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WILLIAMS & ROGERS SERIES 
 
 COMMERCIAL ARITHMETIC 
 
 BY 
 
 OSCAR F. WILLIAMS, A. M. 
 
 HEW YORK . : • CINCINNATI . : • CHICAGO 
 
 AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY 
 
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 Entered according" to Act of Congress, in the year 
 By WILLIAMS & ROGERS, 
 |In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C 
 
 Copyright, 1894, 
 
 BY 
 
 WILLIAMS & ROGERS. 
 
 W. P. 12 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 TVrO school text-book is used now-a-days in consequence of prefatory compli- 
 *~ ments paid it by its authors or publishers. In this day of general enlight- 
 enment, teachers understand the necessities of their classes, and, as a rule, need 
 no advice as to what or how to teach. 
 
 Since the wants of American schools and the ideas of American teachers are 
 various, a variety of text-books upon every topic of school instruction is 
 required, and with the hope and belief that the contents of this volume will 
 more nearly meet the necessities of some schools and the ideas of some teachers, 
 than any of the several good books upon the subject of Arithmetic now in print, 
 the work is respectfully submitted by 
 
 THE AUTHORS. 
 
 541^71 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 SIMPLE NUMBERS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Definitions .. 1 
 
 Signs . 2 
 
 Abbreviations and Contractions _ _ _ 3 
 
 Notation and Numeration 3 
 
 Arabic Method of Notation 4 
 
 French System of Numeration 4 
 
 English System of Numeration 5 
 
 Roman Notation and Numeration 7 
 
 Addition _ .. _ 8 
 
 Addition Table 9 
 
 Group Method of Addition 11 
 
 Horizontal Addition „_ 11 
 
 Subtraction .... „.. 16 
 
 Subtraction Table 17 
 
 Multiplication _ 20 
 
 Multiplication Table 21 
 
 Division 28 
 
 Long Division 34 
 
 Average 37 
 
 Complement 37 
 
 Factors and Factoring 38 
 
 Divisors... 39 
 
 Multiples _ 41 
 
 Cancellation _ 43 
 
 COMMON FRACTIONS. 
 
 Definitions. ..... 45 
 
 Reduction of Fractions 46 
 
 Addition of Fractions .__„_„ 49 
 
 Subtraction of Fractions. 51 
 
 Multiplication of Fractions ..... . 54 
 
 Division of Fractions 57 
 
 Complex Fractions 61 
 
 Miscellaneous Examples 61 
 
 Definitions... ... ........ 66 
 
 Numeration of Decimals.... 67 
 
 Notation of Decimals., 68 
 
 Reduction of Decimals 70 
 
 Circulating Decimals . 72 
 
 DECIMALS. 
 
 Addition of Decimals 73 
 
 Subtraction of Decimals 75 
 
 Multiplication of Decimals 75 
 
 Division of Decimals 76 
 
 Miscellaneous Examples 80 
 
 UNITED STATES MONEY. 
 
 Definitions .... 81 
 
 United States Coins 82 
 
 United States Paper Money 83 
 
 Reduction of United States Money 84 
 
 Addition of United States Money 84 
 
 Subtraction of United States Money... 84 
 
 Multiplication of United States Money. . 85 
 
 Division of United States Money ... 86 
 
 Definitions , 
 
 ANALYSIS. 
 
 87 | Examples. 
 
 87 
 
 SPECIAL APPLICATIONS. 
 
 Definitions 89 
 
 Aliquot Parts 89 
 
 Instructions for Practice with Aliquot 
 
 Parts 90 
 
 Miscellaneous Contractions 90 
 
 Instructions for Finding Quantity 91 
 
 Miscellaneous Contractions 92 
 
 Bills, Statements, and Inventories 100 
 
 Miscellaneous Examples 106 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 Vll 
 
 DENOMINATE NUMBERS 
 
 Definitions 108 
 
 Measures of Time. .••..... 108 
 
 Reduction of Time........ .... 110 
 
 Addition of Time Ill 
 
 Subtraction of Time 112 
 
 Circular Measure ........ 113 
 
 Latitude, Longitude, and Time 113 
 
 Standard Time 114 
 
 English Money 116 
 
 Reduction of English Money 117 
 
 Measures of Weight ... 119 
 
 Troy Weight 119 
 
 Reduction of Denominate Numbers ... 119 
 
 Addition of Denominate Numbers 122 
 
 Subtraction of Denominate Numbers ._ 123 
 Multiplication of Denominate Numbers 123 
 
 Division of Denominate Numbers 123 
 
 Avoirdupois Weight 125 
 
 Table of Avoirdupois Pounds per Bushel 126 
 
 Additional Tables 127 
 
 Apothecaries' Weight 128 
 
 Comparative Table of Weights .... 128 
 
 Measures of Capacity. 129 
 
 Dry Measure ................... ... 129 
 
 Liquid Measure 130 
 
 Comparative Table of Liquid and Dry 
 
 Measures 130 
 
 Measures of Extension.. , . 131 
 
 Linear Measure 131 
 
 Special Table, Linear Measure 132? 
 
 Square Measure. - 13$ 
 
 Involution 137 
 
 Evolution 137 
 
 Square Root .. .. 137 
 
 Surveyors' Long Measure , ...... 141 
 
 Surveyors' Square Measure 142= 
 
 Cubic Measure 14& 
 
 Table Special Cubic Measures 144 
 
 Producers' and Dealers* Approximate 
 
 Rules 146 
 
 Hay Measurements 147 
 
 Cube Root 147 
 
 Duodecimals . 151 
 
 Miscell aneous Measurements 151 
 
 The Metric System 155 
 
 FrenchMoney 157 
 
 German Money.... ..... .».*.......... 157 
 
 Miscellaneous Examples 158 
 
 PERCENTAGE. 
 
 Definitions 160 
 
 To find the Percentage, the Base and 
 
 Rate being given ... 162 
 
 To find the Base, the Percentage and 
 
 Rate being given ... ... 163 
 
 To find the Rate, the Percentage and 
 
 Base being given _ 164 
 
 To find the Amount Per Cent., the 
 
 Rate being given 165 
 
 To find the Difference Per Cent., the 
 
 Rate being given 166 
 
 To find the Amount, the Base and Rate 
 
 being given 166 
 
 To find the Difference, the Base and 
 
 Rate being given 167 
 
 To find the Base, the Amount or Differ- 
 ence, and the Rate being given 168 
 
 Review of the Principles of Percentage 169 
 
 Profit and Loss 173 
 
 To find the Profit or Loss, the Cost and 
 
 Rate being given 173 
 
 To find the Cost, the Gain or Loss, and 
 
 the Rate of Gain, or Loss being given 174 
 
 To find the Rate of Profit or Loss, the 
 Cost and the Profit or Loss being 
 given 17t 
 
 To find the Cost, the Selling Price and 
 the Rate Per Cent, of Profit or Loss 
 being given Vfi 
 
 Review of the Principles of Profit and 
 Loss , „ ITS 
 
 Trade Discount !.8fc 
 
 To find the Selling Price, the List Price 
 and Discount Series being given 18& 
 
 To find the Price at which Goods must 
 be Marked to Insure a Given Per 
 Cent, of Profit or Loss, the Cost and 
 Discount Series being given„_. 184 
 
 To find a Simple Equivalent Per Cent, 
 of Discount, a Discount Series being 
 given 186 
 
 Storage... „. 187 
 
 To find the Simple Average Storage.... 187 
 
 To find the Charge for Storage with 
 Credits 188 
 
 To find, the Storage when Charges Vary 190 
 
Vlll 
 
 CONTENTS. 
 
 PAGE 
 
 Commission ._ _ 191 
 
 To find the Commission, the Cost or Sell- 
 ing Price and Per Cent, of Commis- 
 sion being given 192 
 
 To find the Investment or Gross Sales, 
 the Commission and Per Cent, of 
 
 Commission being given 192 
 
 To find the Investment and Commission, 
 when both are included in a Remit- 
 tance by the Principal 192 
 
 Custom-House Business 197 
 
 To find Specific Duty 198 
 
 To find Ad Valorem Duty 199 
 
 Taxes _._ 201 
 
 To find Property Tax .... 201 
 
 To find a General Tax 202 
 
 Insurance __ 204 
 
 To find the Cost of Insurance.. 206 
 
 To find the Amount Insured, the Pre- 
 mium and Per Cent, of Premium 
 
 being given _ 206 
 
 Personal Insurance 208 
 
 Interest 209 
 
 Six Per Cent. Method 210 
 
 To find the Interest on Any Sum of 
 Money, at Other Rates than 6 Per 
 
 Cent 210 
 
 To find the Interest, the Principal, Rate, 
 
 and Time being given 211 
 
 To find the Principal, the Interest, Rate, 
 
 and Time being given 214 
 
 To find the Principal, the Amount, Rate, 
 
 and Time being given 214 
 
 To find the Rate, the Principal, Interest, 
 
 and Time being given „ 215 
 
 To find the Time, the Principal, Interest, 
 
 and Rate being given 216 
 
 Short Methods for Finding Interest 216 
 To find Interest for Days, at 6 Per Cent., 
 
 360 Day Basis 217 
 
 Stocks and Bonds 273 
 
 To Find the Dividend on Stocks, the 
 Capital Stock and Rate Per Cent, of 
 Dividend being given _ _ 274 
 
 To Find the Rate Per Cent, of Dividend, 
 the Capital Stock and Net Earnings 
 being given _ 275 
 
 To Find the Par Value, the Premium 
 or Discount being given 276 
 
 To Find the Market Value, the Premium 
 or Discount being given 277 
 
 To Find the Rate Per Cent, of Invest- 
 ment, the Cost and Dividend being 
 given _ 277 
 
 Exchange 280 
 
 PAGB 
 
 To find Interest at Other Rates than 6 
 
 Per Cent., 360 Day Basis 217 
 
 To find Interest for Days at 6 Per Cent , 
 
 365 Day Basis 220 
 
 Periodic Interest _ 221 
 
 To find Periodic Interest 221 
 
 Compound Interest 222 
 
 To find Compound Interest _ 223 
 
 Compound Interest Table 224 
 
 True Discount _ 230 
 
 To find the Present Worth of a Debt... 230 
 
 Bank Discount 233 
 
 General Remarks on Commercial Paper, 234 
 To find the Discount and Proceeds of a 
 
 Note 236 
 
 To find the Face of a Note 238 
 
 Partial Payments 239 
 
 United States Rule 240 
 
 Merchants' Rule.... s 241 
 
 Equation op Accounts 243 
 
 When the Items are all Debits, or all 
 Credits, and have no Terms of 
 
 Credit 244 
 
 When the Items have Different Dates 
 and the Same or Different Terms of 
 
 Credit 248 
 
 When an Account has Both Debits and 
 
 Credits 250 
 
 Ratio 259 
 
 Proportion 260 
 
 Simple Proportion .. 260 
 
 Compound Proportion 261 
 
 Partnership 263 
 
 To Divide the Gain or Loss, when Each 
 Partner's Investment has been Em- 
 ployed for the Same Period of Time, 264 
 To Divide the Gain or Loss, According 
 to the Amount of Capital Invested 
 and the Time it is Employed 266 
 
 To Find the Cost of Domestic Exchange 283 
 
 To Find the Cost of Exchange by Ex- 
 press M. O., U. S. M. O 283 
 
 To Find the Proceeds of Commercial 
 Paper Drawn at Sight 284 
 
 To Find the Proceeds of Commercial 
 Paper Drawn on Time 284 
 
 Foreign Exchange... 285 
 
 To Find the Cost of a Foreign Bill of 
 Exchange, the Face of the Bill and 
 the Rate of Exchange being given.. 289 
 
 To Find the Face of a Foreign Bill of 
 Exchange, the Amount ~and Rate 
 . being given 289 
 
 Answers 291 
 
COMMERCIAL ARITHMETIC. 
 
 DEFINITIONS. 
 
 1. Arithmetic is the Science of Numbers and the Art of Computation. 
 
 2. A Unit is a single thing. 
 
 3. A Number is a unit or a collection of units. 
 
 4:. The Unit of a number is one of the collection of units forming the 
 number; thus, the unit of 5 is 1; of 17 dollars, 1 dollar; of 30 pupils, 1 pupil. 
 
 5. An Integer is a whole or entire number. 
 
 6. An Even Number is one that can be exactly divided by 2; as, 6, 8, 44. 
 
 7. An Odd Number is one that cannot be exactly divided by 2; as, 5, 9, 23. 
 
 8. A Composite Number is one that can be resolved or separated into 
 factors; as, 4 = 2 X 2; 12 = 3 X 2 X 2. 
 
 9. A Prime Number is one that cannot be resolved or separated into factors, 
 
 being divisible only by itself and unity; as, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 19, 83. 
 
 10. An Abstract Number is one used without reference to any particular 
 
 thing or quantity; as, 3, 11, 24. 
 
 11. A Concrete Number is one used with reference to some particular thing 
 or quantity; as, 3 dollars, 11 men, 24 cords of wood. 
 
 12. A Compound Denominate, or Compound Number, is a concrete 
 number expressed by two or more orders of units; as, 3 dollars and 11 cents; 
 5 pounds, 2 ounces and 15 pennyweights. 
 
 13. Like Numbers are such as have the same unit value; as, 5, 14, 37; or, 
 
 5 men, 14 men, 37 men; or, if denominate, the same kind of quantity; as, 5 
 hours 14 minutes 37 seconds. 
 
 14. Unlike Numbers are such as have different unit values; as, 11, 16 days, 
 
 265 dollars, 5 pounds, 4 yards. 
 
 15. Ratio is the comparison of magnitudes. It is of two kinds; aritlimeticaX 
 and geometrical, 
 
 16. Arithmetical Ratio expresses a difference. 
 
 17. Geometrical Ratio expresses a quotient. 
 
 18. A Problem in Arithmetic is a question to be solved; its analysis, the 
 logical statement of its conditions and of the steps required for its solution. 
 
SIGNS. 
 
 
 \ \IQ.. The Conclusion of the analysis is called the answer, or result. 
 
 20. A Rule is an outline of the steps to be taken in a solution. 
 
 SIGNS. 
 
 21. A Sign is a character used to express a relation of terms or to indicate 
 an operation to be performed. 
 
 The following are the principal and most useful arithmetical signs: 
 
 22. The Sign of Addition is a perpendicular cross, +. It is called Plus, 
 and indicates that the numbers between which it is placed are to be added ; 
 thus, 5 + 4 indicates that 4 is to be added to 5. 
 
 23. The Sign of Subtraction is a short horizontal line, — . It is called 
 Minus, and indicates, when placed between two numbers, that the value of the 
 number on its right is to be taken from the value of the number on its left ; 
 thus, 8 — 3, indicates that 3 is to be subtracted from 8. 
 
 24. The Sign of Multiplication is an oblique cross, x. It indicates that 
 the numbers between which it is placed are to be multiplied together; thus, 
 7X9, indicates that the value of 7 is to be taken 9 times. 
 
 25. The Common Sign of Division is a short horizontal line with a point 
 above and one below, -r-. It indicates a comparison of numbers to determine a 
 quotient, it being understood that the number at the left of the sign is to be divided 
 by the one at its right ; thus, 20 -*• 5, indicates that 20 is to be divided by 5. 
 
 26. The Sign of Ratio is the colon, : ; it also indicates division. 
 
 27. The Sign of Equality is two short horizontal lines, =. It is read equals, 
 or, is equal to, and indicates that the numbers, or expressions, between which it 
 is placed are equal to each other; thus, 2 + 2 = 4. 
 
 28. The Signs of Aggregation are the parenthesis, ( ), brackets, [ \ 
 
 brace, { j, and vinculum, . They indicate that the quantities included 
 
 within, or connected by them, are to be taken together and subjected to the 
 same operation. 
 
 29. The Index, or Power Sign, is a small figure placed at the right of and 
 above another figure. It indicates that the number over which it is placed is 
 to be taken as a factor a number of times equal to the numerical value of the 
 index. Thus 4 2 indicates that 4 is' to be taken twice as a factor, or multiplied 
 by itself once; 4 3 indicates that 4 is to be used three times as a factor. 4 2 is read 
 4 squared; 4 3 is read 4 cubed; also, the second power of 4; the third power of 4. 
 
 30. The Root, or Radical Sign, is the character, V> it is the opposite of 
 the index, or power sign. When there is no figure in the opening, it indicates 
 that the quantity over which the sign is placed is to be separated into two equal 
 factors, or its square root taken. A figure placed in the opening indicates the 
 number of equal factors required, or the root to be extracted ; as, %/~^, %/~Ts. 
 
ABBREVIATIONS AND CONTEACTIONS. 3 
 
 31. The Dollar Sign is the character, $. 
 
 32. The Cent Sign is the character, <fi. 
 
 33. The Decimal Point is the period, . ; when employed to separate dollars 
 from cents it is called a Separatrix. 
 
 Fractional parte of a dollar are expressed only as hundredths; thus $14.53 is 
 read 14 dollars and 53 cents, or 14 and 53 hundredths dollars. 
 
 ABBREVIATIONS AND CONTRACTIONS. 
 
 34. The following are some of the principal abbreviations and contractions in 
 Common use: 
 
 Bbl. or Bar. for barrel or barrels. 
 
 Bu. for bushel or bushels. 
 
 Cd. for cord or cords. 
 
 Ct. for cent or cents. 
 
 Cwt. for hundred weight or hundred 
 
 weights. 
 Cent, for cental or centals. 
 Da. for day or days. 
 Doz. for dozen or dozens. 
 Ft. for foot or feet. 
 
 Gal. for gallon or gallons. 
 Hlul. for hogshead or hogsheads. 
 In. for inch or inches. 
 Lb. for pound or pounds. 
 Mo. for month or months. 
 Oz. for ounce or ounces. 
 Pk. for peck or pecks. 
 Pt. for pint or pints. 
 Qt. for quart or quarts. 
 Yd. for yard or yards. 
 
 Note. — Other and more complete lists of abbreviations and contractions, together with 
 illustrations of their uses, will be given in the advanced part of this work.. 
 
 NOTATION AND NUMERATION. 
 
 35. Notation is the method of expressing numbers. 
 There are three ways of expressing numbers. 
 
 I. By Words ; as one, two, three. 
 
 II. By Figures, called the Arabic, or, more properly, the Indian Notation; 
 this notation employs the nine digits, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and the naught, 0, 
 which is also called zero, and cipher. 
 
 By this method a number is written and read with direct reference to its successive periods, 
 commencing with the highest. 
 
 III. By Letters, called the Roman Notation; this notation employs the seven 
 capital letters ; I for one, V for five, X for ten, L for fifty, for one hundred, 
 D for five hundred, and M for one thousand. 
 
 By this method a number is written and read with direct reference to its successive orders, 
 and multiplication by one thousand is indicated by over-scoring the letter_ whose value is 
 to be so increased ; as, V for five, V for five thousand; M for one thousand, M for a thousand 
 thousand, or a million. 
 
 36. Numeration is the method of reading numbers expressed by words, 
 figures, or letters. 
 
4 NOTATION AND NUMERATION. 
 
 ARABIC METHOD OF NOTATION. 
 
 37. By the Arabic Method the value of numbers increases from right to 
 left, and decreases from left to right in a ten-fold ratio; the successive figures 
 from right to left or from left to right are called orders of units, the value oi 
 one of any order being ten times the value of one of the order next to its right, 
 and only one-tenth the value of one of the order next to its left; for example, in 
 the number one hundred and eleven, expressed 111, the second 1 is equal in value 
 to ten times the first 1, but to only one-tenth the value of the third 1. 
 
 The succession of the orders of units in writing numbers by this method, 
 establishes a decimal system in which the numbers are divided for convenience 
 into periods of three figures, or places, each. Numbers so written are read oi 
 enumerated from right to left to ascertain their value, and from left to right to 
 announce their value. The naught, or cipher, is always read as of the order oi 
 the place it occupies. 
 
 For example, in reading to ascertain the value of the expression 265017, we 
 begin at the right and name the successive orders of units: units, tens, hundreds, 
 thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands. Having now determined 
 the names of the given units, we read from the left, and announce the number 
 as two hundred sixty-five thousand seventeen. 
 
 FRENCH SYSTEM OF NUMERATION. 
 
 38. The separating of written numbers into uniform periods of three figures, 
 or places, as explained above, is known by its origin and use as the French 
 system of numeration. This is the system invariably used in the United States. 
 
 39. The Periods take their names from the Latin numerals, with certain 
 established variations, and numbers are divided into orders of units and into 
 periods, and are read as shown by the following 
 
 French Numeration Table. 
 
 I* 
 
 § 'i § 'i 
 
 PQ to S to H to 
 
 c: © 3 3 .a 3 
 
 4 
 
 i ■ ■■ i 1 
 
 1 a ■ . 14 
 
 m 
 
 o 2 
 
 I II ill 11 1*4 
 
 H WHPQ WH§ tUHH W H P 
 
 6, 13 2, 7 4 6, 9 8 5, 18 2. 
 
NOTATION AND NUMERATION". 5 
 
 The other successive periods are called Quadrillion, Quintillion, Sextillion, 
 Septillion, Octillion, etc. Commencing with the right figure, which is called 
 units of the first order, or simple units, the orders of figures, or units, to the 
 left, are called units of the second order, units of the third order, fourth, fifth, 
 sixth, etc. 
 
 ENGLISH SYSTEM OF NUMERATION. 
 
 4:0. There is in use a system known as the English numeration, which gives 
 to each period after thousands, six places, or figures, instead of three as given by 
 the French numeration. Numbers are divided into periods, and enumerated and 
 read by the English numeration as shown by the following 
 
 English Numeration Table. 
 
 
 
 
 | 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 i— i 
 
 •g 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 Ph 
 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 
 
 ■ ■"> 
 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 «— < 
 
 00 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 § 
 
 .2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 <M 
 
 £3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 OB 
 
 § 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 •3 
 
 d 
 
 03 
 
 o 
 
 00* 
 
 a 
 
 0$ 
 
 
 
 
 B 
 
 OQ 
 
 •i-< 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 i 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 «M 
 
 O 
 
 o 
 
 <M 
 
 £3 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 £ 
 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 
 00 
 
 H 
 
 »a 
 
 05 
 
 B 
 
 
 4 
 
 t3 
 
 «M 
 
 
 1 
 
 «M 
 
 d 
 
 a 
 
 c 
 
 o 
 
 
 s 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 «8 
 
 B 
 
 00 
 
 a 
 
 0) 
 
 1 
 
 T3 
 
 s 
 
 00 
 
 a> 
 
 .2 
 
 s 
 
 K 
 
 H 
 
 H 
 
 w 
 
 H 
 
 § 
 
 2, 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 1, 
 
 •a 
 a 
 
 P o 
 o *C 
 
 — a> 
 
 ^ 
 
 9 6 
 
 Each period of the higher orders has also six places. 
 
 |1 
 
 tS<£ 
 
 7 
 
 I 
 
 2. 
 
 Remark. — The English system of Numeration being of no practical value to pupils in the 
 schools of the United States, it will not be hereafter referred to. 
 
 41. The Arabic method of notation is based upon the following 
 
 General Principles. — 1. The removal of any figure one place toward the 
 left multiplies its value by ten ; two places, by one hundred ; three places, by one 
 thousand, etc. . 
 
 2. The removal of any figure one place toward the right divides its value by 
 ten ; two places, by one hundred, etc. 
 
 8. A cipher placed after a significant figure multiplies it by ten ; two ciphers 
 so placed, multiplies it by one hundred, etc. 
 
6 
 
 DOTATION AND » I AlERATION. 
 
 42. Write and read : 
 
 1. Nine units of the first order. 
 
 2. Five units of the first order and two units of the second order. 
 
 8. Eight units of the first order, three of the second, and one of the first. 
 J/.. Four units of the fourth order, nine of the third, and two of the second. 
 
 5. Two units of the fifth order, nine of the third, and seven of the first. 
 
 6. One unit of the sixth order, nine of the fourth, six of the second, and eight 
 of the first. 
 
 7. Seven units of the seventh order and seven of the first. 
 
 8. Six units of the eighth order, four of the sixth, seven of the fourth, and 
 one of the second. 
 
 9. One unit of the ninth order, two of the eighth, three of the seventh, four 
 of the sixth, five of the fifth, six of the fourth, seven of 'the third, eight of the 
 second, and nine of the first. 
 
 43. Express by figures the following numbers: 
 
 1. Sixty-four. 
 
 2. One hundred forty-eight. 
 
 3. One thousand four hundred six. 
 J.. Twenty thousand twenty-one. 
 
 5. Three hundred sixty-five thousand. 
 
 6. Eighty million forty-two. 
 
 7. Ninety thousand nine hundred. 
 
 8. Fifty million fifty-one 
 
 9. Eighty-seven billion seven thousand twelve. 
 
 10. Ninety-seven million ninety-seven thousand ninety-seven. 
 
 11. Twenty-one million twenty-five. 
 
 12. Sixteen billion sixteen million sixteen. 
 
 IS. Six hundred eighty-nine thousand nine hundred seven. 
 111.. Nineteen billion five hundred forty-one million eleven thousand eleven. 
 15. Twenty-seven quintillion eighty-one quadrillion two trillion seven hundred 
 sixty billion one million two. 
 
 44. Point off into periods, numerate, and read the following numbers: 
 
 1. 
 
 386. 
 
 8. 
 
 77010016. 
 
 15. 
 
 987000460000. 
 
 2. 
 
 1341. 
 
 9. 
 
 200020. 
 
 16. 
 
 27510304050. 
 
 3. 
 
 12406. 
 
 10. 
 
 1400246780. 
 
 17. 
 
 11002200330044. 
 
 1 
 
 79001. 
 
 11. 
 
 2100211. 
 
 18. 
 
 2234567890. 
 
 5. 
 
 872463. 
 
 12. 
 
 5860092. 
 
 19. 
 
 46122555003. 
 
 6. 
 
 901008. 
 
 13. 
 
 34307061. 
 
 20. 
 
 621438001246709. 
 
 7. 
 
 4681005. 
 
 u. 
 
 100010001000. 
 
 21. 
 
 12345325596001503 
 
 
 45. Write in words an 
 
 d read the following numb 
 
 Brs: 
 
 
 1. 
 
 920. 
 
 5. 
 
 50115. • 
 
 9. 
 
 1406250. 
 
 2. 
 
 1146. 
 
 6. 
 
 100000. 
 
 10. 
 
 54790207. 
 
 3. 
 
 3070. 
 
 7. 
 
 521469. 
 
 11. 
 
 1021714. 
 
 If. 
 
 61036. 
 
 8. 
 
 201012. 
 
 12. 
 
 579607359. 
 
NOTATION" AND NUMERATION. < 
 
 ROMAN NOTATION AND NUMERATION. 
 
 46. By combining, according to certain principles, the letters used in this 
 method of writing numbers, any number can be expressed. 
 
 Principles. — 1. Repeating a letter repeats its value. 
 
 Thus, I = one, II = two, X = ten, XX = twenty. 
 
 2. If a letter of any value is annexed to one of greater value, the sum of the two 
 values is indicated; if a letter of any value is prefixed to one of greater value, the 
 difference of their values is indicated. 
 
 Thus, XI denotes X + I = eleven, IX denotes X — I = nine. 
 
 S. A dash — placed over a letter multiplies its value by one thousand. 
 
 Thus, V = five, V= five thousa nd, CD = four hundred, CD = four hundred 
 thousand, LXVII = sixty-seven, LXVI I = sixty-seven thousand. 
 
 Table of Komau Numerals with Arabic Equivalents. 
 
 I, 
 
 1 
 
 
 xi r, 
 
 12. 
 
 L, 
 
 50. 
 
 II, 
 
 2. 
 
 XIII, 
 
 13. 
 
 LX, 
 
 60. 
 
 III, 
 
 3. 
 
 XIV, 
 
 14. 
 
 LXX, 
 
 70. 
 
 IV, 
 
 4. 
 
 XV, 
 
 15. 
 
 LXXX, 
 
 80. 
 
 v, 
 
 5. 
 
 XVI, 
 
 16. 
 
 XC, 
 
 90. 
 
 VI, 
 
 6. 
 
 XVII, 
 
 17. 
 
 c, 
 
 100. 
 
 VII, 
 
 7. 
 
 XVIII, 
 
 18. 
 
 cc, 
 
 200. 
 
 VIII, 
 
 8. 
 
 XIX, 
 
 19. 
 
 ccc, 
 
 300. 
 
 IX, 
 
 9. 
 
 XX, 
 
 20. 
 
 CD, 
 
 400. 
 
 x, 
 
 10. 
 
 XXX, 
 
 30. 
 
 D, 
 
 500. 
 
 XI, 
 
 11. 
 
 XL, 
 
 40. 
 
 DC, 
 
 600. 
 
 47. 
 
 Eead the following express 
 
 sions: 
 CM 
 MC 
 
 XIX. 
 LXXIX. 
 
 
 XCII. 
 
 
 CCXVII. 
 DCV. 
 
 
 ] 
 
 XXVII 
 
 ] 
 
 XXIX. 
 
 
 DCCX. 
 
 MC 
 
 DXCII. 
 
 
 
 CLX. 
 
 
 ( 
 
 MXXV. 
 
 MD 
 
 CCLVI. 
 
 
 J 
 
 DCC, 
 
 700. 
 
 DCCC, 
 
 800. 
 
 CM, 
 
 900. 
 
 M, 
 
 1000. 
 
 MM, 
 
 2000. 
 
 X, 
 
 10000. 
 
 L, 
 
 50000. 
 
 o, 
 
 100000 
 
 D, 
 
 500000 
 
 M, 
 
 1000000 
 
 DLXX. 
 
 DCCXLV. 
 
 MDC. 
 
 MDCCCLXXXVIIL 
 
 48. 
 42. 
 111. 
 
 666. 
 
 1125. 
 
 7000. 
 
 11451. 
 
 997. 
 
 56104. 
 
 3001. 
 
 Express by the Roman system the following numbers: 
 
 7454. 
 
 8709. 
 
 62550. 
 
 1620. 
 
 399. 
 
 25406. 
 
 48250. 
 
 3700. 
 
 2865. 
 
 1629. 
 
 1889. 
 
 460012. 
 
 3658. 
 
 175400. 
 
 1761. 
 
 1887. 
 
 1000000. 
 
 20000. 
 
 45450. 
 
 19015. 
 
 1111. 
 
 6057. 
 
 3113. 
 
 90055. 
 
 805000. 
 
 365. 
 
 1515. 
 
 6059. 
 21021. 
 
 4888. 
 
 90909. 
 
 5168. 
 
 1890. 
 
 1775. 
 
 1893. 
 
 1900. 
 
ADDITION, 
 
 ADDITION, 
 
 49. Addition is the process of combining several numbers into one equiva 
 lent number. 
 
 50. The Sum or Amount is the result obtained by the addition of two 01 
 more numbers. 
 
 51. The Sign of Addition is +, and is called Plus, which signifies more. 
 "When placed between two numbers or combinations of numbers, it indicates 
 their addition; as, 5 -{- 2 is read 5 plus 2, and shows that 5 and 2 are to be added. 
 
 52. The Sign of Equality is = . When placed between two numbers or 
 combinations of numbers, it indicates that there is no difference in their value; 
 thus, 5 + 2 = 7, is read 5 plus 2 equals 7, and indicates that the value of 7 equals 
 the value of the sum of the numbers at the left of the sign of equality. 
 
 53. Carrying the Tens is the process of reserving the tens and adding 
 them with the next column. 
 
 54. Principles. — 1. Only like numbers and like unit orders can be added 
 one to another. 
 
 2. The sum or amount contains as many units as all the numbers added. 
 8. The sum or amount is the same in zahatever order the numbers be added. 
 
 55. Addition is the Reverse of Subtraction and may be proved by it; 
 as, 5 + 2 = 7. Now if 7 be diminished by 5, the result will be 2, while if 7 be 
 diminished by 2, the result will be 5. 
 
 56. Numbers are written for addition either in vertical or horizontal order. 
 
 57. General Rules. — 1. If the sum, of two numbers and one of the 
 numbers be given, the unknown number may be found by taking the 
 given number from the sum. 
 
 2. If the sum of several numbers and all of the numbers bat one be 
 given, the unknown number may be found by subtracting the sum of 
 those given from the sum of all the numbers. 
 
 Notes to Teacher. — 1. Classes should have frequent and extended drill in rapid mental 
 addition. 
 
 2. The following table is given simply to facilitate class drill, preparatory to work in rapid 
 addition. 
 
ADDITION. 
 
 12 
 
 13 
 14 
 15 
 
 16 
 17 
 18 
 19 
 20 
 21 
 22 
 23 
 24 
 25 
 26 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 30 
 31 
 
 14 
 15 
 16 
 17 
 18 
 19 
 20 
 21 
 22 
 23 
 24 
 25 
 26 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 30 
 31 
 32 
 
 16 
 
 17 
 18 
 19 
 
 8 + 
 8 + 
 
 Addition 
 
 12 = 20 
 
 13 = 21 
 
 14 = 22 
 
 15 = 23 
 
 16 = 24 
 
 17 = 25 
 
 18 = 26 
 
 19 = 27 
 
 20 = 28 
 
 21 = 29 
 
 22 = 30 
 
 23 = 31 
 
 24 = 32 
 
 25 = 33 
 
 9 = 18 
 
 10 = 19 
 
 11 = 20 
 
 12 = 21 
 
 13 = 22 
 
 14 = 23 
 
 15 = 24 
 
 16 = 25 
 
 17 = 26 
 
 18 = 27 
 
 19 = 28 
 20. = 29 
 
 21 = 30 
 
 22 = 31 
 
 23 = 32 
 
 24 = 33 
 
 25 = 34 
 
 10 + 
 10 + 
 10 + 
 10 + 
 10 + 
 10 + 
 10 + 
 10 + 
 10 + 
 10 + 
 10 + 
 10 + 
 
 10 = 20 
 
 11 = 21 
 
 12 = 22 
 
 13 = 23 
 
 14 = 24 
 
 15 = 25 
 
 16 = 26 
 
 17 = 27 
 
 18 = 28 
 
 19 = 29 
 
 20 = 30 
 
 21 = 31 
 
 Table for Class Drill. 
 
 10 + 22 = 32 I 13 + 22 = 35 
 
 10 + 23 = 33 ' 13 + 23 = 36 
 10 + 24 = 34 13 + 24 = 37 
 10 + 25 = 35 13 + 25 = 38 
 
 11 + 11 
 11 + 12 
 11 + 13 
 11 + 14 
 11 + 15 
 11 + 16 
 11 + 17 
 11 + 18 
 11 + 19 
 11 + 20 
 11+21 
 11 + 22 
 11 + 23 
 11 + 24 
 11 + 25 
 
 22 
 23 
 24 
 25 
 26 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 30 
 31 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 
 12 + 12 
 12 + 13 
 12 + 14 
 12 + 15 
 12 + 16 
 12 + 17 
 12 + 18 
 12 + 19 
 12 + 20 
 12 + 21 
 12 + 22 
 12 + 23 
 12 + 24 
 12 + 25 
 
 24 
 25 
 26 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 30 
 31 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 
 13 + 13 
 13 + 14 
 13 + 15 
 13 + 16 
 13 + 17 
 13 + 18 
 13 + 19 
 13 + 20 
 13 + 21 
 
 26 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 30 
 31 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 
 4 + 14 
 4 + 15 
 4+16 
 
 4 + 17 
 4 + 18 
 4 + 19 
 4 + 20 
 4 + 21 
 4 + 22 
 4+23 
 4 + 24 
 4 + 25 
 
 28 
 29 
 30 
 31 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 39 
 
 5 + 15 
 5 + 16 
 5 + 17 
 5 + 18 
 5 + 19 
 5 + 20 
 5 + 21 
 5 + 22 
 5 + 23 
 5 + 24 
 5 + 25 
 
 30 
 31 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 39 
 4C 
 
 6 + 16 
 6 + 17 
 6 + 18 
 6 + 19 
 6 + 20 
 6 + 21 
 6 + 22 
 6 + 23 
 6 + 24 
 6 + 25 
 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 39 
 40 
 41 
 
 7 + 17 
 7 + 18 
 7 + 19 
 7 + 20 
 7 + 21 
 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 
 17 + 22 s 39 
 17 + 23 = 40 
 
 17 + 24 = 41 
 
 17 + 25 = 42 
 
 18 
 18 
 18 
 18 
 18 
 18 
 18 
 18 
 
 + 18 = 36 
 + 19 = 37 
 + 20 = 38 
 + 21 = 39 
 + 22 = 40 
 + 23 = 41 
 + 24 = 42 
 + 25 = 43 
 
 19 
 19 
 19 
 19 
 19 
 19 
 19 
 
 + 19 = 38 
 + 20 =- 39 
 + 21 = 40 
 + 22 = 41 
 + 23 = 42 
 + 24 = 43 
 + 25 = 44 
 
 20 
 20 
 20 
 20 
 20 
 20 
 
 + 20 = 40 
 + 21 = 41 
 + 22 = 42 
 + 23 = 43 
 + 24 = 44 
 + 25 = 45 
 
 21 
 21 
 21 
 21 
 21 
 
 + 21 = 42 
 + 22 = 43 
 + 23 = 44 
 + 24 = 45 
 + 25 = 46 
 
 22 
 22 
 22 
 22 
 
 + 22 = 44 
 + 23 = 45 
 + 24 = 46 
 
 + 25 = 47 
 
 23 
 23 
 23 
 
 + 23 = 46 
 
 + 24 = 47 
 + 25 = 48 
 
 24 
 24 
 
 + 24 = 48 
 + 25 = 49 
 
 25 + 25 = 5C 
 

 
 
 
 ADDITION. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 MENTAL 
 
 EXERCISES. 
 
 
 
 
 58. 
 
 Add 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 (1.) 
 
 (*.) 
 
 (A) 
 
 (A) 
 
 (5.) 
 
 (6.) 
 
 (7.) 
 
 (*) 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 25 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 14 
 
 50 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 13 
 
 18 
 
 15 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 15 
 
 15 
 
 25 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 12 
 
 1G 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 12 
 
 18 
 
 20 
 
 25 
 
 7 
 
 11 
 
 13 
 
 14 
 
 10 
 
 17 
 
 14 
 
 15 
 
 8 
 
 12 
 
 15 
 
 16 
 
 14 
 
 20 
 
 16 
 
 10 
 
 59. There are three methods of addition in common use, viz. ; the Elementary 
 method, the Result method, and the Group method. 
 
 Kemarks. — 1. These methods of addition are recommended to be taught in their order to 
 pupils in elementary work; the first, as soon as mastered, should be abandoned for the second, 
 and the second in its turn, when mastered, abandoned for the third. 
 
 2. Daily drill in the third method is urgently advised with all pupils during the entire 
 period of their study of Arithmetic. Too much importance can scarcely be attached to this 
 suggestion. 
 
 60. The Elementary Method of Addition. 
 
 Example.— Add 32, 71, 25, 48, 90, 12, and 63. 
 ■operation. Explanation.— Having arranged the numbers so that units of like order* 
 
 32 
 
 71 
 
 stand directly under each other, begin with the last figure in the right-hand, 
 or units' column, and add upward as follows : 3 and 2 are 5, 5 and 8 are 13, 
 13 and 5 are 18, 18 and 1 are 19, 19 and 2 are 21. Having thus obtained the sum, 
 25 place the 1 beneath the line, in units' column, and treat the 2 as a part of the 
 
 48. second, or tens' column, which add upward as before; thus, 2 and 6 are 8, 
 
 90 8 and 1 are 9, 9 and 9 are 18, 18 and 4 are 22, 22 and 2 are 24, 24 and 7 are 31, 
 
 22 31 and 3 are 34. Having obtained the sum, write it in full at the left of th€ 
 
 £„ figure 1 before written, and the result is 341, the numerical expression of the 
 
 sum of the numbers added. 
 
 341 T° Prove. — Add the columns downward ; if the two results agree, the 
 
 work is presumed to be correct. 
 
 61. The Result Method of Addition. 
 
 Example.— Add 32, 71, 25, 48, 90, 12, and 63. 
 
 OPERATION. 
 32 
 
 7 Explanation. — Beginning as before, with the lower figure in units' column, 
 name the result only of each successive addition, thus: 3, 5, 13, 18, 19, 21 ; then, 
 
 ' as before, write the 1 beneath the line in units' column and carrying the 2 to 
 
 0q tens' column as a part of it, add upward, thus : 2, 8, 9, 18, 22, 24, 31, 34 ; as 
 
 -. 2 before, write 34 at the left, and the result is 341, the same as before. 
 
 63 To Prove.— Add the columns downward. 
 "341 
 
ADDITION. 11 
 
 62. The Group Method of Addition. 
 
 Example.—.?. Add 32, 71, 25, 48, 90, 12, and 63. 
 operation. Explanation. — Treat the same numbers thus: add upward; 3, 13, 21; 
 32 n grouping 2 and 8 for 10 to add to 3, making 13, and 5, 1, and 2 for 8, to add to 
 
 iy-1 (o 13, making 21. Having written the 1 beneath the line, in units' place, carry the 
 f 2 or 2 tens, to its column, and again add ; 2, 8, 18, 24, 34 ; grouping 2 and 6 
 
 ^ ) for 8, 9 and 1 for 10, 4 and 2 for 6, and 7 and 3 for 10 j then write the result 
 
 48 \ in full as before. 
 
 90 V 10 To Prove. — Review the first column by adding downward ; 8, 18, 21 ; 
 12 ) grouping 2, 1, and 5 for 8, 8 and 2 for 10, to add for 18, and to this add the 
 
 63 remaining figure 3, for 21, the same result as before. Then review the second 
 
 column by adding downward ; 10, 16, 26, 34 ; grouping 3 and 7 for 10, 2 and 4 
 
 341 for 6, 9 and 1 for 10, and 6 and 2, for 8, with the same result. 
 
 Example.— & Add 3417, 2140, 439, 7164, 1538, 5046, 6116, 8735, 971, 4880, 
 1263, 9270, 192, and 634. 
 
 bPERATiON. Explanation. — Beginning with the lower unit figure add upward; 10, 15, 35, 
 55, grouping 4, 2, 3, and 1 for 10, which added to 5 gives 15 ; grouping 6, 6, and 
 8 for 20 to add to 15 obtaining 35 ; and grouping 4, 9, and 7 for 20 to add to 35 
 for 55 the result. Write the units' figure 5 in its place, and carrying the tens' 
 figure 5 to its column proceed thus : 8, 24, 38, 48, 56, 66, 70, grouping the 5 
 carried and 3 for 8 ; 9 and 7 for 16 to add to 8 for 24 ; 6 and 8 for 14 to add to 
 20 24 to make 38 ; 7 and 3 for 10, making 48 ; 1, 4, and 3 for 8, making 56 ; 6, 3, 
 and 1 for 10, making 66, to which we add the 4 for 70, the result. Write the 
 
 34171 
 2140 
 439 
 7164 
 1538 
 5046 
 6116 
 
 20 
 
 8735 cipher of the 70 at the left of the unit figure already written beneath the line 
 
 and carrying the 7 to the third, or hundreds' column group as before; 16, 26, 36, 
 48, 58, grouping upward thus : 7, 6, 1, 2 = 16 ; 2, 8 = 10 ; 9, 1 = 10 ; 7, 5 = 12 ; 
 v 1, 4, 1, 4 = 10. Write the 8 in hundreds' column, and carrying the 5 to thou- 
 sands' column, group 15, 27, 39, 49, 51. 5, 9, 1 = 15 ; 4, 8 = 12 ; 6, 5, 1 = 12 ; 
 7, 3 = 10, and adding 2 write the result, 51, at the left of the figures before 
 written, thus obtaining 51805 the numerical expression of the sum of the num- 
 51805 k ers added. 
 
 Prove by adding downward, grouping as illustrated above. 
 
 971 
 
 4880 
 
 1263 
 
 9270 
 
 192 
 
 634 
 
 Remark. — Practice in grouping will lead to great proficiency, and after the pupil becomes 
 somewhat skilled, he should be encouraged to skip about somewhat along the column, in 
 order to select those numbers which can be most conveniently grouped. Ordinarily thorough 
 drill in the addition table will greatly assist in grouping, and multiples of the nine digits can 
 be added with ease. Except with very bright pupils, groups greater than 25 are not to be 
 recommended. 
 
 HORIZONTAL ADDITION. 
 
 63. Numbers when written in horizontal order, as in invoices and other 
 business forms, may be added without being re-written in vertical columns. 
 
 Remarks.— 1. In adding numbers written horizontally, more care is requisite that the units 
 added shall be of like order, and greater certainty of correctness can be had by adding first 
 from left to right, and then from right to left. 
 
 2. The group method may be employed with equal advantage where numbers are written 
 horizontally. 
 
12 ADDITION. 
 
 MENTAL EXERCISES. 
 
 64:. Add from left to right, and review from right to left. 
 
 1. 5, 3, 6, 1, 8, 2, 7, 9, 4. 
 
 2. 21, 56, 12, 93, 47, 60, 17. 
 
 3. 66, 29, 5, 14, 71, 19, 2, 11. 
 h. 149, 865, 73, 40, 5, 13, 502. 
 6. 365, 10, 88, 46, 200, 175, 95. 
 
 6. 15, 23, 36, 18, 25, 53, 92. 
 
 7. 11, 85, 315, 125, 111, 206. 
 
 8. 8, 42, 87, 20, 112, 108, 94, 128. 
 
 9. 61, 400, 1, 126, 25, 440. 
 10. 25, 50, 511, 3, 209, 8, 804. 
 
 WRITTEN EXERCISES. 
 
 65. Copy, and add from left to right; review from right to left, preserving 
 results. 
 
 1. 510, 297, 69, 841, 638, 203, 40, 7, 700, 28, 9. 
 
 2. 1260, 2700, 408, 9206, 51, 7240, 27, 1620. 
 
 3. 8809, 1492, 1000, 20, 1, 504, 6620, 7596, 10. 
 
 4. 50000, 20000, 8900, 21050, 47800, 14090. 
 
 5. 76030, 20500, 38037, 69000, 81, 107, 2, .19975. 
 
 6. 346211, 218040, 173508, 973200, 701001, 555555. 
 
 7. 604000, 181523, 51, 19406, 200, 309, 5, 2, 8000. 
 
 8. 2463911, 7054133, 4444044, 1371005, 6090400. 
 
 9. 8500500, 1035660, 5000000, 2987400, 7020319. 
 
 10. 416, 49, 2, 7967400, 8i, 307, 21021, 190200, 40, 3. 
 
 Remark. — Horizontal addition is rarely practiced with numbers containing more than four 
 or five figures. It may sometimes be employed to advantage in adding dollars and cents; in 
 such cases it is best to omit the dollar sign; as, for $5.25 write 5.25. 
 
