13 ozs. 8 dwts. 4 grs. at 6s. 8d. per oz. 6s. 8d.— \£ £12 8 3 £4 3 8} Am. To find the value of an ounce, the price per lb. being given. Take the shillings as farthings, and multiply by 3 for Avoirdupois; for Troy, multiply by 4. Thus i oz. Avoirdupois at 43. per lb. 4x3—13 farthings— 3d. Am. The price of a pound of Avoirdupois being known, to find the price of a stone of 14 pounds. For every penny In the price of a pound, take one shilling and twopence for the stone : thus a stone at 3d. per lb. cost 3s. 6d. at 8d. 9s. 4d. For a farthing in the price of a lb. reckon 3$d. in the stone ; for a half-penny, 7d. ; and, for three farthings, io$d. ; as a stone at yid. per lb. comes to 10s. 6d. and 3*d. or ios. qjd. at 4$d., 4s. 8d. and 7d. or 3 8. 3d. and at 6jd., 7s. iofcd. The price of a pound being given, to find that of a hundred-weight or 113 lbs. For every farthing in the price of a pound,, take twice the number of shillings, and four times the number of pence. Example t 1 cwt. at aid. per lb. agd.— 10 farthings. 10 times 3—30, the shillings, 10 times 4— 40, the pence, and these added, make £1 3s. 4d. To find the value of a lb., the price per cwt. being given. — Multiply the shillings in the price by 3, and divide by 7 for the price of a pound in farthings. — Thus, 1 lb. at 14s. per cwt. 14x34-7=6 farthings— lid. Am. From the price of a Cwt., to find that ot a Ton. For every shilling reckon a pound, for threepence, a crown, and for every half- penny over, tenpence. As, at £3 9s. 8d. a cwt., how much a ton ? Am. £bg and 10s. and 3s. 4d. or £bq 133. 4d. By reversing the process, the price of a cwt. may be found from that of a ton, thus, a ton at £34 16s. 8d. how much a cwt? Am. 34 shillings, 3 threepences, and 3 half- pence, or £1 14s. iod. When the price of one is known, to find that of 100. For every farthing in the price of one, take twice as many shillings, and once as many pence. Thus, 100 articles at ai each aj— 9 far things, 9 times 3— 18s. and gd. give 18s. gd. Am. 100 lbs. at j}d. per lb. 5J— 31 farthings, 31 times 3—43 shillings, or £1 33. and aid.— is. gd. then, £3 as. and is. 9d.— £2 38. gd. the price of a hundred at the given rate. To find what any number of pence per day, will amount to in a year. Add together as many pounds, half as many pounds, and as many fi-vepences as there are pence per day, and their sum will be the answer. Examples. What does a boy Who earns 3d. a day gain in a year? Am. £3 and £1 10s. and isd. or £4 ns. jd» What will 8d. a day amount to in a year? £8 and £4 and js. 4d. or £12 3s. ad. Or, take 365 days as pence— £1 ios. Jd. which multiply by the number of pence per day. To find the amount of any number of pence per day, (Sunday excepted) for 2 year. For every penny a day, take so many Guineas, Crowns, and Pence; thus at gd. a day— £g 98. and 9 crowns— £3 js. and’ gd. The sum— j£n 14s. yd. To find the price of a Gross, the price of one article being given. — Take the pence in- the price of one article as shillings, and the number of pence in these shillings will be- the price of a gross in shillings. MEN 262 MTT. Thus, 1 Gross at 6d. each. 6d. as 6s. ■reckoned as pence— 71, which consider as 7 as. Ans. INTEREST.

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13 ozs. 8 dwts. 4 grs. at 6s. 8d. per oz. 6s. 8d.— \£ £12 8 3 £4 3 8} Am. To find the value of an ounce, the price per lb. being given. Take the shillings as farthings, and multiply by 3 for Avoirdupois; for Troy, multiply by 4. Thus i oz. Avoirdupois at 43. per lb. 4x3—13 farthings— 3d. Am. The price of a pound of Avoirdupois being known, to find the price of a stone of 14 pounds. For every penny In the price of a pound, take one shilling and twopence for the stone : thus a stone at 3d. per lb. cost 3s. 6d. at 8d. 9s. 4d. For a farthing in the price of a lb. reckon 3$d. in the stone ; for a half-penny, 7d. ; and, for three farthings, io$d. ; as a stone at yid. per lb. comes to 10s. 6d. and 3*d. or ios. qjd. at 4$d., 4s. 8d. and 7d. or 3 8. 3d. and at 6jd., 7s. iofcd. The price of a pound being given, to find that of a hundred-weight or 113 lbs. For every farthing in the price of a pound,, take twice the number of shillings, and four times the number of pence. Example t 1 cwt. at aid. per lb. agd.— 10 farthings. 10 times 3—30, the shillings, 10 times 4— 40, the pence, and these added, make £1 3s. 4d. To find the value of a lb., the price per cwt. being given. — Multiply the shillings in the price by 3, and divide by 7 for the price of a pound in farthings. — Thus, 1 lb. at 14s. per cwt. 14x34-7=6 farthings— lid. Am. From the price of a Cwt., to find that ot a Ton. For every shilling reckon a pound, for threepence, a crown, and for every halfpenny over, tenpence. As, at £3 9s. 8d. a cwt., how much a ton ? Am. £bg and 10s. and 3s. 4d. or £bq 133. 4d. By reversing the process, the price of a cwt. may be found from that of a ton, thus, a ton at £34 16s. 8d. how much a cwt? Am. 34 shillings, 3 threepences, and 3 halfpence, or £1 14s. iod. When the price of one is known, to find that of 100. For every farthing in the price of one, take twice as many shillings, and once as many pence. Thus, 100 articles at ai each aj— 9 far things, 9 times 3— 18s. and gd. give 18s. gd. Am. 100 lbs. at jd. per lb. 5J— 31 farthings, 31 times 3—43 shillings, or £1 3s. and aid.— is. gd. then, £3 3s. and is. 9d.— £2 3s. gd. the price of a hundred at the given rate. To find what any number of pence per day, will amount to in a year. Add together as many pounds, half as many pounds, and as many fi-vepences as there are pence per day, and their sum will be the answer. Examples. What does a boy Who earns 3d. a day gain in a year? Am. £3 and £1 10s. and isd. or £4 ns. jd» What will 8d. a day amount to in a year? £8 and £4 and js. 4d. or £12 3s. ad. Or, take 365 days as pence— £1 ios. Jd. which multiply by the number of pence per day. To find the amount of any number of pence per day, (Sunday excepted) for 2 year. For every penny a day, take so many Guineas, Crowns, and Pence; thus at gd. a day— £g 98. and 9 crowns— £3 js. and’ gd. The sum— j£n 14s. yd. To find the price of a Gross, the price of one article being given. — Take the pence inthe price of one article as shillings, and the number of pence in these shillings will bethe price of a gross in shillings. MEN MTT. Thus, 1 Gross at 6d. each. 6d. as 6s. ■reckoned as pence— 71, which consider as 7 as. Ans. INTEREST.

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