any given pence, add half of the amount of what it comes to at one penny; and when 3 farthings occur, add three quarters of what it amounts to at one penny. 40 lbs. at nd. 40 at id. =33. 4d. xnd.= j£i 16s. 8d. Am. >li Gals, at ?d. per gal. 71 at id.=6a,x7 = d?3. is. Am. A Pipe at iod. per gal. 116 gals. = ios. 6d. x 10=^3 3s. Am. 43 Weeks at 6d. per day. 313 days = 1 6s. 3d. x6=j6'7 17s. 6d. -dm. When i, i, or } occur in the quantity, reckon them with the yards, &c. at the rate of id. per yard, i. e. for a quarter of a yard reckon id. i for a half a yard add id., &c. 3ii yards at 3d. a yard. 314=18. 8id. x 3= 8s. lid. Am, 9<>}ozs. at <d. per oz. 904=78. 6fd.X3 = eS\ 17s. 9jd. Am. 60 lbs. at 8id. per lb. 6oat id. =58. x8i= jtfa is. 3d. Am. in yds. at 3Jd. 111 at id.=9S. 3d. X3jd. =eSl 14s: 8id. Am. nooi yds. at 6id. iaoofd.=^3 os. oid. X 6id.=jtf3i 10s. 3id. Am. RULE II. To ascertain the price of any number of yards, lbs., gallons, &c., at any given shil- lings per lb., &c. Ascertain the amount at one shilling, and multiply it by the price. If 3 pence occur in the price, add one quarter of what it amounts to at a shilling; if 4 pence, add one third ; if 6 pence, add half ; if 9 pence, add three quarters. If the pence in the price be not an aliqnot part of a shilling, find for the shillings by this rule, and for the pence by the rule for pence, which amounts add together. 80 Gals, at 13s. per gal. 80 at is.=j^4X iSs. =jC6o. Am. With regard to fractional parts of a yard, lb., &c., when the price is shillings per ard, reckon the quarters as 3 pence, the alf as 6 pence, and the three-quarters as 9 pence. 5o4 yards at 6s. per yd. 3oj at is.=j£i 10s. 3d. x 6=^13 is. 6d. Am. 90-i stones at 7s. per st. 904=^4 10s. gi. X7=j#3i iSs. 3d. Am. 100 gallons at 6s. 6d. per gal. 100=^3 x 64 =^31 10s. Am. 130 lbs. 10s. 9d. per lb. 130=1^7 los.Xiof =80 ns. 6d. Am. ' 60 Gallons at 8a. 4d. per gal. 60=^3x84 =e#2 5. Am. S3* Many figures might be saved by MEN 261 MEN multiplying the ntaillings of the price by the number of £ that the quantity amounts to at is., which will produce the answer in £. 150 Tons at job. ijo=j 61 ios. x jo=jFz3J. Am. To calculate evsts. qrs. lbs. — Set down the ousts. , to the right put the lit. contained in the qrs. and lit. to which add 13 lbs. for each nut., which will give the total number of lbs. If the price per lb. be pence, con- sider them as pence; if shillings, consider them as shillings. j cwts. 3 qrs. 30 lbs. at 6d. per lb. Thus : — j cwts. ; place after the 5 the number of the lbs. (3 qrs. and 30 lbs. >=$76 lbs., to which add j 13 lbs.=6o lbs.+576 lbs. =636 lbs. taken as pence=^3 13. x6d.=j£ij 18. A ns. 1 S cwts. 3 qrs. 18 lbs. at io^d. per lb. Number of lbs. 1783 lbs. as pence,— £q 8s. 6d. x lojd.— 3^77 19s. jd. Ans. In calculating «ru, roods, and perches, reckon the acres as pounds, multiply the roods by J, the product consider as shil- lings, and the perches by i^d. (which is the price of a perch at £ 1 per acre) which will give the amount of the whole at £1 per acre, which multiply by the number of pounds per acre. 80 acres, 3 roods, 8 perches, at £3 10s. per acre. £. 8. d. 80 3 8 S i* 80 11 ox ji— ^381 18s 6d. Am. Troy Wsioht. — The qrs. are to be con- sidered as half-pence, the dusts, as shil- lings, and oxs. as pounds.