 66. Copy and add horizontally; review and preserve results. 
 
 1. 5.25, 8.17, 11.40, 1.82, 16.02, 90.70. 
 
 2. 146.24, 9.11, 210.10, 46.98, 5.50, 108.12, 4.75. 
 
 3. 26.53, 92, 5.71, 108.97, 29.33, 150, 46.07, 19, 76. 
 It.. 231.45, 50, 75, 19.78, 40, 50, 63, 100. 
 
 5. 63, 51, 87, 25, 75, 18, .09, 95, 1.25, 6. 
 
 6. 278.19, 105.29, 80.50, 19.93, 52, 1. 
 
 7. 29.30, 403, 51, 73, 1.14, 90, 300, 1.25. 
 
 8. 1.13, 9.25, 14, 27.16, 5.01, 8, 25, 1.75. 
 
 9. 87.50, 125, 36.21, 9.90, 14.75, 16, 25.25. 
 
 10. 117.82, 7.71, 19.03, 15, 49.55, 87.08. 
 
 11. 5.40, 88, 35, 90, 112.50, 45.95, 111.50. 
 
 12. 100, 79.22, 50.08, 2.25, 7.75, 10, 3, 8.24. 
 
 13. 216.24, 92, 15, .06, 138.50, 2.38, 9.25. 
 
 Remark. — The teacher may give other examples of the same kind ; he will find extensive 
 drill in such work of great value to all grades of pupils, in developing accuracy and rapidity. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 67. 1. A grocer's sales were, for Monday, $241; Tuesday, $306; Wednesday, 
 $523 ; Thursday, $438 ; Friday, $497 ; on Saturday his sales amounted to $27 
 more than the sales of the first three days of the week. What were his total 
 sales during the week? 
 
ADDITION. 13 
 
 2. A planter shipped eleven bales of cotton, weighing respectively 492, 504 ? 
 523, 487, 490, 500, 516, 499, 512, 511, and 496 pounds. What was the aggregate 
 weight of the shipment ? 
 
 3. A portable saw-mill cut lumber for the six working days of a week, as 
 follows : On Monday, 5116 feet ; Tuesday, 4900 feet ; Wednesday, 5750 feet • 
 Thursday, 6100 feet ; Friday, 4580 feet ; and on Saturday, 6754 feet. What 
 amount of lumber did the mill cut during the week? 
 
 Jf. Find the sum of four units of the second order and five of the first; eight 
 of the fifth, three of the third, and nine of the second; seven of the sixth, one 
 of the fifth, and two of the third; one of the eighth, nine of the third, seven of 
 the second, and six of the first; four of the fifth, three of the fourth, and nine 
 of the third; fi>e of the tenth, one of the ninth, four of the seventh, eight of 
 the third, two of the second, and one of the first. 
 
 5. Find the sum of sixty-nine thousand five hundred seven, one thousand six 
 hundred twenty-two, one hundred fifty-six thousand seventy-six, ninety-nine 
 thousand nineteen, forty-one million eighty-seven thousand five, three hundred 
 twenty-five million sixteen thousand eight hundred eighty-eight, six billion 
 ninety-one million four thousand two hundred fifty-six. 
 
 6. The British House of Lords was, in 1884, comprised of 4 princes, 23 dukes, 
 19 marquises, 139 earls, 32 viscounts, 26 bishops, and 272 barons. How many 
 members in all ? 
 
 7. In 1883, there arrived and settled in the United States, immigrants: Germans, 
 192,000; English, 100,200 ; Canadians, 65,100 ; Irish, 64,400; Scandinavians, 
 52,200; Italians, 32,500; miscellaneous, 92,700. What was the total number of 
 immigrants ? 
 
 8. The British national debt in March, 1883, was : Consols, £699,053,100 ; 
 Bank debts, £13,645,900; Annuities, £27,570,900; Exchequer Bills, £8,754,400; 
 Treasury Bills, £5,431,000 ; Savings Banks, £1,804,400 ; and the local debt, 
 £163,501,000. What was the total debt in pounds sterling ? 
 
 9. In 1866, the U. S. collected as revenue from Customs, $179,046,651.58; 
 from Internal Eevenue, $309,226,813.42; from Direct Taxes, $1,974,754.12; 
 from the Public Lands, $665,031.03 ; and from other sources, $29,036,314.23. 
 What was the total government revenue collected that year? 
 
 10. The British government collected as revenue in 1882 : From Customs, 
 £19,300,000; from Excise, £27,230,000; from Stamps, £11,145,000; from Land 
 Tax, £2,775,000; from Income Tax, £11,662,000; from Post Office, £7,150,000, 
 from Telegraphs, £1,650,000; from Crown Lands, £380,000; from Interest,, 
 £1,180,000 ; from miscellaneous sources, £4,725,000. What was the total reve- 
 nue of the British government for that year? 
 
 11. The dwarf, Borowlaski, was only 39 inches in height ; Tom Thumb, 31 ; 
 Mrs. Tom Thumb, 32 ; Che-Mah, of China, 25 ; Lucia Zarate, of Mexico, 20 ; 
 and Gen. Mite, 21. What was the combined height of the six? 
 
 12. The firm of Davis & Drake own land valued at $39,750; lumber, $68,125; 
 notes, $21,700 ; book accounts, $17,291 ; machinery, $13,250 ; cash in bank, 
 $14,238 ; cash on hand, $4,232. What is the property value of the firm ? 
 
14 
 
 ADDITION. 
 
 13. In 1880, there were women workers in the United States as follows: artists, 
 2,061; authors, 320 ; barbers, 2,902 ; dressmakers, 281,928 ; journalists, 288 ; 
 lawyers, 75 ; musicians, 13,181 ; physicians, 2,432 ; preachers, 165 ; printers, 
 3,456; tailors, 52,098; teachers, 154,375. How many women workers in all ? 
 
 Remark. — The three following problems can be properly used by the teacher for drill in 
 group adding. 
 
 H. The population of the United States, by the census of 1880, was as folio ws: 
 
 Ala., 1,262,505 
 
 Alaska, 30,000 
 
 Ariz., 40,440 
 
 Ark., 802,525 
 
 Cal., 864,694 
 
 Colo., 194,327 
 
 Conn., 622,700 
 
 Dak., 135,177 
 
 Del., 146,608 
 
 D. C, 177,624 
 
 Fla., 209,493 
 
 Ga.,.__ ..1,542,180 
 
 Idaho, 32,610 
 
 111., ..3,077,871 
 
 Ind., ..1,978,301 
 
 Ind.T., 70,000 
 
 Kans., 996,096 
 
 Ky., 1,684,690 
 
 La., 939,946 
 
 Me., 648,936 
 
 Md., _ 934,943 
 
 Mass., 1,783,085 
 
 Mich.......... 1,636, 937 
 
 Minn.,... 780,773 
 
 Miss., 1,131,597 
 
 Mo., 2,168,380 
 
 Mont. T., 39,159 
 
 Nebr.,._ 452,402 
 
 Nev., 62,266 
 
 N. H., 346,991 
 
 N. J., 1,131,116 
 
 K Mex., 119,565 
 
 M". Y., 5,082,871 
 
 N. C, 1,399,750 
 
 Ohio, 3,108,062 
 
 Oregon,.. 174,768 
 
 Pa., 4,282,891 
 
 E. I., 276,531 
 
 S.C., 995,577 
 
 Tenn., 1,542,359 
 
 Tex., ..1,591,749 
 
 Utah, 143,963 
 
 Vt.,_ 332,286 
 
 Va.,.____ 1,512,565 
 
 Wash. T., 75,116 
 
 W. Va., 618,457 
 
 Wis., 1,315,497 
 
 Wyo. T. 
 
 20,789 
 
 Iowa, 1,624,615 
 
 What was the total population ? 
 
 15. The area of the United States, in square miles, is as follows : 
 
 Ala., 51,540 
 
 Alaska, .531,409 
 
 Ariz., 112,920 
 
 Ark., 53,045 
 
 Cal., 155,980 
 
 Colo., 103,645 
 
 Conn., 4,845 
 
 Dak., ...147,700 
 
 Del., 1,960 
 
 D. C, 60 
 
 Fla., 54,240 
 
 Ga., _. 58,980 
 
 Idaho,. 84,290 
 
 111.,... 56,000 
 
 Ind., 35,910 
 
 Ind. T., 69,830 
 
 Iowa, 55,475 
 
 What is the total area ? 
 
 Kans., 81,700 
 
 Ky., .... 4,000 
 
 La.,._ 45,420 
 
 Me., -. 29,895 
 
 Md., 9,860 
 
 Mass., 8,040 
 
 Mich., --.. 57,430 
 
 Minn., 79,205 
 
 Miss., 40,340 
 
 Mo., 68,735 
 
 Mont. T., 145,310 
 
 Xebr., 76,185 
 
 Nev., 109,740 
 
 N.H., 9,005 
 
 N. J., 7,455 
 
 N. Mex., 122,460 
 
 N.Y., 47,620 
 
 K C, 48,580 
 
 Ohio, 40,760 
 
 Oregon, 94,560 
 
 Pa., 44,985 
 
 E. L, 1,085 
 
 S. C, .. 30,170 
 
 Tenn., .-.. .41,750 
 
 Tex., 262,290 
 
 Utah, - 82,190 
 
 Vt, 9,135 
 
 Va., 40,125 
 
 Wash.T., 66,880 
 
 W. Va., 24,645 
 
 Wis.,.. 54,450 
 
 Wyo. T., 97,575 
 
ADDITION. 
 
 15 
 
 16. For State tax of 1888, the several Counties of the State of New York 
 were assessed as follows : 
 
 Oneida, $58,146,279 
 
 Onondaga, 63,265,536 
 
 Ontario, 29,389,870 
 
 Orange, 42,953,974 
 
 Orleans, 14,816,445 
 
 Oswego, 23,655,679 
 
 Otsego,... 22,544,650 
 
 Putnam, .___ 7,483,530 
 
 Queens, 44,464,675 
 
 Rensselaer, . _ _ 60, 545, 955 
 
 Rockland, 13,394,485 
 
 Richmond, 12,271,105 
 
 Saratoga, . 23,189,435 
 
 Schenectady, 12, 772,451 
 
 Schoharie, 10,297,219 
 
 Schuyler, 7,248,620 
 
 Seneca, 15,347,372 
 
 St. Lawrence, 24,476,678 
 
 Steuben, 22,776,074 
 
 Suffolk, 17,262,646 
 
 Sullivan, 5,427,300 
 
 Tioga, 12,084,525 
 
 Tompkins, ._ 15,450,670 
 
 Ulster, 25,443,000 
 
 Warren, 6,555,175. 
 
 Washington,.... 22,501,173 
 
 Wayne, 25,404,569 
 
 Westchester, 82,375,217 
 
 Wyoming, 14,922,986 
 
 Yates, '. 12,721,716 
 
 Albany, ....$86,606,307 
 
 Alleghany, -- 14,395,123 
 
 Broome,.* 21,383,568 
 
 Cattaraugus, - 16, 050, 985 
 
 Cayuga, 30,631,548 
 
 Chautauqua, 25, 649, 740 
 
 Chemung, 18,718,275 
 
 Chenango, 1 7,982,340 
 
 Clinton, 9,766,255 
 
 Columbia, 29,984,129 
 
 Cortland, 11,108,469 
 
 Delaware, 13,921,534 
 
 Dutchess, 44,532,280 
 
 Erie, 127,763,104 
 
 Essex, 10,515,260 
 
 Fulton, 8,383,735 
 
 Franklin, 8,026,235 
 
 Genesee, 21,384,810 
 
 Greene, 13,760,299 
 
 Hamilton, 1,157,600 
 
 Herkimer, 23,739,092 
 
 Jefferson, 23, 638,204 
 
 Kings, 342,116,976 
 
 Lewis, '..:.. 9,039,285 
 
 Livingston, 25,395,180 
 
 Madison, 19,797,535 
 
 Monroe, 85,964,190 
 
 Montgomery, 23,877,638 
 
 New York, 1,500,550,825 
 
 Niagara, 26,097,826 
 
 What was the total assessed value of the State that year ? 
 
16 SUBTRACTION. 
 
 SUBTRACTION. 
 
 68. Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two 
 numbers. 
 
 69. The Subtrahend is the number to be subtracted. 
 
 70. The Minuend is the number from which the Subtrahend is to be 
 subtracted. 
 
 71. The Difference or Remainder is the result obtained by subtracting 
 one number from another. 
 
 72. The Sign of Subtraction is — . It is called Minus and signifies less. 
 
 When the sign of subtraction is placed between two numbers it indicates that the number 
 placed after it is to be taken from the one before it. 
 
 73. The Complement of a Number is the difference between it and a 
 unit of the next higher order. 
 
 Thus the complement of 7 is 3, because 1 ten, the unit of the next higher order, diminished 
 by 7 = 3. Again, the complement of 36 is 64, because the unit of the next higher order, 
 1 hundred, or 100, diminished by 36 = 64. 
 
 74. Principles. — 1. Only like numbers and units of the same order can be 
 subtracted, one from the other. 
 
 2. The sum of the subtrahend and the remainder must be equal to the minuend, 
 
 75. General Relation of Terms in Subtraction. 
 
 I. The Minuend — the Subtrahend = the Remainder. 
 
 II. The Minuend — the Eemainder = the Subtrahend. 
 
 III. The Subtrahend + the Eemainder = the Minuend. 
 
 76. General Rules. — 1. If the minuend and subtrahend be given, 
 the remainder may be found by subtracting the subtrahend from the 
 minuend. 
 
 2. If the minuend and remainder be given, the subtrahend may be 
 found by subtracting the remainder from the minuend. 
 
 3. If the remainder and subtrahend be given, the minuend may be 
 found by adding the remainder to the subtrahend. 
 
 77. To Prove Subtraction. — Add the remainder to the subtrahend; if the 
 
 sum equals the minuend, the work is correct. 
 
SUBTRACTION. 
 
 17 
 
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 Remarks.— 1. Frequent and thorough use of the Subtraction Table will result in great 
 facility in all operations in this subject, and will also aid in additions and rapid work in 
 arithmetical computations in general. 
 
 2. The above table, like the one in addition, is given for the teacher's reference, to 
 time and labor in rapid mental exercises. 
 3 
 
18 SUBTRACTION. 
 
 79. When any Figure in the Minuend is Less than the Corresponding Figure 
 in the Subtrahend. 
 
 Example. — From 435 take 176. 
 
 operation. Explanation. — It is readily observed that the units figure 6 of the 
 
 subtrahend cannot be taken from the corresponding figure of the minu- 
 
 43o Minuend. en( j . therefore analyze the minuend, and transform it into 4 hundreds, 
 
 176 Subtrahend. 2 tens, IS units; then from the 15 units take the 6 units of the subtrahend, 
 
 obtaining 9 units as a remainder, which write as the units of the result j 
 
 259 Remainder, having reduced one of the tens of the minuend to units, we have only 
 
 2 tens remaining in the tens' column of the minuend, and since this is 
 
 numerically less than the tens' figure in the subtrahend, transform as before, and read the 4 
 
 hundreds and 2 tens as 3 hundreds and 12 tens; then taking the 7 tens of the subtrahend from 
 
 the 12 tens thus produced, write the remaining 5 tens for the second or tens' figure in the 
 
 result; having taken 1 from the hundreds' column, we have 3 remaining in that column, from 
 
 which take the 1 hundred of the subtrahend 7, obtaining 2 as the third or hundreds' figure 
 
 of the result. Thus we conclude that 176 subtracted from 435, leaves a remainder of 259. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. This process is called "borrowing tens," as each left-hand order is tenfold 
 greater than the order at its right. 
 
 2. Having mastered the theory, the ordinary and most convenient method for practice is to 
 leave the minuend figure in its original form and, when borrowing is necessary, add 1 to the 
 succeeding subtrahend figure. 
 
 Again, apply this method to the example; 
 
 OPERATION. 
 
 Explanation. — Subtract 6 from 15 leaving 9, which write in units' column ; 
 T£l (adding 1 to 7) subtract 8 from 13 leaving 5, which write in its column; (adding 
 
 : 1 to 1) subtract 2 from 4 leaving 2, which write in its column. 
 
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 Rule. — I. So write the numbers to he subtracted, that units of the same 
 order stand in the same vertical line. 
 
 II. Begin at the right and subtract each figure of the subtrahend from 
 the corresponding figure of the minuend. When it is necessary, trans- 
 form, or borrow ten, and -mentally add one to the next subtrahend figure. 
 
 III. Write results in their proper order. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 80. -?. From 1524 take 911. 
 *. From 3128 take 1519. 
 
 5. From 4055 take 2033. 
 4. From 27410 take 13520. 
 
 6. From 80500 take 30500. 
 6. From 123706 take 59341. 
 
 7. From 520200 take 368977. 
 
 8. From 80090 take 23084. 
 
 9. From 3406268 take 1998765. 
 
 10. From 303005 take 89700. 
 
 11. From 2046 take 1597. 
 
 12. From 40509300 take 9619475. 
 
 13. In Germany there are 2,436,000 land owners, and in France 3,226,000. 
 How many more in France than in Germany? 
 
 U. A dealer bought 1,732 sheep and sold to A 51, B 147, C 34, D 1000, and 
 to 32 the remainder. How many did E purchase? 
 
SUBTRACTION. 19 
 
 15. A. farmer raised 1,?30 bushels of wheat, 958 of barley, 1,275 of oats, and 
 1,762 vi corn. If he keep for seed and feed, 116 bushels of wheat, 84 of barley, 
 600 of oats, and 1,150 of corn, how many bushels of grain will he have left to sell? 
 
 16. The equatorial diameter of the earth is 41847194 feet, and the polar 
 diameter 41707.308 feet. How many feet greater is the equatorial than the polar 
 diameter ? 
 
 17. If the sailing distance from New York to Queenstown be 2890 miles, how 
 far from the latter port will a steamer be after running 1296 miles from the port 
 of New York ? 
 
 18. Texas contains 274356 square miles and New York 47156 square miles. 
 How many times may the area of New York be taken from the area of Texas 
 and what number of square miles will remain ? 
 
 19. The area of Brazil is 3956000 square miles and of the United States 
 3026504 square miles. How many square miles greater is Brazil than the United 
 States ? 
 
 20. A man bought a farm for 3250 dollars. He built a house on it at a cost 
 of 1850 dollars, fences costing 416 dollars and then sold it for 7500 dollars. 
 "What was his gain ? 
 
 21. I bought 23,240 acres of Dakota land, and sold at times 1000, 320, 520, 
 640, 3200, 2520, 160, and 1920 acres. How many acres had I remaining ? 
 
 22. During a five years' partnership a firm gained $123,475. If the gain the 
 first year was $11,425 ; the second, $9,500 ; the third as much as the first and 
 second, less $1,120; the fourth equal, to the second and third; how much must 
 have been gained the fifth year? 
 
 23. The cost of my lot was $1,750. I paid for mason work on my house, 
 $1,210; for carpenter work, $5,145; for plumbing, $985; for decorating, $1,650; 
 for painting, $625 ; for grading, sodding, and fencing grounds, $590. The 
 interest on outlays to date of sale was $315. I then sold the property at a loss 
 of $20, receiving cash $6,000, and a note for the remainder. What was the face 
 of the note? 
 
 21f.. My book-keeper's salary is $1,450 per year. If he requires for his rent, 
 $365; for personal expenses, $170; and for support of his family, $775; what 
 amount will he have left at the end of the year? 
 
 25. A Boston bicyclist journeying to San Francisco, distant 3,432 miles, ran 
 the first week of six days, an average of 77 miles per day; the second week, 
 92 miles ; the third, 84 miles ; the fourth, 106 miles; the fifth, 95 miles, and 
 reached his destination at the end of the sixth week. How many miles did he 
 run the last week? 
 
20 MULTIPLICATION. 
 
 MULTIPLICATION. 
 
 81. Multiplication is the process of taking one of two numoers as many 
 times as there are units in the other. 
 
 82. One of the numbers is called the Multiplicand and the other the Multiplier. 
 The numbers are also called Factors of the product. 
 
 83. The Multiplicand is the factor multiplied. 
 
 84. The Multiplier is the factor by which the multiplicand is multiplied. 
 
 85. The Product is the result obtained by multiplying one number by 
 another. 
 
 86. The Factors of a number are such numbers as will, when multiplied 
 together, produce the given number. 
 
 87. A Continued Product is the result obtained by multiplying several 
 factors together. 
 
 88. The Sign of Multiplication is an oblique cross, x . It is read 
 "times," or "multiplied by" and indicates that the numbers between which it 
 is placed are to be multiplied together, or their product obtained. Thus, 5x2 
 is read 5 times 2, or, 5 multiplied by 2. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. In practice, the multiplier is regarded as an abstract number and the multipli- 
 cand as a concrete number ; but as the resulting product is the same whichever factor is used 
 as a multiplier, the above relation is recognized only in explanations of work done. 
 
 2. Where the multiplicand is concrete, the product will be concrete and of the same 
 denomination as the multiplicand. 
 
 89. Multiplication is a short method of performing addition, and like addi- 
 tion may be proved by subtraction. Thus, 2x2 = 4; that is, two taken twice 
 as a factor = 4, or, 2 added to 2 = 4. We prove this by subtraction, 2 from 4 
 leaves 2. 
 
 Again, 6 X 7 = 42; that is, 6 taken seven times as a factor = 42, or, seven 6's 
 added == 42 ; this may be proved by subtracting seven 6's in succession from 42, 
 when nothing remains. ' 
 
 90. General Rules. — 1. If the multiplicand and multiplier be given, 
 the product may be found by multiplying those factors together. 
 
 2. If the product and multiplier be given, the multiplicand may be 
 found by dividing the product by the multiplier. 
 
 3. If the product and multiplicand be given, the multiplier may be 
 found by dividing the product by the multiplicand. 
 
 J},. If the product of two numbers and one of the numbers be given, the 
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 the labor of accounting. 
 
52 
 
 
 MULTIPLICATION. 
 
 
 
 91. Multiply 
 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR ORAL DRILL. 
 
 
 
 1. 42 by 3. 
 
 11. 
 
 102 by 4. 
 
 21. 
 
 144 by 10. 
 
 SI. 
 
 595 by 13. 
 
 2. 31 by 4. 
 
 12. 
 
 511 by 8. 
 
 22. 
 
 52 by 11. 
 
 82. 
 
 70 by 22. 
 
 8. 27 by 2. 
 
 IS. 
 
 125 by 6. 
 
 28. 
 
 45 by 13. 
 
 S3. 
 
 90 by 25. 
 
 4. 60 by 5. 
 
 u. 
 
 340 by 2. 
 
 24- 
 
 201 by 15. 
 
 84. 
 
 150 by 23. 
 
 5. 51 by 4. 
 
 15. 
 
 416 by 3. 
 
 25. 
 
 65 by 20. 
 
 85. 
 
 118 by 11. 
 
 5. 75 by 6. 
 
 16. 
 
 99 by 7. 
 
 26. 
 
 411 by 17. 
 
 86. 
 
 906 by 15. 
 
 7. 91 by 2. 
 
 17. 
 
 133 by 9. 
 
 27. 
 
 932 by 12. 
 
 37. 
 
 450 by 19. 
 
 <?. 29 by 3. 
 
 18. 
 
 208 by 4. 
 
 28. 
 
 43 by 19. 
 
 38. 
 
 375 by 14. 
 
 9. 57 by 2. 
 
 19. 
 
 666 by 5. 
 
 29. 
 
 Ill by 23. 
 
 39. 
 
 250 by 18. 
 
 ?0. 95 by 5. 
 
 20; 
 
 89 by 8. 
 
 80. 
 
 207 by 22. 
 
 40. 
 
 789 by 11. 
 
 92. When either Factor is a Number within one's thorough knowledge of 
 the Multiplication Table. 
 
 Example.— 1. Multiply 417 by 5. 
 
 operation. Explanation. — Write the multiplier 5 below the unit figure of the multi- 
 
 417 plicand, and multiply each figure of the multiplicand b} r the multiplier, thus; 
 
 5 5 times 7 ss 35, or, 3 tens -|- 5 units ; write the 5 units in units' place and 
 
 reserve the 3 tens to add to the next product ; next, 5 times 1 ten are 5 tens, 
 
 2085 an( i adding the 3 tens reserved gives 8 tens, which write in tens' place ; next, 
 
 5 times 4 hundreds are 20 hundreds, or 2 thousands ; write a naught, or cipher, 
 in the hundreds' place and the 2 in the thousands' place, thus completing the multiplication 
 and obtaining 2085 as the product of 417 multiplied by 5. 
 
 Example.— £. Multiply 123 by 12. 
 operation. Explanation. — Multiply each figure of the multiplicand by the multiplier, 
 ^23 12 ; 12 times 3 = 36, or, 3 tens -f- 6 units; write the 6 in units' place and reserve 
 
 12 the 3 tens to add to the next product ; next, 12 times 2 tens are 24 tens, and 
 
 adding the 3 tens reserved gives 27 tens, or 2 hundreds -f- 7 tens; write the 7 in 
 
 1476 tens' Pl ace an d reserve the 2 hundreds to add to the next product; next, 12 times 
 
 1 hundred are 12 hundreds, and adding the 2 hundreds reserved gives 14 hun- 
 dreds, or, 1 thousand 4 hundreds, which write in hundreds' and thousands' places, thus com- 
 pleting the multiplication and obtaining 1476 as the product of 123 multiplied by 12. 
 
 Rule. — Write the factors one below the other, arranged so that figures 
 of like orders will stand in the same vertical line. Multiply each figure 
 of the upper factor, beginning at the right, by the lower factor, placing 
 in order the last figure of the product so obtained, and carrying to the 
 next product all figures except the last; continue so doing until the last 
 product is found, which write in full. 
 
 examples eok mental practice. 
 
 93. Multiply 
 
 
 
 
 re 
 
 1. 201 by 8. 
 
 7. 1325 by 2. 
 
 13. 
 
 811 by 16. 
 
 19. 641 by 13. 
 
 2. 507 by 5. 
 
 8. 2108 by 11. 
 
 u. 
 
 1603 by 9. 
 
 20. 7122 by 5. 
 
 8. 1001 by 12. 
 
 9. 511 by 15. 
 
 15. 
 
 3006 by 14. 
 
 21. 984 by 8. 
 
 4. 311 by 6. 
 
 10. 293 by 12. 
 
 16. 
 
 249 by 7. 
 
 22. 2260 by 12 
 
 5. 805 by 9. 
 
 11. 1801 by 13. 
 
 17. 
 
 519 'by 8. 
 
 23. 461 by 14. 
 
 6. 1203 by 8. 
 
 12. 684 by 14. 
 
 18. 
 
 1122 by 11. 
 
 24. 3542 by 15. 
 
MULTIPLICATION". 
 
 23 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 94. Multiply 
 
 
 
 
 1. 2168 by 9. 
 
 G. 
 
 356142 by 18. 
 
 11. 
 
 & 3104G by 16. 
 
 
 2147603 by 8. 
 
 12. 
 
 3. 599 by 12. 
 
 8. 
 
 15286097 by 15. 
 
 IS. 
 
 & 2170 by 13. 
 
 9. 
 
 508093240 by 13. 
 
 u. 
 
 5. 50890 by 11. 
 
 10. 
 
 6381201432 by 14. 
 
 15. 
 
 99084160024 by 15. 
 294640205580 by 9. 
 66205380777 by" 7. 
 897352468004 by 12. 
 21430206041 by 15. 
 
 Multiplicand. 
 Multiplier. 
 
 figs 
 
 417 
 352 
 
 95. When the Multiplier consists of two or more figures. 
 
 Example.— Multiply 417 by 352. 
 
 operation. Explanation . — Write the numbers one below the other in the 
 
 w same unit order from the right. Then, beginning with the unit figure 
 
 of the lower factor multiply; 2 times 7 units are 14 units = 1 ten -f 
 4 units ; write the 4 units in units' column and add the 1 ten to the 
 next product; next, 2 times 1 ten are 2 tens and the 1 ten added makes 
 3 tens, which write in tens' place ; next, 2 times 4 hundreds are 8 
 hundreds, which write in hundreds' place, giving 834 as the first partial 
 product, or the product of the upper factor multiplied by the unit 
 figure of the lower factor. Next take the tens' figure of the lower 
 number as a multiplier; 7 taken 5 tens or 50 times = 35 tens, or 350 ; 
 write the 5 of the number 35 in tens' column, or below the 3 tens of 
 the first partial product, and carry the 3 of the 35 to the next product; 
 next, 5 times 1 are 5 and the 3 to carry added make 8, which write 
 under the 8 of the first partial product ; then, 5 times 4 are 20, which 
 write still to the left, making the second partial product 2085 tens. Next, take the third figure, 
 or hundreds, of the lower factor, as a multiplier; 3 times 7 hundreds are 21 hundreds ; write 
 the 1 in the hundreds' place and reserve the 2 for the next product ; then, 3 times 1 are 3 and 
 2 to carry makes 5, which write in its order ; then, 3 times 4 are 12, which write still to the 
 left, having as a product 1251. Since, however, the several figures of the factor taken as a 
 multiplier were of successive orders of units, 
 
 The first partial product 834 = 834 simple units. 
 
 The second partial product 2085 = 2085 tens = 20850 " " 
 
 The third partial product 1251 = 1251 hundreds = 125100 " " 
 
 Units. 
 
 834 
 
 Tens. 
 
 2085 
 
 Hundreds. 
 
 1251 
 
 146784 
 
 And the sum = 146784 
 Therefore, 146784 is found to be the product of the numbers 417 and 352. 
 
 Rule. — I. Place the multiplier below the multiplicand, the unit figures 
 in the same vertical line. 
 
 II- Beginning with the unit figure, multiply all the figures of the mul- 
 tiplicand by each successive figure of the multiplier, writing the first 
 figure obtained in each partial product directly below the figure by which 
 it was multiplied. Add the partial products. 
 
 Remark.— The object of writing each succeeding partial product below and one place to 
 the left of its predecessor, is that units of the same grade, or order, may, for convenience in 
 adding, be found in the same vertical line; this arrangement precludes the necessity of filling 
 the vacant orders with ciphers. 
 
 As before shown, the arrangement of factors will not vary the result ; as, 
 4 x 5 = 20, also 5 X 4 = 20 ; therefore, in business or school practice, arrange 
 factors in such order as to save time and space; by so doing, problems otherwise 
 long and difficult, may be solved by mental processes. 
 
24 MULTIPLICATION. 
 
 Example.— Multiply 120000 by 7256. 
 
 Explanation. — Consider the factors as reversed in order ; thus, 7256 X 120000. Then 
 multiply the 7256 mentally by 12, and to the product, 87072, annex four ciphers, because the 
 12 was not 12 simple units but 12 units of the fifth order, or tens of thousands. 
 
 96. When one Factor is 10, 100, 1000, 10000, or 1 with any number of 
 ciphers annexed. 
 
 Example.— Multiply 324 by 1000. 
 
 Explanation. — Since there are three ciphers in the multiplier, annex three to the multipli- 
 cand, 324, thus obtaining the product, 324000. 
 
 Rule. — To the one factor annex as many ciphers as there are ciphers 
 in the other factor. 
 
 97. A Composite Number is a number that may be resolved or separated 
 into integral factors ; or, it is a number that may be formed by multiplying 
 together two or more numbers; thus, 12 = 4x3; or 12 = 2x2x3; or 4x3 
 = 12; or 2 X 2 X 3 -12. 
 
 98. When the Multiplier is a Composite Number. 
 
 "Whenever it is required to find the product of numbers one or more of which 
 is composite, the result may be obtained by using as multipliers the factors oi 
 such composite number or numbers; thus, 6 X 4 = 24, or 6 X ( 2 X 2 )= 24. 
 
 Rule. — Separate the multiplier into its factors. Multiply the multipli- 
 cand by one of these factors, that product by another factor, and so on, 
 using in succession all the factors; the last product will be the result 
 required. 
 
 Remark. — Since the order in which factors are used will not vary the product, the student 
 is recommended to seek the simplest number— the one most easily factored — as a multiplier. 
 
 EXAMPLES EOK PKACTICE. 
 
 99. 1. Multiply 41 by 15, using as factors 3 and 5. 
 2. Multiply 17 by 21, using as factors 7 and 3. 
 
 8. Multiply 111 by 24, using as factors 3, 2, and 4 
 4. Multiply 1157 by 36, using as factors 6 and 6. 
 So Multiply 2019 by 45, using as factors 5, 3, and 3. 
 
 6. Multiply 87002 by 96, using as factors 6, 4, and 4. 
 
 7. Multiply 54235 by 144, using as factors 12 and 12. 
 
 8. Multiply 54235 by 144, using as factors 9 and 16. 
 
 9. Multiply 54235 by 144, using as factors 9, 4, and 4. ■ 
 
 10. Multiply 54235 by 144, using as factors 3, 3, 2, and 8. 
 
 11. Multiply 54235 by 144, using as factors 3, 3, 2, 2, and 4. 
 
 12. Multiply 54235 by 144, using as factors 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, and 2. 
 18. Multiply 81 by 64, using as factors 8 and 8. 
 
 i^c Multiply 64 by 81, using as factors 9 and 9. 
 
 15. Multiply 81 by 64, using as factors of 81, 9 and 9, and as factors oi 
 64, 8 and 8. 
 
MULTIPLTCATIOX. 25 
 
 EXAMPLES COMBINING ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES PREVIOUSLY EXPLAINED. 
 
 100. Multiply 
 
 1. 1431 by 7000. 
 
 2. 900 by 21046. 
 8. 1969 by 54 = 9 X 6. 
 
 4. 171548 by 1500 = 15 X 100. 
 
 5. 1653 by 25000 = 5 X 5 X 1000. 
 
 6. 3500 by 72 = 6 x 12. 
 
 7. 1921 by 450 = 9 X 5 x 10. 
 
 8. 321058 by 144 = 12 x 12. 
 
 9. 504 by 288 = 9 x 8 X 4. 
 10. 1043 by 105 = 7 X 3 X 5. 
 
 11. A clerk sold 9 shirts at 80 .cents each, 2 neck-ties at 35 cents each, 10 col- 
 lars at 25 cents each, a pair of gloves for 75 cents, and two suits of underwear 
 at 95 cents per suit. What was the price of all ? 
 
 12. I bought 15 cows at 32 dollars per head, a pair of horses for 245 dollars, 
 a harness for 22 dollars, and 81 sheep at 3 dollars per head ; what was the total 
 cost of my purchases? 
 
 IS. The cost of furnishing a house was, for parlor and library furniture 762 
 dollars, halls 150 dollars, dining room and kitchen 295 dollars,, chambers 648 
 dollars, stoves and furnace 350 dollars, carpets and curtains 825 dollars, what 
 was the total cost ? 
 
 14- 14250 dollars was paid for four houses, the first costing 2750 dollars, the 
 second 400 dollars more than the first, the third 250 dollars less than the first 
 and second together, and the fourth the remainder. Find the cost of the fourth 
 house ? 
 
 15. Find the difference between the continued products of 91 X 4 X 3xllX9 
 and 5 X 5 X 12 X 4 X 6 X 7. 
 
 16. Find the difference between seven units of the sixth order and the con- 
 tinued product of 15 X 6 X 5 X 12 X 4 X 7 X 11 X 8 X 2 X 9. 
 
 17. A merchant having 17462 dollars to his credit in a bank, gave checks as 
 follows: for dry goods 5416 dollars, groceries 5995 dollars, boots and shoes 1416 
 dollars, hardware 1850 dollars, and drew out 500 dollars for family expenses; what 
 amount was left in the bank ? 
 
 18. Exchanged a city block valued at 35000 dollars, for a farm of 175 acres 
 valued at 95 dollars per acre, eight horses at 110 dollars each, 14 cows at 28 
 dollars each, 225 sheep at 4 dollars each, farm machinery valued at 825 dollars, 
 and received the balance in cash. How much cash was received ? 
 
 19. A drover bought 135 horses at an average price of 115 dollars for 100 of 
 them, and 125 dollars per head for the remainder ; he sold 25 at 100 dollars per 
 head, twice that number at twice the price per head, and the remainder at 67 
 dollars per head. How much was gained or lost ? 
 
 20. A ranchman sold to a trader, 46 ponies at 60 dollars per pair, 116 calves 
 at 9 dollars per head, 41 cows at 35 dollars per head, and a pair of mules for 375 
 dollars. He received in part payment, 15 barrels of flour at 9 dollars per barrel, 
 11 hundred weight of bacon at 12 dollars per hundred weight, 4 suits of clothes 
 at 22 dollars per suit, 2 saddles at 13 dollars each, a wagon at 75 dollars, a set of 
 furniture for 58 dollars, and the remainder in cash. What amount of cash did 
 the trader pay ? 
 
MULTIPLICATION. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 
 
 101. 1. The United States export 105,000 sewing machines yearly. If each 
 machine does the work of 12 women, what is the value of the labor thus con- 
 tributed by the United States to other nations each year of 306 working days, if 
 labor be estimated at $1 per day? 
 
 2. The Union Pacific Kailway is 1777 miles m length, and was built at an 
 average cost of $106,775 per mile; what was the total cost of construction ? 
 
 3. The bills issued by the U. S. Treasury for National Bank circulation, are 
 in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, and $1000. How much 
 money has one possessing 73 bills of each denomination ? 
 
 4. The gold coins of the U. S. are in denominations of $1, $2.50, $3, $5, $10, 
 and $20. How much money in a bag containing 365 of each of these coins ? 
 
 5. The U. S. notes — greenbacks — are of the following denominations, viz. - 
 •1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, $1000, $5000, and $10000. How large a 
 debt could be paid with 7 of each of the above-named greenbacks ? 
 
 6. How many feet of wire will be required to fence a field 1116 ft. square, with 
 six wires on each of the four sides ? 
 
 7. What is the amount of the following bill ? 
 
 28 lb. Lard @ lip per lb. 110 lb. Beef @ 140 per lb. 
 46 bu. Salt @ 15^ per bu. 50 " Butter % 320 per lb. 
 
 17 " Apples @ 450 per bu. 4 pk. Onions @ 350 per pk 
 
 61 lb. Pork @ 90 per lb. 15 bu. Potatoes @ 750 per bu. 
 
 8. Find the total cost : 
 
 4 cd. Hard Wood % $6 per cord. 
 11 " Soft Wood @ $3 per cord. 
 9 loads Kindling % $2 per load. 
 
 9. Find the cost of 
 
 7 lb. Tea @ 650 per lb. 
 50 " A Sugar @ 70 per lb. 
 15 " Cheese @ 130 per lb. 
 
 13 tons Furnace Coal @ $5 per ton. 
 7 " Stove Coal @ $6 per ton. 
 2 " Cannel Coal @ $9 per ton. 
 
 9 lb. Java Coffee @ 310 per lb. 
 52 " Br. Sugar @ 50 per lb. 
 25 " C Sugar @ 60 per lb. 
 
 10. What must be paid for the following goods ? 
 
 7 yd. Prints @ 70 per yd. 11 yd. Jeans @ 190 per yd. 
 
 61 " Sheeting @ 130 per yd. 29 " Calico @ 90 per yd. 
 
 77 " Ticking @ 150 per yd. 14 " Delaine @ 230 per yd. 
 
 17 " Drilling @ 160 per yd. 25 " Gingham @ 120 per yd. 
 
 11. Find the total cost : 
 
 67 yd. Moquette Carpet @ $3 per yd. 32 yd. Border No, 1 @ $3 per yd. 
 131 " Brussels " @ $2 per yd. 70 " " " 2 @ $2 per yd. 
 100 " Ingrain " @ $1 per yd. 45 " " " 3 @ $1 per yd. 
 
 12. The Boston "boot-maker" will enable a workman to make 300 pairs of 
 boots daily. How many pairs can he make in a year having 309 working days ? 
 
MULTIPLICATION". 27 
 
 IS. My grain sales for the year 1 888 were as follows : 
 516 bu. White Wheat @ 85^ per bu. 250 bu. Peas @ 95^ per bu. 
 723 " Red " @ 95^ per bu. 287 " Rye @ 92^ per bu. 
 
 941 " Barley @ 73^ per bu. 635 " Beans @ 75^ per bu. 
 
 1625 " Oats @ 32^ per bu. 321 " Buckwheat @ 85^ per bu. 
 
 How much was received for all ? 
 
 XJ. In New York State a bushel of barley weighs 48 lb., of clover seed 60 lb., 
 of flax seed 55 lb., of beans 62 lb., of buckwheat 48 lb., of rye 56 lb., of corn 
 58 lb., of oats 32 lb., of potatoes GO lb., of timothy seed 44 lb., and of wheat 
 
 60 lb. What will be the total weight of 5 bushels of each of the products named ? 
 
 15. In freighting, lime and flour are each estimated to weigh 200 lb. per barrel; 
 pork and beef each 320 lb.; apples and potatoes 150 lb. each; cider, whisky, and 
 vinegar each 350 lb. What will be the freight at 20^ per hundred pounds, on a 
 car containing 15 barrels of each of these products ? 
 
 16. I bought 10 acres of land at $2250 per acre and laid it out in 75 city lots, 
 expending $4725 for grading and streets, $680 for sidewalks, and $87 for orna- 
 mental trees. I then sold 40 of my lots at $500 each, 20 at $450 -each, and 
 exchanged the remainder for a farm of 110 acres, the cash value of which was 
 $65 per acre. How much was gained or lost P" 
 
 17. A gardener rented 5 acres of land for $20 per acre and paid $63 for seeds, 
 $20 for fertilizers, $246 for labor, and $52 for freight. He sold 2145 bushels of 
 turnips for $429, 1710 bushels of beets for $513, 4350 bunches celery for $174, 
 and 800 heads cabbage for $40. What was his gain? 
 
 18. A man earning $2.50 per day, works 306 days per year for five years. His 
 annual expenses are, for board $156, for clothing $47, for charity $12, and he 
 expends $2 per week for incidentals. If he deposit his surplus each year in a 
 Savings Bank, what amount will he deposit during the time? 
 
 19. The U. S. coupon bonds are in denominations of $50, $100, $500, and 
 $1000, and the registered bonds in denominations of $50, $100, $500, $1000, 
 $5000, and $10000. Of the 4f s of 1891, and the 4's of 1907, there are registered 
 bonds of the denominations of $20,000 and $50,000. What would be the aggre- 
 gate face value of twelve of each of the bonds above named ? 
 
 20. A man rented a farm of 132 acres of grain land, 67 acres of pasture land, 
 and 45 acres of meadow land ; paying for the grain land $7 per acre, for the 
 pasture land $4 per acre, and for the meadow land $11 per acre. He produced 
 
 61 bushels of oats per acre on 45 acres, 32 bu. barley per acre on 30 acres, 75 bu. 
 corn per acre on 15 acres, 1 50 bu. potatoes on 9 acres, 28 bu. buckwheat on 20 
 acres, and 24 bu. beans per acre on the remainder of the grain land. He re-let 
 the pasture land for $200, and on the meadows cut 2 tons per acre of hay worth 
 $13 per ton. If he paid $695 for labor and $467 for other expenses, did he gain 
 or lose, estimating oats at $275, barley at $672, corn at $394, potatoes at $743, 
 buckwheat at $420, and beans at $2 per bushel ? 
 
ssa DIVISION 
 
 DIVISION. 
 
 102. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is 
 contained in another of the same kind. 
 
 103. The Dividend is the number divided- 
 
 104. The Divisor is the number by which the dividend is divided. 
 
 105. The Remainder is the part remaining when the division is not exact. 
 
 106. The Sign of Division is the character -4- ; it indicates that the num- 
 ber before it is to be divided by the number after it. Thus, 24 -f- 3 = 8, is read 
 24 divided by 3 equals 8. We see by this operation that 3 is an exact divisor 
 of 24, also that 3 and 8 are factors of 24. 
 
 Remark. — Prom the above it is clear that the dividend in division corresponds to the product 
 in multiplication, and the divisor and quotient to the multiplier and multiplicand, or the factors 
 in multiplication. 
 
 107. General Principles. — 1. Multiplying the dividend multiplies the 
 quotient Thus, 48 + 6 = 8; (48 x 2) ~ 6 = 16. 
 
 2. Dividing the divisor multiplies the quotient. Thus, 48 -±- 6 = 8; 48 -r- 
 (6 + 2) = 48 + 3 = 16. 
 
 8. Dividing the dividend divides the quotient. Thus, 4$ •*■ 6 = 8; (4# s- 2) 
 -f- 6 = 24 -h 6 = 4. 
 
 4. Multiplying the divisor divides the quotient. Thus, 4$ ■+■ 6 = 8; 48 ■*■ 
 (6x2) =48+ 12 = 4. 
 
 108. General Law. — I. Any change in the dividend produces a like change 
 in the quotient. 
 
 II. Any change in the divisor produces an opposite change in the quotient. 
 III. A like change in both dividend and divisor will not change the quotient. 
 
 109. General Rules. — 1, If the dividend and divisor be given, the 
 quotient may be found by dividing the dividend by the divisor 
 
 2. If the dividend and quotient be given, the divisor may be found by 
 dividing the dividend by the quotient. 
 
 3- If the divisor and quotient be given, the dividend may be found by 
 multiplying the divisor by the quotient* 
 
 Jj,. If the divisor, quotient, and remainder be given, the dividend may be 
 found by multiplying the divisor by the quotient and adding the remain- 
 der to the product. 
 
DIVISION. 29 
 
 110. To Prove Division. — Divide the dividend by the quotient, or mul- 
 tiply the divisor by the quotient. In divisions which are not exact, add the 
 remainder to the product of the divisor and quotient; the sum thus obtained 
 should be the dividend. 
 
 111. The Reciprocal of a number is one, or unity, divided by that number. 
 A reciprocal will be produced by changing the relation of dividend and divisor; 
 
 as, 28 -T- 4 = 7, while 4 -~ 28 = % ; the resulting \ is the reciprocal of the first 
 quotient 7. 
 
 MENTAL EXERCISES. 
 
 112. What is the quotient of 
 
 1. 16 -k- 2, 4, 8. 
 
 2. 20 + 2, 4, 5, 10. 
 
 8. 56 -^ 4, 8, 2, 7, 14. 
 
 4. 90 -=- 5, 3, 6, 15, 9. 
 
 5. 45 -J- 9, 15, 5, 3. 
 
 6. 36 -^ 4, 18, 12, 2, 9. 
 
 7. 72 ~- 6, 2, 12, 24. 
 
 8. 84 -f- 7, 4, 2, 12, 21. 
 
 9. 100 -*- 5, 25, 2, 4, 10. 
 10. 24 -=- 6, 2, 4, 12, 8. 
 
 11. 125 -i- 5, 25. 
 
 12. 48 -^ 4, 12, 3, 6, 2. 
 Jtt. 64 -^ 8, 4, 32, 2, 16. 
 U. 120 ^ 20, 3, 8, 5, 12. 
 
