PRÁCTICAL QUESTIONS IN COMPOUND ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION. I. CAST up the following fums, viz. Twenty-three fhillings and five pence, One pound and nine pence, Seven fhillings and eleven pence three farthings, Twenty pounds thirteen fhillings and nine pence, fifteen pence three farthings. 1. Twenty dollars and four cents, Five dollars and three mills, Eighty-two cents, Six dollars and five mills. Anf. 31 dols. 86 cts. 8 m. 3. Seventy dollars, Three dollars and three cents, Thirty-four cents and four mills, Eighty dollars and a half, Six dollars and a quarter. Anf. 160 dols. 12 cts. 4 mills. 4. Ten pounds and three pence, Forty-five fhillings and ten pence half-penny, Thirty-feven fhillings and four pence three farthings, Nine pounds and three farthings, One fhilling and fix pence farthing, Eighty-two fhillings and four pence half-penny. Anf. £.27 7.5 5. Thirty dollars fix cents and a half, Fifty-three cents and three quarters, Eleven cents and a quarter, Nine dollars eleven cents and a half, Fifty-four cents. Anf. 40 dols. 37 cents. 6. Take Three fhillings and four pence from One pound two fhillings and a penny. Anf. 18f. 9d. 7. From £.5 25. 1d. take nine fhillings and fix pence halfpermy. Anf. £.4 12 6 8. Take Twenty fhillings and three farthings from £.8. Anf. £.6 19 11 9. From 18 dollars take Eight mills. Anf. 17 dols. 99 cts. 2 m. 10. Take 53 dimes from 53 Eagles. Anf. 524 dol. 7 dim. or 70 cts. 11. A merchant bought 112 bars of iron weighing 56 cwt. I qr. 11 lb. of which he fold 59 bars weighing 29 cwt. 3 qrs. 21 lb.; how many bars has he remaining, and what is the weight? Ant. 53 bars, weighing 26 cwt. 1 qr. 18 lb. 12. Required the total weight of 4 hogfheads of fugar weighing as follows, viz.. No. 1. 9 cwt. 2 qrs. 21 lb. No. 2. 10 cwt. 3 qrs. 23 lb. No. 3. 8 cwt. 2 qrs. 25 lb. No. 4. 9 cwt. 3 qrs. 17 lb. Anf. 39 cwt. qr. 2 lb. 14. 13. A ropemaker received 3 tons 15 cwt. 3 qrs. 14 lb. of hemp to be wrought, of which he delivered in cordage 34 cwt. 1. qr. 22 lb.; how much remains ? Anf. 2 tons I cwt. I qr. 20 lb. Received 57953 mills, 4953 cents, 1913 dimes and 45 eagles; required the total fum. Anf. 748 dols. 78 cts. 3 mills. 15. A cafhier received, viz. One hundred pounds and nine pence half-penny, Three thousand seven hundred and four pounds ten fhillings, Twenty thousand and ninety pounds two fhillings and eleven pence three farthings, of which he paid away Sixteen thoufand fixteen hundred and fixteen pounds; how much has he on hand? Anf. £.6278 13 9 16. A farmer bought three pieces of land, meafuring, viz. the first piece 21 acres 3 roods 19 poles; the fecond, 37 acres 2 roods 29 poles; the third, 27 acres 2 roods 25 poles; of which he fells 15 acres 2 roods 39 poles; how much has he remaining? Anf. 71 acres 1 rood 34 poles. 17. A has paid B £.9 15 61 £.19 11 94 £.14 19 7 and 54s. 31d. on account of a debt of £.50; how much is there ftill unpaid? Anf. £.2 18 94 REDUCTION. REDUCTION teacheth to change numbers from one denomina. tion to another without lofing their value. RULE. When the Reduction is descending multiply the highest denomination by as many of the next as make one of the greater, adding to the product the parts of the fame name, and fo on to the laft. When the Reduction is afcending, divide the given number by as many of that denomination as make one of the next higher, and fo on to the denomination required, and the laft quotient with the several remainders (if any) will be the answer. The proof is by reverfing the question. FEDERAL MONEY. 2. In 14000 mills how many dollars? 5. dollars ? Anf. 57 dollars, 93 cents and 5 mills. many Eagles in 1933 dimes ? Anf. 19 Eagles, 3 dollars, 3 dimes. In 1290 mills how many dimes? Anf. 12 dimes and 9 cents. 6. How many cents in 46 dollars ? 7. In 190004 mills how many dollars ? Anf. 4600 cents. Anf. 190 dollars and 4 mills. lb. troy how many grains? 2. How many ounces in 5749 dwt. ? 12)21975-2 20)1831-3 £.91 11 3 Anf. £.3 6 14. each ? Anl. 86400 grs. Anf. 287 oz. 9 dwt. 3. In 11 oz. 13 dwt. 13 grs, how many grs. ? 4. How many grains in 15 (poons, each weighing 6 dwt. 15 grs. ? AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. Anf. 2385 grs. 1. In 19 tons 14 cwt. 2 qrs. 19 lb. 11 oz. 13 drs. How many drams? Ant. 11316157 drs. E |