ans. 1 8s. 93d. by Inspection.

5. Bring $65, 36 cts. into South-Carolina, &c. currency.

,7

3),45,752

£15,250=£15 5s. Ans.
$cts.

ANSWERS.

£ S. d.

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 5 91+ 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 currency. $ 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 $2907, 56 cts. into Nova-Scotia currency.

Ans. £726 17s. 9fd.

Reduce $2114, 50 cts. into Canada currency.

Ans. £538 12s. 6d.

RULES for reducing the Currencies of the several United States, ale Canada, Nova Scotia, and Sterling, to the par of all the others.

See the given currency in the left hand column, and then cast your eye to the right hand, till you come under the required currency, and you vill have the rule.

New-Eng-New Jersey,

land, Vir- Pennsylva- New-York, South-Ca-
ginia, Ken- nia, Dela- and North-rolina, and
tucky, and ware, and Carolina. Georgia.
Tennessee. Maryland..

Canada, and Nova Scotia

Sterling

New-England, Vir ginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

Add one Add one Multiply the Multiply the Deduct one fourth to the third to the given sum given sum fourth from given sum. given sum. by 7, and di-by 5, and di- the given vide the provide the pro-sum. duct by 9. duct by 6.

Add one

To the En-Multiply the Multiply the To the Engglish sum English mo-English sum lish money ninth to the Sterling. add one ney by 5, and by 16, and add one given sum. third. divide the divide the twenty-30product by3. product by9./venth.

Deduct one tenth from

the

given

sum.

Application of the Rules contained in the foregoing Table.

EXAMPLES.

1. Reduce 467. 10s. 6d. of the currency of New-Hampshire, into that of New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, &c.

in the table.

£. s. d. 4)46 10 6 +11 12 74

See the rule

Ans. £ 58 3 1}

2. Reduce 251. 13s. 9d. Connecticut currency, to NewYork currency.

£. s. d. 3)25 13 9

By the table, +1, &c. +8 11 3

Ans. £34 50

3. Reduce 1257. 10s. 4d. New-York, &c. currency, to South-Carolina currency.

Rule by the table,
×7,÷by 12, &c.

£. s. d.

125 10 4

7

12)878 12 4

Ans. £73 4 4

4. Reduce 467. 11s. 8d. New-York and N. Carolina curtency to sterling or English money. £ s. d.

See the table.)

× given sum by
9,÷by 16, &c.

46 11 8
9

16=4×4)419 50
4)104 16 3

Ans. £26 4 03

To reduce any of the different currencies of the several States into each other, at par; you may consult the preceding table, which will give you the rules.

MORE EXAMPLES FOR EXERCISE.

5. Reduce 847. 10s. 8d. New-Hampshire, &c. currency.

into New-Jersey currency.

Ans. £105 13s. 4d.

Ans. £160 11s. Od.

6. Reduce 1201. 8s. 3d. Connecticut currency, into New

York currency.