 15. 80 + 4, 16, 10, 20, 8. 
 
 16. 144 ^ 12, 8, 6, 4, 3, 24. 
 
 17. 175 -^ 35, 7, 5. 
 
 18. 96 -4- 6, 8, 32, 12, 16. 
 
 19. 108 -f- 3, 2, 9, 6, 12, 27. 
 J80. 200 -J- 5, 10, 20, 8, 4. 
 
 Operations in Division are of two kinds , Short Division and Long Division. 
 
 113. In Short Division, operations are restricted to those divisions in 
 which the divisor consists of one figure, or is a number coming within one's 
 thorough knowledge of the multiplication table. 
 
 114. When the Divisor consists of only one figure. 
 
 Example.— Divide 6482 by 2. 
 
 operation , Explanation .—Write the divisor at the left of the dividend, sepa- 
 
 rating them by a line, next draw a line below the dividend and then 
 Z ) 6482 divide each figure of the dividend by the divisor, writing the quotient 
 
 3241 below the figure divided. Thus, 2 is contained in 6 thousands, 3 thou- 
 
 sands times ; write the 3 below the 6 in thousands' column , next, 2 ia 
 contained in 4 hundreds, 2 hundreds times , place the 2 below the 4 in 
 hundreds' column ; 2 is contained in 8 tens, 4 tens times ; write the quotient in tens' column ; 
 2 is contained in 2 units, 1 unit times, or once ; write 1 in units' place, thus completing the 
 division, and obtaining 3241 as a quotient 
 
 115. When the Divisor is a Number within one's thorough knowledge of 
 the Multiplication Table. 
 
 Example.— Divide 31605 by 15. 
 
 operation. Explanation.— Write the terms as before. Divide 31 by 15 and obtain 
 
 . 2, which write below the 1 as the first figure of the quotient ; next, 15 is 
 
 ' contained in 16, once ; write 1 in hundreds' column ; 15 in 10, 0, or no 
 
 p.. q-, times ; write the 0, or cipher, in tens' column ; 15 in 105, 7 times ; write 
 
 the 7 as units of the quotient, thus completing the division, and obtaining 
 
 the quotient 2107. 
 
30 
 
 DIVISION. 
 
 OPERATION. 
 
 8 ) 394015 
 
 49251J 
 
 116. When any Figure or Figures of the Dividend will not Exactly Contain 
 the Divisor, 
 
 Example.— Divide 394015 by 8. 
 
 Explanation — Write the terms as before. Since 3 hundreds of 
 thousands is not divisible by the divisor 8, unite the 3 hundreds of thou- 
 sands and the 9 tens of thousands, obtaining 39 tens of thousands ; divide 
 this by 8 and obtain for the first figure of the quotient 4 tens of thousands, 
 with a remainder of 7 tens of thousands ; write the 4 below the 9 as the 
 tens of thousands of the quotient, and unite the 7 tens of thousands to the 
 4 thousands of the dividend and divide , 8 is contained in 74 thousands, or 7 tens of thou- 
 sands -f- 4 thousands, 9 thousands times with a remainder of 2 thousands ; write the 9 in 
 the column of thousands, and unite the 2 thousands to the next figure of the dividend ; 8 is 
 contained in 20 hundreds, 2 hundreds times with a remainder of 4 hundreds; write the 2 
 hundreds in the column of hundreds, and unite the 4 hundreds to the next figure of the 
 dividend ; 8 is contained in 41 tens, or 4 hundreds -\- 1 ten, 5 tens times, with a remainder of 
 1 ten ; write the 5 in tens' column and unite the 1 ten to the last figure of the dividend , 8 is 
 contained in 15 units, 1 unit times, or once, with a remainder of 7 units, or 7 ; write the 
 remainder over the divisor iD the form of a fraction and annex the result to the entire part of 
 the quotient, thus obtaining 49251$ as the complete quotient of 394015 divided by 8 
 
 Rule. — 1. Write the divisor at the left of the dividend with a line 
 separating them. 
 
 II. Beginning at the left, divide each figure of the dividend by the 
 divisor, and write the resulting quotient underneath the dividend. 
 
 III. If after any division there be a remainder, regard this remainder 
 as prefixed to the next figure of the dividend, and divide as before 
 
 IV Should any partial dividend considered, be less than the divisor, 
 place a cipher in the quotient and regard the undivided part as prefixed 
 to the succeeding figure in the dividend and again divide 
 
 V. // the division is not exact, write the remainder over the divisor in 
 fractional form, and annex the result to the integral part of the quotient. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 
 117. Divide 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. 
 
 646 by 2. 
 
 8. 
 
 143258 by 11. 
 
 15. 
 
 7600 by 16. 
 
 2. 
 
 945 by 3. 
 
 9. 
 
 81052 by 13. 
 
 16. 
 
 240000 by 13. 
 
 8- 
 
 1124 by 4. 
 
 10. 
 
 5841226 by 14. 
 
 17. 
 
 20416201 by 15 
 
 I 
 
 2645 by 5. 
 
 11. 
 
 90090 by 7. 
 
 18. 
 
 952451 by 17. 
 
 5 
 
 31562 by 8. 
 
 12. 
 
 163208 by 15 
 
 19. 
 
 200468 by 18. 
 
 6 
 
 60703 by 9. 
 
 IS. 
 
 21406 by 8. 
 
 20. 
 
 1119306 by 10. 
 
 7. 
 
 2075 by 12. 
 
 u. 
 
 51007 by 11 
 
 21. 
 
 8476432 by 12. 
 
 118. When the Divisor is a Composite Number. 
 
 When the divisor is a composite number the operation may be simplified by 
 using the factors of the divisor 
 
DIVISION. 31 
 
 Example.— Divide 15552 by 288. 
 
 operation. Explanation.— First resolve the number 288 into the factors 
 
 3 ) 15552 3, 8, 12. Then dividing the dividend by the factor 3 obtain 5184, 
 
 — the first quotient; dividing this quotient, treated as a new divi- 
 
 8 ) 5184 1st quotient, dend, by the factor 8 obtain 648 as the second quotient ; again, 
 
 dividing by the factor 12 obtain 54, the third, or final quotient, 
 
 12 ) 648 2nd " which is the quotient required. Hence 14552 divided by 288 
 
 T~ equals 54, 
 
 04 3rd 
 
 Rule.— Divide the dividend by any one of the factors, and the quotient 
 thus obtained by another of the factors, and so on until all of the factors 
 have been used as a divisor. The last quotient will b& the required result. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 119. i. Divide 216 by 72, using the factors 8 and 9. 
 
 2. Divide 1100 by 55, using the factors 5 and 11. 
 
 3. Divide 5280 by 480, using the factors 4, 12, and 10. 
 
 4. Divide 31248 by 144, using the factors 12 and 12. 
 
 5. Divide 31248 by 144, using the factors 9 and 16. 
 
 6. Divide S1248 by 144, using the factors 8 and 18. 
 
 7. Divide 31248 by 144, using the factors 8, 2, and 9. 
 
 8. Divide 31248 by 144, using the factors 4, 2, 3, and 6. 
 
 9. Divide 31248 by 144, using the factors 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, and 2. 
 
 10. Divide 2025 by 45, using the factors 3 and 15. 
 
 11. Divide 2025 by 45, using the factors 3, 3, and 5. 
 
 12. Divide 2025 by 45, using the factors 9 and 5. 
 
 Remark. — The pupil will observe that the order in which the factors arc used, does not 
 vary the result. 
 
 120. To find the True Remainder after Dividing by the Factors of a Com- 
 posite Number. 
 
 Example. — Divide 1347 by 105, using the factors 5, 3, and 7. 
 
 operation. Explanation.— Divide the given dividend by 3, 
 
 obtaining the quotient 269, with 2 units for a remain- 
 
 5 ) 1347 units. d er . the quotient 269 is composed of units equal in 
 
 « \ Qftos's 9 *f value to 5 times those of the given dividend, and may 
 
 ' "*" Un be written 269*»" ; the remainder, 2, is of the same 
 
 7 \ 89 15 ' s -+- 2 6 '" = 10 ** un ^ vame as tne S^ 71 dividend, and is, therefore, a 
 
 part of the tiiie remainder; next divide the quotient 
 
 12 105 ' 3 -+. h Wa = 75 " 269 5 ' 8 by 3 obtaining 89 for a quotient and 2 for a 
 
 remainder. The units of which the quotient 89 is 
 
 87 true rem. composed, are equal in value to 15 times those of 
 *&$fV quotient. the given dividend and may be written 89 15 ' 8 ; the 
 
 remainder is 2 5 ' 3 and equals 5 X 2, or 10 units of the 
 given dividend, next divide by 7 which gives the quotient 12, with 5 for a remainder; the 
 quotient 12 is composed of units equal in value to 105 times those in the given dividend and mav 
 
32 division. 
 
 be written 12 105 ' 8 ; the remainder is 5*' 3 and equals 15 X 5, or 75 units of the given dividend 
 The sum of the remainders, 2 units, 2 5 ' 8 , or 10 units, and 5 15 ' 8 , or 75 units, equals 87, the true 
 remainder, and the result of the division, or the quotient, is 12 with a remainder of 87 ; or 
 in another form 12^. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 121. 1. Divide 1121 by 25, using as factors 5 and 5. 
 
 2. Divide 819 by 42, using as factors 3, 2, and 7. 
 
 3. Divide 1705 by 64, using as factors 8 and 8. 
 
 Jh Divide 4600 by 135, using as factors 3, 5, 3, and 3. 
 
 5. Divide 22406 by 125, using as factors 5, 5, and 5. 
 
 6. Divide 53479 by 144, using as factors 12 and 12. 
 
 7. Divide 53479 by 144, using as factors 9 and 16. 
 
 8. Divide 53479 by 144, using as factors 8 and 18. 
 
 9. Divide 53479 by 144, using as factors 4, 9, and 4. 
 
 10. Divide 53479 by 144, using as factors 4, 3, 3, and 4. 
 
 11. Divide 53479 by 144, using as factors 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, and 3. 
 
 12. Divide 419047 by 81, using as factors 3, 3, 3, and 3. 
 
 13. Divide 341772 by 4095, using as factors 7, 5, 9, and 13. 
 
 14. Divide 792431 by 72, using as factors 6, 2, and 6. 
 
 15. Divide 19111 by 24, using as factors 2, 2, 2, and 3. 
 
 122. To Divide by 10, or any one of its powers. 
 
 Since by the decimal system, numbers increase in value from right to left and 
 decrease from left to right in a tenfold ratio, it follows that to cut off from the 
 right of a number one place, divides the number by 10, two places by 1 00, three 
 places by 1000, etc. 
 
 Rule. — From the right of the dividend point off as many orders of 
 units, or places, as the divisor contains ciphers. The figure or figures so 
 cut off will express the remainder. 
 
 123. To Divide by any multiple of 10, 100, or 1000, etc. 
 
 Example.— Divide 16419 by 600. 
 
 first operation. Explanation. — 6 and 100 are factors 
 
 II of 600. First divide 16419 by 100, by 
 
 1/00 ) 164/19 separating from it the last two figures, 
 
 i / obtaining 164 as the first quotient and 19 
 
 First quotient 164 ».. ..19, first rem. as the first remainder; next divide 164 
 
 by 6 and obtain 27 as the second, or last 
 
 second operation. quotient, and 2 as the second, or last 
 
 q \ 154 remainder ; multiply this remainder by 
 
 100, to obtain its true value, and to the 
 
 flloond quotient 27... 2 X 100 as 200, second rem. result add the first remainderobtaining 219 
 
 01Q for the true remainder. The result of 
 
 ^19, truerem - the division is a quotient of 27 and a 
 
 27JrU required quotient. remainder of 219, or 27f£§. 
 
division. 33 
 
 Rule. — From the right of the dividend separate as many figures as 
 the divisor contains ciphers ; divide the figures at the left of the separa- 
 trix by the digit or digits of the divisor, and to the remainder, if there 
 be one, annex the figures first separated from the dividend ; the result 
 will be the true remainder. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 124. 1. Divide 519 by 40, using as factors 4 and 10. 
 
 2. Divide 1164 by 300, using as factors 3 and 100. 
 
 3. Divide 2684 by 500, using as factors 5 and 100. 
 
 4. Divide 90406 by 1500, using as factors 15 and 100. 
 
 5. Divide 83251 by 600, using as factors 6 and 100. 
 
 6. Divide 416250 by 9000, using as factors 9 and 1000. 
 
 7. Divide 94275 by 3000, using as factors 3 and 1000. 
 
 8. Divide 730246 by 11000, using as factors 11 and 1000. 
 
 9. Divide 50640231 by 120000, using as factors 12 and 10000. 
 
 10. Divide 620974 by 41000, using as factors 41 and 1000. 
 
 11. Divide 124689011 by 5910000, using as factors 591 and 10000. 
 
 12. Divide 365021467 by 6250000, using as factors 625 and 10000. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN SHORT DIVISION. 
 
 125. 1. A gentleman left his estate worth 1618330 to be shared equally by 
 his wife and five children; what was the share of each? 
 
 2. A county containing 400000 acres is divided into 25 townships of equal 
 area. How many acres in each township ? 
 
 3. $21735 was received from the sale of a farm at $35 per acre. How many 
 acres did the farm contain ? 
 
 4- If a speculator pays $15730 for 715 acres of Nebraska prairie land, and 
 sells the same for $17875, what is his gain per acre? 
 
 5. In New York City, in February, 1882, Hazel walked 660 miles in 6 days, 
 receiving as a prize $20000. Allowing no time for stops, what was his average 
 distance and the average amount earned per hour? * 
 
 6. Great Britain makes 330 million pins weekly, or 9 for each inhabitant; 
 what is the number of inhabitants? 
 
 7. The dividend is 230304561, the divisor is 15 ; find the quotient and the 
 remainder. 
 
 8. The remainder is 7, the quotient 19023, and the dividend 247306 ; what is 
 the divisor? 
 
 9. If 8 men can do a certain piece of work in 9 days, in how many days can 
 12 men do the same work? 
 
 10. I sell my village home for $3250, my store for $5000, my stock of goods 
 for $11250, receiving in part payment $8775 cash, and for the remainder Iowa 
 prairie land at $15 per acre; how many acres should I receive? 
 
 3 
 
34 DIVISION. 
 
 It, The steamship Servia crosses the Atlantic from New York City to Liver- 
 pool in 150 hours, averaging for the first 24 hours, 18 miles per hour; for the 
 next 48 hours, 17 miles per hour; for the next 30 hours, 10 miles per hour; and 
 for the next 12 hours, 21 miles per hour. If the entire distance be 2841 miles, 
 what was the average distance per hour traveled for the remainder of the time ? 
 
 Remark. — Short division, though a mental process, is practicable whenever the divisor is 
 135 or less, if the pupil has mastered the multiplication table as given. 
 
 LONG DIVISION. 
 
 126. When the divisor is a number larger than can be treated mentally, the 
 following method, called Long Division, is employed. 
 
 Example.— Divide 81437 by 37. 
 
 operation. Explanation. — Write the terms as in short division, and place 
 
 . a line after the dividend to separate it from the quotient, which is 
 
 *ti'\ SMaSv ( 9001° now to ^ e wr * tten at tne r ig nt - Then divide the first two figures 
 74 of tbe dividend > 81 » °y the divisor, 37, and obtain 2 as the first 
 
 figure of the quotient; then subtract from 81 the product of 2 X 
 37, or 74, obtaining 7 as a remainder ; to this remainder annex 4, 
 the succeeding figure of the dividend, which gives 74 as the next 
 partial dividend; the divisor is contained in this dividend twice, 
 or 2 times, giving 2 as the next or second quotient figure ; sub- 
 tracting the product of 2 X 37 from 74, nothing remains; then 
 bring down 3, the next figure of the dividend and as it is less than 
 the divisor, place a in the quotient ; next bring down 7, the 
 remaining figure of the dividend which gives 37 as the last partial dividend ; the divisor is 
 contained in this dividend once, or 1 time ; writing this 1 as the final figure of the quotient 
 and subtracting the last partial product from the last partial dividend nothing remains, and 
 the quotient, 2201, is the result of dividing 81437 by 37. 
 
 Rule* — 1. Write the divisor at the left of the dividend with a curved 
 line between them, and another line at the right of the dividend to sep- 
 arate it from the quotient when found. 
 
 II. From the left of the dividend select the least number of figures 
 that will contain the divisor one or more times, and divide. Write the 
 quotient figure thus obtained at the right of the dividend, multiply the 
 divisor by this quotient figure and subtract the product from the partial 
 dividend used. To the remainder annex the succeeding figure of the 
 dividend and divide as before; so continue until the last partial product 
 has been subtracted from the last partial dividend. If there be a 
 remainder place it over the divisor with a line between, and write the 
 resulting fraction as a part of the quotient. 
 
 Proof. — Multiply the divisor by the quotient, and to the product add the 
 bemaindeb if there be any; the result should equal the dividend. 
 

 
 
 DIVISION. 
 
 
 
 
 EXAMPLES IN LONG DIVISION. 
 
 127 
 
 
 
 
 1. 
 
 1728 by 48. 
 
 11. 
 
 115680 by 155. 
 
 21. 
 
 2. 
 
 2025 by 135. 
 
 12. 
 
 29410 by 251. 
 
 22. 
 
 S. 
 
 625 by 125. 
 
 13. 
 
 666666 by 2144. 
 
 23. 
 
 4. 
 
 1920 by 160. 
 
 u. 
 
 93462007 by 1525. 
 
 «*. 
 
 5. 
 
 2268 by 45. 
 
 15. 
 
 5005C0500 by 1888. 
 
 25. 
 
 6. 
 
 106295 by 28. 
 
 16. 
 
 21416009 by 5407. 
 
 26. 
 
 7. 
 
 52467 by 109. 
 
 17. 
 
 11460250 by 999. 
 
 27. 
 
 8. 
 
 4762 by 367. 
 
 18. 
 
 87629000 by 11181. 
 
 28. 
 
 9. 
 
 250000 by 793. 
 
 19. 
 
 20405701 by 820006. 
 
 29. 
 
 10. 
 
 87524 by 31. 
 
 . 20. 
 
 72109904 by 72109. 
 
 30. 
 
 35 
 
 375735212 by 20812. 
 26800001 by 909125. 
 104690955 by 5642. 
 9000716002 by 1776, 
 250252500 by 1562. 
 5087910041 by 508791. 
 3641694611 by 72853. 
 111222333456 by 370054. 
 9876543210 by 12345. 
 210631890048 by 840263. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN LONG DIVISION. 
 
 128. 1. In 1880 the total number of persons engaged in all occupations in 
 the United States was 17392099, of which 7670493 were engaged in agriculture; 
 how many times greater is the whole number of workers than those engaged 
 in agriculture ? 
 
 2. The 2515 miles of canal in the United States cost $170028636 ; what was 
 the average cost per mile? 
 
 3. If an elephant produces 120 lb. of ivory and the manufactories of Sheffield 
 consume yearly 483000 lb., how many elephants must be killed each year to 
 Bupply the Sheffield market alone ? 
 
 If. In 1880 there were in attendance in the 177100 public schools of the United 
 States 9705100 pupils ; what was the average number in attendance in each 
 school ? 
 
 5. During the financial crisis of 1857, 7200 business houses in the United 
 States failed for an aggregate of 111 million dollars ; what was the average 
 insolvency ? 
 
 6. Dan. Lambert, at the age of 40, weighed 739 lb. ; if his weight at birth was 
 13 lb., what was his average yearly increase of weight ? 
 
 7. Between 1871 and 1884 the Kimberly diamond field of 9 acres produced 
 75 million dollars worth of diamonds; what average value per acre was produced 
 each year ? Each month ? 
 
 8. A bottle thrown overboard into the Pacific Ocean was picked up 455 days 
 later, 6700 miles distant from where it was thrown; what average distance did it 
 float per day ? 
 
 9. The great bell of Moscow weighs 202 tons of 2240 lb. each; if 77 parts of 
 the metal of which it is composed are copper and the remaining 23 parts tin, how 
 many pounds of each metal does the bell contain ? 
 
 10. The log of the yacht Wanderer in circumnavigating the globe in 1880-82, 
 showed 48490 miles run in 280 days actual running time; what was the average 
 miles run per day ? 
 
 11. An Iowa firm manufactures daily, from 5 tons of paper, 1600 barrels, of 6 lb. 
 weight each ; what number of barrels can be made, at this rate, from 10750 lb. 
 of paper ? 
 
36 DIVISION. 
 
 12. On the planet Neptune 60127 days make one year. A year on Neptune 
 equals how many common years on the earth ? 
 
 13. For the year ending September 30, 1887, the exchanges at the Clearing 
 House at New York amounted to $34872848786, and those of the 36 remaining 
 important cities, $17253855702. What was the average of the exchanges per 
 month at the New York Clearing House ? "What was the average per month of 
 the 36 remaining Clearing Houses ? 
 
 llf.. The Spanish Armada, sent in 1588, by Phillip II. of Spain for the intended 
 conquest of England, comprised 132 ships with 34054 seamen and soldiers. 
 What was the average number with each ship ? 
 
 15. In 1885 the total loans of the National Banks of Chicago and St. Louis 
 were $55171842, while those of the National Banks of New York city were 
 $236823598. How many times greater was the amount loaned by the banks of 
 New York than by the banks of the other two cities named ? 
 
 16. The aggregate height above sea level of the 8 highest mountains of the 
 earth, is 174173 feet. What is the average height in miles of 5280 feet each ? 
 
 17. During the year 1854, 50 banks of New York city made exchanges 
 through the Clearing House to the amount of $5750455987 ; and in the year 
 1887, 64 banks made exchanges to the amount of $34872848786. Find the 
 average clearings of each bank for each of the two years quoted. 
 
 18. The Kingdom of Belgium averages 480 inhabitants per square mile and 
 the United States averages only 14. How many more times densely peopled is 
 Belgium than the United States ? 
 
 19. The National Banks of St Louis in 1885 made loans to tne amount of 
 $9182417, while those of Chicago made, during the same year, loans to the 
 amount of $45989425. How many times greater were the loans of the banks of 
 Chicago than those of St. Louis ? 
 
 20. The total cost of the railroads of the U. S. in 1880 was $5425772550. 
 If the average cost per mile was $62522, how many miles had there been built ? 
 
 21. In 1880 the total railroad freight of the United States was 290897395 tons, 
 of which 42003504 tons was grain and 89622899 tons was coal. How many times 
 greater was the whole freight than that of coal alone? How many times greater 
 than that of grain alone ? 
 
 22. The total expenditures of the railroads of the United States in the year 
 1880, were $541950795, and their net income was $119344596. How many times 
 greater were the expenditures than the net income ? 
 
AVERAGE. 3? 
 
 AVERAGE. 
 
 129. The Average of several numerical terms is the quotient obtained by 
 dividing their sum by the number of terms taken. Thus, the average of 
 32, 40, 56, 16, 72, 24, 70, and 66, is 47, because 8 times 47 = 376, which is the 
 sum of the numbers taken. 
 
 130. An average may be fractional ; as 33f is the average of 59, 43, 21, 10, 
 
 and 35, because the sum of these five numbers equals 5 times 33-f. 
 
 Remark. — The average numerical value of fractions, either common or decimal, may be 
 obtained by dividing the sum of all such fractional expressions by the number of such 
 expressions taken. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the sum of the terms by the number of terms used. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 131. Find the average of the following groups of numbers and prove the 
 results : 
 
 1. 20, 24, 52, and 88. | 8. 71, 46, 200, 11, 93, 51, and 17. 
 
 2. 32, 72, 56, 108, and 144. | £ 5, 28, 19, 72, 40, 85, 106, 29, and 54. 
 
 5. A man walked during six days of a week, 41, 47, 36, 54, 60, and 44 miles 
 respectively. How many miles did he average per day? 
 
 6. A merchant sold during the 12 months of a year, goods in amounts as 
 follows: $14216, $10008, $11051, $11097, $18241, $16900, $13754, $12291, 
 $9267, $12935, $14901, and $20518. What were his average sales per month? 
 
 7. An errand boy earned on Monday 73^, Tuesday 91^, Wednesday 49^, Thurs- 
 day 67^, Friday 81^, and Saturday 95^. What were his average earnings per 
 day for the week? 
 
 COMPLEMENT. 
 
 132. The Complement of a number is the difference between such number 
 and a unit of the next higher order; thus, the complement of 6 is 4, because 4 is 
 the difference between 6 and 10, or 1 ten, a unit of the next higher order than 6. 
 
 Again, the complement of 83 is 17, because 17 is the difference between 83 
 and 100, or 1 hundred, a unit of the next higher order than 83. 
 
 Again, the complement of 209 is 791, because their sum is equal to 1000. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 133. Find the complement of each of the following numbers, and prove and 
 explain results : 
 
 1. 36. 
 
 a. 71. * 
 
 8. 
 
 115. 
 
 6. 
 
 81. 
 
 1 7 - 
 
 1249. 
 
 1 9 - 
 
 28763 
 
 4- 
 
 704. 
 
 6. 
 
 258. 
 
 1 *• 
 
 1094. 
 
 1 10. 
 
 82041 
 
38 
 
 FACTORS AND FACTORING. 
 
 FACTORS AND FACTORING. 
 
 134. Factors are such numbers as multiplied together will produce a 
 required number ; as 3 and 4, also 3, 2, and 2 are factors of 12 ; 3 and 15, also 
 5 and 9 are factors of 45 
 
 135. A Prime Number is one that cannot be resolved into two or more 
 factors ; or, it is a number exactly divisible only by itself and unity; thus, 2, 3, 
 5, 7, 11, and 13, are prime numbers. 2 is the only even number that is prime. 
 
 136. A Composite Number is one that can be resolved into'factors. 
 
 137. A Prime Factor is a prime number used as a factor. 
 
 To aid the pupil in determining the prime factors of a composite number we 
 give the following 
 
 Table of Prime Numbers from 1 to lOOO. 
 
 1 
 
 59 
 
 139 
 
 233 
 
 337 
 
 439 
 
 557 
 
 653 
 
 769 
 
 SS3 
 
 2 
 
 61 
 
 149 
 
 239 
 
 347 
 
 443 
 
 563 
 
 659 
 
 773 
 
 8S7 
 
 3 
 
 67 
 
 151 
 
 241 
 
 349 
 
 449 
 
 569 
 
 661 
 
 787 
 
 907 
 
 5 
 
 71 
 
 157 
 
 251 
 
 353 
 
 457 
 
 571 
 
 673 
 
 797 
 
 911 
 
 7 
 
 73 
 
 163 
 
 257 
 
 359 
 
 461 
 
 577 
 
 677 
 
 809 
 
 919 
 
 11 
 
 79 
 
 167 
 
 263 
 
 367 
 
 463 
 
 587 
 
 683 
 
 Sll 
 
 929 
 
 13 
 
 83 
 
 173 
 
 269 
 
 373 
 
 467 
 
 593 
 
 691 
 
 821 
 
 937 
 
 17 
 
 89 
 
 179 
 
 271 
 
 379 
 
 479 
 
 599 
 
 701 
 
 823 
 
 941 
 
 19 
 
 97 
 
 181 
 
 277 
 
 383 
 
 487 
 
 601 
 
 709 
 
 827 
 
 947 
 
 23 
 
 101 
 
 191 
 
 281 
 
 389 
 
 491 
 
 607 
 
 719 
 
 829 
 
 953 
 
 21) 
 
 103 
 
 193 
 
 283 
 
 397 
 
 499 
 
 613 
 
 727 
 
 839 
 
 967 
 
 31 
 
 107 
 
 197 
 
 29? 
 
 401 
 
 503 
 
 617 
 
 733 
 
 853 
 
 971 
 
 37 
 
 109 
 
 199 
 
 307 
 
 409 
 
 509 
 
 619 
 
 739 
 
 857 
 
 977 
 
 41 
 
 113 
 
 211 
 
 311 
 
 419 
 
 521 
 
 631 
 
 743 
 
 859 
 
 983 
 
 43 
 
 127 
 
 223 
 
 313 
 
 421 
 
 523 
 
 641 
 
 751 
 
 863 
 
 991 
 
 47 
 
 131 
 
 227 
 
 317 
 
 431 
 
 541 
 
 643 
 
 757 
 
 877 
 
 997 
 
 53 
 
 137 
 
 229 
 
 331 
 
 433 
 
 547 
 
 647 
 
 761 
 
 8S1 
 
 
 Remark.— The pupil can with little labor memoi !ze the prime numbers from fto 100 
 
FACTORS AND FACTORING. 69 
 
 138. To Find the Prime Factors of a Composite Number. 
 
 Example. — Find the prime factors of 4290. 
 
 OPERATION. 
 
 5 ) 4290 Explanation.— Observe that the given number ends with a cipher, hence is 
 
 exactly divisible by the prime number 5, by which divide it; next, observe that 
 
 ' the quotient ends with an even number, and is, therefore, exactly divisible by 
 
 3 ) 429 2, so divide by 2; then observe that 3 will exactly divide the quotient 429; 
 
 11 ) 143 divide by it, obtaining 143, which divide by 11, obtaining 13, which divided by 
 
 — — -" itself, gives a quotient of 1. All the divisors being prime numbers they together 
 
 J__. constitute the prime factors of 4290. 
 
 1 
 
 Rule. — Divide by any prime number that is exactly contained in the 
 dividend; divide the resulting quotient in the same, manner ; and con- 
 tinue' this until the final quotient is 1- The prime divisors will be all 
 the prime factors of the dividend. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 139. Kesolve 
 
 1. 27 into its prime factors. 
 
 2. 117 into its prime factors. 
 
 3. 165 into its prime factors. 
 Jf. 93 into its prime factors. 
 
 5. 2376 into its prime factors. 
 
 6. 1 050 into its prime factors. 
 
 7. 144 into its prime factors. 
 
 8. 15025 into its prime factors. 
 
 9. 22464 into its prime factors. 
 10. 881790 into its prime factors. 
 
 DIVISORS. 
 
 140. An Exact Divisor of a number is one which will divide it without a 
 remainder, or which gives a whole number as a quotient ; thus, 5 is an exact 
 divisor of 15, 3 of 12, and 2 of 4. 
 
 141. 1. Any number is divisible by itself and 1. 
 
 2. Any even number is divisible by 2. 
 
 3. Any number ending with 5 or is divisible by 5. 
 h. Any number ending with is divisible by 10. 
 
 5. An even number is not an exact divisor of an odd number. 
 
 6. A composite number is an exact divisor of any number when all its factors 
 are divisors of the same number. 
 
 142. A Common Divisor of two or more numbers is one that will exactly 
 divide all the numbers considered; thus 3 is a common divisor of 6, 9, 12, and 15; 
 also 7 is a common divisor of 14, 28, 35, and 49. 
 
 143. The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the 
 greatest number that is exactly contained in all of them, or that will divide each 
 of them without a remainder. 
 
 144. Numbers having no common divisor, or factor, are said to be prime to 
 each other. 
 
40 DIVISORS. 
 
 145. To Find the Greatest Common Divisor. 
 
 I. When the numbers are readily factored. 
 
 Example. — Find the greatest common divisor of 10, 15, and 35. 
 
 operation. Explanation. — By inspection find that the prime number 5 is an 
 
 ^ \ 20 15 35 exact divisor of each of the numbers given; using it as a divisor, 
 
 gives as quotients 2, 3, and 7; these being prime numbers have no 
 
 2 — 3 — 7 common divisor, therefore 5 is a common divisor of the numbers 10, 
 15, and 35, and as it is the greatest number that will exactly divide 
 them it must be their greatest common divisor. 
 
 Remark. — When it is determined by inspection that any composite number will exactly 
 divide all the numbers of which we wish to obtain the greatest common divisor, such com- 
 posite number may wisely be used as a divisor. 
 
 II. When numbers are less readily factored. 
 
 Example.— Find the greatest common divisor of 140, 210, 350, 420, and 630. 
 
 operation. Explanation. — To prevent confusion, sepa 
 
 ft x 1;in ~.,~ oe ~ 4nri nn ~ rate the numbers by a short dash. Observe that 
 2)140 — 210 — 350 — 420 — 630 m n ,. . A , * .. . ... 
 
 J_ 2 will exactly divide each of the numbers, like 
 
 g \ 170 2Q5 275 210 315 wise that 5 and 7 will exactly divide the successive 
 
 - — — — — quotients ; therefore divide by 2, 5, and 7 ; then 
 
 7 ) 14 — 21 — 35 — 42 — 63 observe that the remaining quotients, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 
 
 — 9 have no common divisor ; hence the divisors 
 
 2 — 3 — 5 — 6 — 9 2, 5, and 7 are all factors of the greatest common 
 
 divisor, which is 70. 
 
 Rule. — I. Write the numbers in a horizontal line, separating them by 
 a dash. 
 
 II. Divide by any number that will exactly divide all the numbers 
 given, and so continue until the quotients have no common divisor. 
 
 ILL Multiply together the divisors for the Greatest Common Divisor- 
 
 Remark. — When factors cannot be readily determined by inspection the numbers may be 
 resolved into their prime factors. The product of all the common factors of all the giveD 
 numbers will be the greatest common divisor. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 146. Find the greatest common divisor of 
 
 252, 630, 1134, and 1456. 
 2150, 600, 3650. 1000, and 5001 
 302, 453, 755, 1057, and 1661. 
 126, 441, 567, 693, and 1071. 
 210, 350, 280, 840, and 1260. 
 200,325, 525, 350, and 675. 
 
 1. 
 
 22, 55, and 99. 
 
 7. 
 
 2. 
 
 24, 36, 60, and 96. 
 
 8. 
 
 3. 
 
 32, 48, 80, 112, and 144. 
 
 9. 
 
 *. 
 
 54, 72, 90, 126, 180, and 216. 
 
 10. 
 
 6. 
 
 104, 156, 260, 364, and 572. 
 
 11. 
 
 6. 
 
 135, 450, 315, and 585. 
 
 12. 
 
MULTIPLES. 
 
 147. When no Common Factor can be Determined by Inspection. 
 
 Example. — What is the greatest common divisor of 182 and 858. 
 
 OPERATION. 
 
 Explanation. — Draw two vertical lines and write the numbers on 
 
 t iyoQ the "£ bt and left * Then divide 858 b J 183 > and write the quotient, 
 4, between the lines; then divide 182 by the remainder, 130, and write 
 the quotient, 1, between the lines; next divide 130 by 52 and write the 
 quotient, 2, as before; next divide 52 by 26 and write the quotient as 
 before. As there is nothing now remaining the last divisor, 26, is the 
 greatest common divisor of the given numbers. 
 
 182 
 
 130 
 
 52 
 52 
 
 
 
 858 
 
 728 
 
 130 
 
 104 
 
 26 
 
 Remarks. — 1. The greatest common divisor of several numbers which cannot be factored, 
 may be obtained by taking any two of them and applying the above formula; then the divisor 
 thus obtained and one of the remaining numbers, and so on until the last. If 1 be the final 
 result they have no common divisor; if any number greater than 1, that number must be the 
 greatest common divisor of all the given numbers. 
 
 2. The only practical use of the Greatest Common Divisor is in the reduction of a common 
 fraction to its lowest terms; we thus find a number that will affect such reduction by a division 
 of the terms but- once. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the greater number by th"< less, the divisor by the 
 remainder, and so continue until nothing remains, ■ The last divisor will 
 be the Greatest Common Divisor. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 148. Find the greatest common divisor of 
 
 1. 
 
 316 and 664. 
 
 J. 
 
 1377 and 1581, 
 
 2. 
 
 96 and 216. 
 
 6. 
 
 92 and 124. 
 
 8. 
 
 1226 and 2722. 
 
 7. 
 
 679 and 1869. 
 
 A- 
 
 1649 and 5423. 
 
 8. 
 
 2047 and 3013, 
 
 9. 231 and 273. 
 
 10. 1179 and 1703. 
 
 11. 1888 and 1425. 
 
 12. 1900 and 1375. 
 
 MULTIPLES. 
 
 149. A Multiple is a number exactly divisible by a given number; as, 12 is 
 a multiple of 6. 
 
 150. A Common Multiple is a number exactly divisible by two or moie 
 given numbers; as, 12 is a common multiple of 6, 3, and 2. 
 
 151. The Least Common Multiple of two or more numbers is the least 
 number exactly divisible by each of them; as, 36 is the least common multiple 
 of 18, 9, 6, 4, 3, and 12. 
 
 152. Principles. — 1. The product of two or more numbers, or any number 
 of times their product, must be a common multiple of the numbers. 
 
 2. Two or more numbers may have any number of common multiples. 
 
 8. A multiple of a number must contain all the prime factors of that number. 
 
 4. The common multiple of several numbers must contain all the factors of 
 all the numbers, 
 
 6. Tlie least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number 
 that will contain all the prime factors of the numbers given. 
 
42 MULTIPLES. 
 
 153, To Find the Least Common Multiple of Two or More Numbers 
 
 Example. — Find the least common multiple of 12, 16, 63, and 90. 
 
 Explanation.— By factoring, find the prime factors of 12 which are 2, 2, and 3. 
 
 " 16 " 2, 2, 2, and 2. 
 
 " " - '* 63 " 3, 3, and 7. 
 
 M " " 90 " 3, 3, 2, and 5. 
 
 Since no number less than 90 can be divided by 90, it is evident that the least common multiple 
 cannot be less than that number ; hence it must contain 3, 3, 2, and 5, the factors of 90 ; 
 including with these another 2, gives all the factors of 12; two more 2's all the factors of 16 , 
 and if 7 be included, all the factors of 63 are obtained ; hence the product of the factors 3, 3, 
 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, and 7, or 5040 must be the least common multiple of the numbers 12, 16, 63, 
 and 90. 
 
 The method of determining the least common multiple by formula given below, 
 will be found convenient. 
 
 Example. — Find the least common multiple of the numbers 12, 16, 63, and 90. 
 
 Write the numbers in a horizontal line to obviate confusion, and separate them 
 by a dash. 
 
 operation. . Explanation.— First divide by 2 ; 63 not being divisible by 2 
 
 2 ) 12 16 63 90 bring it to the lower line and divide again by 2; neither 63 nor 45 
 
 being divisible by 2, bring both to the lower, or quotient line. 
 
 2 ) 6 8 63 45 Next divide by 3; 4 not being divisible by 3, bring it to the quo- 
 3)3 4. 63 1 5 t * ent * me aQ d divide again by 3; the remaining numbers 4, 7, and 
 
 5 being prime to each other, are to be taken, together with the 
 
 3 ) 1 — 4 — 21 — 15 prime divisors 2, 2, 3, and 3, as factors of the least common raul- 
 
 ~ A „ ~T tiple; their product is 5040, the same as before found. 
 
 Remarks— 1. This principle has a practical value only in determining the least common 
 denominator of common fractions, and is even then rarely used. 
 
 2. Where one of the numbers given is a factor of another, reject the smaller. 
 
 3. When it is observed that any composite number is exactly contained in all the numbers 
 given, divide by such composite number rather than by its prime factors; the operation will 
 thus be shortened. 
 
 Rule. — t Write the number.* in a horizontal line, separating them by 
 a dash. 
 
 If Divide by any factor common to all the numbers, or by any prime 
 factor of any two or more of them. In the same manner divide the 
 quotients obtained, and continue until the quotients are prime to each 
 other. 
 
 III. The product of the divisors and prime remainders is the Least 
 Common Multiple. 
 
 154. Greatest Common Divisor and Least Common Multiple Compared. 
 
 I. The greatest common divisor is the product of all the prime factors common 
 to all the numbers. 
 
 II. The least common multiple is the product of all the prime factors of all 
 the numbers. 
 
CANCELLATION. 43 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 155. Find the least common multiple of 
 
 1. 12, 20, and 32. 
 
 2. 25, 90, and 225. 
 8. 6, 16, 26, and 36. 
 
 4. 42, 210, 56, and 35. 
 
 5. 5, 30, 24, and 28. 
 
 6. 11, 32, 216, and 66. 
 
 CANCELLATION, 
 
 7. 18, 80, 99, and 120. 
 
 8. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. 
 
 9. 21, 72, 24, and 30. 
 
 156. Cancellation is the omission of the same factor from terms sustaining 
 to each other the relation of dividend and divisor. It is used for the purpose of 
 saving labor in division, and is an application of the principle already given, 
 that dividing both dividend and divisor by the same number will not alter the 
 quotient; thus { may be read 2 divided 4; divide both terms by 2 and the result 
 is 1 divided by 2, or -J. 
 
 2 X 27 
 Again, may be read 2 times 27, divided by 4 times 18 ; rejecting the 
 
 4 X 18 
 
 factor 2 from the 2 in the dividend and from the 4 of the divisor, also the factor 
 
 % x %t z 3 
 9 from the 27 of the dividend and the 18 of the divisor, gives = , 
 
 Mx«« 2X2 
 
 or f , or 3 divided by 4, as a final quotient. 
 
 The correctness of this result is easily proved by factoring the dividend and 
 
 2x27 2x9x3 
 
 divisor, thus : = , then rejecting 2 and 9 from both terms, 
 
 4X18 2X2X9X2 
 
 or cancelling, obtain = f Ans. 
 
 2X2X0X2 
 
 157. We may supplement the former definition thus: The rejection of equiva- 
 lents of factors from terms sustaining to each other the relation of dividend and 
 divisor, is cancellation. 
 
 Example. — What is the quotient of 3x2x28x5x7x51 divided by 
 6 X 11 X 4 X 7 X 35 X 17 ? 
 
 operation. Explanation.— Cancel 6 from the divisor and 
 
 2 v v 2fA v £ v tf v SU^ 3x2 fTOm the dividend ; 4X7 from the divisor 
 
 o x p x w x ? a /< x y* = ^ and 2g from the divideDd; the 35 from the divisor 
 
 $ X 11 X 4 X t X W X It and 5 X 7 from the dividend; the 17 from the 
 
 divisor and the 51 from the dividend, leaving 3 in 
 the dividend, and 11 in the divisor; the quotient is T 8 T . 
 
 Remark. — This principle can be put to frequent and valuable use in a great variety of 
 business computations. 
 
 Rule. — I. Write the divisor below the dividend zuith a line separating 
 tikem. 
 
 n. Cancel from the dividend and divisor all factors common to both ; 
 then divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the 
 product of the remaining factors of the divisor. 
 
44 CANCELLATION. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 158. 1. Determine by cancellation the quotient of5x9x2xl3x40x6 
 divided by 8 X 3 X 7 X 26. 
 2. Determine by cancellation the quotient of 64 X 25 X 3 X 15 divided by 
 
 45 X 12 X 4 X 11 X 36. 
 In like manner, 
 
 8. Divide 210 X 9x78x5x23x10x36 by 13x144x40x3x27x5x400. 
 
 4. Divide 38 X 4 X 55 X 9 X 32 X 30 by 12 X 11 X 3 X 16 X 19 x 5. 
 
 5. Divide 51 X 7 X 9 X 27 X 40 X 54 by 63 X 17 X 9 x 200. 
 
 6. Divide 24 X 25 X 26 X 27 by 2 X 4 X 5 X 9 X 13. 
 
 7. Divide 2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9 by 23 X 45 X 67 X 89. 
 
 8. Divide the product of the numbers 98, 76, 54, and 32 by the product of 
 the numbers 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, and 2. 
 
 9. Divide the product of 33, 4, 42, 9, 5, and 60 by the product of 7, 15, 12, 
 and 11. 
 
 10. Divide the product of 416,216, and 810 by the product of 135, 52, 24, 
 and 5. 
 
 11. How many bushels of potatoes at 60^ per bushel will pay for 450 lb. of 
 sugar at 6^ per pound ? 
 
 12. A farmer traded 4 hogs weighing 325 lb. each, at 6$ per pound, for sugar 
 at 5^ per pound. How many entire barrels of 312 lb. each should the farmer 
 receive ? 
 
 IS. I bought 18 car loads of apples of 216 barrels each, each barrel containing 
 3 bushels at 60^ per bushel, and paid for the same in woolen cloth. If each 
 bale of cloth contained 600 yd. at 30 cents per yard, how many bales and how 
 many odd yards did I deliver ? 
 
 ££• How many yards of cloth at 15^ per yard should be given for 9 barrels of 
 pork of 200 lb. each, at 6^ per pound ? 
 
 15. A hunter traded 6 dozen coon-skins at 40^ each, for powder at 750 per lb. 
 How many 5 lb. cans of powder should he receive ? 
 
 16. How many pieces of cloth of 45 yd. each, should be received for 5 baskets 
 of eggs, each basket containing 21 dozens at 18^ per dozen, if the cloth be valued 
 at 8^ per yard ? 
 
 17. How many quarter sections of Kansas prairie land valued at $9 per acre, 
 
 should be received for 80 cattle worth $78 per head ? 
 
 Remark. — A section of land, in the United States, contains 640 acres. 
 
 18. How many years' work of 12 months of 26 days each, must be given for 
 a farm of 112 acres at $78 per acre, if labor be worth $2 yer day? 
 
 19. A farmer exchanged 3 loads of oats, each load containing 27 sacks of 2 
 bushels each, worth 33^ per bushel, for flour at 6^ per pound. At 196 lb. per 
 barrel, how many barrels should he have received ? 
 
 20. How many sections of Texas prairie land at $8 per acre should be given 
 or an Ohio farm of 272 acres at $45 per acre P 
 
FRACTIONS. 45 
 
 FRACTIONS. 
 
 159. A Fraction is one or more of the equal parts of a unit. If a unit be 
 divided into 3 equal parts, one of the parts is called one-third and is written £ , 
 two of the parts are called two-thirds and are written f. 
 
 160. A Fractional Unit is one of the equal parts into which the number or 
 thing is divided. |, \, -£, are fractional units. 
 
 161. The Numerator is the number above the line; it numerates, or num- 
 bers the parts, and is a dividend. 
 
 162. The Denominator is the number below the line; it denominates, or 
 names the value, or size, of the parts showing the number of parts into which 
 the unit has been divided. It is a divisor. 
 
 163. The Terms of a fraction are the numerator and. denominator, taken 
 together. 
 
 164. The Value of a fraction is the quotient of the numerator divided by 
 the denominator. 
 
 165. Fractions are distinguished as Common Fractions and Decimal Frac- 
 tions; and common fractions are either proper or improper. 
 
 166. A Common Fraction is one expressed by two numbers, one written 
 above the other, with a line between. 
 
 167. A Proper Fraction is one whose value is less than 1, the numerator 
 being less than the denominator. -J, f , \, f , -fa, ^ are proper fractions. 
 
 168. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is either equal to or 
 greater than its denominator; its value is equal to or greater than 1. f, f , f , -|, 
 V> W> H are improper fractions. 
 