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any given pence, add half of the amount of what it comes to at one penny; and when 3 farthings occur, add three quarters of what it amounts to at one penny. 40 lbs. at nd. 40 at id. =33. 4d. xnd.= j£i 16s. 8d. Am. >li Gals, at ?d. per gal. 71 at id.=6a,x7 = d?3. is. Am. A Pipe at iod. per gal. 116 gals. = ios. 6d. x 10=^3 3s. Am. 43 Weeks at 6d. per day. 313 days = 1 6s. 3d. x6=j6'7 17s. 6d. -dm. When i, i, or } occur in the quantity, reckon them with the yards, &c. at the rate of id. per yard, i. e. for a quarter of a yard reckon id. i for a half a yard add id., &c. 3ii yards at 3d. a yard. 314=18. 8id. x 3= 8s. lid. Am, 9<>}ozs. at <d. per oz. 904=78. 6fd.X3 = eS\ 17s. 9jd. Am. 60 lbs. at 8id. per lb. 6oat id. =58. x8i= jtfa is. 3d. Am. in yds. at 3Jd. 111 at id.=9S. 3d. X3jd. =eSl 14s: 8id. Am. nooi yds. at 6id. iaoofd.=^3 os. oid. X 6id.=jtf3i 10s. 3id. Am. RULE II. To ascertain the price of any number of yards, lbs., gallons, &c., at any given shillings per lb., &c. Ascertain the amount at one shilling, and multiply it by the price. If 3 pence occur in the price, add one quarter of what it amounts to at a shilling; if 4 pence, add one third ; if 6 pence, add half ; if 9 pence, add three quarters. If the pence in the price be not an aliqnot part of a shilling, find for the shillings by this rule, and for the pence by the rule for pence, which amounts add together. 80 Gals, at 13s. per gal. 80 at is.=j^4X iSs. =jC6o. Am. With regard to fractional parts of a yard, lb., &c., when the price is shillings per ard, reckon the quarters as 3 pence, the alf as 6 pence, and the three-quarters as 9 pence. 5o4 yards at 6s. per yd. 3oj at is.=j£i 10s. 3d. x 6=^13 is. 6d. Am. 90-i stones at 7s. per st. 904=^4 10s. gi. X7=j#3i iSs. 3d. Am. 100 gallons at 6s. 6d. per gal. 100=^3 x 64 =^31 10s. Am. 130 lbs. 10s. 9d. per lb. 130=1^7 los.Xiof =80 ns. 6d. Am. ' 60 Gallons at 8a. 4d. per gal. 60=^3x84 =e#2 5. Am. S3* Many figures might be saved by MEN MEN multiplying the ntaillings of the price by the number of £ that the quantity amounts to at is., which will produce the answer in £. 150 Tons at job. ijo=j 61 ios. x jo=jFz3J. Am. To calculate evsts. qrs. lbs. — Set down the ousts. , to the right put the lit. contained in the qrs. and lit. to which add 13 lbs. for each nut., which will give the total number of lbs. If the price per lb. be pence, consider them as pence; if shillings, consider them as shillings. j cwts. 3 qrs. 30 lbs. at 6d. per lb. Thus : — j cwts. ; place after the 5 the number of the lbs. (3 qrs. and 30 lbs. >=$76 lbs., to which add j 13 lbs.=6o lbs.+576 lbs. =636 lbs. taken as pence=^3 13. x6d.=j£ij 18. A ns. 1 S cwts. 3 qrs. 18 lbs. at io^d. per lb. Number of lbs. 1783 lbs. as pence,— £q 8s. 6d. x lojd.— 3^77 19s. jd. Ans. In calculating «ru, roods, and perches, reckon the acres as pounds, multiply the roods by J, the product consider as shillings, and the perches by i^d. (which is the price of a perch at £ 1 per acre) which will give the amount of the whole at £1 per acre, which multiply by the number of pounds per acre. 80 acres, 3 roods, 8 perches, at £3 10s. per acre. £. 8. d. 80 3 8 S i* 80 11 ox ji— ^381 18s 6d. Am. Troy Wsioht. — The qrs. are to be considered as half-pence, the dusts, as shillings, and oxs. as pounds.

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