"WHEN it is required to know how many sorts of coin of different values, and of equal number, are contained in any number of another kind; reduce the several sorts of coin into the lowest denomination mentioned, and add them together for a divisor; then reduce the money given, into the same denomination for a dividend, and the quotient arising from the division will be the number required." "NOTE. OBSERVE the same direction in weights and measures." 1. IN 54 guineas, how many pounds, dollars and shillings of each an equal number? 27)1512(56 of each; that is, 54 guineas include the value of one pound, one dollar, and one shilling, 56 times. 135 162 162. 000 2. IN 172 moidores, how many eagles, dollars and ninepences, of each the like number? Ans. 92 of each, and 68 ninepences over: 2. IN 10 lb. of silver, how many spoons, each weighing 5 oz. 10 hwts. Ans. 21 spoons, and 90 prts, over. 24)45681(1903(95(7lb. Answer, 71b. 11oz. 3pwts. 9grs. 4. IN 4560 grains of silver, how many tea-spoons, each one ounce ? Ans. 9 tea-spoons. 1931696 28)7545 13 lb. 4)269 67 Cwt. T 3. IN 470 boxes of Sugar, each 26lb. how many Cwt.? Ans. 109 C. Oqrs. 12/b. 112 188 68 12 36 36 0-12 4. IN 17Cwt Iqr. 6lb: of Sugar, how many parcels, each 17 lb. ? 17-1-6 Ans. 114 parcels 2. SUPPOSING a man to be 21 years old, how many seconds has he lived, allowing 365 days, 6 hours to a year. Ans. 662709600 seconds. 183966 78 40 850 11.045160 6 5 2 7 0 9 6 0 0 2 126 3. How many minutes from the commencement of the war between America and England, April 19, 1775, to the settlement of a general peace, which took place, Jan. 20, 1783 ? Ans. 4079160 minutes. 42 40791502 |