 169. A Mixed Number is an entire or whole number and a fraction united. 
 &J, 5f, 9|, 14f|, 107£J are mixed numbers. 
 
 170. A Complex Fraction is one having a fraction for its numerator or 
 denominator, or for both of its terms. 
 
 As a fraction indicates a division to be performed, a complex fraction indicates a division oi 
 fractions to be performed, i is a complex fraction and indicates that £ is to be divided by f ; 
 
 5 * 
 
 the expression is read £ -4- f ; — , and X are also complex fractions. 
 
 I 8 
 
 Principles. — 1. Multiplying the numerator multiplies the fraction; dividing 
 the numerator divides the fraction. 
 
 2. Multiplying the denominator divides the fraction; dividing the denominator 
 multiplies the fraction. 
 
 3. Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does 
 not change the value of the fraction. 
 
4:6 REDUCTION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 REDUCTION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 171. To Reduce a Whole Number to a Fractional Form. 
 
 Example. — Reduce 3 to a fraction the denominator of which is 7. 
 
 Explanation.— The fractional unit having 7 for a denominator is \ ; and since 1 unit 
 equals 7 sevenths, 3 units which are 3 times 1 unit must equal 3 times 7 sevenths, or 21 sev- 
 enths ; therefore, 3 = V • 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the whole number by the required denominator, and 
 place the product over the denominator for a numerator. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 172. 1. Reduce 5 to a fraction the denominator of which will be 4. 
 2. Reduce 7 to a fraction the denominator of which will be 9. 
 S. Reduce 4 to a fraction the denominator of which will be 13. 
 
 4. Reduce 3 to a fraction the denominator of which will be 8. 
 
 5. Reduce 8 to a fraction the denominator of which will be 12. 
 
 6. Reduce 15 to a fraction the denominator of which will be 10, 
 
 7. Reduce 14 to a fraction the denominator of which will be 5. 
 
 8. Reduce 27 to a fraction the denominator of which will be 11. * 
 
 9. Reduce 416 to a fraction the denominator of which will be 23. 
 JO. Reduce 1125 to a fraction the denominator of which will be 57. 
 
 173. To Reduce a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction. 
 
 Example. — Reduce 5f to an improper fraction. 
 
 Explanation. — Since 1 unit is equal to 3 thirds, 5 units, which are 5 times 1 unit, must 
 be equal to 5 times 3 thirds, or 15 thirds; and 15 thirds plus 2 thirds equals 17 thirds; there- 
 fore, 5J=y. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, 
 to the product add the numerator, and place the sum over the denom- 
 inator. 
 
 EXAMPLES for practice. 
 
 174. Reduce 
 
 1. 3J to an improper fraction. 
 
 2. 7| to an improper fraction. 
 
 3. 10| to an improper fraction, 
 
 4. 434 to an improper fraction. 
 
 5. 16 T ^ to an improper fraction. 
 
 6. 78f to an improper fraction. 
 
 7. 26^ to an improper fraction. 
 
 8. 170^ to an improper fraction. 
 
 9. 1040^5- to an improper fraction. 
 10. 968 T \ to an improper fraction. 
 
 175. To Reduce an Improper Fraction to a Whole or Mixed Number. 
 Example. — Reduce ^ 3 to a whole or mixed number. 
 
 Explanation. — Since 4 fourths make 1 unit, 23 fourths will make as many units as 4 is 
 contained times in 23, or 5 times with a remainder of 3, or three-fourths; therefore, 2 T 8 = 5f . 
 
KEDUCTION OF FRACTIONS. 47 
 
 Rule. — Divide the numerator by the denominator, place the remain- 
 er, if any, over the denominator, and annex the fraction thus found 
 to the entire -part of the quotient 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 176. Keduce 
 
 1. V to a whole or mixed number. 
 
 2. *f to a whole or mixed number. 
 8. 2g 3 to a whole or mixed number. 
 -4. ff to a whole or mixed number. 
 5. ^ to a whole or mixed number. 
 
 6. %ff to a whole or mixed number. 
 
 7. J |f 1 to awhcle or mixed number 
 
 8. |f to a whole or mixed number. 
 
 9. Yg 5 3 2 to a whole cr mixed number. 
 10. 1 ±-t-§ to a whole or mixed number. 
 
 177. To Reduce a Fraction to its Lowest Terms. 
 
 Example. — Reduce -^ to its lowest terms. 
 
 Explanation. — By applying the principles of factoring, change the form of the fraction 
 
 Jg to — ~ ; then by cancellation reject the 2 and 3 from the numerator, and the same 
 
 2X3X3 
 factors from the denominator, leaving 1 for the new numerator and 3 for the new denom- 
 inator; the resulting fraction is £. 
 
 Or, observe that 6 is a factor of both the terms and that £ is the result of dividing both 
 the terms by 6. 
 
 Rules. — 1, Divide both terms of the fraction by their greatest common 
 divisor. Or, 
 
 '2. Divide both terms of the fraction by any common factor, and con- 
 tinue the operation with the resulting fractions until they have no com- 
 mon divisor. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. When the terms of a fraction have no common factor, the fraction is in its 
 simplest form, or its lowest terms. 
 
 2. If both terms of a fraction be divided by their greatest common divisor the fraction will 
 be reduced to its lowest terms. This is the only use in practical arithmetic of the theory of 
 the greatest common divisor. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 178. 1. Reduce -f-J- to its lowest terms. 
 
 2. Reduce -J^- to its lowest terms. 
 
 8. Reduce -§-§- to its lowest terms. 
 
 4» Reduce -^f to its lowest terms. 
 
 5. Reduce -^ to its lowest terms. 
 
 6. Reduce -£■£% to its lowest terms. 
 
 7. Reduce T 8 ^° 8 to its lowest terms. 
 
 8. Reduce -^fl t t° its lowest terms. 
 
 9. Reduce ££|# to its lowest terms. 
 10. Reduce -J|-g- to its lowest terms. 
 
 179. To Reduce a Fraction to Higher Terms. 
 
 Example. — Reduce 4 to a fraction the denominator of which is 21. 
 Explanation. — Since 7 is contained in 21 three times, the given fraction may be reduced to 
 
 a fraction whose denominator is 21, by multiplying both of its terms by 3; multiplying 
 
 7x3 
 gives |f, the required result. This operation does not alter the value of the given fraction. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the required denominator by the denominator of the 
 given fraction and multiply the numerator by the quotient thus obtained; 
 write the product over the required denominate- 
 
48 REDUCTION" OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOE PRACTICE. 
 
 180. 1. Reduce f to a fraction the denominator of which is 15. 
 
 2. Reduce | to a fraction the denominator of which is 36. 
 
 3. Reduce -f- to a fraction the denominator of which is 42. 
 
 4. Reduce f to a fraction the denominator of which is 32. 
 
 5, Reduce -^ to a fraction the denominator of which is 88. 
 
 6, Reduce T \ to a fraction the denominator of which is 52. 
 
 7. Reduce -^ to a fraction the denominator of which is 115. 
 
 8, Reduce -£$ to a fraction the denominator of which is 128. 
 
 9, Reduce -^ to a fraction the denominator of which is 192. 
 10, Reduce \\ to a fraction the denominator of which is 147. 
 
 181. To Reduce Fractions to Equivalent Fractions Having a Common Dexxom 
 inator. 
 
 Example. — Reduce §, -J, -f, -^ to equivalent fractions having a common 
 denominator. 
 
 Explanation. — The product of the denominators 3, 2, 5, 7, = 210, and this number is 
 exactly divisible by each of the several denominators; hence each of the given fractions may 
 be reduced to an equivalent having 210 for a denominator; the desired result is then accom- 
 plished, as 210 is a denominator common to all the given fractions; £ = ff$ , -£ = Mtt> I = Mf » 
 
 ari A 4 120 
 
 ana T _ $f$. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply together the denominators of the given fractions for 
 a common denominator. Multiply each numerator by all the denomina- 
 tors except its own and write the several results in turn over the common 
 denominator. 
 
 Remark. — Where one or more of the given denominators are factors of the others, th^ 
 smaller may be rejected. 
 
 EXAMPLES for practice. 
 
 182. Reduce to equivalent fractions having a common denominator: 
 
 1* i, h h and f. 
 
 & 1, A, |, f , i, and A- 
 
 & A> h i, 2> -ft, h and -f. 
 
 4. «, 5, i, #, i, ^ and |. 
 
 A U, W> A, 38i, 23*, and 12. 
 
 6, 4f, 5fc 13i|, 6, and llf. 
 
 A 2i, 7|-,llf, 23 T V, 1, |, and5. 
 
 *• *i *> ffc 8, i|, 1, 14f , and J. 
 
 10. A, i> «> tVo, ih t, and 20. 
 
 183. To Reduce Fractions to Equivalent Fractions Having the Least Com- 
 mon Denominator. 
 
 The Least Common Denominator of two or more fractions is the least denom- 
 inator to which they can all be reduced, and must be the least common multiple 
 of the given denominators. 
 
 Example. — Reduce \, f, f, -J, T 7 5 , and f to equivalent fractions having the 
 least common denominator. 
 
 operation. . Explanation.— Find the least 
 
 3, 2, ) 9 — 15 — 4 -J- = -f^. |- = -jSJL.. common multiple of the given de- 
 
 ~~g jj 2 2 __ i2o i _ _ 9Q nominators for the least common 
 
 ¥—180- 3 — 180- denominator, which is 180. Then 
 
 3X2X3X5^2 = 180. -fr = tW- i = Hi- by Art. 179, reduce each of the 
 
 given fractions to a fraction whose denominator is 180. 
 
ADDITION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 49 
 
 Rule. — I. Find the least common multiple of the given denominators. 
 II. Divide this multiple by the denominator of each of the given frac- 
 tions, and multiply its numerator by the quotient thus obtained. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. The pupil should do as much of this work as possible by inspection. 
 2. Mixed numbers should be reduced to improper fractions before applying the rule. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 184. Reduce to equivalent fractions having the least common denominator: 
 
 J. iii and |. 
 
 *. h i> h h and f 
 
 A i, A?> I, 2|, and ■&. 
 
 * A> i> h h 2, 5i, and $. 
 
 5 > h h A> A> i> ¥> and 5 - 
 
 6. ft, i, 11, 7f, If, 9, and 1. 
 
 7. 23 J, 14f, % 5|, and |. 
 
 8. 17, 2f, 14}, 8|, 3^, and 5. 
 & .*,*,£*,*,*,*,*, and -ft. 
 
 ^. ^i^fi8,A,31,12f,and^. 
 
 « tt,W,*,i±,i,H,W>W,H>ii. 
 
 ^- «, if, V, ii 3, 2}, 4ft, 2, ft. 
 
 ADDITION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 185. To Add Fractions having a Common Denominator. 
 
 Example. — Find the sum of {,, J, f , £, and £. 
 
 OPERATION. 
 
 V =2f 
 
 Explanation. — As the given fractions have a com' 
 mon denominator, their sum may be found by adding the 
 numerators and placing the result 19, over the common 
 denominator ; the simplest form of this sum is found by 
 application of Art. 175. 
 
 Rule. — Add the numerators and place the sum over the common 
 denominator ; if the result be an improper fraction reduce it to a whole 
 or mixed number 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 186. Add 
 
 t f, f, \, 4, \, and f 
 
 ■*. if , A, A «, A and -&. 
 
 * A, H» A, H, «, tt, and H. 
 
 I A A, A A A H> and ff 
 
 * A A A H, A tt, and f i 
 
 *• ft, if > A A, «, if, and ft 
 
 7. «, A M> Ih A and A. 
 
 A AAA«,«,H,4f,and||. 
 
 ft A tt, A A, A, ib U> and If 
 
 *>* «, A, **, «,«,«,«, and «, 
 
 187. To Add Fractions not having a Common Denominator. 
 
 Example. — What is the sum of f, -f, and }. 
 
 Explanation. — Since the given fractions are not of the 
 same unit value, reduce them to a common denominator 
 (Art. 181), and writing their equivalents below, add their 
 numerators, and place the sum over the common denom- 
 inator; reduce this result to an improper fraction. 
 
 Rule. — Reduce the fractions to a common denominator, or if desired, 
 to their least common denominator; add the resulting numerators < place 
 the sum obtained over the common denominator and reduce the fraction 
 4 
 
 OPERATION. 
 
50 
 
 ADDITION OF FRACTIONS. 
 EXAMPLES FOB PRACTICE. 
 
 188. Add 
 t i, h h h h h and f . 
 ^ H> A, 4, i *, *, and fr 
 
 A A, «> f > 14* 4, i, and |f. 
 -*. 4> 4 > A, *, A> and f. 
 & i, i, h h h A> and J. 
 
 & tt, *, A, 4, i, i, «, and &. 
 
 7. +, f, AV> At «, i, 4, and i. 
 
 & ih A, i A, H, f > fc and f, 
 
 fc f, 1, h A. A. i and A- 
 
 ■#. £, 4, «, i, *, 4, A, and .&. 
 
 189. To Add Mixed Numbers. 
 
 Example. — Find the sum of 24, -J, 4, and •§-. 
 
 OPERATION. 
 
 8$ + | + 4 + f = 
 
 Explanation. — "Write the expressions in a hori 
 zontal line; then change such of the expressions as 
 are in mixed or entire form to fractional equivalents, 
 and place them, together with the simple fractions, 
 in a line below. Next find by inspection that 90 is 
 the least common multiple of the denominators, or 
 the least common denominator of the expressions; 
 then apply Art. 179, add, and reduce results. 
 
 For convenience the fractions may be written in a vertical line and only the 
 fractional parts of the expressions reduced ; then adding the integers and the 
 fractions separately, unite the results. 
 
 OPERATION. 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 45 
 
 4 
 
 * 
 
 70 
 
 
 I 
 
 36 
 
 m 
 
 Explanation. — Separate, mentally, or by a vertical line, the integers 
 from the fractions. By inspection reduce the fractions to equivalents hav- 
 ing the common denominator 90 ; now, keeping this in mind, write only 
 the numerators 45, 70, and 36; the sum of these is 151, which placed over 
 the common denominator in the form of a fraction, gives ^-, reducible 
 to lf£; this added to the integers gives 7fJ, the sum as before found. 
 
 Rules. — I* Reduce mixed numbers and integers to common fractional 
 forms and then to common denominators. Add their numerators, place 
 the result over the common denominator in the form of a fraction, and 
 reduce to simplest form. Or, 
 
 2. Find the sum of the integers and the fractional expressions sep- 
 arately, and add the results. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 190. Add 
 
 t 4, *, f, 4, h 3, *, «, and 11. 6. 
 
 *. f, 2*, I, 4, 6, 4, 1, A, and 4J. 7. 
 
 9. i, * , A. H, 5, H , h 74, and f. 8. 
 
 I 2, 5f, |, 11H, h 14, 204, and 4. 9. 
 
 5- h 3, 6|, |, 19, 754, A, and ■&. 10. 
 
 3f, 10, 214, 42i, 84£, and 168^. 
 6**, &m, 50 U> *Hh and 86«. 
 59gf, 103ft, 554, 400, and 96H- 
 103A* H 9 ttib 297^, and 188J£ 
 334, 15, 124, 6±, 25, and 16$. 
 
 Remark. — In invoices of cloth, &c, account of fractional parts is made only in quarters 
 and merely the numerators are written; as, 5 8 = 5f, 3 1 = 3£, 13 3 = 13f. etc. 
 
SUBTRACTION" OP FRACTIONS. 52 
 
 Miscellaneous Examples in Addition of Fractions. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL, PRACTICE. 
 
 191. What is the sum of 
 
 1. i, |, 4, and }.. 
 
 2. f, }, }, and £ 
 »5. i, f, }, andf 
 4. }, |, }, and f. 
 
 & f, f, fc and f . 
 
 ft *,A>t>andA- 
 
 ?• }* f , |, f, I* and ||. 
 
 & i, h h h A> and 4. 
 
 A }, I, h h A> and if. 
 ^. 1, *, A, «, h i > ^d |f 
 
 ^. },},},*,},},}>*,}, and}. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE, 
 
 192. Add 
 
 i. 130f, 69}, 600-&, 2044*, and 46. 
 2. 80i, 2J, 5f, 17, 41*, 83^, and 14|. 
 A 284-, 85^, 60.fr, 400, 20}, and 11. 
 
 4. 900, 47£, 3}, 4, 29}, 06^, and 4. 
 
 5. 16|, 334, 66}, 884, 100, and 116f. 
 
 6. 18}, 65}, 161}, 67}, 23}, and 75. 
 
 7. The six fields of a farm measure respectively, 10, 124, 19^, 26^^, 30^ 
 and 2 J acres. How many acres in the farm ? 
 
 £. Ten sheep weighed as follows : 90-^, 1104, 89}, 100, 106}, 101^, 96, 99 r 
 113f, and 198^- lb. respectively. What was their aggregate weight ? 
 
 9. A farmer sold 3G04 pounds of pork, 167} lb. of turkey, 24l£ lb. of 
 chicken, 690-j-f lb. of butter, 475 lb. of lard, a cow's hide weighing 97} lb., 
 71|- lb. of tallow, and three quarters of beef weighing respectively, 161^, 187-£> 
 and 190 lb. How many pounds in all had he to deliver ? 
 
 10. For 341f bushels of wheat I received $375J, 
 For 597} bushels of barley I received $5004, 
 For 1120| bushels of oats I received $619}, 
 
 For 316J bushels of buckwheat I received $200f£, 
 For 250 bushels of beans I received $525 T V, 
 For 1386| bushels of potatoes I received $755|4, 
 For 1050J bushels of apples I received $301^, 
 For 6304 bushels of turnips I received $63^. 
 How many bushels did I sell and what sum was received for all ? 
 
 SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 193. To Subtract Fractions having a Common Denominator. 
 Example. — Subtract } from -f. 
 
 operation. Explanation. — Since the fractions have a common denominator, their 
 
 difference may be found by taking the numerator 3 from the numerator 
 * * f " 5, and placing the difference 2, over their common denominator 7. 
 
 Rule. — Subtract the numerator of the subtrahend from that of the 
 minuend, and place the difference over the common denominator. 
 
 Remark. — A proper fraction may be subtracted from 1 by writing the difference between 
 its numerator and denominator over the denominator. Results should always be reduced to- 
 their lowest terms. Improper fractions may be treated the same as if proper. 
 
52 
 
 SUBTRACTION" OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICEo 
 
 194. What is the difference between 
 
 X * and |. 
 
 2. |and|. 
 8. ff and^. 
 
 4- a 
 
 5. I 
 
 5. 1 
 
 and T V 
 and |. 
 and -J. 
 
 7. y and §. 
 
 & f| and H- 
 9. f T and|f 
 
 10, ff and T 2 T . 
 
 11. 1 and ff . 
 1& 1 and -&. 
 
 13, i^ and ft. 
 
 14, V and i. 
 
 15, 1 and fJ. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 195. Subtract 
 
 1, ft from |f. 
 
 2. ^fromiff. 
 8, Jjfromft 
 4. iKfromfff. 
 
 5, || from 1. 
 0. -Hr from ff. 
 
 7. ||f from iff 
 
 8, ^from^. 
 
 9, \ 
 10, ■ 
 11. 
 12, - 
 
 |f from |f . 
 flfcfromH*. 
 W from W- 
 || from SV 3 . 
 
 15 
 
 u 
 
 15 
 16 
 
 . || from Vr 9 - 
 . «* from ft* 
 
 ■Hf from 1. 
 
 ^5- from 3. 
 
