A 1 4 2 0 3. When no two numbers multiplied together will exactly make the multiplier, you must multiply by any two whose product will come the nearest; then multiply the upper line by what remained; which added to the last product gives the answer. EXAMPLES. What will 47 yds. of cloth come to at 17s. 9d. per yd. ? £. s. d. Multiply by 17 9 price of 1 yard. 5 Produces 4 8 9 price of 5 yards. 9 4. To find the value of a hundred weight, by having the price of one pound. If the price be farthings, multiply 2s. 4d. by the farthings in the price of one lb.--Or, if the price be pence, multiply 9s. 4d. by the pence in the price of one lb. and in either case the product will be the answer. EXAMPLES. What will 1 cwt. of rice come to, at 24d. per lb. ? 112 farthings=2 4 price 1 cwt. at d. per lb. Ans 11 9 farthings in the price of 1 lb. O price of 1 cwt. at 24 per lb. What will 1 cwt. of lead come to at 7d. per lb. ? S. d. 9. 4 Examples of Weights, Measures, &c. 1. How much is 5 times 7cwt. Srs. 15 lb. P Cut. qrs. lb. 7 3 15 WEIGHTS & MEASURES. 1. What is the weight of 7 hhds. of sugar, each weighing 9 cwt. Sqrs. 12 lb. ? Ans. 69 cwt. 2. What is the weight of 6 chests of tea, each weighing & ewt. 2 qrs. 9.lb. ? Ans. 21cwt. 1gr. 26lb. S. How much brandy in 9 casks, each containing 41 gals. 3 qts. 1 pt. P 4. In 55 pieces of cloth, each how many vards? Ans. 376gals. 3qts. 1pt. 5. In 9 fields, each containing 25 poles, how many acres? Ans. 129a. 2qrs. 25rods. 6. In 6 parcels of wood, each containing 5 cords and 96 feet, how many cords? Ans. 344cords. 7. A gentleman is possessed of 14 dozen of silver spoons, each weighing 2 oz. 15 pwt. 11 grs. 2 dozen of tea-spoons, each weighing 10 pwt. 14 grs. and 2 silver tankards, each 21 oz. 15 pwt. Pray what is the weight of the whole ? Ans. 8lb. 10oz. 2pwt. 6grs. COMPOUND DIVISION, TEACHES to find how often one number 18 contained in another of different denominations. DIVISION OF FEDERAL MONEY. Any sum in Federal Money may be divided as a whole number; for, if dollars and cents be written down as a simple number, the whole will be cents; and if the sum consists of dollars only, annex two cyphers to the doilars, and the whole will be cents; hence the following Write down the given sum in cents, and divide as in whole numbers; the quotient will be the answer in cents. NOTE. If the cents in the given sum are less than 10, you must always place a cypher on their left, or in the ten's place of the cents, before you write them down. 328 EXAMPLES. 1. Divide 35 dollars 68 cents, by 41. 288 287 1 Rem. 1 2. Divide 21 aollars, 5 cents, by 14 14 14)2105(150 cents 1 dol. 50 cts. but to bring cents 70 70 5 3 Divide 4 dols. 9 cts. or 409 cts. by 6. Ans. 68 cts.+ 4. Divide 9 dols. 24 cts. by 12. Ans. 77 cts. 5. Divide 97 dols. 43 cts. by 85. 6. Divide 248 dols. 54 cts. by 125. Ans. $1 14cts. 6m. Ans. 198cts. 8m.1 98cts. 8m. 7. Divide 24 dols. 65 cts. by 248. 10. Divide 1 dollar into 33 equal parts. PRACTICAL QUESTIONS. Ans. 40cts. Ans. 25cts. Ans. 3cts.+ 1. Bought 25lb. of coffee for 5 dollars; what is that a pound? Ans. 20cts. 2. If 131 yards of Irish linen cost 49 dols. 78 cts. what is that per yard? Ans. 38cts. 3. If an cwt. of sugar cost 8 dols. 96 cts. what is that per pound? Ans. &cts. 4. If 140 reams of paper cost 329 dols. what is that per ream? Ans. $2 35cts. 5. If a reckoning of 25 dols. 41 ets. be paid equally among 14 persons, what do they pay a piece? 1 what Ans. $1 814cts. 6. If a man's wages are 235 dols. 80 cts. a year, is that a calendar month ? Ans. $19 65cts. 7. The salary of the President of the United States, is twenty-five thousand dollars a year; what is that a day? Ans. $68 49cts. 2. To divide the denominations of Sierling Money, Weights, Measures, &c. RULE. Begin with the highest denomination as in simple division; and if any thing remains, find how many of the next lower denomination this remainder is equal to; which add to the next denomination; then divide again, carrying the remainder, if any, as before; and so on, till the whole is finished. PROor-The same as in Simple Division. |