 196. To Subtract Fractions not having a Common Denominator. 
 Example. — From J take f. 
 
 operation. Explanation. — As the denominators indicate the kind of parts, and 
 
 o __ o _ only like things can be taken the one from the other, it follows that beforq 
 
 * ~~~ * "" the subtraction can be performed, the fractions must be reduced to a. 
 
 H — A == A- common denominator ; then, the difference between the resulting numera* 
 
 tors, placed over the common denominator gives ^ as a result. 
 
 Hale.— Reduce the given fractions to equivalent fractions having a> 
 common denominator. Subtract the numerator of the subtrahend from 
 the numerator of the minuend, and write the result over the common 
 denominator. 
 
 Remark. — Improper fractions may be treated in like manner. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 197. What is the difference between 
 
 1. 
 
 i and | ? 
 ? 
 
 f and 
 
 8, £ and f ? 
 
 198. Subtract 
 
 1. f from |. 
 
 2. f from £ . 
 8. •& from f . 
 4. |f from V- 
 
 I and | ? 
 ■Arandi? 
 i and | ? 
 
 7. f and f| ? 
 £ iand|? 
 9, Hand A? 
 
 10. 
 IX 
 
 12. 
 
 T V and | ? 
 « and || ? 
 Hand ft P 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 From 
 5. | take |. 
 5. H tak ef. 
 
 7. y take V- 
 
 8. ff take |. 
 
 Find the difference between 
 
 9, || and f . 
 
 10. V and 1. 
 
 11. V and ^ 
 
 12. || and V- 
 
 15. 
 
 u. 
 
 15. 
 16. 
 
 ff- and |. 
 
 A andV- 
 | and f 
 | and |. 
 
 199 To Subtract Mixed Numbers. 
 
 Example.— From 1G£ take 11 J. 
 
 OPERATION. 
 16| - 111 = 
 
 ISA -HAS 
 
 16A = 15«, 
 
 4H 
 
 Explanation. — Reduce the fractions to a common denominator 
 Observing that the T 9 ^ of the subtrahend is greater than the ^ of the 
 minuend, take 1 from the 16 of the minuend, reduce it to twelfths (^f ), 
 and adding it to the •& obtain f § ; from this take the fV and the fractional 
 remainder is found to be || Having taken 1 from the 16 in the minuend, 
 there remains 15 from which to take the 11 of the subtrahend ; therefore 
 the integral remainder is 4, and the entire result 4||. 
 
 Remark.-Iu case the minuend is integral subtract 1 and reduce it to a fractional form of 
 the required denominator. 
 
SUBTRACTION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 53 
 
 Rule.— Write the subtrahend underneath the minuend. Reduce the 
 fractional parts to like denominators. Subtract fractional and integral 
 parts separately and unite the results. 
 
 Remark. — In case the lower fraction be greater than the upper, take 1 from the upper whole 
 number, reduce it and add to the upper fraction ; from this sum take the lower fraction. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 200, What is the difference between 
 
 1, 6| and 2| ? 
 
 2. 5f and Z\ ? 
 S. 12 1 and 3| ? 
 4. 17^andA? 
 
 3i and 5£ ? 
 8| and lift- ? 
 14| and 21i-|? 
 6| and 14ft * 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
 
 3i and 12* ? 
 17 T V and 5-J- ? 
 21iandllf ? 
 9^and23f£? 
 
 IS. 17^ and 22^ f 
 U. 12f and3|£? 
 
 15. 113£andl4f ? 
 
 16. 215 1 Vand45|i 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 201. From 
 1. 4J take l\%. 
 U. 18^ take h\. 
 S. 79£take49|. 
 4. 104ft " 84f 
 
 Subtract 
 
 5. 9^ from 11. 
 
 6. 20from56£J. 
 
 7. 17ft from 80ft. 
 
 8. 41-J-J- from 5 Of . 
 
 Find the difference between 
 
 9. 240f and 89^-. 
 
 10. 210|fand250. 
 
 11. 200 and lftf 
 
 ^. um " mi- 
 
 ls. 117ftand57f. 
 U. 95ft and 183ft. 
 15. 1050H- and 2020§. 
 7(5. 2016f and 2503f§. 
 
 EXAMPLES REQUIRING THE USE OF THE PRECEDING EXPLANATIONS. 
 
 s. 
 4. 
 
 6. 
 
 6. 
 
 18. 
 
 14. 
 IS. 
 
 16. 
 17. 
 
 18. 
 19. 
 
 SO. 
 21. 
 
 From the sum of 
 f and -J take -§. 
 j- and £ take \\. 
 £ and f take |f. 
 J and 2f take 4. 
 ft and 9f take 3-§. 
 5 j and 4* take 9. 
 
 202. From the sum of Subtract the sum of 
 
 1. -I and I take 4. 7. ft and V from 14f. 
 
 8. 8± and 2f from 20. 
 P. f and 5 from 11 J. 
 
 10. 18f and 15ft from 100ft. 
 
 11. 20ft and 1 5ft from 40ft. 
 
 12. 201-fr and 87f from 304£ 
 Take the sum of f and f from the sum of 2| and |. 
 Take the sum of 3£ and y from the sum of 4 and 8^-. 
 Take the sum of 20 and 14ft from the sum of 18f and 19J. 
 Take the sum of 28ft and 60J from the sum of 50J and 40£. 
 Take the sum of 100| and 28f from the sum of 66^ and 69ft. 
 Take the sum of 13ft and 4<i from the difference between 125 and lft. 
 Take the sum of 216$ and J01J from the difference between 1000 and 87 J. 
 Take the sum of 45£ and 25| from the difference between 305f and 425ft. 
 Take the sum of 23 and 41ft from the difference between 21f and 93£. 
 
 22. Take the sum of 9f and 5f from the difference between 1 J| and 19J. 
 
 23. From 216|- acres of land, lots of 21 A, 16f A, 26# A, 41 j- A, and 63| 
 acres were sold. How many acres remained unsold? 
 
 24. A lady went shopping with $35f in her purse. She-expended for car fare, 
 \ of a dollar; for thread, fj- of a dollar; for gloves, 1± dollars; for a hat, 5|* dollars; 
 for a clock, 21$ dollars; and invested the remainder in linen. How much was 
 paid for the linen? 
 
54 MULTIPLICATION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 25. A dealer bought a farm for $3685f, the crops for $887£, the stock for 
 $1015£, and the utensils for $602|. He sold the entire property for $6425^. 
 Did he gain or lose and how much ? 
 
 26. From the difference between 280^ and 1200J take the sum of 20J, 16$, 
 5^, 86, 14ft, U, ¥> an <* 100. 
 
 27. From the sum of 80f, 70£, 60$, and 1 take the difference between 1} 
 and 101. 
 
 28. From the sum of ■£, f , f , f , -§-, -f, |, |, and -^ take the difference between 
 V and 2. 
 
 £0. Having $1302f in bank I drew checks for $2044, $189^, $640i, 182-J, 
 $20, I30f, and $100. How much remained to my credit in the bank ? 
 
 80. A town owing $38246|, paid, in '85, $9304f ; in '86, $12000^- ; in '87, 
 $4250£ ; and in '88 the remainder. How much was the payment of 1888 ? 
 
 31. If I pay $3500 for a house, $346| for repairs, $1126f for furniture, 
 $400£ for carpets and curtains, and sell the entire property for $5000, how much 
 will I lose ? 
 
 MULTIPLICATION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 203. To Multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number. 
 Example. — Multiply £ by 4. 
 
 OPERATION I. 
 
 Explanation — Since the numerator is the divi- 
 
 4x4—. :Li-LZ — ig = ]4 = IX dend, the fraction may be multiplied by multiplying 
 
 8 the numerator 3 by the multiplier 4 ; the product is 
 
 *5 8 , which reduced gives If, or l£. Or, since the 
 
 operation II. denominator 8, is the divisor, the fraction may be 
 
 3 multiplied by dividing this divisor 8, by the multi- 
 
 * * = o~T~Z = "* = ' P^ er ^» wnicn wil l gi ye tne reduced form, | = 1-J. 
 
 This introduces the principle of cancellation into 
 0T 9 4 X 4 = •§■ = 1-J. fractional operations. 
 
 For examples containing concrete numbers, reason as follows : 
 
 Example. — If one pound of wool costs £ of a dollar, what will be the cost of 
 21 pounds ? 
 
 Explanation.— Since one pound costs •§ of a dollar, 21 pounds which are 21 times 1 pound 
 will cost 21 times f of a dollar, or 71 dollars. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the numerator, or divide the denominator, by the 
 whole number. 
 
 Remark. — To economize time and space divide the denominator or cancel when it can be 
 done, as the numbers to be treated are thus put into simpler form. 
 
MULTIPLICATION OF FRACTION'S. 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 204. What is the product of 
 
 1. f multiplied by 3 ? 6. 
 
 2. \ multiplied by 2 ? 7. 
 8. | multiplied by 4 ? 8. 
 
 4. ft multiplied by 3 ? 9. 
 
 5. ft multiplied by 7 ? I 10 e 
 
 | multiplied by 3 ? 
 W multiplied by 5 ? 
 | multiplied by 8 ? 
 -ft multiplied by 15? 
 ft multiplied by 6 ? 
 
 11. 
 
 12. 
 IS. 
 
 14. 
 
 is. 
 
 55 
 
 •J- multiplied by 12 ? 
 •§■ multiplied by 5 ? 
 | multiplied by 6 ? 
 -^-multiplied by 30? 
 ft multiplied by 32? 
 
 205. Multiply 
 
 1. ft by 85. 
 
 2. if by 8. 
 
 3. y by 12. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 V by 16. 
 
 V b y n - 
 
 *-§- 4 by 40. 
 
 V bv 28. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
 
 «# by 10. 
 
 A b y *i- 
 
 H 9 by 20. 
 
 13. 
 
 14. 
 
 15. 
 16. 
 
 M by 115. 
 W by 49. 
 A^byl05. 
 H by 156. 
 
 Remark. — It is sometimes desirable to reduce the whole number to fractional form by 
 placing 1 for its denominator. 
 
 206. To Multiply a Whole Number by a Fraction. 
 
 Example.— Multiply 6 by ft. 
 
 Explanations.— 1st. If the multiplicand 6, be multiplied 
 3-J. by 7, the numerator of the fraction ^, the product 42 will be 
 12 times too large, because the multiplier was not 7, but one- 
 twelfth of 7; hence this product must be divided by 12, which 
 gives f| = 8& = 3£. 
 
 2d. Since 6 and T V are the factors of the product, and as it 
 matters not which term is multiplied, reverse the order of the 
 factors and proceed as in Art. 208. 
 
 Operation L 
 6X^ = 41 = 3^ = 
 Operation IL 
 
 2 
 
 Operation IIL 
 
 3d. Place 1 as a denominator for the multiplicand, then cancel and reduce. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, 
 and divide the product by the denominator. Cancel when possible. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 207. What is the product of 
 
 1. 5 multiplied by f . 
 
 2. 7 multiplied by f. 
 
 3. 6 multiplied by f . 
 
 4. 9 multiplied by ^-£. 
 
 5. 14 multiplied by f. 
 
 6. 22 multiplied by ft. 
 
 7. 40 multiplied by f. 
 
 8. 9 multiplied by §. 
 
 9. 4 multiplied by \$. 
 10. 7 multiplied by f|. 
 
 11. 
 12. 
 13. 
 
 14. 
 
 15. 
 
 4. 
 
 208. Multiply. 
 81 by f 
 56 by i. 
 61 by § . 
 105 by ^ 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 5. 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 8. 
 
 19 by V*. 
 
 22 by iff 
 240 by «. 
 
 8byM- 
 
 9. 27 by £ 
 
 J0. 210 by ft. 
 
 IX 48 by if. 
 
 12. 91 by ||. 
 
 15 multiplied by £. 
 21 multiplied by fj. 
 12 multiplied by f. 
 18 multiplied by f. 
 42 multiplied by f c 
 
 i& 71 by if 
 
 ££. 203 by ^. 
 
 75. 415 by V- 
 
 70. 672 by |. 
 
 Remark. — Entire or mixed number can be treated with facility by reducing them to fractional 
 forms and cancelling when possible. 
 
56 
 
 MULTIPLICATION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 5 by f • 
 
 209. To Multiply a Fraction by a Fraction 
 
 Example. — 1: (Abstract). Multiply - 2 - 
 
 Operation. 
 |X$ ( 3 times 4, 
 
 f= •< or 
 ( I of 3. 
 
 Explanation. — The multiplier, f, is equal to 3 times | 
 or A of 3. By application of 203, multiply § by 3, which 
 gives |, which must be seven times too large, since the 
 multiplier was not 3, but one-seventh of 3; hence, the 
 correct result will be obtained by dividing the product, §. 
 by 7, which gives ^ 6 r . 
 
 Example. — 2. (Concrete). If a pound of tea costs £ of a dollar, what will § 
 of a pound cost ? 
 
 Explanation.— If a pound of tea costs f of a dollar, £ of a pound will cost & of £ of a 
 dollar, or T 4 - of a dollar; if £ of a pound costs T 4 r of a dollar, £ which is 2 times £, must cost 2 
 times T 4 F of a dollar, or T \ of a dollar. 
 
 Example. — 3. If a yard of cloth costs If (or ^) dollars, what will $ of a yd, 
 cost? 
 
 Explanation. — If 1 yd. costs */ dollars, f, of a yd. will cost | of ^ 5 , or f of a dollar; and if 
 £ of a yd. costs f of a dollar, £ which is 4 times \, must cost 4 times f , or § = l£ dollars. 
 
 Remarks — 1. Observe that the numerator of the product is the product of the numerators 
 of the factors, and that the denominator of the product is the product of the denominators of 
 the factors. 
 
 2. This will apply to the product of any fractions, proper or improper, or to the product 
 of continued fractions. 
 
 Rule. — I. Cancel all equivalent factors from the numerators and 
 denominators. 
 
 II. Multiply together the remaining numerators for the numerator of 
 the product, and the remaining denominators for the denominator of 
 the product. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE (ABSTRACT). 
 
 210. Find the product of 
 
 1. 
 
 \ and f 
 0. f and f. 
 
 S. \ and £. 
 £ I and |. 
 
 5. f and $. 
 
 6. | and ^. 
 
 7. ft and*. 
 
 * *by*. 
 
 Multiply 
 
 10. ft by*. 
 
 11. Hbyf 
 
 ^. «by*. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE (CONCRETE). 
 
 211. j?. What will be the cost of § of a pound of tea, if the cost of a pound 
 be f of a dollar? 
 
 0. I bought £ of an acre of land and sold £ of my purchase. What part of an 
 acre did I sell? 
 
 S. What will be the cost of -J of J of a cord of wood at $6 per cord? 
 
 4. A girl having $ of a yard of ribbon used ■§- of what she had. What part ,of 
 a yard had she left. 
 
 5. John was given f of a farm and James f as much. What part had James? 
 
 6. If i of a stock were lost by fire and the remainder sold at f of its cost, what 
 part of the first cost was received. 
 
DIVISION OF FRACTIONS. 5? 
 
 7. Divide 20 into two parts, one of which shall be $ of the other, t 
 
 8. So divide $150 between two persons that one may have \ of the whole more 
 than the other. 
 
 9. Tea costing f of a dollar per pound is sold for f of its cost. J<\>r what 
 price per pound is the tea sold? 
 
 10. Coffee costing T 5 ¥ of a dollar per pound is sold for -| of its cost. What price 
 is obtained f Oi the coffee f 
 
 11. What is ■§■ of § of a yard of cloth worth, if the entire yard costs § of a 
 dollar? 
 
 12. If a pound of steak costs T 3 ¥ of a dollar, what will \ of \ of a pound cost? 
 
 13. After paying -J a dollar for a pound of nuts, I sold f of | of my purchase 
 at the same rate. How much did I receive ? 
 
 llf. From a gallon of oil f of f of a gallon leaked away. What part of a gallon 
 was left? 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR "WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 212. Multiply together 
 
 * M> A, «> and f i. 
 
 2. 3|, |, |, 21, and llf. 
 
 3. f, |, 8|, 11 T %, V, and 20. 
 £ 12f, 16*, 21|, 60f, and ft. 
 5. 5f, 8, 11^, Hi, 25f, and 6. 
 & 91, 19f, 29f , 39£, and 49. 
 7. 1, f , i, h h h f , and 10. 
 
 8. 206*, 187|, 40^, and 51*. 
 
 P. 500, 186^-, 63f , 41, 19|, and 4 
 
 10. 23 T V, 16|, 8|, and 12|. 
 
 « *>*,«>■¥> V, and if- 
 
 •*& h h h h ft, and 60. 
 
 13. 13^, 21f , 12, 4, 24, and 3£. 
 
 U. H, 5f,5, ^ H, and 1. 
 
 75. What will be the cost of ?■£ tons of hay at f of lo| dollars per ton? 
 
 16. Having bought f of a farm of 106J acres, I sold f of my purchase. How 
 many acres do I sell? * 
 
 17. I bought a house for 12165-J and sold it for -f| of its cost. How many 
 dollars did I lose? 
 
 18. If 7£ barrels of flour be consumed by a family in ten months, how many 
 barrels would fifteen such families consume in 13-J- months ? 
 
 19. Having bought 2f tons of coal at f of 16f dollars per ton, I gave in pay- 
 ment a twenty dollar bill. How much change should I have received ? 
 
 20. If 17J cords of wood are bought at % of 13f dollars per cord, and sold at 
 \ of 9-J- dollars per cord, what is the gain or loss? 
 
 DIVISION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 213. To Divide a Fraction by a Whole Number. 
 
 Example — 1. Divide \ by 2. 
 
 operation. Explanation.— By the General Principles of Fractions, dividing the num- 
 __ erator (dividend) divides the fraction; hence, divide the numerator 4 of the 
 » "^ •■ fraction £ by 2, and the quotient is f . 
 
58 
 
 DIVISION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 .Example. — 2. If a pound of tea costs f of a dollar what will \ of a pound 
 cost ? 
 
 operation. Explanation.— If one pound costs f of a dollar, \ of a pound will 
 
 cost £ of |, or | of a dollar. Observe that in this operation the mul- 
 |~2 = f Xl = | tiplier \ is the reciprocal of the divisor 2, or 1 has been written under 
 the divisor as a denominator, the divisor inverted and the work per- 
 formed as in multiplication. 
 
 Example.— 3. Divide f by 7. 
 
 Explanation. — By the General Principles of Fractions, if we multiply the denominator we 
 divide the fraction. Therefore, § -r- 7 = $ z . 
 
 Rule. — Divide the numerator or multiply the denominator by the 
 whole number. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Divide the numerator if it be divisible, as the numbers will thus be made 
 smaller. 
 
 2. If the dividend be a mixed number and the divisor an integer, it is not necessary 
 to reduce the dividend to an improper fraction; divide the integral part of the dividend by the 
 divisor, and if there be a remainder from such division, reduce it to a fraction of the same 
 denomination as the fractional part of the dividend, add it to this fractional part and divide as 
 before shown. 
 
 Example. 
 
 Divide 2815f by 8. 
 
 Explanation. — (Short Method). — Write as in Short Division and divide; 8 is 
 contained in 2815£, 351 times with a remainder of 7f not divided; reduce the 7 to 
 8 ) 2815§ thirds and to the result add the £ making y, which divide by 8, obtaining §f as 
 the fractional part of the quotient; annex this to the integral part which 
 gives 351|f. 
 
 OPERATION. 
 
 351f| 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PKACTICEo 
 
 214. What is the quotient of 
 
 1. 
 
 •f divided by 3 ? 
 
 5. 
 
 2. 
 
 |f divided by 4 ? 
 
 6. 
 
 s. 
 
 4t divided by 9 T 
 
 7. 
 
 4. 
 
 £f divided by 8 ? 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
 
 \ divided by 4 ? 
 \\ divided by 7? 
 |4 divided by 18 ? 
 f| divided by 22 ? 
 
 if divided by 5 ? 
 ff- divided by 7 ? 
 iff- divided by 15 ? 
 ff divided by 13 ? 
 
 18. If a pound of powder costs | of a dollar, what will £ of a pound cost ? 
 
 14. Having {% of a yard of cloth, I divided it into 7 equal pieces. How 
 much cloth was there in each piece ? 
 
 15. If f-J- of a farm be grain land, and evenly divided into 3 fields, what pari 
 of the farm will each field contain ? 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 215. Divide 
 
 1. «by9. 
 
 2. 2^ by 17. 
 
 $- mbylS. 
 4. 3Hby21. 
 
 5. ^by8. 
 
 9. 308 T V by 40. 
 
 13. 205fby6. 
 
 6. 211 by 5. 
 
 10. 1000^ by 41. 
 
 U. 185 £ by 9. 
 
 7. 41f by 11. 
 
 11. 16fby5. 
 
 15. 112J by 8, 
 
 8. 2096§ by 21. 
 
 12. 108J by 25. 
 
 16. 321J by 6. 
 
DIVISION" OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 59 
 
 216. To Divide a Whole Number by a Fraction. 
 
 Example. — Into how many pieces f of a yard each, may 5 yards of ribbon be 
 cut? 
 
 operation. Explanation.— Since 5 yd. equals x ¥ 5 yd. they may be cut into as 
 
 5 -f- f = many pieces, each containing f yd. as f is contained times in */ which is 
 
 tf -5- § = 7|. U times. 
 
 Remark. — Since the denominator names or tells the kinds, or value of the parts taken, when 
 fractions are reduced to the same denomination, or to equivalent fractions having a common 
 denominator, their numerators compare as whole numbers. We may consequently ignore the 
 denominators. 
 
 Rules. — 1. Multiply the denominator of the fraction by the whole 
 number, and divide the result by the numerator. Or, 
 
 2. Reduce the whole number to a fraction of the same denomination 
 as the divisor, and divide the numerator of the dividend by that of the 
 divisor. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOK MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 217. Divide 
 
 
 
 
 1. tfbyf 
 
 6. 14 by ^. 
 
 11. 31byy. 
 
 16. 24by|. 
 
 *. Hbyf. 
 
 7. 20by^. 
 
 12. 50 by y. 
 
 17. 30by^. 
 
 3. 20 by if 
 
 8. 51 by «. 
 
 IS. 21by£. 
 
 IS. 12 by J. 
 
 I 86 by*. 
 
 9. 39bytt- 
 
 U. 60 by f . 
 
 19. 33 by \i. 
 
 5. 101 by i$. 
 
 10. 25byV- 
 
 15. 18byf. . 
 
 20. 15 by \. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 218. 1. If f of an acre of land sell for 45 dollars, what will an acre sell for 
 at the same rate ? 
 
 2. A farm of 471 acres is divided into shares of 94^- acres each. How many 
 shares are there ? 
 
 3. A church collection of 232 dollars was divided among poor families to each 
 of which was given 5f dollars. How many families shared the bounty ? 
 
 If.. When potatoes are worth £ of a dollar per bushel and apples f of a dollar 
 per bushel, how many bushels of potatoes will pay for a load of apples measuring 
 30 bushels ? 
 
 5. A woman buys f of a cord of wood worth 6f dollars per cord and pays for 
 it in work at f of a dollar per day. How many days must she work to make full 
 payment ? 
 
 6. A dealer paid -f of 15f dollars for f of 14£ Cords of wood. What was the 
 cost per cord ? 
 
 7. If -j^- of a farm of 67-j- acres be divided into 63 village lots, what part of an 
 acre will each lot contain ? 
 
 8. 1760 bushels of wheat, 2100 bushels of barley, 2758 bushels of oats, and 
 696 bushels of beans were put into sacks ; those for the wheat contained each 
 2£ bushels, for the barley 2-J bushels, for the oats 2f bushels, and for the 
 beans 1£ bushels. How many sacks in all were required ? 
 
60 
 
 DIVISION OF FRACTIONS. 
 
 219. Tc Divide a Fraction by a Fraction. 
 
 Example. — Divide •§ by 4* 
 
 Operation. 
 
 4 times \ 
 or 
 
 $of4 
 
 1 + 4 = 
 
 Explanation. — The divisor, 4, is equal to 4 times ^, 
 or \ of 4. Applying the explanation of Art. 213, and 
 dividing the dividend, f , by 4, gives ^ as a quotient ; 
 but since the given divisor was -J- of 4, and the divisor 
 used was 4, a number 7 times too great, / a , the quotient 
 obtained, is 7 times too small; to correct this error 
 multiply -£q by 7, obtaining f J as an answer. Ob- 
 serve that 21 (the numerator of the quotient), is 
 obtained by multiplying the numerator of the divid- 
 end by the denominator of the iiviso*\ and that 20 (the denominator of the quotient), is 
 obtained by multiplying the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor, or 
 by ejecting a cross multiplication as shown by the connecting or tracing lines in the operation. 
 
 =1*. 
 
 Rules. — 1. Multiply the numerator of the dividend by the denomina- 
 tor of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient, and multi-ply the 
 denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the 
 denominator of the quotient; Or, 
 
 2. Invert the terms of the divisor and proceed as in multiplication of 
 fractions. 
 
 Remark. — Reduce mixed numbers to improper fractions before applying the rule. 
 
 220. Divide 
 
 examples fok mental practice. 
 
 byf. 
 
 8 
 
 fbyf- 
 
 ibyf. 
 
 *byf 
 
 A byf 
 
 a 
 
 ic, 
 11. 
 n. 
 
 1 by I 
 fby«. 
 
 I byf. 
 
 IS. 
 
 u. 
 
 15. 
 16. 
 
 ilbyf 
 *by«. 
 «byf 
 ttbyf. 
 
 221. Divide 
 
 EXAMPLES FOK WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 1- WbyH. 
 
 *• Wbyff, 
 
 *•■ T%by^. 
 I 
 
 17. 
 18. 
 
 «by«. 
 
 Vby^- 
 «byff. 
 it by*. 
 
 5- «Jby«. 9. WbyW- #• 
 
 6- «byW- 1°- Vbyi i*. 
 
 7- ««by|f 11. AbyV- -^ 5 - 
 *. ifbyW- n - ttbyVo'- *?• 
 
 If a boy earns * of a dollar in a day, how long will it take him to earn $15f ? 
 How many fields of 9f acres each can be made from a farm containing 
 
 « by 
 
 A- 
 
 125-J- acres ? 
 
 19. If a wheelman runs 93| miles per day, how long time will he require to run 
 1167i miles ? 
 
 20. If 12f acres produce 982£ bu. of corn, how many bu« will 15£ acres produce ? 
 
 21. If ten men cut 132£ cords of wood in six days, how many cords can eighteen 
 men cut in twenty-one days ? 
 
 22. If a man bought 1150f bushels of wheat with § of his money, how many 
 bushels could he have bought had all his money been invested ? 
 
 28. After traveling -fc of the distance between two cities, a pedestrian finds 
 that there are 101-J miles still before him. How far apart are the cities ? 
 
COMPLEX FRACTIONS. 61 
 
 COMPLEX FRACTIONS. 
 
 222. A fraction is complex when either or both of its terms are fractional. 
 
 5 . 
 Tiiu« - is a complex fraction and is read 5 -r- f ; it indicates that 5 is to be 
 
 divided by f . - is read -f -f- 8 and indicates what is thus expressed. 1 is read 
 
 8 J 
 
 ^ -f- -§- and indicates what is thus expressed. 
 
 Remark. — The entire subject of complex fractions will, on account of its lack of practical 
 value, be dismissed with the full illustration of one example of each of two forms. 
 
 f 
 Example 1. — What is the value of -? 
 
 t 
 i 
 Operation: | =f -5-f =| X * = f* =?*£• 
 
 Example 2. — What is the value of - — „ — ? 
 
 * ** 
 Operation: |^{= (I X V) -*- (i X «) = | X V X*X» = tt=4A. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN FRACTIONS. 
 
 223. i. Erom the sum of -f and 5f , take the difference between 17£ and 21. 
 
 #. How much will remain after the product of f , ^, 2, £$, and 3£ is taken 
 from 10£. 
 
 $. Divide into six equal parts the product of lly^ multiplied by 3}. 
 
 4. Eind the remainder after subtracting the product of 3f, -|, 7-f, 5, f, and 
 1, from the product of 3, f, f, 7, •£, 5, f , and 14. 
 
 J. An estate is so divided among A, B, and C, that A gets f , B T 3 ^, and C the 
 remainder, which was $4200. What was the amount of the estate ? 
 
 6. My bank deposit is $5605, which is 4|- times the amount in my purse. 
 How much money have I in all ? 
 
 7. If 14 bu. of apples can be bought for $3|, how many bushels can be bought 
 for $| ? 
 
 8. A woman having $1, gave f of it for coffee at 33£^ per pound. How many 
 pounds did she buy ? 
 
 9. Having bought f of a ship, I sold f of my share for $12000. What was 
 the value of the ship at that rate ? 
 
 10. If the ingredients are -fa sulphur, -fa saltpeter, and f charcoal, what 
 is the number of pounds of each, in 2154^ T pounds of gunpowder ? 
 
 11. What must be the amount of an estate which, if divided into three parts, 
 the first will be double the second, the second double the third, and the differ- 
 ence between the second and the third be $7500 ? 
 
 12. Having paid $115 for a watch and chain, I discover that the cost of the 
 chain was only ^ of the cost of the watch. What was the cost of each ? 
 
62 "MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN FRACTIONS. 
 
 IS. I gave two 20-dollar gold coins to a dealer, of whom I bought 2 cords 
 of wood at 5f dollars per cord, and 3 \ tons of coal at 6| dollars per ton. How 
 much change should I have received. 
 
 lJf. A and B, working equally, can mow a meadow in 10 days of 9 hours per 
 day. In how many days of 12 hours can A alone do the work ? 
 
 15. An estate valued at $120p00 was so distributed that A received T 2 -, B fa 
 of the estate more than A, as much as A and B together less $6000, and tjro Q s 
 charities the remainder in equal parts. How much did each charity receive r\jt^ 
 7 16. Brown owned fa of a stock of goods, f of which was destroyed by fire and 
 
 ( M ' ^ of the remainder so damaged by water that it was sold at half its cost. If the 
 uninjured goods when sold at cost brought $10800, what must have been the 
 amount of Brown's loss ? 
 
 17. A grocer bought a cask of molasses containing 65| gal., from which he sold 
 at one time i of it, at another -J- of it, at another 5 gal. less than J of what 
 remained, and the remainder was sold with the cask for 20-J- dollars. If the value 
 of the cask was one dollar, at what price per gallon was the last sale made? £\* 
 
 18. A painter worked 17-J- days, and after expending f °f his wages for board, 
 had $15 left. How much did he earn per day ? *\!%l+ 
 
 19. A farmer having 650 bu. of wheat, kept jfor his own use 52f bu. less than^* 
 J, sold to his neighbors for seed 45-J- bu. more than -J, and marketed the remain- 
 der at 80^ per bushel. How much money was received from the market sales ? 
 
 20. Of a journey of 160 miles, a walker accomplished | of the distance the 
 first day, \, less 15f miles, the second day, fa, plus 4-J miles, the third day, and 
 finished his journey on the two following days by traveling fifteen hours each 
 day. What must have been his average distance per hour for those two days ? 
 
 21. A mechanic worked 21-| days, and after paying his board with f of his 
 earnings, had 66% dollars left. How much did he earn per day ? 
 
 22. So place a sum of money that -J- of it shall be in the first package, § in the 
 second, fa in the third, and the remainder, which is $550, in the fourth package. 
 What amount of money will be required ? 4 \^> >^ 
 
 23. If \ the trees of an orchard are apple, \ peach, \ pear, fa plum, and. the 
 remaining 21 trees cherry, how many trees in all ? 
 
 2Jf.. John's weight is £■ as much as mine, and Ben's is f of John's. What is 
 my weight if John is 15 pounds heavier than Ben ? • 
 
 25. If 12 boys earn $54 in a week, how much will 15 boys earn in the same 
 time at the same rate ? 
 
 26. A, B, and C rented a pasture for $37. A put in 3 cows for 4 months, B, 
 5 for 6 months, and C, 8 for 4 months. How much ought each to pay ? 
 
 27. Henry, when asked his age, replied, " If 7-J- years be added to 13£ years, 
 the sum will represent -J of my age." How old was he ? 
 
 28. Silas, Harvey, and Eobert have together $2210. Silas has 2-J- times as £* 
 much as Harvey, who has £ as much as Eobert. How many dollars has each ? ^ 
 
 29. Theodore's age is 7£ years, and Herbert's 9f years ; three times the sum \ x i 
 of their ages is 8 years more than the age of their mother, who is 5£ years 
 younger than their father. What is the united age of the parents ? 
 
MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN" FRACTION'S. 63 
 
 30. A farmer sold two cows for $75, receiving for one only -J as much as for 
 the other. What was the price of each ? 
 
 31. After selling 45 turkeys, a dealer had % of his stock remaining. How 
 ma ay had he at first ? 
 
 32. If 8 horses consume 4£ bushels of oats in 3-j- days, how many bushels will 
 12 horses consume in the same time ? t jH 
 
 33. A and B can do a piece of work in 10 days, which A alone can do in .8 
 days. In what time can B alone do the work ? 
 
 $4, John and Calvin have agreed to build a wall for $86. If Calvin can 
 work only $ as fast as John, how shall the money be divided ? 
 
 85, A flagstaff stands -if of its length above and 7-J ft. below the surface of 
 the ground. What is the length of the staff ? ik 
 
 36. What is the length of a pole that stands -f in the mud, f in the water, and 
 25^ feet above the water ? 
 
 37. A colt and cow cost $124. If the colt cost $4 more than three times tha 
 cost of the cow, what was the cost of each ? 
 
 38. What is the hour when the time past noon equals \ of the time to mid- 
 night ? 
 
 39. A tree 84 ft. high was so broken in a storm that the part standing was £ 
 the length of the part broken. How many feet were standing ? 2 £, 
 
 40. A farmer has -| of his sheep in one pasture, f in another, and the remain- 
 der of his flock, 72 sheep*, in the third pasture. How many sheep had he ? 
 
 41. For a horse and carriage I paid $540. What was the cost of each, if the 
 cost of the carriage was \\ times the cost of the horse ? >\\>-^-v^/ 
 
 Jft Calvin is 8^- years old, Leo 6 J years less than three times as old as Cal- 
 vin, and John's age is 3 year,s more than the sum of the ages of Calvin and Leo. 
 What is John's age ? % fc'JV 
 
 J+3. Peter can do a piece of work in 12 days and Charles in 15 days. How 
 many days will be required for its completion, if both join in the work ? \> p 
 
 44- If A can do a piece of work in 21 days, B in 18 days, and C in 15 days, 
 in how many days can the three working together perform the work ? 
 
 Remark. — In the above and similar examples, reason in general as follows: If A can build a 
 wall in 4 days, he can build £ of it in 1 day; and if B can build the same wall in 5 days, he can 
 build A of it in 1 day. Since in 1 day A can build i of the wall, and B \ of it, the two can, if 
 they work together, build in 1 day the sum of £ and i or fa of it; and since they can together 
 do -^ in 1 day, it will take them as many days to do the whole work, or §f, as -fa is contained 
 times in §#, or 2|. 
 
 45 John and his father have joint work, which they can do working together " 
 in 25 days. If it require 60 days for John working alone to complete the work/ 
 how many days will it require for the father to complete it ? U -y M-7 
 
 46 A man and boy can in 16 days complete a job that can be done by the man / ^ 
 alone in 21 days. How long would it take the boy alone to complete the work? ^1 f 
 
 47. Smith said to Brown, "f of my money is equal to -§- of yours, and the ti*-iO 
 difference between your money and mine is $30." How much money had each? j) 
 
 48. Izaak Walton having lost | of his trolling line, added 65 ft., when he ^Ifr 
 found it was just £ of its original length. What was its length at first ? fl&l 
 
64 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN FRACTIONS. 
 
 49. A cistern sprung a leak by which f of its contents ran out, but during 
 
 the same time f as much ran in. What part of the cistern was filled ? '$|i-> / 
 
 50. A dog pursuing a rabbit which has 32 rods the start, runs 11 rods while A 
 the rabbit runs but 9. How far must the dog run before he can overtake the 
 rabbit ? 
 
 St A cistern has two faucets, by the larger of which it can be emptied in 24 x\ 
 minutes, and by the smaller in 36 minutes. If both be opened at once, what j 
 length of time will be required to empty the cistern ? 
 
 52. Ben and John bought a cocoanut for 8 cents, of which Ben paid 5$ and 
 John 3^. Henry offered 8$ for one-third of the cocoanut, which offer was 
 accepted, each taking and eating one-third of it. How should Ben and John 
 divide the 8$ received from Henry ? 
 
 53. There are 108 bu. of corn in two bins, and in one of the bins there are 12 
 bushels less than one-half as many bushels as in the other. How many bushels 
 in each ? 
 
 54. At what time between one and two o'clock will the hour and minute hands 
 of a clock be together ? 
 
 55. At what time between 6 and 7 ? 
 
 56. At what time between 9 and 10 ? 
 
 57. At what time between 10 and 11 ? 
 
 58. Nick bought a basket of oranges at the rate of 3 for 2 cents, and gained 
 50^ by selling them at the rate of 2 for 3 cents. How many oranges did he buy? 
 
 59. If you buy 60 lemons at the rate of 6 for 10 cents, and twice as many more , ^ 
 at the rate of 5 for 8 cents, and sell the entire lot at the rate of 3 for 4 cents, ^ 
 will you gain or lose, and how much ? 
 
 60. So divide $15,000 among A, B, C, and D, that their portions shall be to 
 each other as 1, 2, 3, and 4. What is the portion of each. 
 
 61. I wish to line the carpet of a room that is 7-J yd. long and of yd. wide, 
 with duck f of a yd. wide, How many yards of duck will be required if it 
 shrink ■£$ in- length and ¥ V in width ? 
 
 62. A and B are engaged to perform a certain work for $35 T 5 ^g-. It is sup- 
 posed that A does i more work than B, and they are to be paid proportionally. 
 How much should each receive ? 
 
 63. A tank has an inlet by which it can be filled in 10 hours, and an outlet by 
 which when filled it can be emptied in 6 hours. If both inlet and outlet be 
 opened when the tank is full, in what time will it be emptied ? 
 
 64. A cistern has two faucets, by the larger of which its contents may be 
 emptied in 12 minutes and by the smaller in 15 minutes; the cistern being full, 
 the smaller faucet is left open for 6 minutes, after which both are opened. How 
 long before the cistern will be emptied ? 
 
 65. A man being asked his age replied, " My mother was born in 1800 and my 
 father in 1801 ; the sum of their ages at the time of my birth was two and one* 
 third times tri} age in 1846." How old was the man in 1880 ? 
 
 66. Three men dig a well for $36. If during the time A and B working 
 together could do \ of the work, B and together could do f of the work, and 
 A and together could do f of the work, how should the money be divided? 
 
MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN" FRACTIONS. 65 
 
 67. Brown and Smith have joint work for 16 days. In any given time Brown 
 does only -f as much work as Smith. How many days would each working alone 
 require to complete the work ? If they work together, how should the $45 paid 
 for the work be divided ? 
 
 68. Coe, Hall, Tell, and Lee have a contract to dig a ditch which Coe can dig 
 in 35 days, Hall in 45 days, Tell in 50 days, and Lee in 60 days. How long 
 will it take all together to do the work ? If $100 be paid, for the work and all 
 join till it is completed, how much should each get ? 
 
 69. A and B have joint work for 21 days, but B can in a day do only f as 
 much as A; Lifter B has worked alone for 3 days and A for 5 days, they unite 
 and complete the work. How many days will they require ? If $75 be paid 
 for the work, what part of it should each receive ? 
 
 70. An estate was left to A, B, and C, so that A's part was £ of the whole 
 increased by a sum equal to -^ of C's part; B's was £ of the whole increased by a 
 sum equal to -J of C's part: and to C was given the remainder, which was $700 
 less than B's share. What was the value of the estate and of each one's share ? 
 
 71. Hill, Mann, and Benton have joint work for 36 days, for which they are to 
 receive $200. If Hill can do only -| as much as Mann and Benton does twice as 
 much as Mann, in how many days could each working alone complete the work? 
 
 72* How long would it take Hill and Mann ? 
 73. How long would it take Hill and Benton ? 
 7 J/.. How long would it take Mann and Benton ? 
 
 75. If all work together until the job is completed, how should the money 
 be divided ? 
 
 76. A, B, C, and D, liaving joint work for 30 days, A begins and works alone 
 for 2 days, when he is joined by B; after the two have worked together for 3 
 days, they are joined by C; the three work together for 4 days, when D joins 
 them, and all working together complete the work. If A can do but -J as much 
 as D, B f as much as A, and Q ^ as much as B, how long would each alone 
 require to do the entire work. 
 
 77. How long would it take A and^B ; A and C ; A and D ? 
 
 78. How long would it take A, B,$ind C ; A, C, and D ; B, C, and D ? 
 
 79. How long after D began did it take for all to do it ? 
 
 80. If $300 was paid for the work and the men worked according to conditions 
 given in Example 76, how should the money be divided ? 
 
66 DECIMALS. 
 
 DECIMALS. 
 
 224. A Decimal Fraction or a Decimal is a fraction having for its 
 denominator ten or some power of ten ; as 10, 100, 1000, 10000. It expresses 
 one or more of the decimal divisions of a unit. 
 
 225. Decimals may be expressed in the same form as common fractions; that 
 is, with the denominator written. Practically, however, this is never done. 
 
 Remark. — The two points of difference between common and decimal fractions are, 
 1. The denominator of a common fraction is always written, while that of a decimal is only 
 indicated. 
 
 2. The denominator of a common fraction may be any number, while that of a decimal 
 must be 10 or some power of 10. 
 
 226. The Decimal Point ( . ) is a period, and is used to limit the value of 
 of a decimal expression, and to determine the denominator; in this latter rela- 
 tion it takes the place of the unit 1 of the denominator when fully w r ritten; as, 
 in the decimal expression .3, read 3 tenths, the decimal point considered as 1 
 and placed before a cipher, represents the order of its units, and shows that the 
 indicated denominator is 10. 
 
 Remark — When the decimal point is used to separate the integral from the fractional part 
 in mixed decimals, or dollars and cents in decimal currency, it is called a separatrix. 
 
 227. Decimals are either pure or mixed. 
 
 228. A Pure Decimal corresponds to a proper fraction, the value being 
 less than the unit 1 ; as, .3, .17, .206, .5191. 
 
 A Mixed Decimal corresponds to an improper fraction, the value being 
 greater than the unit 1 ; as, 17.4, 5.192, 32.3017. 
 
 229. The Yalue of a Decimal is computed from the decimal point, and 
 the orders have the same scale as integers. A removal of the decimal point one 
 place to the right, multiplies the expression by ten ; removing it two places, by 
 100 ; three places, by 1000, and so on. A removal of the decimal point one 
 place to the left, divides the expression by 10 ; two places, by 100 ; three places, 
 by 1000, and so on. 
 
 230. From the above it will be observed that if a cipher be placed between 
 the numerical expression of the decimal and the point, the expression being 
 thereby removed one place further from the point, will be divided by 10. 
 But as the value of the decimal expression is computed from the point to the 
 right, it follows that one or more ciphers, placed after the decimal, will not alter 
 its value. -f% is expressed decimally .3 ; a cipher annexed to the decimal gives 
 .30 = -^\ two ciphers annexed gives .300 = -jVoV 
 
 By this it will be observed that the expressions, though unlike in form are of 
 equal value. Each of the expressions .5, .50, .500, .5000, .50000, .500000, is 
 equal to -J. 
 
NUMERATION OF DECIMALS. 67 
 
 231. Principles. — 1. Decimals increase in value from right to left, and 
 decrease from left to right, in a tenfold ratio. 
 
 '2. A decimal should contain as many places as there ivould be ciphers in 
 its denominator if written, the decimal point representing the unit 1 of such 
 denominator. 
 
 S. The value of any decimal figure depends upon its place from the decimal 
 'point. 
 
 4- Prefixing a cipher to a decimal decreases its value the same as dividing it 
 uy ten. 
 
 5, Annexing one or more ciphers to a decimal does not alter its value. 
 
 NUMERATION OF DECIMALS. 
 
 232. For Notation and Numeration of Decimals we begin with the 
 decimal point as a simple separatrix ; in the integral expression the first place to 
 the left is units (corresponding to the decimal point in the decimal expression), 
 the 2d tens, the 3d hundreds, etc., while from the separatrix to the right we 
 have in order (the point standing for units), tenths, hundredths, thousandths, etc. 
 
 233. The Order of a Decimal may be found by numerating either from 
 right to left or from left to right, only let it be remembered that the decimal 
 point stands in the position of the unit 1 of the decimal denominator. 
 
 The order of a decimal may usually be determined by inspection, if the fact 
 to bo drawn from the following illustration be observed. If .35 be numerated 
 from the right as in integers, the point is in hundreds place; hence, read 35 
 hundredths; in .1463 the point is in ten-thousands' place, read 1463 ten-thous- 
 andths; in .014065 the point is in millions place, and is read 14065 millionths 
 
 234. The value of a decimal may be determined by the same numeration as 
 that employed in integers. 
 
 The relation of orders in a mixed decimal is clearly shown by the following 
 
 Table. 
 
 00 
 
 § 
 
 
 
 03 
 
 •a 
 
 p 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 CO* 
 
 
 
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 r5 
 
 go' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ■d 
 
 
 
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 CO* 
 
 p 
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 1 
 
 a* 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 00 
 
 •9 
 
 p 
 
 03 
 
 co 
 
 P 
 O 
 
 CO* 
 
 Q 
 
 3 
 
 CO 
 
 
 
 a 
 2 
 
 
 CO 
 
 n 
 
 co* 
 
 •a 
 
 CO 
 
 a 
 
 03 
 
 CO 
 
 P 
 O 
 
 "Z2 
 
 CO 
 
 i 
 
 od 
 
 M 
 
 a 
 o 
 
 P 
 1 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 - 
 
 "P 
 
 
 "P 
 £ 
 
 
 
 "c3 
 
 a 
 
 cu 
 
 
 ■p 
 
 S 
 
 3 
 
 p 
 o 
 
 8 
 
 13 
 2 
 
 s 
 
 ■s 
 
 — 
 
 p 
 p 
 
 d 
 
 to 
 
 p 
 
 5 
 
 C 
 
 •p 
 
 PI 
 
 P 
 
 O 
 
 p 
 
 CO 
 
 p 
 
 O 
 
 w 
 
 s 
 
 -P 
 P 
 
 P 
 
 to 
 
 p 
 
 B 
 
 ad 
 EH 
 
 CO* 
 
 P 
 
 CD 
 
 g 
 
 •p 
 
 a 
 P 
 
 32 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 0) 
 
 ■p 
 p 
 
 p 
 
 B 
 
 p 
 
 CD 
 
 6 
 
 "P 
 P 
 P 
 
 W 
 
 H 
 
 § 
 
 w 
 
 H 
 
 H 
 
 H 
 
 H 
 
 s 
 
 S 
 
 H 
 
 W 
 
 H 
 
 Eh 
 
 W 
 
 S 
 
 Eh 
 
 ffl 
 
 ■d 
 
 A 
 
 £ 
 
 ,a 
 
 ,a* 
 
 ,P 
 
 
 . 
 
 -*-i 
 
 
 • 
 
 . 
 
 s 
 
 ,d 
 
 •B 
 
 .a' 
 
 ,p" 
 
 £1 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 53 
 
 <*! 
 
 ■p 
 
 "p 
 
 CO 
 
 
 CO 
 
 "P 
 
 m 
 
 
 S3 
 
 
 
 C5 
 
 3d 
 
 i> 
 
 «D 
 
 lO 
 
 "^ 
 
 CO 
 
 CM 
 
 l-H 
 
 
 tH 
 
 c* 
 
 -* 
 
 io 
 
 «o 
 
 £- 
 
 00 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 X 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 • 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 The Integral Part. The Fractional Part. 
 
 The above number is read 111 million 111 thousand 111, and 11 million 111 
 thousand 111 hundred-millionths. 
 
 Remark. —It is better, in reading mixed decimals, to connect the integral and fractional 
 parts by and; as, 2.5 read 2 and 5 tenths; 17.016, 17 and 16 thousandths. 
 
68 NOTATION OF DECIMALS. 
 
 Rule. — L Numerate from the decimal point, to determine the denom- 
 inator. 
 
 II. Read the decimal as a whole number, and give to it the denom- 
 ination of the right-hand figure. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 
 235. L 
 
 Bead .297, .1471, .20442, .56007. 
 
 
 
 
 2. 
 
 Bead .105, .6931, .214698, .4003755. 
 
 
 
 3. 
 
 Bead. 19005, 
 
 .3050408, .690004003. 
 
 > 
 
 
 4. 
 
 Bead .2, .20, 
 
 .200, .2000, .20000, .200000. 
 
 
 5. 
 
 Bead 18.3, 29.75, 460.215, 80.03465. 
 
 
 
 e. 
 
 Bead 270.01, 
 
 5960.030506, 8205.506007 
 
 t 
 
 
 7. 
 
 Bead 10002.200001, 38960041.100086341. 
 
 
 8. 
 
 Bead 27000.000027, 8100081.81000081. 
 
 
 
 9. 
 
 Bead 1001001. 1000100001, 9003009.009009. 
 
 
 10. 
 
 Bead 39864125.86954769, 919101.01919 
 
 • 
 
 
 11. 
 
 Bead 50000000.00000050, 1000.1000. 
 
 
 
 12. 
 
 Bead 123456.10203040506, 801.00801. 
 
 
 
 IS. 
 
 Bead 46000046.004600046. 
 
 
 
 H 
 
 Bead 37538651.0352615093. 
 
 
 
 IS. 
 
 Bead 45316255.83715632650. 
 
 
 
 * 
 
 236. Bead the following decimals: 
 
 
 t 
 
 .206. 
 
 
 9. 
 
 5320.008641. 
 
 17. 
 
 2000.00020002. 
 
 2. 
 
 1.423. 
 
 
 10. 
 
 6000.58302. # 
 
 18. 
 
 564636.002616. 
 
 3. 
 
 7.005. 
 
 
 11. 
 
 9001.00901. 
 
 19. 
 
 202020.20202. 
 
 4. 
 
 19.11035 
 
 • 
 
 12. 
 
 340006.583. 
 
 20. 
 
 21212121.51210021. 
 
 5. 
 
 170.2093 
 
 
 IS. 
 
 75075.07507. 
 
 21. 
 
 30560078.0124861. 
 
 6. 
 
 1050.0501. 
 
 Ik 
 
 560.00020201. 
 
 22. 
 
 503760.2000463. 
 
 7. 
 
 300.003. 
 
 
 15. 
 
 53200.56931. 
 
 23. 
 
 37564.03060507. 
 
 S. 
 
 1000.0001. 
 
 16. 
 
 214600.086005. 
 
 24. 
 
 10023580021. 1809010724 
 
 NOTATION OF DECIMALS. 
 
 237. The doubt which often arises in the mind of the pupil as to how a 
 decimal should be written, may be entirely dispelled by keeping in mind the 
 following facts: 
 
 1st. That they are fractions. 
 
 2nd. That both terms should be written or indicated. 
 
 3rd. That the denominator of any decimal (if written) would be 1, with as 
 many ciphers to the right as the decimal contains places. 
 
 4th. When the numerator (or decimal) does not contain as many places as 
 the denominator (if written) would contain ciphers, prefix ciphers to make the 
 number of places equal. 
 
NOTATION OF DECIMALS. 69 
 
 Example. — Write as a decimal three-tenths. 
 
 Explanation. — Observe that in writing three-tenths as a common fraction, the mental 
 operation is as follows: after writing 3, the numerator, you ask yourself 3 what? the answei 
 is, 3 tenths; then the ten is written below as a denominator, thus obtaining -fa. Now reason in 
 the same way regarding the decimal, and after writing 3, the numerator, ask yourself 3 what? 
 and answer, 3 tenths; and indicate it by placing before the three, a decimal point, which rep 
 resents the 1 of the decimal denominator; notice that the 3 occ'upies one place corresponding 
 to the one cipher in the denominator. 
 
 Again, express decimally 416 thousandths. 
 
 Explanation. — "Write the 416 and ask what? answer, thousandths, which is determined by 
 numerating from the right; units, tenths, hundredths, and (the point answering to the figure 1 
 of the denominator) thousandths; then place the point. 
 
 Remark. — By extending and developing this method of writing decimals, the pupil can in a 
 few minutes master the entire matter, so that he can write any decimal as readily and with as 
 great certainty as if it were a whole number. 
 
 Rule. — I. Write the decimal the same as a whole number, prefixing 
 ciphers when necessary, to give to each figure its true local value. 
 IL Place the decimal point before the left-hand figure of the decimal. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 238. Express by figures the following decimals: 
 
 1. Twenty-six thousandths. 
 
 2. Twenty-seven hundredths 
 
 3. Sixteen ten-thousandths. 
 £. Pour hundredths. 
 
 5. Twenty-two hundred-thousandths. 
 
 6. Five and seven tenths. 
 
 7. Eighty-three and five hundred four ten-thousandths. 
 
 8. Seven hundred ten and two hundred forty-three hundred thousandths. 
 
 9. Five hundred and five hundredths. 
 
 10. Forty-five and forty-six thousandths. 
 
 11. One thousand one and one hundred ten-thousandths. 
 
 12. One thousand eight hundred ninety and ninety thousandths. 
 IS. Eight hundred fifty and five hundredths. 
 
 llf. Ten hundred and ten hundredths. 
 
 ADDITIONAL EXERCISES. 
 
 239. Write as decimals 
 
 1. Eleven and one hundred seven thousandths. 
 
 2. Fifteen and fourteen ten-thousandths. 
 
 3. Seven hundred twenty-six millionths. 
 
 4. Eleven hundred six and twelve ten-thousandths. 
 
 5. Sixteen hundred and sixteen hundredths. 
 
 6. Ten million and ten millionths. 
 
 7. Three hundred and sixty-five hundredths. 
 
70 
 
 REDUCTION OF DECIMALS. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
 IS. 
 U. 
 
 15. 
 
 16. 
 17. 
 18. 
 19. 
 
 20. 
 21. 
 
 22. 
 
 25. 
 
 Twenty-five thousand four hundred and eleven hundredths. 
 
 Twenty-one and fifteen thousand fifteen ten-millionths. 
 
 Eighteen thousand eighteen ten- billion ths. 
 
 Five hundred thousandths. 
 
 Five hundred-thousandths. 
 
 Nine hundred millionths. 
 
 Nine hundred-million ths. 
 
 Fifty-four million, fifty-four thousand, fifty-four and fifty-four million 
 
 fifty thousand fifty-four ten-billionths. 
 One hundred three thousand five hundred eighty-seven thousandths. 
 Sixty-four thousand sixty-four hundredths. 
 
 Two million six hundred four thousand two hundred-thousandths. 
 Nine billion nineteen million twenty-nine thousand thirty-nine 
 
 millionths. 
 Seventy-seven tenths. 
 Eighty-seven thousand one hundredths. 
 Four hundred seventy-nine million twenty seven thousand four and 
 
 ninety-nine thousand four ten-billionths. 
 Seventy trillion and seven trillionths. 
 Eleven hundred and eleven ten- thousandths. 
 Three thousand one billionths. 
 One thousand three millionths. 
 One hundred-thousand eleven ten-millionths. 
 Six hundred five hundred-millionths. 
 Eighteen hundred ninety and eighteen hundred ninety hundred-billionths. 
 
 240. Write as decimals the following: 
 
 i- -th- 
 
 000 
 "• lOGOO'd* 
 
 *• looo* 
 
 °' 10 00000"* 
 
 7 5 04 
 
 '• '1 ooooo- 
 
 8 2 146900 3 
 "• 10 000 • 
 Q 56 9738 05 
 * 7 * 10 • 
 
 10. W^Mftftr- 
 
 77 3325481 
 J.J.. 100 
 
 12. 
 
 ■* 0# To oo • 
 
 •*•*• loo 0* 
 
 Jfi L5JJJLJL5. 
 
 * u * 10 o • 
 
 16. 
 17. 
 18. 
 19. 
 
 3 5 7 
 
 1000000000' 
 
 2 19_16.j0 4_8.01 
 10000 
 
 00000* 
 
 *>• 1 WAW 1 - 
 
 REDUCTION OF DECIMALS. 
 
 241. To Reduce Decimals to a Common Denominator. 
 
 Example 1.— Reduce .021, .64, .03705, .5, .17272538, to equivalent decimals- 
 having the least common denominator. 
 
 operation. _ ' ;. 
 
 Explanation. — Since the decimal having the greatest number of decimal 
 
 .02100000 pi aces jg hundred-millionths its denominator is the least common denominator 
 
 . 64000000 of the given expressions; this highest decimal contains 8 places, and by adding 5 
 
 .03705000 places, or ciphers, to the first, 6 to the second, 3 to the third, and 7 to the fourth, 
 
 .50000000 all are reduced to 8 places, or to hundred-millionths, which is the least common 
 
 •17272538 denominator of the given expressions. 
 
REDUCTION - OF DECIMALS. 71 
 
 Rule. By annexing ciphers make the number of decimal places equal. 
 
 Remarks— 1. Decimals, like other fractions, can be neither added nor subtracted until reduced 
 to a common denominator; but the scale in decimals being in the uniform ratio of ten, it is only- 
 necessary to write decimals for addition or subtraction so that the decimal points are in the 
 same vertical line ; the columns will then be of the same orders of units ; in other words the 
 decimals will be practically reduced to a common denominator. 
 
 2 The denominator of that expression containing the highest number of places is the least 
 common denominator of the decimals; therefore the least common denominator may in all cases 
 be determined by inspection, and decimals reduced to their least common denominator by 
 simply supplying decimal ciphers until all have the same number of places. 
 
 3. In practice, however, this is never done, being rendered unnecessary by observing to 
 write decimals so that the points stand under each other. 
 
 Example 2. — Reduce .7, .23, .18765, and .175 to a common denominator. 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — As shown in the preceding operation, the effect of reducing 
 
 • 7 decimals to a common denominator by annexing ciphers, is to cause the decimal 
 
 .23 points to fall in the same vertical column. Since annexing ciphers to decimals 
 
 . 18765 does not alter their value, omit the ciphers and write the decimals so that the 
 
 .175 points are in the same vertical column. 
 
 Rule. — Write the expressions so that the decimal points will stand in 
 the same vertical line. 
 
 Remark. — This Rule applies equally to Pure and to Mixed Decimals. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOK PRACTICE. 
 
 242. 1. Reduce .26, .423, 7.05, .56931 to their least common denominator. 
 2. Reduce 21.18, .20463, 4636.02 to their least common denominator 
 
 8. Reduce 56 hundredths, 75 millionths, 3 tenths, and 41 thousandths to theu 
 least common denominator. 
 
 Jf.. Reduce 2.36, .0005, .1, .62053, and 15.2 to their least common denom- 
 inator. 
 
 6. Reduce 19.0043, 3.87, 38.7 and .387 to their least common denominator 
 
 243. To Reduce Decimals to Common Fractions. 
 
 Ifc has already been demonstrated 
 
 1st. That Decimals are fractions. 
 
 2d. That their denominators are merely indicated, and that the denominator 
 may be expressed by writing 1, with as many ciphers at its right as the decimal 
 contains places. 
 
 Example. — Reduce .17 to a common fraction. 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — Since the decimal contains two places, its indicated denom- 
 .17 — -^L, inator must be 100. 
 
 Rule. — Omit the decimal point and write for a denominator 1 with 
 as many ciphers as the decimal contains places. 
 
 Remark. — Mixed Decimals may be reduced in a similar manner. 
 
72 
 
 CIRCULATING DECIMALS. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 244. — Reduce to fractions in their lowest terms 
 
 1. .3 
 
 
 5. . 
 
 4625 
 
 9. 
 
 .42504 
 
 
 IS. .114608 
 
 2. .63 
 
 
 6. .2244 
 
 10. 
 
 .28828 
 
 
 U. .315264 
 
 S. .105 
 
 
 7. .1878 
 
 11. 
 
 .08004 
 
 
 IS. .2000534 
 
 4. .372 
 
 
 8. .1900 
 
 12. 
 
 .24042 
 
 
 16. .983004752 
 
 Reduce to an 
 
 ordinary mixed number 
 
 
 
 17. 5.16 
 
 
 £0. 3005.1258 
 
 
 28. 1234500.0012345 
 
 18. 13.205 
 
 
 21. 1600.0016 
 
 
 24. 6540000.0002607 
 
 19. 117.602 
 
 
 
 22. 1000000.00000001 
 
 25. 
 
 188900.00001888 
 
 245. To Reduce a Common Fraction to a Decimal. 
 
 Example. — Reduce -f to an equivalent decimal. 
 
 First Operation. Explanation.— From the definition of decimals, observe that the 
 
 ■| X § = yV = • 6. denominator must be 10 or some power of 10, and that f may be 
 
 reduced to a fraction the denominator of which is 10 by multiplying both its terms by 2. Tc 
 
 change this fraction to an equivalent decimal, omit the denominator, and place a decimal point 
 
 before the numerator. 
 
 Explanation.— Place a decimal point and cipher after the num- 
 erator 3. This does not alter its value, though in form it becomes 
 3.0 = thirty tenths; and since this numerator is a dividend and the 
 divisor is 5, divide 3.0 (thirty-tenths) by 5, and obtain .6 (six-tenths), as 
 A result, an equivalent in decimal form as required. 
 
 Second Operation. 
 5 )3.0 
 
 .6 
 
 Rule. — Place a decimal point and ciphers at the right of the numerator; 
 divide by the denominator, and from the right of the quotient point off for 
 decimals as many places as there have been ciphers annexed. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 246. Reduce to equivalent decimals 
 
 * TV 
 
 «■ «• 
 
 11. }f. 
 
 16. H- 
 
 «• «• 
 
 «. a- 
 
 7. Afr 
 
 **• *■ 
 
 17. «. 
 
 **. m- 
 
 s. U- 
 
 8. tf. 
 
 is- *h- 
 
 18. rfv 
 
 ®$' AV 
 
 4. A- 
 
 »• T**- 
 
 u. U- 
 
 19. $h. 
 
 **• «• 
 
 A H. 
 
 10. rtn 
 
 I 5 . irfinr' 
 
 20. ft 
 
 &5. dhr- 
 
 CIRCULATING DECIMALS. 
 
 247. Certain common fractions, as -J, J , f , and -^ cannot be reduced to an 
 equivalent decimal, because the denominator (divisor) is not an exact divisor of 
 any power of 10. Such expressions cannot be reduced to exact decimal forms 
 and are termed repeating, or circulating decimals ; if used in the decimal form 
 they are followed by the sign + to indicate inexactness. The repeated part is 
 called a repetend ; as, .3333+ is called the repetend 3 ; .171717+ is called the 
 repetend 17 ; .206206+ is called the repetend 206. 
 
ADDITION OF DECIMALS. 73 
 
 248. To Express the Exact Value of a Repetend. 
 
 The exact value of any repetend is a common fraction, the numerator of 
 which is the repetend and the denominator as many 9's as the repetend contains 
 places; thus .333+ = f. .171717+ = Jf .206206+ = fff. 
 
 Kuie. — Take the repetend for the numerator of a common fraction, and 
 for its denominator write as many 9's as the repetend has orders of units. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 249. Express the exact value of the following repetends 
 
 1. .2222+ I 3. .232323+ I 5. .613613613 + 
 
 2. .7777+ I 4. .105105105+ 6. .201120112011 + 
 
 / // / 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Limiting marks are sometimes used ; as, 234234 ; they are, however, of no 
 importance. 
 
 2. In business, final results are carried to three places, the fourth being rejected if less than 
 one-half, but if one-half or more than one-half, 1 is added. 
 
 3. In interest rates or other multipliers, it is generally safest to use a common fractional 
 equivalent 
 
 ADDITION OF DECIMALS. 
 
 250. Example.— Add .7, 2.43, .865, 11.5, 113.2075, and 200.00165. 
 Operation. 
 
 • • Explanation. — Since by the decimal system numbers increase in 
 
 ***° value from right to left in ten-fold ratio, and the decimal point 
 
 .obo separates integral from fractional orders, observe to write decimals 
 
 11QOAWK so ^ a * the points fall in the same vertical line, as units of the same 
 
 %n^niL order will thus fall in the same column; the result of the addition is 
 
 d then obtained in the same manner as in simple numbers. 
 328.70415 
 
 Remake. — As before shown, the decimals added could be reduced to a common denomina- 
 tor, but this being practically accomplished by the order in which they are written, the actual 
 reduction by supplying ciphers is entirely unnecessary. 
 
 Rule* — Write the decimals so that the points mill fall in the same 
 vertical line. Add as in whole numbers, and place the point in the sum 
 directly below the points in the numbers added. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 251. 1. Add 4, .37, 2.46, 19.301, and 103.21. 
 
 2. Add 3.04, 25.001, .67, .2146, and 819.256. 
 
 3. Add 30.1257, 605.2146, 1000.864532, and 16.25694. 
 
 4. Add 896.111, 9530.216753, 1111.230004, and 1100.960005. 
 
 6. Add 265.4203, 1129.000111, 8.005, .0060008, and 1200.12000014. 
 
 6. Add 8046.0012, 250.0000001, 311.00555, and 81.0081001. 
 
 7. Add 11000.4604, 7652.0000004, 5000.500005, and 365.50053004. 
 
74 
 
 ADDITION OF DECIMALS. 
 
 8. Add 14.0000864, .0096, 250.4, 700.0007, 1000.00000001, 563.3001468, 
 20.2001, 10000.001001 and 896.707075. 
 
 9. Find the sum of seventeen and forty-six ten-thousandths, eighty-three 
 and one thousand four millionths, five hundred two and seventy-five hundred- 
 thousandths, three thousand eleven and three hundred eleven thousandths, one 
 million six hundred six and one ten-thousandths. 
 
 10. Add fifty-six thousand twelve and one thousand twenty millionths, six 
 and ninety-seven million five billionths, one thousand five hundred seventy-nine 
 and twenty-six thousand twenty-one hundred-thousandths. 
 
 11. Add one and one thousandths, ten and eleven hundred-thousandths, one 
 hundred ten and nine millionths, eleven hundred eleven and ninety-nine 
 billionths, one thousand eight hundred ninety and ninety-seven hundred- 
 billionths, seven millions and seven hundred-thousandths. 
 
 12. A farmer having 315.625 acres of land, added at different times by pur- 
 chase, 505.85 acres, 115.75 acres, 469.2 acres and 220.9 acres. How many acres 
 had he in all ? 
 
 13. What is the sum of 16.5 acres, 21.125 acres, 86.0625 acres 111.45 acres, 
 216.05 acres, 37£ acres, 426-jL acres, 89$ acres, and 13^ acres ? 
 
 lJk What is the number of bushels in ten bins of 93.625 bu., 111.025 bu., 
 306.005 bu., 81-H- bu., 193f bu., 200f bu., 300.0625 bu., 125£ bu., 250* bu., and 
 136 T ^- bu. respectively ? 
 
 15. I bought ten bales of cloth as follows : 321, 41|£, 39^, 461, 29 J, 38^, 
 431, 41-^, 42-J-J-, and 40.625 yd. respectively. How many yards in my purchase? 
 
 Remark. — In invoices of goods only fourths are usually counted, and these are written as 
 follows : 3 1 = 3£, 15 3 = 15£, 12' 2 = 12|. By the omission of the denominator time is saved. 
 In additions, find the sum of the small figures first as so many fourths, reduce to units and 
 carry as in other addition. 
 
 16. Add 21 1 , 54 2 , 17 1 , 30 3 , 46 1 , 61 2 , 80 1 , 39 3 , and 24 a . 
 
 17. Add 121 1 , 97 3 , 46 2 , 111 3 , 43, 71 2 , 86 3 , 50 1 , 103 3 , 72 1 , 71 3 , and 50. 
 
 252. To Add Repetends. 
 
 Remark. — In addition of repetends, bear in mind their equivalents ; thus, in adding .6-f 
 to .3 -f- remember that the value of the first is f , and of the second f ; their sum is f, or 1. In 
 all examples in addition of repetends, before beginning the operation, continue the repetends sc 
 that all have the same number of places, and in the right-hand column add each 9 as 10 
 
 253. Add 
 
 .333333 + 
 .171717+ 
 ,306306 + 
 
 ,811357+ 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 ,11111 + 
 
 ,77777+ 
 , x 46207' 
 .55555 + 
 ,33333 + 
 
 .2222 + 
 .3333+ 
 
 .8787+ 
 .0101 + 
 .3467+ 
 
 4. .561561561 + 
 .202202202 + 
 .333333333 + 
 /504300542' 
 .306306306 + 
 
 5. Find the sum of the following expressions : 105.333 +, 86.1919+, 
 53.1031C3+, 17.66+, 204.77+, 29.11+, 815.201201+ and 73.11081108 +. 
 
 6. Add .66 +, 1.2121 +, 50.55 +, 89.99 +, 2046.33 +, 38.22 +, 106. 77+* 
 1593.44 +, 11.230230 +, 528.60916091 + and 1102.300300 +. . 
 
MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMALS. 75 
 
 SUBTRACTION OF DECIMALS. 
 
 254. Example. — Subtract .17 from .56. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 «« Explanation. — For reasons heretofore explained, place the subtrahend 
 
 below the minuend, so that the decimal points shall fall in the same vertical 
 line. Subtract as in simple numbers, and place the point in the remainder below 
 the points in the terms above. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. In case the number of decimal places of the subtrahend be greater than 
 those of the minuend, consider decimal ciphers as annexed to the minuend, and subtract as 
 before. 
 
 2. Mixed decimals may be treated in the same manner. 
 
 Rule. — Write the terms in decimal order and subtract as in integers, 
 placing the point in the remainder below the points in the other terms. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 255. Subtract 
 
 1. .573 from .985. 
 
 2. .13823 from .668. 
 S. .8627 from 1.549. 
 4. 1.232 from 6.7584. 
 
 5. .754352 from 2.3. 
 
 6. 46.2906 from 100.52. 
 
 7. 3491. 5 from 4246. 1005. 
 
 8. .0001 from 10000.1. 
 
 9. 24.6852 from 25. 
 
 10. 286.111 from 500. 000825. 
 
 11. .09 from. 900. 
 
 12. 250. 98754 from 386. 245. 
 
 MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMALS. 
 
 256. Example.— Multiply .17 by .5. 
 
 First Operation. Explanation. -Write .17 as ^ and .5 as T %, and apply 
 
 the rule for multiplication of common fractions. Multiplying 
 
 * 17 = ToV (Com. frac'l form.) thege f rac ti nal equivalents, obtain yf^ as the common frac- 
 
 • 5 = -f-Q " " " tional expression of the product; by Art. 245, this maybe 
 
 iVo X A- = To to = -085. written .085 as the decimal expression of the product, or the 
 
 product required. 
 Remark. — Observe that the denominator of the product is, as in other fractions, the product 
 of the denominators ; also that the denominator of the multiplicand contains two ciphers, or 
 two places, and that of the multiplier one cipher, or one place; these taken together contain 
 three ciphers, or three places, the same number of ciphers, or places, as are found in the 
 product. Then by applying the theories of decimals already explained, the expression is 
 changed to decimal form. 
 
 Second Operation. Explanation. — Write and multiply the expressions as in 
 
 .17 whole numbers. Since the numerator is 17 hundredths and 
 
 5 the denominator 5 tenths, the product must be 85 thou- 
 
 sandths. Hence, change the product 85 to 85 thousandths by 
 
 Qgg prefixing a cipher and a decimal point, thus: .085. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply as hi whole numbers; then, from the right of the 
 product, point off for decimals a number of places equal to the number 
 in both factors, prefixing ciphers if needed to obtain the required number. 
 
76 
 
 DIVISION" OF DECIMALS. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 257. Multiply 
 
 1. .78 by. 7. 
 
 2. .123 by .16. 
 8. 1.45 by .875. 
 4. 26.08 by 1.53. 
 
 25000 by .000025. 
 8.76 by .100. 
 716.0025 by 10.1005 
 7000 by .007. . 
 
 5. 2085.109 by 11.256. 9. 
 
 6. 1000.87 by 4621. 5. 10. 
 
 7. 10000 by. 0001. 11. 
 
 8. 300 by. 03. 12. 
 IS. 1000000 by .0000001. | Z& 3400000.0081 by 81.000034. 
 
 15. What will be the cost of 187.0625 acres of land at $108.08 per acre ? 
 
 16. I sold 14.4 bales of cloth of 61.625 yd. each, at 8.60J- per yd. How 
 much did I receive ? 
 
 17. What will be the cost of 5. 75 cases of paper, the average weight of which 
 is 403.625 pounds, at $.40375 per pound ? 
 
 18. From 10.85 acres of wheat a farmer harvested 31.875 bushels per acre, 
 and sold his crop at $.9725 per bushel. How much was received for the crop ? 
 
 Remarks.— 1. The contraction of multiplication of decimals by restricting the number of 
 places to appear in the product, is not deemed of sufficient practical importance to justify 
 presentation. 
 
 2. As has been previously explained, decimal expressions, either pure or mixed, may be 
 multiplied by 10 or by any power of 10, by removing the point as many places to the right as 
 the multiplier contains ciphers. In such cases annex ciphers to the multiplicand if there is not 
 already a sufficient number of decimal places. 
 
 DIVISION OF DECIMALS. 
 
 258. Example.— Divide .085 by .17. 
 
 First Operation. 
 .085=-^. 
 
 "i o o. o ~^~ Ttnr = 
 
 Second Operation. 
 .17). 085 (.5 
 
 85 
 
 00 
 
 Explanation.— Since .085 = yf^ and .17 = T W, proceed 
 as in Division of Common Fractions ; that is, invert the 
 terms of the divisor and multiply. 
 
 Observe now, that cancelling 17 and 100 from opposite 
 terms of the fractional multiplicand and multiplier there is 
 left only the factor 5 for the numerator and the factor 10 for 
 ■the denominator of the quotient, or the fraction T 5 ^ = .5. 
 
 Explanation. — Divide as in whole numbers. The divid- 
 end has 3 decimal places ; the divisor has 2 decimal places ; 
 the dividend having one more decimal place than the divisor, 
 point off one place from the right of the quotient. 
 
 Remark,— It will be seen from the first operation that the number of decimal places of the 
 divisor cancels, or offsets, the same number in the dividend. If the number of places in the 
 terms be equal, it is obvious that the quotient will be a whole number. 
 
 Rule. — I. Wheiv needed, annex ciphers to the dividend to mahe its 
 places equal in number to those of the divisor. 
 
 II. Divide as in integers, and, from the right of the quotient, point ofj 
 for decimals as many places as the number of places in the dividend 
 exceeds those in the divisor. 
 
DIVISION" OF DECIMALS. 
 
 77 
 
 259. Decimals may be readily divided if, in connection with the above 
 explanations, attention be given to the following 
 
 Suggestions. — 1. Do not commence the division until the number of 
 decimal places in the dividend is at least equal to the number of decimal places 
 in the divisor. Supply any deficiency in the dividend by annexing ciphers. 
 
 2. If the divisor and dividend have the same number of decimal places, the 
 quotient obtained, to the limit of the dividend as given, will be a whole number. 
 
 3. If the number of decimal places in the dividend be greater than the 
 number of decimal places in the divisor, point off from the right of the quotient 
 for decimals, a number of places equal to such excess, prefixing ciphers to the 
 quotient if necessary. 
 
 4. If after division there be a remainder, ciphers may be annexed to it and 
 the division continued to exactness, or to the discovery of a repetend, or to the 
 two or three places ordinarily demanded in business computations. All such 
 added ciphers should be considered as parts of the dividend. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Inasmuch as the main difficulty experienced by pupils with decimals is 
 found in division, and as that difficulty increases when the principles of decimals are applied 
 to practice in percentage, it is advised that most thorough and repeated drill in division of 
 decimals be given to all grades of pupils in all stages of class work. 
 
 2. From pleasant experience in teaching this subject, it is suggested that ten or more 
 examples be grouped as a single exercise, and so arranged that the numerical quotient be the 
 same for all. The pupil thus relieved from effort to determine this feature of the quotient, 
 finds the requirement narrowed down to the placing of the decimal point, and soon fully 
 ters all difficulty. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 260. Divide 
 i. .625 by 2.5. 
 2. 15.25 by .05. 
 8. 1100 by 4.4. 
 I 9.5 by 19. 
 
 5. 9.5 by 190. 
 
 6. .95 by .019. 
 
 7. 36.5 by .073. 
 
 8. 250 by .0626. 
 
 -5-1 = ? 
 -^.1 = ? 
 
 -*- .01 = ? 
 10 -T- .1 = ? 
 L0 -5- .01 = ? 
 
 + l«f 
 
 -J-.l = ? 
 
 -*- .01 = ? 
 
 4- .001 = t 
 
 -r-10= ? 
 
 9. 1750 by. 875. 
 
 17. 
 
 17.5 by 17500. 
 
 10. 3.6 by 1800. 
 
 18. 
 
 .44 by .00011. 
 
 11. .005 by 200. 
 
 19. 
 
 10000 by. 00001. 
 
 12. 27.465 by .00015. 
 
 20. 
 
 .001 by 1000. 
 
 18. 1396. 875* by 250. 
 
 21. 
 
 1.6 by .064. 
 
 14. 131300 by. 025. 
 
 22. 
 
 6400 by .0000016. 
 
 15. 62.5 by 1.25. 
 
 28. 
 
 .0081 by .054. 
 
 16. .00875 by 125. 
 
 2^. 
 
 1860 by. 000031. 
 
 (26.) 
 
 
 (27.) 
 
 U10=? 
 
 .22 - 
 
 -11 = ? 
 
 1 -*- 100 = ? 
 
 2.2 - 
 
 7- .011 = ? 
 
 .1 -T- 1000 = ? 
 
 .220 
 
 -^ 11000 = ? 
 
 .001 -T- 100 = ? 
 
 .022 
 
 -*• 110 BB ? 
 
 .0001 ~r .1 = ? 
 
 .00022 -T- 11000 = ? 
 
 100 -T- .00001 = ? 
 
 2.2 - 
 
 t- .000011 = ? 
 
 1000 ~ .01 = ? 
 
 2200 
 
 -f- .00011 = ? 
 
 .00001 ~- 1000 = ? 
 
 .022 
 
 ~ 110000 = ? 
 
 10 ~ 100000 = ? 
 
 .0000022 ~ 1100000 = ? 
 
 10000 -J- .0001 = ? 
 
 220000 -T- .000022 = ? 
 
Vb 
 
 GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR OF DECIMALS. 
 
 {28.) 
 
 1.6 -*■ 2.5 = ? 
 160 -T- .25 = ? 
 .0016 -*- 250 = ? 
 16 ^ .00025 - ? 
 160 -*- 250000 = ? 
 16000 •* .000025 = ? 
 .0016 ~ .00025 rr ? 
 .000016 ~ 2500000 = ? 
 1600 ~ .00025 = ? 
 1600000 H-. 00000025=? 
 Find the sum of the quotients. 
 
 (31.) 
 
 440 -T- 1.1 = ? 
 .00044 ^ 1100 = ? 
 4400 -f- .11 = ? 
 
 440 4- .0011 = ? 
 .0044 ^ 110000 = ? 
 44000000 -T- 1100000=? 
 4400000 -5- .000011 = ? 
 44000 -*- .011 a= ? 
 .00000044 ~- 110000 as ? 
 4400 -4- .00011 = ? . 
 Find the sum of the Quotients. 
 
 (29.) 
 6.25 -5- 2.5 = ? 
 62.5 -*- .025 = ? 
 6250 -f- .0025 = ? 
 .0625 -*- 250 = ? 
 .00625 ~ .00025 s= ? 
 6.25 -f- 25000 = ? 
 .0000625 -4- .00025 = ? 
 625000 ■¥ .0000025 = ? 
 .0000625 -f- 2500000 as ? 
 625 4- .0000025= ? 
 Find the sum of the quotients. 
 
 (32.) 
 
 .375 -*- 1250 = ? 
 375 ~ .0125 = ? 
 .0375 -I- 12.5 = ? 
 37.5 ■*■ .000125 = ? 
 37500 -*- .00125 = ? 
 3.75 -*- 1250000 = ? 
 .00375 -4- 125000 = ? 
 .0000375 4- .125 = ? 
 3750000 ~ .000125 = ? 
 .000375 -4- 12500 = ? 
 
 Find the sum of the quotients. 
 
 (30.) 
 2.o -4- 625 = ? 
 .025 -4- 62.5 = ? 
 .0025 -f- 6250 = ? 
 .00025 -4- .62b = ? 
 .000025 -4- .000625 = ? 
 .0000025 -4- 62500 = ? 
 2500 -4- .0625 = ? 
 2500000 -4- .0000625 = ? 
 .00025 -4- 6250 = ? 
 .000025 -4- 6250000 = ? 
 
 Find the sum of the quotients. 
 (33.) 
 
 2.25 ■* .015 = ? 
 225 -4- 1500 = ? 
 .0225 + 150 = ? 
 .00225 -4- .015 = ? 
 2250 -4- .0015 = ? 
 22500 -4- 15000000 = ? 
 .000225 -4- .00015 = ? 
 .0000225 ~ 1500000 = ? 
 2.25 ~- .000015 = ? 
 22500000 -f- .00015 = ? 
 
 Find the sum of the quotients. 
 
 Remark. — Any decimal may be divided by 1 with any number of ciphers annexed, as 
 10, 100, 1000, 10000, by removing the decimal point as many places to the left as the divisor 
 contains ciphers. 
 
 THE GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR AND LEAST COMMON 
 MULTIPLE OF FRACTIONS, COMMON AND DECIMAL. 
 
 261. All explanations given in finding either the Greatest Common Divisor 
 or Least Common Multiple of integers apply equally to fractions, common or 
 decimal. 
 
 262. To Find the Greatest Common Divisor of a set of Common Fractions. 
 
 Example. — What is the Greatest Common Divisor of ■£, f, and f ? 
 
 Explanation. — First reduce the given fractions to a common 
 denominator and obtain as a result, 
 
 Operation. 
 
 5 ) 15 — 20 — 25 
 
 3— 4 — 
 
 ", ft. f a> II I then arrange the 
 numerators of the resulting fractions in a horizontal line. Pro- 
 ceeding as by previous explanations find the Greatest Common 
 Divisor of the numbers to be 5 ; but since these numbers are 
 numerators of fractions whose common denominator is 30, and 30 is the Least Common 
 Multiple of this common denominator, the Greatest Common Divisor of the given fractions 
 must be 5 -*- 30, or -fo = J. Notice that the numerator of the resulting | is the Greatest Com- 
 mon Divisor of the numerators, and that the denominator 6 is the Least Common Multiple of 
 the denominators, of the gi^en fractions. 
 
LEAST COMMON" MULTIPLE OF DECIMALS. 79 
 
 Rule. — Write a fraction the numerator of ivhich shall be the Greatest 
 Common Divisor of the numerators of the given fractions, and the denom- 
 inator the Least Common Multiple of the denomi?iators of the given 
 fractions. 
 
 263. To Find the Least Common Multiple of a set of Common Fractions. 
 
 Example. —Find the Least Common Multiple of f , {-, and y 3 ^. 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — Reduce the given fractions to a common de 
 
 nominator as before, and obtain §£, £g, £{j ; the Least Common 
 
 2 ) 24: oO 18 Multiple of the numerators is found to be 1800 ; but the terms 
 
 o \ i o ax _ q were not 24, 50, and 18, but f$, §#, and |§, and 60 is the Greatest 
 
 ' '_ Common Divisor of 60, the common denominator, therefore the 
 
 ^ 25 3 Least Common Multiple is not 1800, but i§"|*, or Y; therefore 30 
 
 is the Least Common Multiple of the given fractions. Observe 
 that the numerator of - 3 T ° is the Least Common Multiple of the numerators, and the denom- 
 inator of the - 3 T ° is the Greatest Common Divisor of the denominators, of the given fractions. 
 
 Rule. — Write a fraction the numerator of which shall be the Least 
 Common Multi-pie of the numerators of the given fractions, and the 
 denominator of which shall be the Greatest Common Divisor of the denom- 
 inators of the given fractions. 
 
 264. To Find the Greatest Common Divisor of a set of Decimal Fractions. 
 
 Example. — Find the Greatest Common Divisor of .5, .25, and .375. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 k \ ErtA o»A n„ r Explanation. — Reduce the expressions to equivalents hav- 
 
 ' ' ing a common denominator, obtaining .500, .250, .375. For 
 
 5 1 100 — ~0 7*5 convenience omit the decimal points, find the Greatest Com- 
 
 mon Divisor of the numerators, and obtain 125. Since 500, 
 
 5 \ 20 10 15 ^^' anc * 375 were not whole numbers, but .500, .250, and .375, 
 
 the result is not 125, but .125. 
 
 4_ 2— 3 
 
 Rule. — Reduce the expressions to the same decimal order, then write 
 the Greatest Common Divisor of the expressions as a whole number, and 
 make it of the decimal order common to all. 
 
 265. To Find the Least Common Multiple of a set of Decimal Fractions. 
 
 Example. — Find the Least Common Multiple of A, .12, and .416. 
 Operation. 
 
 4 ) 40u — 720 — 416 Explanation. — Reduce to decimals of the same order, ob- 
 
 * ~" taining .400, . 720, and .416 ; find the Least Common Multiple of 
 
 j ^^ ^"^ 1^'* the numerators, which is 93600. But since the expressions 
 
 were not integers, but thousandths, the result is 93600 thou 
 sandths, or 93.600 = 93.6, the Least Common Multiple. 
 
 5 ) 25 — 45 — 26 
 
 5— 9—26 
 
80 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN" DECIMALS. 
 
 Rule. — Treat the expressions as integers and obtain their Least Com- 
 mon Multiple; then make it of the same decimal order as that one of 
 the given decimals which has the greatest number of decimal places. 
 
 Remark.— These illustrations, when presented before a class, may properly be combined. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN DECIMALS. 
 
 266. 1. Add 51.01, 8.1006, 67.00102/14.5, 1750.5072003, 100.0010041. 
 2. Add 137 thousandths, 41 hundredths, 13 millionths, 5011 ten-millionths, 
 608 ten-thousandths, 200600 hundred-millionths. 
 S. Beduce J-jj- to a decimal fraction. 
 J/.. Reduce .015025 to a common fraction. 
 
 5. Divide 38.462 by 10000. 
 
 6. From 3006.01 take 889.01546. 
 
 7. From 540.123 take the sum of 81.625, 126.0972, 45.001, and 100.1002. 
 
 8. If 60-J bushels of corn cost $26,785, how much will 17.65 bushels cost. 
 
 9. Take the sum of nineteen millionths, five and two ten-thousandths, and 
 sixty, from one hundred six and three tenths. 
 
 10. Multiply the sum of sixty-five and one hundred seven millionths, by the 
 product of nine hundred millionths and one hundred twenty and seventeen 
 hundredths. 
 
 11. From one billion take two billionths. 
 
 12. From six and fifty-hundredths take five and sixty hundredths. 
 
 IS. Divide nine hundred sixteen and two thousand four millionths by sixteen 
 ten thousandths. 
 
 llf.. Find the cost of 11.6 bales of cloth, each bale containing 61f yards, at 
 $1.54 per yard. 
 
 15. What is the cost of six barrels of sugar, weighing 301, 314, 297, 309, 
 313, and 315 pounds respectively, at 6-J0 per pound ? 
 
 16. How many tons of phosphate, at $34.88 per ton, will pay for 296.48 
 bushels of beans, at $1.25 per bushel ? 
 
 17. A contractor received $354.06 for excavating a cellar, at 35^ per cubic 
 yard. How many yards of earth were removed ? 
 
 18. If a wheelman travels 10.3 hours per day, how many days will be 
 required for him to travel 558.0025 miles, at the rate of 7.88 miles per hour ? 
 
 19. A teacher's salary is $1500 per annum. If he pays $650.50 for board, 
 $119.25 for books, $31.85 for other literature, $63.40 for charity, $209.25 for 
 clotbes, $109.90 for traveling expenses, and $41.27 for incidental expenses, how 
 much of his salary has he left ? 
 
 20. I sold a lumberman 381.25 pounds of butter at $.2875 per pound, 
 2468.375 pounds of cheese at $.114 per pound, and 2356.5 pounds of dressed 
 beef at 8.07-J per pound, and received pay in lumber at $23 .125 per thousand feet. 
 How many thousand feet of lumber should I have received ? 
 
UNITED STATES MOtfEY. 81 
 
 UNITED STATES MONEY. 
 
 267. United States Money is the legal currency of the United States, 
 adopted in 1786 and changed by various Acts of Congress since that date ; it is 
 sometimes called Federal Money. 
 
 268. Money is the measure of value. 
 
 269. Legal Tender is the term applied to such money as may be legally 
 offered in the payment of debts. 
 
 270. Bullion is pure gold or silver in bars, or ingots, and " bullion value " is 
 the value of such metal, which varies from coin value only by the charges for 
 coinage made by the mint. 
 
 271. Coin is the standard money of the mints, its value being established 
 by law. 
 
 272. Currency is coin, treasury notes, bank-bills, or any substitute for 
 money, in circulation as a medium of trade. • 
 
 273. A Decimal Currency is a currency whose denominations increase 
 and decrease by the decimal scale. United States money is a decimal currency. 
 
 .274. The Dollar is. the unit of United States money. Dollars are written 
 as integers, with the sign ($) prefixed ; the lower denominations are written aa 
 decimals, dimes being tenths, cents hundredths, and mills thousandths of a 
 dollar. Thus, 15 dollars; 1 dime, 5 cents, 5 mills, is written $15,155. 
 
 In business records and papers, cents are often written as fractions of a dollar ; 
 the half-cent is expressed either as a fraction (|), or as 5 mills. Thus, $15.75 
 may be written $15-^; 12-J- cents, $.12|, or 1.125. 
 
 275. The denominations and scale of United States money are shown in the 
 following 
 
 Table. 
 
 10 mills = 1 cent (c. or ct.). 10 dimes = 1 dollar ($). 
 
 10 cents = 1 dime (d.). 10 dollars = 1 eagle (E.). 
 
 Scale.— Descending, 10, 10, 10, 10. Ascending, 10, 10, 10, 10. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. The scale being a decimal one, all operations in United States money are 
 performed the same as with common decimal expressions. 
 
 2. The Dime is a coin, but its name is never used in reading United States money. The 
 Mill is not coined; it is used only as a decimal of the cent, which is the smallest money of the 
 mint and the smallest recognized in business. 
 6 
 
UNITED STATES MONEY, 
 
 Obverse. 
 
 Reverse. ° hvmc ' ReVerse - Obverse. 
 
 Coins of the United States. 
 
 Reverse- 
 
UNITED STATES MONEY. 8b 
 
 UNITED STATES COINS. 
 
 276. The Coins of the United States, authorized by various Acts of Con- 
 gress, are of gold, silver, copper-nickel, and bronze. 
 
 277. The Gold Coins of the United States are as follows . 
 
 1. The Double Eagle; value, $20 ; weight, 516 Troy grains. 
 
 2. The Eagle; value, $10 ; weight, 258 Troy grains. 
 
 3. The Half-Eagle; value, $5 ; weight, 129 Troy grains. 
 
 Jf. The Three Dollar piece ; value, $3 ; weight, 77.4 Troy grains. 
 
 5. The Quarter-Eagle; value, $2.50; weight, 64.5 Troy grains. 
 
 6. The One Dollar piece ; value, $1 ; weight, 25.8 Troy grains. 
 
 Remarks.— 1. All United States gold coins are made of T 9 7 pure gold, and ^ alloy of copper 
 and silver, the alloy being used to toughen the metal so as to reduce the loss from abrasion. 
 The alloy used is never more than T V part silver. 
 
 2. United States gold coins of standard weight are legal tender for all debts. 
 
 278. The Silver Coins of the United States are as follows : 
 
 1. The Dollar; value, $1.00 ; weight, 412.5 Troy grains. 
 
 2. The Half-Dollar; value, 50^; weight, 192.9 Troy grains. 
 8. The Quarter- Dollar ; value, 2o<f; weight, 96.45 Troy grains 
 
 4. The Dime; value, 10^; weight, 38.58 Troy grains. 
 
 Remarks.— 1. The value of gold and silver coins is based mainly on their weight and fine- 
 ness, or the amount of pure metal used. Silver coins are made of T 9 ff pure silver and ^ alloy 
 of copper. 
 
 2. United States silver dollars are legal tender for all sums not otherwise provided for by 
 contract. The smaller silver coins are legal tender for all sums not exceeding ten dollars. 
 
 279. The Copper-Nickel Coins of the United States are as follows : 
 
 1. The Five-Cent piece, called the nickel; weight, 77.16 Troy grains. 
 
 2. The Three-Cent piece ; weight, 30 Troy grains. 
 
 Remark. — The 5$ and 3^ coins are composed of £ copper and £ Nickel. 
 
 280. The Bronze Coin. — The only bronze coin now issued from the mint 
 is the one cent piece, weighing 48 Troy grains, and composed of -ffo copper and 
 y!^ tin and zinc. 
 
 Remark. — The 5<fi and 3^ nickel coins, and the 10 bronze coin, are called minor coins ; and 
 while they are legal tender for all sums not exceeding twenty-five cents, their value is not a 
 bullion value, as in case of coins of gold and silver, but an arbitrary value fixed for comtaercial 
 convenience. 
 
 UNITED STATES PAPER MONEY. 
 
 281. The Paper Money of the United States consists of Treasury Notes, 
 Treasury Certificates, and National Bank Bills. 
 
 282. Silyer Certificates. — Any holder of silver dollars, to the amount of 
 ten dollars or more, may deposit the same with the Treasurer or Assistant 
 Treasurer of the United States and obtain therefor Silver Certificates, which are 
 receivable for duties, taxes, and all public debts ; and any holder of the smaller 
 silver coins to the amount of twenty dollars, or any multiple thereof, may obtain 
 therefor lawful money at the office of .the Treasurer or of any Assistant Treasurer. 
 
84 REDUCTION" OF UNITED STATES MONEY. 
 
 283. United States Treasury Notes.— Treasury Notes, or Greenbacks, 
 are in the same denominations as the Bills of National Banks, with the addition 
 of those of 15,000 and $10,000 value respectively. They are legal tender for all 
 debts except customs or duties, and interest on the public debt, and are usually 
 receivable for these also, being convertible into coin on demand when presented 
 in sums of fifty dollars or more. 
 
 284. National Bank Bills. — National Bank Bills are the notes issued by 
 National Banks, under the supervision of Government, and these bills are in 
 denominations of $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, and $1000, and being secured by 
 deposits of Government Bonds with the United States Treasurer, and redeemable 
 on demand with lawful money, are usually received for all dues, but yet are not 
 legal tender ; and a debt cannot be paid with these notes if the creditor states as 
 his reason for their rejection that they are not lawful money. 
 
 REDUCTION OF UNITED STATES MONEY. 
 
 285. To Reduce Dollars to Cents. 
 Example. — Reduce 5 dollars to cents. 
 
 Explanation. — Since there are 100 cents in 1 dollar, in 5 dollars there are 5 times 100 cents* 
 or 500 cents. 
 
 Rule. — Add two ciphers to the dollars. 
 
 286. To Reduce Gents to Dollars. 
 Example. — Eeduce 1500 cents to dollars. 
 
 Explanation. — Since 100 cents make 1 dollar, there are as many dollars in 1500 cents as 
 100 cents is contained times in 1500 cents, or 15 times, equal to 15 dollars. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the cents by 100, by pointing off two places from, the 
 right. 
 
 287, Reduce 
 
 1. 6 dollars to cents. 
 
 2. Ill dollars to cents. 
 8. 241 cents to dollars. 
 4. 1044 cents to dollars. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 5. 21468 cents to dollars. 
 
 6. 1800 cents to dollars. 
 
 7. 51000 cents to dollars. 
 
 8. 9876 cents to dollars. 
 
 9. $100.98 to cents. 
 
 10. $3.75 to cents. 
 
 11. $26.53 to cents. 
 
 12. $157.32 to cents. 
 
 ALtDITION AND SUBTRACTION OF UNITED STATES 
 
 MONEY. 
 
 288. To Add or Subtract United States Mone. 
 
 Rule. — Write dollars under dollars and cents under cents; then add 
 or subtract as in simple numbers. 
 
 EXAMPLES EOR PRACTICE. 
 
 289. 1. Add ten dollars twenty cents, six dollars forty-eight cents, fourteen 
 dollars twenty-six cents, eleven dollars eighty cents, and forty-six dollars ten 
 cents. 
 
MULTIPLICATION OF UNITED STATES MONEY. 85 
 
 2. Subtract seven hundred sixty-five dollars nineteen cents from nine hun- 
 dred ten dollars eight cents. 
 
 3. A farmer sold produce as follows : wheat, for $761.25; oats, $382.40; 
 barley, $816.09; buckwheat, $186.92; corn, $1127.50; potatoes, $663.11; hay, 
 $400.50. What were his entire sales ? 
 
 Ji.. A lady bought groceries to the amount of $6.85; meats, $2.11; dry goods, 
 $31.75; carpets, $167.25; miilinery, $13.57. What was the total amount of 
 her purchases ? 
 
 5. A student expends for tuition and supplies, $118.75; for board, $167.50 ; 
 for clothes, $57.25 ; for entertainment and church, $28.42 ; for charity, $6.15. 
 What amount does he expend ? 
 
 6. The expenses of my house are as follows : for interest, $167.50 ; taxes, 
 $103.29; repairs, $56.82; insurance, $11.35; water rent, $11.25; and gas, $27.08. 
 What are my total expenses ? 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Under some circumstances it is desirable to write United States money, 
 expressed in dollars and cents, without the $ sign and the decimal point, with the decimal part 
 placed slightly above that expressing the integers or dollars; as $5.25 may be written 5 85 ; 
 thirteen dollars and eight cents may be written 13° 8 . This is advisable only where the sum 
 of several items is to be found by horizontal addition. 
 
 2. The amount in each of the following examples is to be found by horizontal addition. 
 
 7. Add 15*6, 2 9i, n 46 ? 10 79o ? 923, 81 45, !23^ 6 oi ? 15 3o ? an( i n n # 
 
 8. Add 346 50 , 291 75 , 100 3 *, 269 11 , and 80 93 . 
 
 9. What is the sum of 2165 84 , 72 43 , 90 20 , 117 65 , 500 50 , and 1127 14 ? 
 
 10. What is the sum of 667 41 , 328 10 , 97 15 , 600, 20 6 ^, 155* °, 1101, 28* 3 , 
 md 67 s 9 ? 
 
 11. My bills for a year are: for groceries, 283 51 ; meats, 135 11 ; miller's pro- 
 ducts, 76™; coal, 41 20 ; kindling, 4 50 ; milk, 47 25 ; servant, 217; incidentals, 
 91 54 . What are my expenses ? 
 
 12. A merchant bought cottons, for 3467 25 ; linens, for 1326 16 ; woolens, for 
 4215™; delaines, for 1025 46 ; brocades, for 1127 50 . If all were sold for 13256 25 , 
 how much was gained ? 
 
 MULTIPLICATION OF UNITED STATES MONEY. 
 
 290. To Multiply United States Money. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply as in abstract decimals. 
 
 Remakk. — Money is a concrete expression ; therefore in critical analysis of its multiplica- 
 tion, the money cost or price of an article is a concrete multiplicand, the number of things 
 bought or sold is an abstract multiplier, and their product is concrete and of the denomination 
 of the multiplicand. But since the money scale is decimal, these terms may be interchanged 
 for convenience. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOK PRACTICE. 
 
 291. 1. What will be the amount of the following purchases : 147f cd. 
 hard wood, at $5.75 per cd.; 206f cd. soft wood, at $4.25 per cd.; 4 car loads 
 slab wood, each containg 16fcd., at $2.75 percd.; 81 6-J tons hard coal, at $5.15 
 ton; and 536£ tons soft coal, at $3.85 per ton ? 
 
86 DIVISION" OF UNITED STATES JiONEl. 
 
 2. Bought 215 bar. superfine flour, at $4.85 per bar.; 355 bar. extra flour at 
 $5. 15 per bar. ; 132 bar. rye flour, at $4.90 per bar.; 210 bar. corn meal, at $3.70 
 per bar. ; and 642 sacks graham flour, at 88^ per sack. What was the total cost ? 
 
 3. A retailer bought 35 overcoats, at $9.75 each; 160 black suits, at $17.25 
 each; 125 plaid sr.its, at $14.65 each; 84 jean suits, at $6.90 each; and 50 pairs 
 trousers, at $3.15 each. Find the total cost. 
 
 Jf. An invoice of six pieces of gingham of 51 1 , 49 3 , 50 2 , 54 1 , 49 2 , and 51 2 yd. 
 respectively, was sold at $ .09f per yd. What was the amount of the sale ? 
 
 5. Six men worked 19f days each, at $1.90 per day; 24-J- days each, at $1.80, 
 W\ days each, at $1.65; and 31| days each, at $1.25. How much was earned by 
 all in the entire time ? 
 
 6. A laborer received $184.55 as a balance due him for his season's work. 
 He paid a debt of $19.25; bought 8 3 yd. cloth, at $1.25 per yd. ; 2 suits of clothes, 
 at $13.25 per suit; hosiery and gloves for $2.85; 4f tons coal, at $5.65 per ton; 
 2 cd. wood, at $3.90 per cd. ; 3 bar. flour, at $4.75 per bar. ; 628 pounds of pork, 
 at 6f ^ per lb. ; and loaned the remainder of his money. How much did he loan ? 
 
 DIVISION OF UNITED STATES MONEY, 
 
 292. To Divide United States Money. 
 Rule. — Divide as in abstract decimals. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 293. 1- If $11421.75 be divided equally among five persons, what will be 
 the share of each ? 
 
 2. B sold 187-j- acres of land at $105.25 per acre, and divided the proceeds 
 equally among fifteen persons. What sum did each receive ? 
 
 S. A charitable farmer gave 15f bushels of apples worth $.50 per bu., 21| 
 bushels of potatoes worth $ .75 per bu., and 30 bushels of turnips worth $.62| per 
 bu., in equal shares to six families. What was the value of each share ? 
 
 Jf. A dealer bought wheat at $.95 per bu., oats at $.45 per bu., and corn at 
 $.65 per bu. He paid $332.50 for the wheat, $191.25 for the oats, and $113.75 
 for the corn. How many bushels did he buy in all ? 
 
 5. C invested $9659.50 in coal, at $5.85 per ton; $2645.30 in sand, at $2.80 per 
 cubic yd.; $658.40 in lime, at $1.60 per barrel. If he sold the coal at $6.05 per 
 ton, the sand at $2.75 per cubic yd., and the lime at $1.75 per barrel, what was 
 the gain or loss ? 
 
 6. Having sold my mill for $17250, and 316 barrels of flour in stock at 
 $5.15 per barrel, I invested of the proceeds, $1185.85 in furnishing a house, 
 $1259.30 in utensils, $1582.25 in live stock, and with the remainder paid in full 
 for a farm of 163 acres. What was the cost of the farm per acre ? 
 
 Remark.— In case exact quotients are not obtained in division of dollars, add two decimal 
 ciphers and continue the quotient to cents ; if not then exact add one cent if the mills be 5 or 
 more, but if less than 5, reject the mills. 
 
ANALYSIS. 87 
 
 ANALYSIS. 
 
 294. Arithmetical Analysis is the process of solving problems inde- 
 pendently of set rules, by deducing, from the terms stated, the conditions and 
 relations required in their solution. 
 
 Remark. — The general subject of Analysis will be treated only as auxiliary to the subject 
 of Common Fractions, and the Special Applications of the Fundamental Rules. 
 
 Example 1. If o men earn $30 in 4 days, how many dollars will 7 men earn 
 in 9 days ? 
 
 First Explanation {extended). — If 5 men earn $30 in 4 days, 1 man, or \ of 5 men will 
 «ara in 4 days | of $30, or $G ; and if 1 man earns $6 in 4 days, in 1 day, which is \ of 4 
 days, he will earn -] of $6, or %1\. Then, since 1 man in 1 day earns $1^, in 9 days, which 
 are 9 times 1 day, he will earn 9 times $1|, or $13J ; and if 1 man in 9 days earns $13|, 7 men, 
 which are 7 times 1 man, will earn 7 times $13|, or $94|. 
 
 Second Explanation {abbreviated). — If 5 men earn $30 in 4 days, they will earn $7| in 1 
 day ; and if 5 men earn $7£ in 1 day, 1 man will earn i of $7£, or $1| ; since 1 man in 1 day 
 earns $H, 7 men in 1 day will earn 7 times $1|, or $10| ; and if 7 men in 1 day earn $10^, in 
 9 days they will earn 9 times $10|, or $94*, the same as before found. 
 
 Third Explanation (more abbreviated). — If 5 men in 4 days, doing 20 days' work, earn 
 $30, $H would equal 1 day's work ; 7 men in 9 days do 63 days' work, and since 1 day's work 
 equals $H, 63 days' work will equal $94£, as before found. 
 
 Example 2. If 6 men can cut 45 cords of wood in 3 days, how many cords 
 can 8 men cut in 9 days ? 
 
 First Explanation (extended). — If 6 men cut 43 cd. in 3 days, in 1 day, which is \ of 3 
 days, they can cut \ of 45 cd., or 15 cd.; and if 6 men can in lday cut 15 cd., 1 man in 1 day 
 can cut \ of 15 cd., or 21 cd. ; since 1 man in 1 day can cut 2\ cd., 8 men can in 1 day cut 8 
 times 2| cd., or 20 cd.; and if 8 men in 1 day can cut 20 cd., in 9 days they can cut 180 cd. 
 
 Second Explanation (abbreviated). — 6 men in 3 days, doing 18 days' woik, cut 45 cd. , 
 nehce 21 cd. can be cut by 1 man in 1 day ; then 8 men in 9 days, doing 72 days' work, can 
 cut 72 times 2£ cd., or 180 cd., as before found. 
 
 Example 3. If a post 4 ft. high casts a shadow 13 ft. in length, what must 
 be the height of a post that will cast a shadow 125 ft. in length? 
 
 Explanation. — If a post 4 ft. high casts a shadow 13 ft., a post 1 ft. high would cast a 
 shadow 3^ ft. ; since a shadow 3^ ft. is cast by a post 1 ft. high, a post that will cast a shadow 
 125 ft. in length must be as many times 1 ft. in height as S\ ft. are contained times in 125 ft. , 
 or 38-& ft. 
 
 Example J/.. If the hour and minute hands of a clock are together at noon, 
 at what times after noon will they again be together ? At what time between 
 4 and 5 o'clock ? 
 
88 ANALYSIS. 
 
 Explanation. — Since the minute hand passes the hour hand 11 times in 12 hours, it will 
 pass it the first time in J± of 12 hour's; the second time in T 2 T of 12 hours; the third time in T 8 T 
 of 12 hours; the fourth time in T 4 T of 12 hours. T 4 r of 12 hours equals 4 hours, 21 minutes, 
 and 49 T 1 T seconds ; therefore the hands will be together between 4 and 5 o'clock at 21 minutes 
 49^ seconds after 4 o'clock. 
 
 Remark. — Apply the same reasoning to all examples of this class. 
 
 Example 5. If Grace were \ older than she is, her age would equal \ of her 
 grandmother's. What is the age of each, if the age of both is 87 years ? 
 
 Explanation. — If Grace were J older than she is, she would be f of her present age ; and 
 since if she were £ her present age, she would be only | as old as her grandmother, the age of 
 grandmother must be 4 times f or %£. of the age of Grace, and the age of both must be § -j- -M- 
 or % 9 - of the age of Grace ; since the age of both is 87 years, 87 years must be ^- of the age of 
 Grace, who must be 15 years old. If Grace's age be increased by i of itself, or 3 years, she 
 will be 18 years of age ; and since her age would then be only \ of grandmother's age, the 
 age of grandmother gxmst be 4 times 18 years, or 72 years. 
 
 Example 6. A man being asked his age, replied : " My father was born in 
 1805 and my mother in 1806 ; the sum of their ages at the time of my birth was 
 two and one-third times my age in 1851." How old was the man in 1888 ? 
 
 Explanation.— If the father was born in 1805 and the mother in 1806, the sum of their 
 ages in 1851 was 91 years ; and since the sum of their ages at the time of the birth of the son 
 was 2£ times his age in 1851, and the parents each increased in years after the son's birth as 
 fast as he did, in 1851 the sum of their ages must have been A.\ times the age of the son; hence 
 the son, in 1851, was 91 years -*- 4^, or 21 years of age, and he must have been born in 1830, and 
 in 1888 would be 58 years old. 
 
 7. The sum of two numbers is 65, and their difference is equal to -J of the 
 greater number. Find the two numbers. 
 
 8. How long after noon will it be when the minute hand passes the hour 
 hand the third time? 
 
 9. How long after noon will it be when the minute hand passes the hour 
 hand the eleventh time? 
 
 10. A's age is 2| times the age of B, and the age of C is 2^ times the age of • 
 both A and B. If the sum of their ages is 116 years, what is the age of each? 
 
 11. A man bought 15 bushels of barley, and 36 bushels of oats, for $28.80, and 
 25 bushels of barley, 18 bushels of oats, for $29.10. How much per bushel did 
 he give for each kind of grain? 
 
 12. Charles, when asked his age, replied: " My father was born in 1843, and 
 my mother in 1847. The sum of their ages at the time of my birth was 5 times 
 my age in 1887." In what year will Charles be 25 years of age ? 
 
SPECIAL APPLICATIONS. 
 
 SPECIAL APPLICATIONS. 
 
 295. Special Applications, as here treated, embraces the use, in the 
 solution of problems, of any or all explanations heretofore given, and the con- 
 sideration of cost, price, and quantity, as being the elements of every business 
 transaction ; it also treats of such contracted methods as may be employed in 
 dealing with aliquot parts of the powers of 10, or of other numbers. 
 
 General Rules. — 1. If the price and quantity he given, the cost may 
 be found by multiplying the price by the quantity. 
 
 2. If the cost and quantity be given, the price may be found by divide 
 the cost by the quantity. 
 
 3. If the cost and price be given, the quantity may be found by divide 
 ing the cost by the price. 
 
 ALIQUOT PARTS. 
 
 296. The Aliquot Parts of a number are the even parts of that number. 
 25, 33£, 12 \, are aliquot, or even, parts of 100. 
 
 Remark — The component factors of a number must be integral, while the aliquot parts of a 
 number may be either integral or mixed. 
 
 297. The even parts of other even parts may be called parts of parts ; as, 
 ■J = J of -J ; or, since 33| is a part of 100, -£ of 33 J, or 11£, must be a part of the 
 part 33J. 
 
 Remark — Full illustrations of the use of aliquot parts will follow. Those of $1, equal to 
 1000, being the most valuable for use, will be mainly considered. 
 
 Aliquot Parts of One Dollar. 
 
 1. 50 cents = -J of II. 
 
 2. 33£ cents = -J- of $1. 
 S. 25 cents = ± of $1. 
 4. 20 cents = \ of $1. 
 
 5. 16-f cents = |of $1. 
 
 6. 12| cents = -J of $1. 
 
 7. 10 cents = -fa of $1. 
 
 8. 8-J- cents = ^ of $1. 
 
 9. 6£ cents = ^ of $1. 
 
 10. %\ cents = -sC of $1. 
 
 11. 2i cents = -fa of $1. 
 
 12. If cents = ^ of $1. 
 
 Aliquot Parts of Aliquot Parts of One Dollar. 
 
 6£ cents = £ of 25 cents. I 5 cents = ^ of 50 cents, i 12£ cents = £ of 50 cents. 
 12-J- cents = ■}■ of 25 cents. I 6^ cents = -| of 50 cents. | 25 cents = -£ of 50 cents. 
 
 Suggestion to Tkacher. — Let each one of the following conditions be given to the class 
 sa a question, the required answer to which is the rule. 
 
90 ALIQUOT PARTS. 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRACTICE WITH ALIQUOT PARTS. 
 
 298. 1. To find the cost of a quantity when the price of 1 is 50 cents. 
 Rule. — Consider the quantity as dollars, and divide by 2. 
 
 2. To find the cost when the price of 1 is 3&J£ Eule. — Divide the quantity, 
 considered as dollars, by 3. 
 
 3. To find the cost when the price of 1 is 25^. Rule. — Divide the quantity, 
 considered as dollars, by If. 
 
 Jf. To find the cost at 20^. Eule. — Divide the quantity, considered as 
 dollars, by 5. 
 
 5. To find the cost at 16f f. Eule. — Divide the quantity, considered as dollars, 
 by 6. 
 
 6. To find the cost at 12-J^. Eule. — Divide the quantity, considered as dollars, 
 by 8. 
 
 7. To find the cost at S^f. Eule. — Divide the quantity, considered as dollars, 
 by 12 
 
 8. To find the cost at Q\$. Eule. — Divide the quantity, considered as dollars, 
 by 16. 
 
 9. To find the cost at 10^. Eule. — Point off from the right one place in 
 the quantity, and consider as dollars. 
 
 10. To find the cost at 5£ Eule. — Point off one place in the quantity, 
 consider as dollars, and divide by 2. 
 
 11. To find the cost at 3^f . Eule. — Point off one place hi the quantity, 
 consider as dollars, and divide by 3. 
 
 12. To find the cost at %$$. Eule. — Point off one place in the quantity, 
 consider as dollars, and divide by Jf. 
 
 13. To find the cost at 1-f^. Eule. — Point off one place in the quantity, 
 consider as dollars, and divide by 6. 
 
 llf. To find the cost at 1^. Eule. — Point off one place in the quantity, 
 consider as dollars, and divide by 8. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTIONS. 
 
 299. 1. To find the cost when the price of 1 is 75 cents. Eule. — Prom the 
 quantity, considered as dollars, take i of itself. 
 
 2. To find the cost when the price of one is 80^. Eule. — Prom the quantity, 
 considered as dollars, take \ of itself. 
 
 3. To find the cost when the price of one is 66|^. Eule. — From the quantity, 
 considered as dollars, take % of itself. 
 
 If. To find the cost when the price of one is $1.25. Eule. — To the quantity, 
 considered as dollars, add \ of itself 
 
 5. To find the cost when the price of one is $1.50. Eule. — To the quantity, 
 considered as dollars, add -J of itself 
 
 6. To find the cost when the price of one is $2.50. Rule. — Annex a cipher 
 to the quantity, consider as dollars, and divide by If. 
 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FINDING QUANTITY. 
 
 91 
 
 7. To find the cost when the price of one is $7.50, 
 *q the quantity, consider as dollars, and subtract £. 
 
 8. To find the cost when the price of one is 6§^. 
 in the quantity, consider as dollars, and subtract -J. 
 
 9. To find the cost when the price of one is 13J^. 
 in the quantity, consider as dollars, and add -J. 
 
 10. To find the cost when the price of one is $1.33 J. 
 quantity, and consider as dollars. 
 
 11. To find the cost when the price of one is $1.10. 
 quantity, and consider as dollars. 
 
 12. To find the cost when the price of one is $1.20. 
 quantity, and consider as dollars. 
 
 IS. To find the cost when the price of one is $1.35. 
 to the quantity, and consider as dollars. 
 
 11/.. To find the cost when the price of one is $1.75. 
 the quantity, and consider as dollars. 
 
 15. To find the cost when the price of one is $3. 33 J. 
 to the quantity, consider as dollars, and divide by -3. 
 
 Rule. — Annex a cipher 
 
 Rule. — Point off one place 
 
 Rule. — Point off one place 
 
 Rule. — Add £ to trie 
 
 Rule. — Add -fa to the 
 
 Rule. — Add\ to the 
 
 Rule. — Add \ and ^ 
 
 Rule. — Add \ and \ to 
 
 Rule. — Annex a cipher 
 
 INSTRUCTIONS FOR FINDING QUANTITY. 
 
 300. 1. Tg find the quantity of articles that any given sum of money will 
 purchase, when the price of one is 50^. Rule. — Multiply the dollars, considered 
 as quantity, by 2. 
 
 2~ To find the quantity when the price of one is 33-J^. 
 dollars, considered as quantity, by 3. 
 
 3. To find the quantity when the price of one is 25^. 
 dollars, considered as quantity, by U> 
 
 I/. To find the quantity when the price of one is 20{2. 
 dollars, considered as quantity, by 5. 
 
 5. To find the quantity when the price of one is 16f 0. 
 dollars, considered as quantity, by 6. 
 
 6. To find the quantity "when the price of one is 12-J^. 
 dollars, considered as quantity, by 8. 
 
 7. To find the quantity when the price of one is 10jz5. Rule. — Annex a cipher 
 to the dollars, and consider as quantity. 
 
 8. To find the quantity when the price of one is 8%<fi. 
 dollars, considered as quantity, by 12. 
 
 9. To find the quantity when the price of one is 6%$. 
 dollars, considered as quantity, by 16 
 
 10. To find the quantity when the price of one is 5<ft. 
 to the dollars, consider as quantity, and multiply by 2. 
 
 11. To find the quantity when the price of one is Z\(p. Rule. — Annex a 
 cipher to the dollars, consider as quantity, and multiply by 3. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the 
 Rule. — Multiply the 
 Rule. — Multiply the 
 Rule. — Multiply the 
 Rule. — Multiply the 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the 
 Rule. — Multiply the 
 Rule. — Annex a cipher 
 
 
92 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTIONS. 
 
 12. To find the quantity when the price of one is 2-J-0. Kule. — Annex a 
 cipher to the dollars, consider as quantity ', and multiply by Jf. 
 
 18. To find the quantity when the price of one is 1-J0. Kule. — Annex a 
 cipher to the dollars, consider as quantity, and multiply by 6. 
 
 11/.. To find the quantity when the price of one is 1%$. Eule. — Annex a 
 cipher to the dollars, consider as quantity, and multiply by 8. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS CONTRACTIONS. 
 
 301. 1. To find the quantity when the price of one is $1.25. Eule. — 
 Point off one place in the dollars, consider as quantity, and multiply by 8. 
 
 2. To find the quantity when the price of one is $1.66f. Eule. — Point off 
 me place in the dollars, consider as quantity, and multiply by 6. 
 
 8. To find the quantity when the price of one is $2.50. Eule. — Point off 
 one place in the dollars, consider as quantity, and multipty by 4- 
 
 k To find the quantity when the price of one is $6.66f. Eule. — Point off 
 one place in the dollars, consider as quantity, and add \. 
 
 5. To find the quantity when the price of one is $7.50. Eule. — Point off 
 one place in the dollars, consider as quantity, and add \. 
 
 6. To find the quantity when the price of one is $12.50. Eule. — Point off 
 two places in the dollars, consider as quantity, and multiply by 8. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN FINDING QUANTITY. 
 
 302. Example 1. — How many pounds of tea, worth 66|^ per lb., can be 
 bought for $147 ? 
 
 Explanation. — Since the price of one pound is contained 1£ times in $1, the number of 
 pounds bought will be 1£ times the number of dollars invested ; hence, add to the number of 
 dollars (as pounds) ^ of itself, and the result will be the number of pounds purchased. 
 
 Example 2. — How many pounds of tea, at 75^ per lb., will $419.25 purchase ? 
 
 Explanation. — Since the price of one pound is contained 1£ times in $1, the number of 
 pounds bought will be 1£ times the number of dollars invested ; hence, add to the number of 
 dollars £ of itself, and the result will represent the number of pounds purchased. 
 
 Example 8. — How many pounds of tea, at 87-^ per lb., can be bought for 
 $316? 
 
 Explanation. —Since the cost of one pound is contained 1^ times in $1, the number of 
 pounds purchased will be \ greater than the dollars invested. 
 
 Example If.. — At 83-J^ per yard, how many yards of cloth can be bought for 
 $1128.50? 
 
 Explanation. — Since the price of one yard is contained 1£ times in $1, we can buy \ 
 more yards than we have dollars to invest. 
 
 Example 5. — At 80^ per yard, how many yards can be bought for $246.25 ? 
 Explanation.— Since $1 will buy 1\ yards, $246.25 will buy 246.25 times 1\ yards ; hence, 
 to the number of dollars add \ of itself. 
 
 Remark. — The teacher can profitably extend these exercises for mental and written drill 
 for pupils. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN FINDING QUANTITY. 93 
 
 303. To Find the Cost when the Price is an Aliquot Part of a Dollar. 
 
 Example. — Required, the cost of 546 gallons of molasses, at 33-J^ per gallon ? 
 
 Explanation.— Since 33^ is $ of $1, 3 gallons would cost $1 ; and if $1 will buy 3 gallons, 
 it will require as many dollars to buy 546 gallons as 3 is contained times in 546, or $183. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the quantity, considered as dollars, by the number of 
 units of the quantity that will cost $1. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 304. Find the cost of 
 
 1. 286 lb. of tea, at 50^ per lb. 
 
 9. 1152 yd. of linen, at 33-^ per yd. 
 
 3. 527 lb. of lard, at 12-^ per lb. 
 
 fr. 455 gal. of molasses, at 250 per gal. 
 
 5. 1751 doz. of eggs, at 16f <ft per doz. 
 
 6. 2133 lb. of pork, at 6^ per lb. 
 
 7. 1238 cans of salmon, at 20^ per can. 
 
 8. 75 6f gal. of cider, at 8-J^ per gal. 
 
 9. 81 lb. of meal, at \\<ji per lb. 
 
 10. Ill qt. of berries, at 3-J^ per qt. 
 
 11. 1354£ yd. of cotton, at 5^ per yd. 
 
 12. 840 lb. of salt, at 1# per lb. 
 
 Remark. — In the following examples treat the amount of each item as a separate result, 
 and consider 5 or more mills as 10. 
 
 IS. Find the total cost of the following : 
 
 86 yd., at 12J0 per yd. 
 93 yd., at 6^ per yd. 
 150 yd., at 25^ per yd. 
 
 591 yd., at 10^ per yd. 
 327 yd., at 33# per yd. 
 1141 yd., at 25^ per yd. 
 
 1600 yd., at 16f <J> per y& 
 71 yd., at 50^ per yd. 
 947 yd., at 3^ per yd. 
 
 Remark. — Quarters are often written thus : 5 8 = 5$; 17 1 = 17£ ; ll 8 = llf ; this method 
 is not used with other fractions. 
 
 llf.. Find the total cost of the following : 
 83 2 yd., at 6^ per yd. 127 2 yd., at 16-|0 per yd. 
 71 3 yd., at 8-^ per yd. 1000 yd., at If?* per yd. 
 230* yd., at 25^ per yd. 547 3 yd., at 5^-per yd. 
 
 28551 yd., at 20$ per yd. 
 872 2 yd., at 50^ per yd. 
 624 yd., at 2|0 per yd. 
 
 305. To Find the Cost when the Price is given and the Quantity is a 
 Multiple, or an Aliquot part, of 100 or 1000. 
 
 Remark. — When the quantity is in even hundreds or thousands, find the cost by multiply- 
 ing the price, expressed as a decimal, by the number of hundreds or thousands. For parts of 
 hundreds or thousands, add equivalent fractional parts. 
 
 Example 1.— Find the cost of 100 yards of cloth, at 54£0 per yard. 
 
 Explanation.— Since 1 yard costs $ .5425, 100 yards will cost 100 times as much, or $54. 25. 
 
 • Example £.— Find the cost of 300 yards, at 17-^ per yard. 
 
 Explanation.— Since 1 yard costs $ .175, 100 yards will cost $17.50, and 300 yards, or 3 
 times 100 yards, will cost 3 times $17.50, or $52.50. 
 
 Example 8.— Find the cost of 1000 yards, at 83f^ per yard. 
 Explanation.— Since 1 yd. costs $ .8375, 1000 yd. will cost 1000 times $ .8375, or $837.50. 
 
 
94 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE IN SPECIAL APPLICATIONS. 
 
 Example Jf. — Find the cost of 75 yards, at $1.37^ per yard. 
 
 Explanation. — Since 1 yard costs $1.37&, 100 yards will cost $137.50 ; 75 yards will cost 
 | less than $137.50, or $103,125, or $103.13. . 
 
 Example 5. — Find the cost of 250 yards, at $1.75 per yard. 
 
 Explanation.— Since 1 yard costs $1.75, 1000 yards will cost $1750 : 250 yards, or \ of 
 1000 yards, will cost $ of $1750, or $437.50. 
 
 Example 6. Parts of Parts. — What will be the cost of 142fi bushels of 
 wheat, at S1.37-J- per bushel ? 
 
 Explanation.— At $1 per bushel, 1426 bushels will cost. _ _ $1426.00 
 
 At J = 250 per bushel, 1426 bushels will cost. _ 356.50 
 
 At \ — (| of {), or 12£0 per bushel, 1426 bushels will cost 178.25 
 
 At $1. 37^ per bushel, 1426 bushels will co3t _ . $1960. 75 
 
 Example 7. — What is the cost of 824 yards of cloth, at $1.75 per yard ? 
 
 Explanation.— At $1 per yard, 824 yards will cost $824.00 
 
 At £ = 50^ per yard, 824 yards will cost. 412.00 
 
 At J = 25^ per yard, 824 yards will cost 206. 00 
 
 At $1. 75 per yard, 824 yards will cost $1442. 00 
 
 Example 8. — At 550 per lb., what will be the cost of 146 lb. of gunpowder ? 
 Explanation.— At $1 per lb. , 146 lb. will cost $146 .00 
 
 At \ = 50^ per lb., 146 lb. will cost 73.00 
 
 At -fa = ( T V of \\ or 50 per lb., 146 lb. will cost 7.30 
 
 At 55^ per lb. , 146 lb. will cost. $80.30 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 306. Find the cost of 
 
 1. 200 lb., @ 37-i^. 
 
 2. ■ 700 lb., @ 51J0. 
 
 5. 15Olb.,@14f0. 
 4* 250 lb., @ 21§0. 
 o. 1000 1b., @ $1.12^. 
 
 6. 750 lb. @ 81f0. 
 
 7. 1250 lb., @ $2.62£. 
 
 8. 400 1b., @ 95-J0. 
 
 9. 250 lb., @ 9f0. 
 
 10. 75 lb., @ 6O|0. 
 
 11. 125 lb., @ 27-^0. 
 
 12. 1100 1b., @ $1.42£. 
 IS. 500 lb., @ 37|0. 
 U. 1500 1b., @ 18f0. 
 
 15. 
 16. 
 17. 
 18. 
 19. 
 20. 
 21. 
 
 300 1b., @41f0. 
 3000 lb., @ 12J0- 
 2500 lb., @ $1.10. 
 25 lb., @ $1.85. 
 150 lb., @ 33£0. 
 75 1b., @$1.15. 
 125 lb., @ 11.25. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 Remark. — All extensions in the following examples should be made mentally, the pupl 
 writing only the cost of each item for footing. 
 
 307. 1. Find the total cost of 
 
 516 lb., at 100 per lb. 
 
 484 lb., at 50 per lb. 
 1000 lb., at 7^0 per lb. 
 2500 1b., at 80 per lb. 
 3000 lb., at 110 per lb. 
 
 216 1b., at 1210 per lb. 
 1120 lb., at 500 per lb. 
 
 818 lb., at 250 per lb. 
 1400 lb., at 200 per lb. 
 
 3811b., at 400 per lb. 
 
 1095 lb., at 33£0 per lb, 
 
 125 lb., at 60 per lb. 
 
 711 lb., at 300 per lb. 
 
 97 1b., at 8# per lb. 
 
 150 lb., at 6£0 per lb. 
 
EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 95 
 
 2. Find the total cost of 
 686 yd., at 150 per yd. 
 
 2140 yd., at 50 per yd. 
 853 yd., at 100 per yd. 
 246 yd., at 200 per yd. 
 398 yd., at 300 per yd. 
 450 yd., at 33£0 per yd. 
 
 3. Find the total cost of 
 1400 1b., at 40 per lb. 
 2168 1b., at 3^0 per lb. 
 7000 1b., at 50 per lb. 
 
 246 2 lb., at 610 per lb. 
 
 596 3 lb., at 8^0 per lb. 
 
 1252 « lb., at 100 per lb. 
 
 i. Find the total cost of 
 
 525? yd., at 80 per yd. 
 
 11T8 1 yd., at 90 per yd. 
 
 2853 3 yd., at 100 per yd. 
 
 1400 yd., at 6^0 per yd. 
 
 5. Find the total cost of 
 83 2 yd., at 550 per yd. 
 71 3 yd., at 750 per yd. 
 
 107 1 yd., at 500 per yd. 
 
 23O 3 yd.,at66|0peryd. 
 
 1753 2 yd., at 250 per yd. 
 
 46 yd., at 150 per yd. 
 
 6. Find the total cost of 
 629 1 yd., at 3J0 per yd. 
 
 1140 2 yd., at 50 per yd. 
 
 594 3 yd., at 6^0 per yd. 
 3469 yd., at 8^0 per yd. 
 1291 2 yd., at 110 per yd. 
 
 593 3 yd.,atl2|0peryd. 
 
 297 yd., at 250 per yd. 
 1100 yd., at 430 per yd. 
 1200 yd., at 28^0 per yd. 
 
 298 yd., at 500 per yd. 
 931 yd., at 250 per yd. 
 
 1315 yd., at 33^0 per yd. 
 
 936 2 lb., at 1240 per lb. 
 2143 1 lb., at 150 per lb. 
 
 546 1b., at 110 per lb. 
 2980 1b., at 16|0 per lb. 
 
 593 1b., at 130 per lb. 
 1250 2 lb., at 6^0 per lb. 
 
 367 yd., at $1.25 per yd. 
 28 2 yd., at$2.50peryd. 
 577 * yd., at 550 per yd. 
 315 yd., at 750 per yd. 
 
 127 2 yd.,at 16f0peryd. 
 
 500 yd., at I8f per yd. 
 
 269 3 yd., at 12^0 per yd. 
 2960 1 yd., at 900 per yd. 
 
 183 2 yd., at 8^0 per yd. 
 2375 3 yd., at 100 per yd. 
 
 250 yd., at 13f0 per yd. 
 
 400 yd., at 15|0 per yd. 
 
 756 3 yd.,atl6f0peryd. 
 1375 1 yd., at 200 per yd. 
 1741 yd., at 250 per yd. 
 
 9O6 3 yd.,at66|0peryd. 
 
 800 yd., at 130 per yd. 
 
 959 yd., at 16|0 per yd. 
 1000 yd., at 19f per yd. 
 2000 yd., at 21|0 per yd. 
 
 606 yd., at 1240 per yd. 
 
 150 yd., ar 250 per yd. 
 
 291 lb., at 500 per lb, 
 1437 2 lb., at 250 per lb. 
 1978 3 lb.,at33J0perlb. 
 
 844i ib. ? at 750 per lb. 
 
 930 1b., at 66|0perlb. 
 
 675 2 lb., at 12^0 per lb. 
 
 2100 yd., at 750 per yd. 
 
 146 yd., at 250 per yd. 
 
 500yd.,at$.37|peryd. 
 1000 yd., at $1.87^ per yd 
 
 2005 3 yd., at 6i0 per yd. 
 1000 yd., at 83f0 per yd. 
 
 250 yd., at 27^0 per yd. 
 
 931 2 yd., at 33^0 per yd. 
 
 768 3 yd.,at$ 1.25peryd. 
 1756iyd.,at$1.12|peryd. 
 
 5548 2 yd., at 140 per yd. 
 1250 yd., at 7|0 per yd. 
 
 300 yd., at 23|0 per yd. 
 
 500 yd., at 4l£0 per yd. 
 
 186 yd., at 160 per yd. 
 
 175 yd., at 150 per yd. 
 
 308. To Find the Quantity when the Price is an Aliquot Part of $1. 
 
 Example 1. — If oats cost 33^0 per bushel, how many bushels can be bought 
 
 for $54 ? 
 
 Explanation. —Since 1 bushel costs 33^, or i of $1, 3 bushels can be bought for $1 ; and 
 if $1 will buy 3 bushels, $54 will buy 54 times 3 bushels, or 162 bushels. 
 
 Example 2. — If a yard of cloth costs 66|0, how many yards will $84 buy ? 
 
 Explanation. — Since the price is | of itself less than $1 per yard, the number of yards 
 will be | greater than the number of dollars expended ; | of 84 = 42; 84 -f- 42 = 126, or 1 26 yards. 
 
96 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 Example 3.— At 87^ per bushel, how many bushels of wheat can be bought 
 for $1267 ? 
 
 Explanation.— Since the price is + of itself less than $1 per bushel, the number of bushels 
 will be i greater than the number of dollars expended; \ of 1267 = 181; 181 -}- 1267 = 1448, 
 or 1448 bushels. 
 
 Remark.— Application of the principle of reciprocals can profitably be introduced at this 
 point; the reasoning will be the same as in the examples given above. 
 
 Example 4.— At 66f ^ per yard, how many yards of cloth can be bought for $84? 
 
 Explanation.— 6%* = $£ ; write its reciprocal, f , and multiply by $84. 
 
 Example 5.— At 75^ per yard, how many yards of cloth can be bought for $84? 
 
 Explanation.— 750 = $f ; write its reciprocal, f, and multiply by $84. 
 
 Example 6.— At 87-J^ per yard, how many yards of cloth can be bought for $84? 
 
 Explanation.— 87i^ = $|; write its reciprocal, f, and multiply by $84. 
 
 Rules. — 1. Multiply the cost by the quantity that can be bought 
 for $1. Or, 
 
 2. Add to the cost (as quantity) such a part of itself as the price 
 lacks of being $1. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOB PRACTICE. 
 
 309. 1. If 1 lb. of candy can be bought for 25^, how many pounds can be 
 bought for $5.75 ? 
 
 2. At 33£^ per yard, how many yards of cloth will $1542.50 buy ? 
 
 3. A boy expended $1 for almonds, at 16f ^ per lb. How many pounds did 
 he buy ? 
 
 4. At 75^ per yard, how many yards of cloth can be bought for $572.40 ? 
 
 5. If I invest $175.30 in eggs, at 20^ per doz., how many dozens do I purchase? 
 
 6. A farmer sold 26£ bu. buckwheat, at 87-^ per bu., and took his pay in sugar 
 at 6£^ per lb. How many pounds should he have received ? 
 
 7. A gardener exchanged 132 qt. of berries, at 8J^ per qt., and 75 doz. corn, at 
 12-J0 per doz., for cloth at 25^ per yd. How many yards did he receive ? 
 
 8. If I exchange 1920 acres of wild land, at $7.50 per acre, for an improved 
 farm at $125 per acre, what should be the number of acres in my farm ? 
 
 9. A farmer gave 8f cwt. of pork, at $7.50 per cwt., 15 bu. of beans, at $3.25 
 per bu., and 46£ bu. of oats, at 33£^ per bu., for 28 yd. of dress silk, at ^L.25 per 
 yd., and 52£ yd. of delaine, at 16f <p per yd., receiving for the remainder, cotton 
 goods at 12-J0 per yd. How many yards of cotton goods should be delivered to 
 him ? 
 
 10. When potatoes are worth 66|^ per bu., and turnips 25^ per bu., how many 
 pounds of coffee, at 16§^ per lb., will pay for 24 bu. of potatoes and 18 bu. of 
 turnips ? 
 
 11. Having bought 1487 lb. A. sugar, at 6^ per lb. ; 872 lb. C. sugar, at b<p 
 per lb.; 628^ lb. Y. H. tea, at 33£0 per lb.; 522 lb. J. tea, at 25^ per lb.; 650 lb. 
 Kio coffee, at 12^ per lb.; and 81 sacks of flour, at $1.25 per sack, I give in pay- 
 ment seven one-hundred dollar bills. How much should be returned to me? 
 
EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 97 
 
 310. To find the Cost of Articles Sold by the C. 
 
 C stands for 100. M stands for 1000. 
 
 Example. — What is the cost of 416 lb. phosphate, at $2.00 per hundred? 
 Explanation.— 416 lbs. = 4.16 hundred lbs. If 1 hundred pounds cost $2.00, 4.16 hundred 
 lb. will cost 4.16 times $2, or $8.32. 
 
 Hule. — Reduce the quantity to hundreds and decimals of a hundred, 
 by pointing off tivo places from the right, then multiply by the price per G 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 311. Find the cost of • 
 
 1. 1753 lb. of salt, at $1.25 per 0. 
 
 2. 8425 lb. of scrap iron, at $1. 10 per C. 
 8. 21561b. of fence wire, at $3. 25 per C. 
 4. 378 fence posts, at $7. 50 per C. 
 
 6. 3295 lb. of guano, at $4.50 per C. 
 
 6. 905 lb. of lead, at $3.50 per C. 
 
 7. 1125 lb. of castings, at $2. 25 per 0. 
 
 8. 1620 handles, at $5.50 per C. 
 
 9. 509 lb. of beef, at $12.50 per 0. 
 10. 23765 lb. of nails, at 150 per C. 
 
 312. To Find the Cost of Articles Sold by the M. 
 
 Example. — At $7.00 per M, what will be the cost of 1544 bricks? 
 
 Explanation. — 1544 bricks = 1.544 thousand bricks; and if" one thousand bricks cost $7„ 
 1.544 thousand bricks will cost 1.544 times $7, or $10,808 = $10.81. 
 
 Rule. — Reduce the quantity to thousands and decimals of a thousand, 
 by pointing off three places from the right, then multiply by the cost per M. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 313. 1. "What will be the cost of 1650 ft. pine lumber, at $15 per M? 
 2.- What will be the cost of 611 ft. oak lumber, at $24 per M? 
 
 S. What will be the cost of 21 168 ft. hemlock lumber, at $7.50 per M? 
 
 b What will be the cost of 9475 ft. elm lumber, at $13 per M? 
 
 5. What will be the cost of 2120 ft. ash lumber, at $25 per M? 
 
 6. What will be the cost of 2768 ft. maple lumber, at $14 per M? 
 
 7. What will be the cost of 1100 ft. chestnut lumber, at $18 per M ? 
 
 8. Find the cost of 4560 ft. oak lumber, at $22 per M. 
 
 9. Find the cost of 11265 ft. spruce lumber, at $12.50 per M. 
 10. Find the cost of 6625 shingles, at $5.25 per M. 
 
 11.. A dealer bought the season's cut of a saw mill, which was as follows: 
 326475 ft. clear pine, at $25 per M; 1467250ft. seconds, at $17.50 per M; 102500 
 ft. culls, at $13 per M; 890000 ft. hemlock boards, at $10.50 per M; 824650 ft. 
 hemlock timber, at $9 per M; 552720 ft. white oak plank, at $21 per M; 75690 
 ft. red oak plank, at $16 per M; 101145 ft. cherry, at $35 per M. What was the 
 amount of the purchase ? 
 
 12. For constructing a house and barn I bought: 46210 ft. matched pine, at 
 $21 per M; 13516 ft. siding, at $28.50 per M; 11260 ft. chestnut, at $32 per M; 
 4680 ft. black walnut, at $45 per M; 928 ft. cherry, at $86 per M; 33725 ft. 
 hemlock timber, at $11 per M; 58660 shingles, at $6.25 per M; 13700 brick, at 
 5.50 per M. What was the total cost ? 
 
 
98 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 314. To find the Cost of Articles Sold by the Short Ton, or Ton of 2000 lb. 
 
 Example. — What will be the cost of 3108 lb. of coal, at $6 per ton? 
 
 Explanation.— 3108 lb. = 3.108 thousand lb.; since 1 ton, or 2000 lb., cost $6, £ ton, or 
 1000 lb., will cost £ of $6, or $3; and if 1000 lb. cost $3, 3.108 thousand lb. will cost 3.108 
 times $3, or $9,324, or $9.32. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the price of one ton by 2, and the result will be the -price 
 per 1000 lb. From the right of the quantity point off 3 places, thus 
 reducing it to thousands and decimals of a thousand. Multiply by the 
 price per 1000 lb. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 315. 1. At $3 per ton, what will be the cost of 2680 lb. soft coal? 
 2. At $7 per ton, what will be the cost of 1345 lb. cannel coal? 
 
 8. At $36 per ton, what will be the cost of 4372 lb. phosphate? 
 
 J/.. At $2.50 per ton, what will be the cost of 11075 lb. salt? 
 
 5. At $34.50 per ton, what will be the cost of 116780 lb. pig iron? 
 
 6. At $47.60 per ton, what will be the cost of 84725 lb. steel rails? 
 
 7. At $125 per ton, what will be the cost of 15066 lb. sheet copper? 
 
 8. At $4.50 per ton, what will be the cost of 9362 lb. land plaster? 
 
 9. At $2.10 per ton, what will be the cost of 2640 lb. slack lime? 
 10. At $35 per ton, what will be the cost of 1115 lb. guano? 
 
 XI. What will be the freight, at $5 per ton, on four cars of Mdse. of 21780, 
 23055, 41200, and 32460 lb. weight respectively? 
 
 12. At $16.50 per ton, what will be the express charges on five boxes weighing 
 respectively 186, 610, 241, 519, and 356 lb? 
 
 13. My furnace consumed, in one year, six loads of hard coal, weighing respec- 
 tively 4125, 3960, 4305, 4440, 4055, and 3775 lb. If the coal was bought at $4. 60 
 per ton, what did it cost to run the furnace ? 
 
 llf. A dealer stocked his yard with 17500 tons of coal, as follows: 850 tons 
 cannel, at $7.40 per ton; 52600 lb. soft, at $2.50 per ton; 193410 lb. of egg, at 
 $3.20 per ton, and the remainder chestnut, at $3. 60 per ton. What was the value 
 of the dealer's stock ? 
 
 316. To Find the Cost of Products of Varying Weights per Bushel. 
 
 Example 1. — Eequired, the cost of 104 lb. of clover seed, at $6.35 per bushel 
 of 60 lb. 
 
 Explanation.— At $6.35 per lb., the cost would be 104 times $6.35, or $660.40; but since 
 the price was not $6.35 per lb., but $6.35 per bu. of 60 lb., the cost will be ^ of $660.40, or 
 $11,006, or $11.01. 
 
 Example 2. — Eequired, the cost of 100 lb. of blue grass seed, at $1.25 per 
 bushel of 14 lb. 
 
 Explanation.— At $1.25 per lb. the cost would be $125; but since the price was not $1.25 
 per lb., but $1.25 per bu. of 14 lb., the cost would be T V of $125, or $8.93. 
 
EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 99 
 
 Rule.— Multiply the number of pounds weight by the price per bushel, 
 and divide the product by the number of pounds in 1 bushel. 
 
 Remark. —Parts of bushels are often written in smaller figures at the right and above as 
 pounds. Thus l 44 bu. clover seed = If 4 - bu. = 1 bu. 44 lb. = 104 lb. 21 12 bu. oats = 21f§ 
 bu. = 21 bu. 12 lb. = 682 lb. 119 25 bu. corn = 119|f bu. = 119 bu. 25 lb. = 7689 lb. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 317. How much should be paid for a load of 
 
 1. Wheat, weighing 2142 lb., at $ .80 per bushel of 60 lb. 
 
 2. Corn, weighing 2506 lb., at $ .65 per bushel of 58 lb. 
 
 3. Barley, weighing 3381 lb., at $ .75 per bushel of 48 lb. 
 J>. Millet, weighing 1768 lb., at $1 per bushel of 45 lb. 
 
 5. Oats, weighing 2255 lb., at $ .35 per bushel of 32 lb. 
 
 6. Buckwheat, weighing 2172 lb., at $ .60 per bushel of 48 lb. 
 
 7. Beans, weighing 2761 lb., at $1.25 per bushel of 62 lb. 
 
 8. Peas, weighing 2500 lb., at $1.40 per bushel of 60 lb. 
 
 9. Hungarian grass seed, weighing 3146 lb., at $2.50 per bushel of 45 lb. 
 
 10. Red top grass seed, weighing 2059 lb., at $ .90 per bushel of 14 lb. 
 
 11. Timothy seed, weighing 2677 lb., at $2 per bushel of 44 lb. 
 
 12. Kentucky blue grass seed, weighing 2266 lb., at $1.50 per bushel of 14 lb. 
 18. Clover seed, weighing 2941 lb., at $5.10 per bushel of 45 lb. 
 
 U. Flax seed, weighing 2727 lb., at $2.25 per bushel of 56 lb. 
 
 15. Castor beans, weighing 3050 lb. , at $3 per bushel of 46 lb. 
 
 16. Potatoes, weighing 2;>99 lb., at $.65 per bushel of 60 lb. 
 
 17. Turnips, weighing 2100 lb., at $ .30 per bushel of 56 lb. 
 
 18. Apples, weighing 2701 lb., at $ .25 per bushel of 56 lb. 
 
 19. Sweet potatoes, weighing 3349 lb., at $1 per bushel of 55 lb. 
 
 20. Onions, weighing 2021 lb., at $ .85 per bushel of 57 lb. 
 
 21. "Rye, weighing 1367 lb., at $ .64 per bushel of 56 lb. 
 
 22. The products of a farm were ten loads each of wheat, barley, corn, oats, 
 and potatoes. The wheat sold at $1.12 per bushel of 60 lb., the barley at 85^ 
 per bushel of 48 lb., corn at 70^ per bushel of 58 lb., oats at 32^ per bushel of 
 32 lb., and potatoes at 62^ per bushel of 60 lb. The loads of wheat weighed 
 respectively 2585, 2640, 2721, 2594, 3063, 3354, 3145, 2720, 2938, and 2890 lb.; 
 the barley 2163, 2487, 2225, 3004, 3121, 2742, 2907, 2525, 3140, and 3082 lb.; 
 the corn 3100, 3126, 3097, 3040, 2872, 2950, 2777, 2981, 2547, and 2939 lb.; the 
 oats 1973, 2946, 2172, 3148, 2500, 1951, 2031, 2997, 3005, and 2775 lb.; the 
 potatoes 2846, 2891, 2805, 2863, -2984, 2901, 3046, 3280, 33y5, and 2584 lb. 
 How much was received from the five products? 
 
 Remark. — Add each ten loads, and compute bushels but once for each product. 
 
100 
 
 BILLS, STATEMENTS, AND INVENTORIES. 
 
 BILLS, STATEMENTS, AND INVENTORIES. 
 
 319. A Bill is a written statement in detail of articles sold or services 
 rendered. 
 
 Remark. — A Bill should state the names of both parties, the terms of credit, the name, 
 quantity, and price of each item, and the entire amount. The Bill is said to be receipted when 
 the words " Received Payment," or " Paid * and the creditor's signature, have been written at 
 the bottom. 
 
 320. An Invoice is a written description of merchandise sold, or shipped to 
 be sold on account of the shipper. 
 
 Remark 1.— The terms Invoice and Bill are now used interchangeably; formerly the term 
 Invoice was applied only to written statements of merchandise shipped to be sold for the owner. 
 
 2. An Invoice should bear the date of the sale or shipment, the special distinguishing 
 marks, if any, upon the goods, the names of seller and buyer, or consignor and consignee, the 
 items, prices, footing, discounts, if any, terms of sale, and manner of shipment. 
 
 321. A Statement is based upon itemized bills previously rendered, and is 
 a written exhibit of the sum of the items charged in each of the bills, including 
 also the dates on which the several bills were rendered. 
 
 322. An Inventory is an itemized schedule of the property possessed by an 
 individual, firm, or corporation, and not shown by the regular books of account; 
 or it may include all of the property possessed by an individual, firm, or corpo- 
 ration, such as book accounts, notes, cash, merchandise., etc., and also the debts 
 due by the individual, firm, or corporation. This, however, is generally called a 
 statement of the business. 
 
 Remark. — An inventory is usually made upon the event of taking off a balance sheet, of a 
 change in the business, of the admission of a partner, of the issue of stock, or, in case of 
 embarrassment or insolvency, for examination by creditors, together with the other resources 
 and liabilities of the business. 
 
 323. Contractions and Abbreviations used in Business. 
 
 Al First Quality. 
 
 Acct. Account. 
 
 Agt. Agent. 
 
 Amt. Amount. 
 
 Bal. Balance. 
 
 BU. or Bar. Barrel. 
 
 Bdl. Bundle. 
 
 Blh. Black. 
 
 % Bill of Lading. 
 
 Bot. Bought. 
 
 Bro. Brother. 
 
 Bu. Bushel. 
 
 Bx. Box. 
 
 Cd. Cord. 
 
 $ Cent. 
 
 Ct. Cent. 
 
 Chgd. Charged. 
 
 Co. Company. 
 
 C. 0. D. Collect on 
 
 Delivery. 
 Com. Commission. 
 Con. Consignment. 
 Cr, Creditor. 
 Cwt. Hundred weight. 
 Dft. Draft. 
 Dis. Discount. 
 Do. or ditto. The same. 
 Doz. Dozen. 
 Dr. Debtor. 
 Ea. Each. 
 
 E. & 0. E. Errors and 
 
 Omissions Excepted. 
 Exch. Exchange. 
 Fol. Folio or page. 
 FrH. Freight. 
 Ft. Foot. 
 Gal. Gallon. 
 Gr. Gross. 
 Guar. Guaranteed. 
 Hhd. Hogshead. 
 i. e. That is. 
 In. Inch. 
 Ins. Insurance. 
 Jr. Junior. 
 Lb. Pound. 
 
BILLS. 
 
 ,101 
 
 Mdse. Merchandise. 
 Mem. Memorandum. . 
 Messrs. Gentlemen or 
 
 Sirs. 
 Mr. Mister. 
 Mrs. Mistress. 
 N. B. Take notice. 
 Net. Without discount. 
 No. Number. 
 Oz. Ounce. 
 
 P. oy p. Page. 
 Pp. or pp. Pages. 
 PayH. Payment. 
 Pd. Paid. 
 Per. By, or by the. 
 Pkg. Package. 
 P. 0. Post Office. 
 Pr. Pair. 
 Pc. Piece. 
 Qr. Quarter. 
 
 Remark. — In abbreviating measures of capacity, weight, distance, or time, it is unnecessary 
 to add an * for the plural. 
 
 324. Time Abbreviations and Contractions used in Business. 
 
 Received. 
 
 Receipt. 
 
 Railroad. 
 
 Schooner. 
 Shipment. 
 Str. Steamer. 
 Sunds. Sundries. 
 Super. Superfine. 
 Wt. Weight. 
 Yd. Yard. 
 
 Rec'd. 
 
 RecH. 
 
 R.R. 
 
 Schr. 
 
 Ship't. 
 
 Jan. or Jarfy. January. 
 Feb. or FeVy. February. 
 Mar. March. 
 Apr. April. 
 Aug. August. 
 Sept. September. 
 Oct. October. 
 
 Nov. November. 
 
 Dec. December. 
 
 Mo. Month. 
 
 Yr. Year. 
 
 Inst. Present month. 
 
 Prox. Next month. 
 
 Tilt. Last month. 
 
 Cent. Century. 
 d. Day. 
 h. Hour. 
 m. Minute. 
 sec. Second. 
 wk. Week. 
 
 325. Signs and Symbols in Common Use. 
 
 @ At; as, at a price. 
 
 j( Number. 
 
 /$ By, or by the. 
 
 <*fc Account. 
 
 % 
 
 V 
 
 Care of. 
 Check mark. 
 Per cent, or 
 dredths. 
 
 Hun- 
 
 
 New account. 
 
 Old account. 
 
 By, in surface 
 
 measures. 
 
 BILLS. 
 
 326. Find the footing of each of the following bills : 
 
 (1.) 
 
 John" R. Knox, 
 
 153 Pearl St., City, 
 
 Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1888. 
 Bought of CULVER & CASS. 
 
 sacks Cream Flour 950 
 
 bii. Potatoes ._ 800 
 
 bu. Sweet Potatoes 900 
 
 lb. Ginger ... _ 220 
 
 lb. Jap. Tea _ 550 
 
 lb. 0. H. Tea 750 
 
 gal. Syrup _. 450 
 
 bu. Onions _ $1 
 
 lb. Crackers 110 
 
 Paid, 
 
 2 
 
 85 
 
 
 1 
 
 60 
 45 
 44 
 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 75 
 90 
 50 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 * 
 
 Culver & Cass, 
 
 Per Cass. 
 
102. BILLS. 
 
 (2.) 
 Folio 246. 
 
 Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 1, 1888. 
 McGraw & Sage, 
 
 Tonawanda, N. Y., 
 
 To WALLACE W. WESTON, Dr. 
 
 Terms, Sight Draft without notice after ninety days; 5£ if paid within 60 days. 
 
 26416 ft. Clear Pine 28.00 per M. 
 
 146250 ft. Pine Plank ,_ 23.50 per M. 
 
 81275 ft. Clapboards 25.00 per M. 
 
 11670 Cedar Posts 7.00 per C. 
 
 71300 Shingles "A" 4.10 per M. 
 
 56200 ft. Pine Timber 21.00 per M. 
 
 111224 Cedar R. R. Ties 34.50 per C. 
 
 91050 ft. Flooring 27.50 per M. 
 
 *5508 Shingles " B," 3. 60 per M. 
 
 31000 Barn Boards 15. 75 per M. 
 
 (3.) 
 
 Ole Paulsen & Bro., 
 
 Detroit, Mich., 
 Folio 41. 
 Sales Bk. 219. 
 
 Terms cash. 
 
 Worcester, Mass., May 15, 1888. 
 
 To FRANK DRAKE & SON, Dr. 
 
 Case. 
 
 J 19 
 8 5 
 8 31 
 
 if ? 
 
 it 21 
 
 15 
 
 12 
 
 24 
 
 21 
 
 Pieces Bleached Cotton, 
 
 41 2 46 3 41 1 45 2 44 44* 47 1 45 3 
 42 42 3 43 3 431 47 : 44 44 2 
 
 Pieces Muslin, 
 
 37 1 32 3 33 35 3 34* 32 
 35 2 33 3 37 38 1 38* 36 
 
 Pieces Delaine*, 
 
 39 40 2 41i 393 38 2 40 42 3 44* 42 
 
 Pieces Windsor Prints, 
 
 21 3 27 3 25 3 28 26 22 2 24 25 32 31 2 
 28 24i 25 27 2 22 28 1 24*22 21 2 26 
 24 31 2 32 22 
 
 Pieces Merrimac Prints, 
 
 28 1 32 34 3 28 2 26 24* 22 2 24 2 26 2 
 24 26i 33 28 2 34 27 1 30 32 3 24 
 30 2 31 30 2 
 
 No.Yd 
 
 Price. 
 
 Items. 
 
 Amou 
 
 
 m 
 
 
 
 
 
 n$ 
 
 
 
 
 
 16£ 
 
 
 
 
 
 H<f 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ht 
 
 
 
 
 Remark. — Any conditions as to time of credit, manner of payment, interest on balance, 01 
 discount for prepayment, are properly placed on a bill or statement. 
 
 * An M of shingles is equivalent to one thousand shingles averaging 4 inches in width. 
 
Book 3, Page 308. 
 
 H. H. Barnes & Co. 
 
 Boston, Mass., 
 
 Terms, Interest after sixty days, 
 
 STATEMENTS. 
 (4.) 
 
 103 
 
 Chicago, III., Aug. 1. 1888. 
 Bought of PEASE & SONS. 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 25 
 20 
 
 baskets Pork Loins, net 
 
 312 301 297 315 302 313 8# 
 
 tubs Lard, 71-14 70-15 69-14 
 
 pkg. 10$ each 11^ 
 
 casks Shoulders, 428-68 419-70 
 
 423-65 432-72 pkg. 90^ each 9^ 
 
 bar. Mess Pork $22.50 
 
 casks Hams, 395-67 412-71 402-71 
 
 411-67 408-68 425-71 400-69 399-70 
 
 398-71 426-68 419-69 423-69 407-67 
 
 415-75 418-68 409-71 403-71 421-71 
 
 428-68 400-78 pkg. 75^ each 13# 
 
 Pkg. 
 
 STATEMENTS. 
 
 327. Find the amount of each of the following statements : 
 
 (1.) 
 Folio 421. Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 1. 1889. 
 
 Richmond & New Orleans Railway Co., 
 
 To CLIMAX FOUNDRY CO., Dr. 
 
 To Bill rendered 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 
 Nov. 
 
 4 
 
 To 
 
 a 
 
 7 
 
 
 a 
 
 13 
 
 
 a 
 
 18 
 
 
 a 
 
 21 
 
 
 St 
 
 25 
 
 
 a 
 
 29 
 
 
 i( 
 
 30 
 
 
 Dec. 
 
 3 
 
 
 {t 
 
 6 
 
 
 a 
 
 7 
 
 
 a 
 
 10 
 
 
 a 
 
 15 
 
 
 a 
 
 20 
 
 
 %t 
 
 21 
 
 
 a 
 
 22 
 
 
 a 
 
 25 
 
 
 it 
 
 30 
 
 
 590 
 
 25 
 
 
 375 
 
 13 
 
 
 1150 
 
 
 
 1560 
 
 25 
 
 
 2506 
 
 50 
 
 
 763 
 
 28 
 
 
 846 
 
 20 
 
 
 1000 
 
 
 
 12750 
 
 
 
 2634 
 
 19 
 
 
 9374 
 
 75 
 
 
 871 
 
 03 
 
 
 767 
 
 20 
 
 
 8500 
 
 
 
 76 
 
 50 
 
 
 1438 
 
 10 
 
 
 119 
 
 93 
 
 
 1408 
 
 27 
 
 
 Please remit. 
 
j 04 
 
 STATEMENTS. 
 
 (2.) 
 
 Austin, Texas, Mar. 21, 1888. 
 Geo. H. Grimes, 
 
 Galveston, Texas, 
 
 In account with CLAUDE M. OGDEN, Dr. 
 
 1888. 
 
 Jan. 
 
 15 
 20 
 24 
 28 
 7 
 10 
 13 
 18 
 20 
 22 
 24 
 29 
 
 4 
 
 27 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 To Bill rendered .... ... 
 
 275 
 315 
 798 
 176 
 215 
 193 
 505 
 97 
 108 
 214 
 307 
 184 
 
 41 
 07 
 10 
 42 
 
 84 
 
 76 
 75 
 22 
 47 
 29 
 62 
 36 
 
 3392 
 2425 
 
 
 « 
 
 a 44 (( 
 
 
 $f 
 
 it 44 44 
 
 
 « 
 
 4* 44 44 
 
 
 Feb. 
 
 66 44 44 
 
 
 u 
 
 44 44 44 
 
 
 44 
 
 44 44 44 
 
 
 64 
 
 46 44 44 
 
 
 €< 
 
 (4 44 44 
 
 
 M 
 
 46 46 if 
 
 
 44 
 
 44 44 tt 
 
 
 44 
 
 66 44 44 
 
 
 
 Or. 
 
 1ST.Y. Dft 
 
 31 
 
 Feb. 
 
 1200 
 450 
 275 
 500 
 
 
 « 
 
 Cash, . 
 
 
 Mar. 
 
 (6 
 
 
 44 
 
 66 
 
 
 
 Balance doe 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 967 
 
 31 
 
 <&) 
 
 William Warren, 
 
 763 Madison St., City, 
 
 Milwaukee, Wis., June 12, 1890. 
 Bought of HARRIS BROS. & CO. 
 
 1890. 
 
 
 Apr. 
 
 2 
 
 66 
 
 2 
 
 66 
 
 o 
 
 
 «3 
 
 66 
 
 2 
 
 66 
 
 29 
 
 66 
 
 29 
 
 66 
 
 29 
 
 66 
 
 29 
 
 44 
 
 29 
 
 2 pairs Kip Boots 3.75 
 
 2 " Ladies' Shoes 4.25 
 
 1 " Child'sShoes 1.10 
 
 £ doz. Linen Handk'ch'fs 1.80 
 
 2 Neckties 35^ 
 
 21yd. Dress Silk 1.40 
 
 46 " Bleached Cotton 11^ 
 
 15" Muslin 120 
 
 5 " Broadcloth 2.25 
 
 Received Payment, 
 
 Harris Bros. & Co. 
 
 Per L. Habkis. 
 
 Remake. — In retail business, where running accounts are kept with customers, a transcript 
 of the charges, or of charges and credits, is made, giving items, dates of purchases and of pay 
 ments, and so partaking of the nature of both Statement and Bill. 
 
INVENTORIES. 
 
 INVENTORIES. 
 
 328* Find the amount of each of the following inventories : 
 
 (1.) 
 Merchandise Inventory, Jan. 1, 1888. 
 
 Jtft 
 
 8 
 
 pc. F. A. Cambric 
 
 
 
 56 52 45 50 52 54 46 50—405 
 
 22$* 
 
 5 
 
 gr. Jet Buttons, 
 
 1.12* 
 
 15 
 
 pc. P. D. Goods 
 
 55 45 s 55 2 50 3 51 52 46* 50 
 
 
 
 52i 54 482 50 3 52 55*50 
 
 500 
 
 4 
 
 pc. G. Flannel 
 
 
 
 35 3 40 40 2 40* 
 
 25^ 
 
 6 
 
 pc. E. Lining 
 
 
 
 40 52 8 54 551 458 50* 
 
 3# 
 
 10 
 
 pc. V. Barege 
 
 
 
 20* 25 23* 27 26 3 22 24* 22 26* 28 
 
 w 
 
 10 
 
 pc. B. H. Checks 
 
 
 
 45 5* 55 41 40* 51 3 51 * 53 50* 46 
 
 24^ 
 
 5 
 
 pc. W. Prints 
 
 
 
 25 8 31 3 30 28* 27 
 
 5*0 
 
 15 
 
 pc. A. F. Cashmere 
 
 62i 65 3 60 1 63 58 3 60* 56 s 58* 
 
 
 
 60 62* 55 3 58i60 3 58 55i 
 
 190 
 
 20 
 
 pc. L. Gingham, 
 
 
 
 45 48i 46i 44 2 45 3 44 3 46 44 48 46 42 
 
 
 50* 513 46* 471 46i 48 49 45* 48 
 
 8*0 
 
 Starbuck & Martin's Inventory, Jan. 1, 1889. 
 
 Schedule A. {Personal Property. ) 
 
 3 Delivery Horses, $110, $95, $165, 
 
 4 " Express Wagons, 
 
 3 " Sleighs, 
 
 4 sets Single Harness, 
 Robes, Blankets, and Whips, 
 Grocery stock, as by Schedule "G" 
 Bills receivable, as by " " H," 
 Accts. " " " "I," 
 Fixtures in store, movable, 
 
 $80 
 
 $35 
 
 $12.50 
 
 Schedule B. (Real Estate.) 
 
 7 Vacant Lots on Bank St, $1250 
 
 $2150 
 
 3 Houses on Clayton Pk<, 
 
 No. 12, 18, and 20, 
 Warehouse on Canal, 
 
 15 
 13246 
 
 7246 
 
 6242 
 
 975 
 
 13500 
 
 
 09 
 25 
 10 
 50 
 
106 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 
 
 329. 1. Maurice H. Decker, bought of Silas Kingsbury & Co., Elmira, H. Y., 
 July 5, 1888, 1760 ft. pine, at $29 per M ; 40 cedar posts, at $12.50 per C; nails 
 and hardware, $6.21; 11248 ft. stringers, at $4.75 per M. What was the amount 
 of the bill? 
 
 2. Geo. W. Banning, bought of E. B. Henry & Co., Syracuse, N. Y., June 
 13, 1888, on account, 2 doz. carpet stretchers, at $3; 10 grindstones, at $2.25; 5 
 doz. steelyards, at $9; 15 blacksmith drills, at $7; 12 clothes wringers, at $4.50; 
 6 doz. wrought wrenches, at $12.25; 3 copying presses, at $5; 7 doz. cow bells, 
 at $8.50$ 15 doz. cast steel axes, at $12. Find the amount of the bill. 
 
 3. Wm. J. Howard, bought for cash of Howe & Collins, carpet dealers, 
 Rochester, N. Y., July 1, 1888, 100 yd. Moquette, at $1.75; 250 yd. body Brus- 
 sels, at $1.50; 325 yd. tapestry Brussels, at $1.00; 500 yd. 3-ply ingrain, at 750; 
 275 yd. 2-ply ingrain, at 650; 300 yd. matting, at 250; 200 yd. lining, at 12-J-0. 
 How much money was required to pay the bill ? 
 
 Jf. Henry R. Smith, bought of O. L. Warren, Waverly, N. Y., Dec. 15, 1888, 
 terms, 60 da. ; 2$ off, in 10 da. ; 3 doz. Eagle wash boards, at $1.75; 5 doz. Novelty 
 wash boards, at $2.25; 5 M. No. 4 paper bags, at $1.75; 3 doz. butter bowls, at 
 $2; 5 doz. O. C. trays, at $4; 1-J- doz. feather dusters, at $18; 10 gro. Gates' 
 matches, at $2.75; 15 broom racks, at $2.25; 5 doz. wood shovels, at $7.50; f doz. 
 oil tanks, at $16. What was the amount of the bill ? 
 
 5. Jeffrey & Co., bought of Perry & Co., Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 1, 1888: 
 
 10 pc. F. of L. cotton, 50 60* 65 3 51 60 
 55 52 62 61 56, at 80. 
 
 5 doz. C. silk, at 800 
 
 4 pc. A. F. cashmere, 62 2 5*L 3 55 60, at 
 19^. 
 
 h pc. A. L. L. cotton, 40 46* 51 2 55 
 
 42 1 , at 40. 
 500 lb. W. S. warp, at 150. 
 
 Find the amount of the bill. 
 
 6. W. C. Blanchard, bought of M. 
 10 pc. R. gingham, 60 61 2 50 1 60 3 51 
 
 61 3 61 50 55 51 3 , at 80. 
 10 doz. F. E. braid, at 230. 
 10 pc. B. checks, 45 41 55* 42 52 40* 
 
 50 55 51 3 45 2 , at 240. 
 15 gro. G. buttons, at $1.12|. 
 2 pc. T. A. flannel, 65 60, at 300. 
 
 6 pc. E. lining, 40 55 * 45 2 52 41 50 *, 
 at 50. 
 
 5 doz. L. L. gloves, at $3.05. 
 What was the amount of the bill ? 
 
 10 pc. M. shirting, 40 41 46 34 51 45 50 
 
 43 52 42, at 50. 
 15 pc. crash, 600 yd., at 50. 
 6 pc. C. jeans, 50 3 45 1 50 55 51 2 46, at 
 
 50. 
 10 doz. M. L. thread, at 590. 
 10 pc. R. print, 41 55 45 51 46 50 40 56 
 
 42 52, at 4|0. 
 
 C. Wood, Utica, N. Y., July 15, 1888: 
 
 4 pc. N. sateen, 55 3 55 50 60 3 , at 5tf. 
 
 5 gross T. Braid, at $7.62£. 
 
 3 doz. L. shirts, at $7.20. 
 
 6 pc. T. R. print, 25 35 30 3 31 21 25* ? 
 at 4f0. 
 
 10 cases E. Batts, at $6.00. 
 20 gro. S. P. buttons, at 490. 
 
 4 pc. V. barege, 20, 23 25 25, at 16f 0. 
 
 7 pc. W. Print, 45 3 51 45 50 46 2 55 50* 
 at 5^0. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 
 
 10? 
 
 7. I. F. Hoyt, bought of Mann & Moore, Sept. 4, 1888, terms 30 da.: 
 
 10 pc. N. sateen, 55 2 51 50 3 54 1 56 55 
 
 52 2 53 51 3 50, at 5^'. 
 15 pc. T. A. flannel, 62 3 65 1 61 58 2 55 
 
 63 1 65 3 62 60 2 63 56 3 60 1 58 62 2 65 1 
 
 at 33^. 
 
 What was the footing of the bill ? 
 
 8. H. B. Smith, bought of Jones Bros. & Co., Dec. 3, 1888: 
 
 R. Gingham, 50 52 1 51 51 2 55 
 
 20 pc 
 
 60 3 62 1 CI 2 58 55 2 56 1 53 3 51 55 3 
 61 2 61 58 1 56 54 2 51 1 , at 6^. 
 
 10 pc. B. checks, 45 52 1 41 2 40 55 3 50 s 
 45 51i 42 50 3 , at 250. 
 
 19 pc. M*. gingham, 47 2 36 41 3 49 1 39 3 
 41 32 3 34 30 1 42 3 46 35 3 38 1 45 50 
 48 3 33 2 39 1 36, at 11^. 
 
 20 pc. P. B. sheeting, 32 3 32 1 37 2 40 
 Find the footing of the bill. 
 
 441 44 3 51 40 2 39 2 37 3 35 38 2 35 41 ^ 
 46 3 49 2 38 1 41 3 38 2 36 1 , at 6|^ 
 10 pc. B. D. velvet, 21 2 27 3 25 26 2 293 
 22 2 24 3 21 20 3 23 2 , at $6.50. 
 
 9. Drown Bros. & Co., bought of W. B. Adams & Co., for cash, June 18, 1888: 
 
 20 pc. L. gingham, 58 2 46 1 41 3 38 1 46 2 
 
 45 3 51 2 55 38 2 35 37 3 49 3 40 2 51 3 44 
 
 44 2 40 37 1 33 3 46 2 , at 8J£ 
 24 pc. W. print, 44 1 46 3 51 2 39 3 41 2 45 
 
 48 3 51 34 3 37 2 35 36 2 41 3 34 3 49 1 
 
 What sum of money was required to pay the bill ? 
 
 10. Find the amount of the following inventory: 
 
 37 2 34 36 2 42 3 48 43 2 53* 38 1 42, at 
 
 20 pc. E. lining, 45 54 1 39 2 48 3 46 2 38 8 
 471 372 453 4 G 3 424 443 453 431 352 
 542 343 422 532 441^ a t4^. 
 
 25 pc. M. gingham, 46 2 48 2 39 1 47 2 41 
 50 39 3 50 3 42 44 2 36 2 34, 36 1 49 2 
 40 3 41 3 39 2 40 1 49 2 45 38 3 33 38 2 
 46 2 32S at 10 ±f m 
 
 40 pc. L. gingham, 35 36 2 32 3 41 1 38 
 40 1 35 3 38 2 46 48 2 43 34 3 46 39 33 1 
 37 3 34 2 48 36 2 32 38 3 47 1 50 48 2 41 * 
 35i 39 42 3 44 41 2 45 1 48 43 3 36 33 1 
 
 39 43 2 47 2 42 36 2 , at 8£ 
 15 pc. E. lining, 47 41 3 49 50 2 46 45 * 
 
 38 3 36 41 2 38 1 45 3 33 40 2 39* 45, at 
 
 3#. 
 10 pc. L. plaid, 40 2 48 1 38 1 35 3 40* 
 
 38 3 41 32 2 36 3 35, at 10£ 
 4pc. C.denims, 39 2 61* 48 3 36 2 at 12^. 
 
106 DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 
 
 DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 
 
 330. Denominate numbers may be either simple or compound. 
 
 331. A Simple Denominate Number is a unit or a collection of units of 
 but one denomination. 
 
 332. A Compound Denominate Number is a concrete number expressed in 
 two or more different denominations; as 5 lb. 4 oz. 12 dr.; 4 yr. 7 mo. 12 da. 
 
 Remark. — Compound denominate numbers are sometimes called compound numbers. 
 
 333. Compound Numbers express divisions of time, and of the money, 
 "Weights, and measures of the different countries. 
 
 Remark. — Most denominate scales are varying, but the uniform decimal scale is used 
 throughout the metric system, and, except in Great Britain, in the money of most civilized 
 countries. The units of all denominate numbers are treated by the decimal scale. 
 
 334. A Denominate Fraction is a fraction expressing one or more of the 
 equal parts of a denominate or concrete unit; as -| of a ton, f of a yd., \ of a gal. 
 
 335. Reduction of Denominate Numbers is the process of changing them 
 from one denomination to another, without altering their value. It is of two 
 kinds, Reduction Descending and Reduction Ascending. 
 
 336. Reduction Descending is the process of changing a denominate num- 
 ber to an equivalent number of a lower denomination; as the change of barrels tc 
 an equivalent in gallons, quarts, pints, or gills. 
 
 337. Reduction Ascending is the process of changing a denominate num- 
 ber to an equivalent of a higher denomination; as the change of gills to an 
 equivalent in pints, quarts, gallons, or barrels. 
 
 MEASURES OF TIME. 
 
 338. Time is the measure of duration; its computations, being based upon 
 planetary movements, are the same in all lands and among all peoples. 
 
 339. The Solar Day is the unit of time; it includes one revolution of the 
 earth on its axis, and is divided into 24 hours, counting from midnight to 
 midnight again. 
 
 340. Noon, marked M. foi Meridian, is that moment of time at which a 
 line, called a Meridian, projected from the centre of the earth to the sun, would 
 pass through the point of observation. 
 
 341. A. M. {Ante- Meridian) denotes the 12 hours before noon. 
 
MEASURES OF TIME. 109 
 
 342. P. M. {Post- Meridian) denotes the time between noon and the follow- 
 ing midnight. 
 
 Remarks.— 1. For astronomical calculations, the day begins at 12 o'clock noon, but for 
 civil affairs, it begins at 12 o'clock midnight. 
 
 2. In banking business, the law fixes the end of the day at the hour appointed for closing 
 the bank. 
 
 343. The Solar Year is the exact time required by the earth to make one 
 complete revolution around the sun. It is equal to 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 
 49.7 seconds, nearly 365^ days. 
 
 344. The Common Tear consists of 365 days for 3 successive years; and 
 every fourth year, except it be a centennial year, contains 366 days, one day being 
 added for the excess of the solar year over 365 days; this day is added to the- 
 month of February, which then has 29 days, and the year is called Leap Year. 
 The slight error still existing after this addition, is again corrected by excluding 
 from the leap years the centennial years which are not divisible by 400. Thus 
 1900, 2100, 2200, while divisible by 4, are not divisible by 400, hence will not be 
 leap years; while 2000, 2400, 2800, being divisible by 400, will be leap years. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. The correction last named was made by a decree of Pope Gregory XIII., in 
 1685, and is known as the Gregorian calendar. It is used in all civilized countries except, 
 Russia, and is so nearly correct that an error of one day will not be shown for 4000 years, 
 hence it is practically correct. 
 
 2. The calendar in general use previous to 1685 was known as the Julian calendar, having 
 been established by Julius Caesar, 46 B. C. This calendar is still in use in Russia, and as the 
 difference in the two calendars is now 12 days, the current date in Russia is 12 days behind 
 that of the other civilized countries of the world; thus when it is Jan. 1 in Russia, it is Jan. 
 13 in all other countries. 
 
 3. The Julian and the Gregorian calendars are sometimes designated by the terms Old Style 
 (O. S.), and New Style (K S.) 
 
 345. Rule for Leap Tears.— 1 - Ml years divisible by 4> except cen- 
 tennial years, are leap years. 
 
 II. All centennial years divisible by 400 are leap years. 
 
 Table. 
 
 60 seconds (sec. ) =1 minute .„ mm, 
 
 60 minutes = 1 hour _„ . . . hr. 
 
 24 hours == 1 day „ da, 
 
 7 days = 1 week „ wk. 
 
 4 toeehs = 1 lunar month .......... mo. 
 
 30 days = 1 commercial month » „ mo. 
 
 565 days --= 1 common year ...... yr, 
 
 566 days = Heap year... . yr. 
 
 12 calendar months = 1 civil year - •. _ yr, 
 
 10 years =s 1 decade 
 
 100 years s= T 'century C. 
 
 Scale, descending, 12, 30, 24, 60, 60; ascending, 60, 60, 24, 30, 12. 
 
 Remark. — In most business transactions 30 days are considered a month, and twelve such 
 months a year. 
 
110 
 
 REDUCTION OF TIME. 
 
 ►46. The Calendar Months are as follows: 
 
 1st. January (Jan.) having 31 
 2nd. February (Feb.) " 28 
 3rd. March (Mar.) " 31 
 4th. April (Apr.) " 30 
 
 5th. May (May) " 31 
 
 6th. June (June) " 30 
 
 days. 
 -29 " 
 
 7th. July (July) 
 8th. August (Aug., 
 9th. September (Sept.) 
 10th. October (Oct.) 
 11th. November (Nov.) 
 12th. December (Dec.) 
 
 having 31 days. 
 31 
 30 
 31 
 30 
 31 
 
 347. The year begins with the first day, or First, of January, and is divided 
 into four seasons of three months each. 
 
 348. The Seasons are Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn, or Fall, 
 The Winter months are December, January, and February. 
 
 The Spring months are March, April, and May. 
 
 The Summer months are June, July, and August. 
 
 The Autumn months are September, October, and November. 
 
 Remark. — The ancient Roman year began with March 1, and thus September, Octobt 
 November, and December ranked, as their Latin derivation indicates, as the 7th, 8th, 9th, an} 
 10th months respectively of the Roman year. 
 
 REDUCTION OF TIME. 
 
 349. The reduction of expressions of time from higher to lower denomina- 
 tions, or the reverse, may be accomplished in the same manner as the reduction 
 of United States money heretofore explained, the only difference being that the 
 scale in the latter. is uniform, while that in the former is varying. 
 
 350. To Reduce Time from Higher to Lower Denominations. 
 Example, 
 
 12 
 
 3yr. 
 
 36 mo. 
 7 mo. 
 
 43 mo. 
 30 
 
 1290 da. 
 11 da. 
 
 1301 da. 
 24 
 
 31224 hr. 
 7hr. 
 
 31231 hr. 
 
 , — Reduce 3 yr. 7 mo. 11 da. 7 hr. 
 
 Operation. 
 7 mo. 11 d. 7 hr. 25m. 38 sec. 
 
 Operation Continued. 
 31231 hr. 
 60 
 
 1873860 m. 
 25 m. 
 
 1873885 m. 
 60 
 
 112433100 sec. 
 
 38 sec. 
 
 112433138 sec. 
 
 25 m. 38 sec. to seconds. 
 
 Explanation. — Since one year 
 equals 12 months, 3 years equal 36 
 months, and 7 months added gives 
 43 months; since one month equals 
 30 days, 43 months equal 1290 days, 
 and 11 days added gives 1301 days; 
 since one day equals 24 hours, 1301 
 days equal 31224 hours, and 7 hours 
 added gives 31231 hours; since one 
 hour equals 60 minutes, 31231 hours 
 equal 1873860 minutes, and 25 min- 
 utes added gives 1873885 minutes; 
 since one minute equals 60 seconds, 
 1873885 minutes equal 112433100 
 seconds, and 38 seconds added gives 
 112433138 seconds. 
 
 Remark. — The reduction descending of any compound denominate number can be accom- 
 plished as above, by observing the scale of the table to which it belongs. 
 
ADDITION OF TIME. Ill 
 
 Rule. — Beginning with the highest, multiply the units of each denom- 
 ination by the number in the scale required to reduce it to the denom- 
 ination next lower; add the units, if any, of such lower denomination, 
 and so continue from the given to the required denomination. 
 
 351. To Reduce Time from Lower to Higher Denominations, 
 
 Example. — Reduce 112 433138 seconds to years. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 60 ) 112433138 sec. Explanation.— Divide the given 
 
 60 ) 1873885 min. + 38 sec. seconds by 60 < to reduce t0 minutes ; 
 the minutes thus obtained, by 60, to 
 
 24 ) 31231 hr. + 25 min. reduce to hours; the hours by 24, to 
 
 30 ) 1301 da. + 7 hr. reduce to days: the days by 30, to 
 
 reduce to months, and the months 
 
 by 12, to reduce to years. 
 
 12)43 mo. +11 da. 
 
 3 yr. +7 mo. 
 112433138 sec. = 3 yr. 7 mo. 11 da. 7 hr. 25 min. 38 sec. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the given units by that number in the scale which will 
 reduce them to units of the next higher denomination, and so continue 
 from the given to the required denomination. Any remainder obtained 
 will be of the same denomination as the dividend from which it arises. 
 
 ADDITION OF TIME. 
 352. To Add Time. 
 
 Time expressions may be added as simple numbers, if only it be observed that 
 the scale from the lowest to the higest order is 60, 60, 24, 30, and 12. The 
 highest denomination in common use is the year. 
 
 Example.— Add 41 yr. 8 mo. 22 da. 19 hr. 27 min. 14 sec, and 5 yr. 6 mo. 
 11 da. 10 hr. 50 min. 56 sec. 
 
 Explanation. — Arrange the 
 numbers so that those of the same 
 denomination stand in the same ver- 
 tical line. Then begin with the 
 47 yr. 3 mo. 4da. 6 hr. 18 min. 10 sec. lowest denomination, which is sec- 
 onds, and add: 14 seconds plus 56 seconds equals 70 seconds, equals 1 minute plus 10 seconds; 
 write the 10 underneath the column of seconds, and carry the 1 to the next column; 27 minutes 
 plus 50 minutes equals 77 minutes, and 77 minutes plus 1 minute (to carry) equals 78 minutes, 
 equals 1 hour plus 18 minutes; write and carry as before; 19 hours plus 10 hours equals 29 hours, 
 and 29 hours plus 1 hour (to carry) equals 30 hours, equals 1 day plus 6 hours; 22 days plus 11 days 
 equals 33 days, and 33 days plus 1 day (to carry) equals 34 days, equals 1 month plus 4 days; 
 8 months plus 6 months equals 14 months, and 14 months plus 1 month (to carry) equals 15 
 months, equals 1 year plus 3 months; 41 years plus 5 years equals 46 years, and 46 years plus 
 1 year (to carry) equals 47 years. 
 
 Rule. — Add as in abstract numbers, and reduce according to the table 
 of Time. 
 
 
 
 Operation. 
 
 
 
 41 yr. 
 
 8 mo. 
 
 22 da. 19 hr. 
 
 27 min. 
 
 14 sec. 
 
 5yr. 
 
 6 mo. 
 
 11 da. 10 hr. 
 
 50 min. 
 
 56 sec. 
 
8 
 
 F- 
 
 1 
 
 mo. 
 
 18 
 
 da. 
 
 5 
 
 y r - 
 
 4 
 
 mo. 
 
 21 da. 
 
 112 SUBTRACTION OF TIME. 
 
 SUBTRACTION OF TIME. 
 
 353. Difference in time is found in two ways: 
 
 1st. By counting the actual number of days from the given to the require^ 
 date. Thus, the number of days between May 13 and September 7 is 117, count- 
 ing 18 days left in May, 30 for June, 31 for July, 31 for August, and the 7 of 
 September. 
 
 2d. By Compound Subtraction. Subtraction in either simple or compound 
 numbers is really the same, except that in the latter a varying scale is employed. 
 That is, it may, and usually does, involve a transformation in either case. This 
 will always be required unless the several minuend terms, or orders are each equal 
 to or greater than the corresponding subtrahend term. 
 
 354. To Find the Difference in Time by Compound Subtraction. 
 
 Example. — Subtract 5 yr. 4 mo. 21 da. from 8 yr. 1 mo. 18 da. 
 
 Explanation. — Write the numbers so that those of the 
 same denomination stand in the same column. Then begin 
 with the lowest denomination to subtract. Since 21 days can- 
 not be subtracted from 18 days, transform, or borrow one from 
 2 yr. 8 mo. 27 da. the next denomination; 1 month = 30 days, and 18 days added 
 = 48 days; 48 days — 21 days = 27 days, which write underneath the column of days; the 1 month 
 having been borrowed from the minuend, there are no months remaining from which to sub- 
 tract the 4 months in the subtrahend, hence, borrow one from the next denomination; 12 
 months — 4 months = 8 months, which write underneath the column of months; there now 
 remains 7 years from which to subtract; 7 years — 5 years = 2 years, which write underneath 
 the column of years. This completes the operation, giving a remainder of 2 years, 8 months, 
 and 27 days. 
 
 Rule. — Subtract as in abstract numbers, observing the varying scale. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 Remark. — In the following examples, the difference in time should be found by compound 
 subtraction, unless it be otherwise stated. 
 
 355. i. Eeduce 27051 seconds to minutes. 
 
 2. Eeduce 83129 seconds to hours and minutes. 
 
 8. Reduce 610251 seconds to higher denominations. 
 
 J/.. How many years, months, days, hours, and minutes, in 749520360 seconds? 
 
 5. How many hours from half -past three o'clock p. m. Oct. 13, 1888, to noon 
 on the fourth day of July, 1889? 
 
 6. A note entitled to 93 days' time was dated Oct. 13, 1888. Counting 
 actual time, on what day should it be paid? 
 
 7. How many days between Nov. 3, 1890, and Mar. 1, 1900? 
 
 8. A mortgage dated July 2, 1888, was paid Sept. 14, 1891. How many 
 days did it run? 
 
 9. How long does a note run if dated Sept. 22, 1887, and paid Aug. 31, 1888? 
 10. How much time will a man gain for labor in 60 years, by rising 45 
 
 minutes earlier each day, beginning Jan. 1, 1888. 
 
LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND TIME. 113 
 
 11. How many more minutes in the eleven years "before Jan. 1, 1890, than in 
 the eleven years after that date ? 
 
 12, How many seconds of difference in the time of one solar year and 12 
 lunar months of 29 da. 12 hr. 44 min. and 3 sec. each ? 
 
 CIRCULAR MEASURE. 
 
 356. Circular Measure is used in surveying, navigation, astronomy, and 
 geography; for reckoning latitude and longitude, determining location of places 
 and vessels, and in computing differences of time. 
 
 357. Every circle, great or small, is divisible into four equal parts; these parts 
 are called quadrants, and are divisible into ninety equal parts, each of which is 
 called a degree; every circle, therefore, may be divided into 360 equal parts, called 
 degrees. 
 
 REMAKK.-^-The divisions into twelfths called signs, and into sixths called sextants, are ir 
 occasional use. 
 
 Table. 
 
 60 seconds (") = 1 minute ('). | 30 degrees = 1 sign (8.) 
 
 60 minutes = 1 degree (°). | 12 signs or 360° = 1 circle (C.) 
 
 « , j descending, 12, 30, 60, 60; or, 360, 60, 60. 
 ^ caie ' ( ascending, 60, 60, 30, 12; or, 60, 60, 360. 
 
 Remark. — Minutes of the earth's circumference are called nautical or geographic mile**. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 358. i. Eeduce 2154/ to degrees. 
 Reduce 87406" to degrees, minutes, and seconds. 
 Reduce 330581" to higher denominations. 
 How many seconds in a circle? 
 
 5. How many minutes in 2 8. 21° 47'? 
 
 6. How many seconds in 1 8. 27° 8' 57'? 
 Reduce 8162 geographic miles to degrees. 
 
 8. How many geographic miles in the circumference of the earth? 
 
 9. By two different observations the position of a ship was shown to have 
 changed 519 geographic miles. How much was her change in degrees and 
 minutes? 
 
 LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND TIME. 
 
 359. Latitude is distance north or south from the equator. A place is said 
 to be in north latitude if north of the equator; and to be in south latitude if south 
 of the equator. 
 
 360. Longitude is distance east or west from any given starting point oi 
 meridian. A place is* said to be in west longitude if west of the given meridian- 
 and to be in east longitude if east of the given meridian. 
 
 8 
 
114 LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND TIME. 
 
 361. Since every circle may be divided into 360 equal parts, or degree^ ana 
 the sun appears to pass from east to west around the earth, or through 360° of 
 longitude, once in every 24 hours, it will pass through -fa of 360°, or 15° of longi- 
 tude, in 1 hour; through 1° of longitude in -^ of 1 hour, or 4 minutes; and 
 through 1' of longtitude in -gV of 4 minutes, or 4 seconds. 
 
 Table. 
 
 360° of longitude = 24 hours or 1 day of time, da. 
 
 15°" " = 1 hour of time, hr. 
 
 1° " " = 4 minutes " min. 
 
 1' " " = 4 seconds (t sec. 
 
 Remark. — Standard Time. — Previous to 1883 there were fifty-three different time- 
 standards in use by the railroads of the United States, and as these standards were based on 
 the local time of the principal cities which served as the center of operations of the different 
 roads, they were a constant source of annoyance and trouble, both to the railroads and to the 
 traveling public. To obviate this difficulty the principal railroads of the United States and 
 Canada adopted, in 1883, what is known as the "Standard Time System." This system divides 
 the United States and Canada into four sections or time-belts, each covering 15° of longitude, 
 7£° of which are east and 7£° west of the governing or standard meridian, and the time 
 throughout each belt is the same as the astronomical or local time of the governing meridian 
 of that belt. The governing meridians are the 75th, the 90th, the 105th and the 120th west of 
 Greenwich, and as these meridians are just 15° apart, there is a difference in time of exactly 
 one hour between any one of them and the one next on the east, or the one next on the west; 
 the standard meridian next on the east being one hour faster, and the one next on the west one 
 hour slower. The time of the 75th meridian, which is about 4 minutes slower than New York 
 time and about 1 minute faster than Philadelphia time, is called " Eastern Time," and when it 
 is astronomical noon on this meridian it is noon on every railroad clock from Portland, Me., to 
 Buffalo and Pittsburg, and from Quebec to Charleston. The time of the 90th meridian, one 
 hour slower than "Eastern Time," and 9 minutes slower than Chicago time, is known as 
 " Central Time," and all roads operated in the second belt are run by " Central Time." The 
 time of the 105th meridian, one hour slower than " Central Time," is distinguished as " Moun- 
 tain Time." Time in the fourth belt, which is governed by the 120th meridian, and extends 
 to the Pacific coast, is called "Pacific Time;" it is one hour behind "Mountain Time," two 
 behind " Central Time," and three behind " Eastern Time." The changes from one time- 
 standard to another are made at the termini of roads, or at well-known points of departure, 
 and where they are attended with the least inconvenience and danger. As this system has 
 produced satisfactory results and has been adopted by most of the principal cities for local 
 use, it is probable that the business of the whole country will, before many years, be regulated 
 by standard railroad time. 
 
 362. To Find the Difference in Time, when the Difference in Longitude is 
 given. 
 
 Example. —If the difference in longitude of two places be 9° 15', what must 
 be their difference in time ? 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — Since each minute of distance equals 4 seconds of 
 
 go , -^~ / time, 15 minutes of distance will equal 15 times 4 seconds, or 60 seconds, 
 
 which equals one minute of time. And since each degree of distance 
 
 I equals 4 minutes of time, 9 degrees will equal 9 times 4 minutes, or 36 
 
 37 min. sec. minutes; adding the one minute obtained above, gives 37 minutes as the 
 required result. 
 
LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, AND TIME. 1 f 5- 
 
 II ill e. — Multiply the units of distance by J/,, and reduce according to- 
 the table of Time. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 Remark. — Examples under this topic will be restricted to variations of solar time. 
 
 363. 1. Cincinnati is 84° 24', and San Francisco 122°, west longitude. What 
 is their difference in time? 
 
 2. New York is 74° 1% and Halifax 63° 36', west longitude. Find their 
 difference in time. 
 
 3. St. Petersburg is 30° 19' east, and St. Louis 90° 15' west longitude When 
 it is noon at St. Petersburg, what is the time at St. Louis. 
 
 Kemakk. — If one place be east and the other west of the given meridian, to find their 
 difference in longitude, add their respective distances from the meridian taken. 
 
 U. The longitude of the City of Mexico is 99° 5', and that of Boston 71° 3', 
 west longitude. Find their difference in time. 
 
 5. If on leaving London, 0° 0' of longitude, my watch, keeping correct time, 
 indicates 46 minutes, 15 seconds, after 3 P. M., what time should it indicate on 
 my arrival at Astoria, Oregon, 124° west, where it is then noon? 
 
 364. To Find the Difference of Longitude, when the Difference in Time is 
 Given. 
 
 Example. — The difference in time between two places is 2 hours, 19 minutes, 
 and 48 seconds. What is their difference of longitude? 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 
 
 2 hr. 19 min. 48 sec. = 139 min. 48 sec. 48 seconds equal 139 minutes and 48 seconds; 
 
 since each 4 minutes of time equal 1 degree 
 
 4 ) 139 mm. 48 sec. of distance, 139 minutes and 48 seconds equal 
 
 34° + (3 min. 48 sec.) 34 degrees, with 3 minutes and 48 seconds, or 
 
 q ™;^ aq o™ ooq nnn 228 seconds, remainder; and since each 4 sec- 
 
 6 mm. 48 sec. = /J28 sec. _ ,. . , „, i ,. nnn , 
 
 onds ol time equal V of distance, 228 seconds 
 
 4 ) 228 s ec. equal 57' of distance. Therefore, if the dif- 
 
 57' ference in time between two points be 2 
 
 2 hr. 19 min. 48 sec. = 34° 57'. hours, 19 minutes, and 48 seconds, their dif- 
 
 ference in longitude will be 34° 57'. 
 
 Rule. — Reduce the difference in time to minutes and seconds, and 
 divide by 4> the quotient will be the difference of longitude, in degrees., 
 minutes, and seconds. 
 
 examples for practice. 
 
 365. 1. What is the difference in the longitude of New York and San Fran- 
 cisco, their difference of time being 3 hr. 11 min. 56 sec. 
 
 2. The longitude of Sitka is 135° 18' west. What is the longitude of the 
 city of Jerusalem if, when it is 9 o'clock and 5 minutes A. m. at Sitka, it is 27 
 minutes and 4 seconds after 8 p. m. in Jerusalem? 
 
 8. Find the difference in latitude of Chicago, situated 41° 54' north, and: 
 Valparaiso, 33° 4' south. 
 
116 REDUCTION OF ENGLISH MOHEY. 
 
 4. What is the latitude of Washington, if it be 61° 46' 20' north of Rio 
 Janeiro, and the latter place be 24° 54' south latitude? 
 
 6. When it is 20-J minutes after noon at Washington, it is 21 min. 26 sec 
 before noon at Chicago, 87° 30' west. What is the longtitude of Washington f 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 
 
 366. 1. A messenger leaves the Greenwich Observatory, westward bound, 
 at noon, Dec. 31, and by a uniform rate of speed encircles the globe in 24 hours. 
 Where is he at the end of the old year? 
 
 & Suppose the messenger be eastward bound, at what point will he meet the 
 new year? 
 
 5. When it is 20 minutes past 10 A. M. at Cape Horn, 68° west, what is the 
 time at Cape of Good Hope, 18° 19' east? 
 
 Jf, When it is noon at London, what is the time at St. Augustine, 81° 35' 
 west? At Berlin, 13° 30' east? At New Orleans, 90° west? At Sidney, 152° 20' 
 east? At Paris, 20° 20' 22^' east? At New York, 74° 3' west? 
 
 ENGLISH MONEY. 
 
 367. English or Sterling Money is the legal currency of Great Britain. 
 
 Table. 
 
 4 farthings ( far. ) = 1 penny d. 
 
 12 pence = 1 shilling s. 
 
 20 shillings HlP^r 
 
 Scale, ascending, 4, 12, 20; descending, 20, 12, 4. 
 
 368. The standard unit is the pound sterling, the value of which, in United 
 States money, is shown, together with the other coins, in the following 
 
 Comparative Table. 
 
 The farthing = \ % cent. i The shilling = 24 \ cents. 
 The penny = 2^ cents. The pound =$4.8665. 
 
 Remark. — The farthing is but little used, except as a fractional part of the penny. 
 
 COINS OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
 
 369. The gold coins are the sovereign and the half-sovereign. 
 
 The silver coins are the crown (equal to 5 shillings), the half-crown, the 
 florin (equal to 2 shillings), the shilling, the six-penny and three-penny pieces. 
 
 The copper coins are the penny, the half -penny, and the farthing. 
 
 The guinea (equal to 21 shillings) and the half -guinea are in use, but are no 
 ionger coined. 
 
REDUCTION" OF ENGLISH MONEY. 117 
 
 REDUCTION OF ENGLISH MONEY. 
 
 370. To Reduce English Money from Lower to Higher Denominations. 
 
 Example. — Eeduce 13206 farthings to units of higher denominations. 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — Since 4 farthings equal one penny, 13206 far- 
 
 things equal as many pence as 4 is contained times in 13206, or 
 4 ) 13206 far. 3301, p i us 2 remainder, equal 3301 pence, 2 farthings; since 12 
 
 12 ) 3301 d. + 2 far. pence equal 1 shilling, 3301 pence equal 275 shillings, plus 1 
 \ 97K j_ 1 a Penny; since 20 shillings equal 1 pound, 275 shillings equal 13 
 
 ^OJ^75 s. + 1 d. pounds, plus 15 shillings. Therefore, 13206 farthings equal £13, 
 
 £13 + 15 s. 15s. Id. 2 far. 
 13206 far. = £ 13, 15 s. 1 d. 2 far. 
 
 Rule.— Divide by the units in the scale from the given to the required 
 denomination. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 371. Reduce 
 
 1. 5124 s. to pounds. 3. 13042 d. to pounds. 
 
 11916 far. to shillings. 
 
 h 187409 far. to higher denominations. 
 
 20 
 180 s. 
 
 Operation 
 Continued. 
 
 4 s. 
 
 2211 d. 
 
 184 s. 
 
 4 
 
 12 
 
 8844 far. 
 
 2208 d. 
 
 2 far. 
 
 3d. 
 
 8846. 
 
 372. To Reduce English Money from Higher to Lower Denominations. 
 
 Example. — How many farthings in £9, 4 s. 3 d. 2 far.? 
 Operation. 
 £ 9, 4 s. 3 d. 2 far. 
 
 Explanation. — Since 1 pound equals 20 shillings, 9 pounds 
 equal 180 shillings, and 180 shillings, plus 4 shillings, equal 184 
 shillings; since 1 shilling equals 12 pence, 184 shillings equal 2208 
 pence, and 2208 pence, plus 3 pence, equal 2211 pence; since 1 
 penny equals 4 farthings, 2211 pence equal 8844 farthings, and 
 8844 farthings, plus 2 farthings, equal 8846 farthings. Therefore, 
 £9, 4 s. 3 d. 2 far. = 8846 far. 
 
 8846. 
 2211 d. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply by the units in the scale from the given to the required 
 ^nomination . 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 373. 1. How many pence in £27? 
 
 2. How many farthings in 19 s. lid.? 
 
 S. How many pence in £161, 17 s. 9 d. ? 
 
 4. Reduce £41, 1 s. 10 d. 2 far. to farthings. 
 
 5. How many farthings in £13, 15 s. 1 d. 2 far. ? 
 
 374. To Reduce English Money to Equivalents in United States Currency. 
 Example. — Reduce £15, 3 s. 7 d. 2 far. to dollars and cents. 
 
 First Explanation.— Since £1 equals $4.8665, £15 equal $72.9975; since 1 shilling equals 
 24£ cents, 3 shillings equal $.73; since 1 penny equals 2^ cents, 7 pence equal $.1414 ; since 
 1 farthing equals f# cent, 2 farthings equal $.0101. Therefore, £15, 3 s. 7 d. 2 far. = 
 $73.8789, or $73.88. 
 
118 REDUCTION OF ENGLISH MONEY. 
 
 Second Explanation. — Call each 2 shillings y 1 ^ of a pound, then 3 shillings equal £.15; 
 call the pence and farthings, reduced to farthings, so many y^u of a pound, then 7 pence, plus 
 2 farthings, equal 30 farthings, equal £.030; to these add the £15, and the result is £15.18. 
 And, since £1 equals $4.8065, £15.18 equal 15.18 times $4.8665, or $73.88, as before found. 
 
 Rules. — -Z. Multiply each of the orders of Sterling money by its equiva- 
 lent in United States currency, and add the results. Or, 
 
 2. Reduce the Sterling expression to pounds and decimals of a pound 
 by calling each 2 shillings tV of a pound, and the pence and farthings, 
 reduced to farthings, so many roW of a pound; multiply the pounds and 
 decimals of a pound thus obtained by J^.8665, and the product will be 
 the answer in dollars and cents. 
 
 Remark. — This is exact to within ^ of the part represented by the pence and farthings. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 375, Reduce to equivalents in United States money 
 
 1. £71, 19 s. 5 d. and 3 far. 
 
 2. £108, 11 d. and 1 far. 
 
 3. £13057, 10 s. and 4 d. 
 
 4. £3, 1 s. 9 d. and 2 far. 
 
 5. £ 11, 3 s. 1 d. 1 far. 
 
 376. To Reduce United States Money to Sterling equivalents. 
 Example. — Reduce $5164.28 to equivalents in English money. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 4.8665 ) 5164.28 
 
 £1061 + £.189 rem. 
 20 
 
 Explanation.— Since $4.8665 equal £1, $5164.28 
 
 equal £1061.189; multiply the decimal by the units 
 
 3 s. -h .78 s. rem. in the scale, 20, 12, 4, in order, pointing off as in 
 
 12 decimals, and obtain 3 s. 9 d. 1 far., which, added to 
 
 — — ., the £1061, equals £1061, 3 s. 9 d. 4 far. 
 
 9 d. + 36 d. rem. H 
 
 4 
 
 1 far. +.44 far. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the expression of decimal currency by 4.8665, and the 
 integers of the quotient will be pounds Sterling; reduce the decimal of 
 the quotient, if any, by multiplying by the lower units in the scale. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 377. 1. Reduce $185 to equivalents in English money. 
 
 2. Reduce $308.50 to equivalents in English money. 
 
 3. Reduce $2500 to equivalents in English money. 
 
 Jf. Reduce $3658.21 to equivalents in English money. 
 5. Reduce $110085.75 to equivalents in English money. 
 
REDUCTION OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 119 
 
 MEASURES OF WEIGHT. 
 
 378.. Weight is the measure of gravity, and is of three kinds, distinguished 
 from each other by their uses, viz : 
 
 Troy weiglit, with units of pounds, ounces, pennyweights, and grains, used for 
 weighing precious metals. 
 
 Avoirdupois tveight, with units of tons, hundred weights, pounds, ounces, and 
 drams, used for weighing products and general merchandise. 
 
 Apothecaries' weight, with units of pounds, ounces, drams, scruples, and grains, 
 used by druggists. 
 
 TROY WEIGHT. 
 
 379. The Troy pound is the standard of weight, and is equal to 22.7944 
 cubic inches of pure water, at its greatest density. The grains of the other 
 weights are the same as the Troy grains 
 
 Table. 
 
 24 grains ( gr. ) = 1 pennyweight pwt. 
 
 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce oz. 
 
 12 ounces — 1 pound lb. 
 
 S j j descending, 12, 20, 24. 1 lb. = 5760 grains. 
 
 ( ascending, 24, 20, 12. 1 oz. = 480 grains. 
 
 REDUCTION OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 
 
 380. To Reduce Denominate Numbers from Higher to Lower Denominations. 
 
 Example — Reduce G lb. 11 oz. 15 pwt. 21 gr., Troy, to grains. 
 
 Operation. First Explanation. — Since 1 pound equals 12 
 
 6 lb. 11 oz. 15 pwt. 21 gr. ounces, 6 pounds equal 72 ounces, and 72 ounces plus 
 
 l* v 11 ounces equal 83 ounces ; since 1 ounce equals 20 
 
 pennyweights, 83 ounces equal 1660 pennyweights, and 
 1660 pennyweights plus 15 pennyweights equal 1675 
 pennyweights; since 1 pennyweight equals 24 grains, 
 1675 pennyweights equal 40200 grains, plus 21 grains 
 equal 40221 grains. Therefore, 6 lb. 11 oz. 15 pwt. 
 21 gr. Troy, = 40221 gr. 
 
 72 
 
 oz. 
 
 11 
 
 oz. 
 
 83 
 
 oz. 
 
 20 
 
 
 1660 
 15 
 
 pwt. 
 pwt. 
 
 1675 
 24 
 
 pwt. 
 
 40200 
 21 
 
 gr. 
 g r - 
 
 Second Explanation.— Since 1 pound equals 5760 
 grains, 6 pounds equal 34560 grains; since 1 ounce equals 
 480 grains, 11 ounces equal 5280 grains ; since 1 pen- 
 nyweight equals 24 grains, 15 pennyweights equal 360 
 grains; to these add the 21 grains, and the entire sum is 
 
 40221 gr. 40aal grains " 
 
 Remark. — A thorough knowledge of the unit equivalents, together with readiness in the 
 use of the multiplication table, renders the second form much the shorter of the two methods. 
 
120 REDUCTION" OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 
 
 Rules. — 1. Multiply the units of the highest denomination given by 
 that number in the scale which will reduce it to the denomination 
 next lower, and add the units of that lower denomination; continue 
 in this manner until the required denomination is reached. Or, 
 
 2. Multiply the units of each denomination by the number of units of 
 the desired equivalent which it takes to make one of that denomination, 
 and add the products thus obtained. 
 
 381. To Reduce Denominate Numbers from Lower to Higher Denominations. 
 
 Example. — Reduce 40221 gr., Troy, to higher denominations. 
 
 First Operation. -^ _. 
 
 Explanation. — Since 24 grains equal 1 pennyweight, 
 
 24 ) 40221 gr. 40221 grains equal 1675 pennyweights, plus 21 grains; since 
 
 20 ) 1675 DWt + 21 2T 2 ^ pennyweights equal 1 ounce, 1675 pennyweights equal 
 
 83 ounces, plus 15 pennyweights; since 12 ounces equal 
 
 12 ) 83 oz. + 15 pwt. 1 pound, 83 ounces equal 6 pounds, plus 11 ounces. There- 
 7 ,, fore, 40221 gr., Troy, = 6 lb. 11 oz. 15 pwt. 21 gr. 
 
 ID. — p J.JL OZ. 
 
 40221 gr., Troy, = 6 lb. 11 oz. 15 pwt. 21 gr. 
 Second Operation. 
 
 5760 ) 40221 gr. ( 6 lb. Explanation.— Since 5760 grains equal 1 pound, 40221 
 
 34560 grains equal 6 pounds, plus 5661 grains; since 480 grains 
 
 480 "I 5661 OT M 1 07 eo x ua l 1 ounce, 5661 grains equal 11 ounces, plus 381 grains; 
 
 5280 * since 24 grains eqnal 1 pennyweight 881 grains equal 15 
 
 pennyweights, plus 21 grains. Therefore, 40221 gr. = 6 lb. 
 
 24 ) 381 gr. ( 15 pwt. n oz> 15 pwt 2 1 gr., as before found. 
 360 
 
 ~21gr. 
 40221 gr., Troy, = 6 lb. 11 oz. 15 pwt. 21 gr. 
 
 Remark. — The first form is advised for practice, as the operations may usually be per- 
 formed by short division. 
 
 Example 2. — Eeduce 11426 gr., Troy, to higher denominations. 
 Explanation. — Divide the given number by 24, the integers of the quotient by 20, the 
 integers of the new quotient by 12. 
 
 Rules. — 1. Divide by the successive units in the scale. Or, 
 
 2. Divide by the unit equivalents of each of the higher denominations. 
 
 382. To Reduce Denominate Fractions from a Higher to a Lower Denomination, 
 
 Example. — Eeduce y^g-g- lb., Troy, to the fraction of a pennyweight. 
 
 First Operation. 
 16 1 6 x V X 2 T ° — fill = It- Explanation.— tc 7 ^ of a pound equals Tlr Vu of the 12 
 
 ounces in 1 pound, or T f£^ ounces; jffo of an ounce 
 Second Operation. e 1 ua,s tH» of the 20 pennyweights in 1 ounce, or tfjfc 
 
 4 which equals \\ pennyweights. Therefore, y^ lb.. 
 
 *&* X V X V = ff pwt. Troy> = || pwt . 
 &* 
 
 31 
 
 "Rule,— Multiply the fraction by the units in the scale, from the given 
 to the required denomination. 
 
REDUCTION OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 121 
 
 38?». To Reduce a Denominate Fraction from a Lower to a Higher Denomi- 
 nation 
 Example. — Reduce \ of a grain to the fraction of a pound, Troy. 
 
 Operation. ,_ m , . -■ . . _ 
 
 Explanation. — £ of a grain equals f of ^ of a pen- 
 
 fX-g^X ^X^ = irirnr* ny weiglit ; f of £f of a pennyweight equals f of & of 
 
 i * ^ of an ounce ; § of ^ of ^ of an ounce equals | of ^ 
 
 of ^ of -^ of a pound, or - 14 | 0ff of a pound. 
 
 * gr. = T4irn7 lb., Troy. 
 
 Rule. — Divide by the units in the scale, from the given to the required 
 * denomination. 
 
 384. To Reduce Denominate Fractions to Integers of Lower Denominations. 
 
 Example. — Reduce fa of a pound, Troy, to integers of lower denominations. 
 Operation. 
 
 • _ __ Explanation. — r 3 ^ of a pound equals y 8 ^ of the 12 ounces 
 
 •^X^f T z * 4 • i n a pound, or f £ ounces, which reduced gives 2£ ounces ; 
 
 * £ of an ounce equals \ of the 20 pennyweights in an ounce, 
 
 4- X V 1 = 5 "Dwt or 5 pennyweights. Therefore, •& of a pound, Troy, equals 
 
 2 ounces, 5 pennyweights. 
 fa lb., Troy, = 2 oz. 5 pwt. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the denominate fraction by the unit next. lower in 
 the scale, and if the product be an improper fraction reduce it to a 
 whole or mixed number. 
 
 385. To Reduce a Compound Denominate Number to a Fraction of a Higher 
 Denomination. 
 
 Example. — Reduce 7 oz. 5 pwt. 9 gr. to the fraction of a pound, Troy. 
 
 Operation. First Explanation. — Since 1 ounce equals 20 pennyweights, 
 
 -, R , q 7 ounces equal 140 pennyweights; 140 pennyweights plus 5 pen- 
 
 " ' ° nyweights equals 145 pennyweights ; since 1 pennyweight equals 
 
 ™ .24 grains 145 pennyweights equal 8480 grains; 8480 grains plus 9 
 
 140 pwt. grains equals 3489 grains; since 1 pound equals 5760 grains, 3489 
 
 5 pwt. grains equal ff f $ of a pound. 
 
 145 pwt. Second Explanation. — Since 1 ounce equals 480 grains, 7 
 
 o a ounces equal 3360 grains; since 1 pennyweight equals 24 grains, 
 
 « 5 pennyweights equal 120 grains; 3360 grains, plus 120 grains, plus 
 
 3480 gr. 9 g ra i ns equal 3489 grains; since 1 pound, Troy, equals 5760 grains, 
 
 9 gr. 3489 grains equal f ||f of a pound. Therefore, 7 ounces, 5 pen- 
 
 3489 gr. = 44|4 lb. nyweights, 9 grains, equal f|f$ of * pound, Troy. 
 
 Rule. — Reduce the compound denominate number to its lowest denomi- 
 nation for a numerator, and a unit to the same denomination for a 
 denominator; the fraction thus formed is the answer sought 
 
122 ADDITION" OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 
 
 386. To Reduce a Denominate Decimal to Units of Lower Denominations. 
 
 Example.— Reduce .865 of a pound, Troy, to integers of lower denominations. 
 Operation. 
 .865 lb. 
 
 22 Explanation. — .865 of a pound equals .865 
 
 A of the 12 ounces in 1 pound, or 10.38 ounces; 
 
 10. 38p oz. >38 of an ounce equals 3 8 of the 20 pennyweights 
 
 "0 in 1 ounce, or 7.6 pennyweights; .6 of a penny- 
 
 7.60 pwt weight equals .6 of the 24 grains in 1 penny- 
 
 24 weight, or 14.4 grains. Therefore, .865 of a 
 
 ■ pound, Troy, equals 10 ounces, 7 pennyweights, 
 
 1^.4 gr. 14.4 grains. 
 .865 lb., Troy, = 10 oz. 7 pwt. 14.4 gr. 
 
 'Rule.— Multiply the decimal by that unit in the scale which will reduce 
 it to units of the next lower denomination, and in the product point off 
 -as in decimals. Proceed in like manner with all decimal remainders. 
 
 387 To Reduce Denominate Numbers to Decimals of a Higher Denomination. 
 
 Example. — Reduce 8 oz. 3 pwt. 15 gr. to the decimal of a pound, Troy. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 24 ) 15 gr. 
 
 - — - & Explanation.— Since 24 grains equal 1 pennyweight, 15 
 
 • 62o grains equal ^| or . 625 of a pennyweight ; 3 pennyweights plus 
 
 3. pwt. .625 pennyweights equal 3.625 pennyweights; since 20 penny- 
 
 H0 ) 3 625 pwt. weights equal 1 ounce, 3.625 pennyweights equal .18125 of an 
 
 — '- ounce, and 8 ounces plus .18125 of an ounce equal 8.18125 
 
 .lol/tfD oz. ounces; since 12 ounces equal 1 pound, 8.18125 ounces equal 
 
 8. oz. .68177 T Vof a pound. Therefore, 8 oz. 3 pwt. 15 gr.=.68177i 
 
 12 ) 8.18125o z. lb > Tr °y- 
 
 .68177 T Vlb. 
 Rule. - Divide the lowest denomination given by the number in the 
 scale next higher, and to the quotient add the integers of the next higher 
 denomination. So continue to divide by all the successive orders of units 
 in the scale. 
 
 ADDITION OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 
 
 388. Example.— Find the sum of 2 lb. 5 oz. 13 pwt. 4 gr., 17 lb. 11 oz. 
 18 pwt. 20 gr., and 9 lb. 9 oz. 6 pwt. 15 gr. 
 
 Explanation. — Since each of the given expressions is a 
 compound number of the same class, and they all have the 
 same varying scale, their addition may be performed the same 
 as in simple numbers; in reducing the sum of each column 
 from a lower to a higher order, observe the units in the 
 ascending scale. 
 30 1b. 2oz. 18 pwt. 15 gr. 
 
 Rule.— 1 - Write the numbers of the same unit value in the same 
 column. 
 
 II. Beginning with the lowest denomination, add as in simple numbers, 
 •and reduce to higher denominations according to the scale. 
 
 
 Operation, 
 
 
 lb. 
 
 oz. 
 
 pwt. 
 
 gr. 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 13 
 
 4c 
 
 17 
 
 11 
 
 18 
 
 20 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 15 
 
389. 
 
 Example. 
 
 — Subl 
 
 6gr. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 
 11. 
 23 
 
 02. 
 
 4 
 
 pwt. 
 17 
 
 gr. 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 7 
 
 13 
 
 9 
 
 11 lb. 
 
 9 
 
 oz. 3 pwt. 
 
 21 gr. 
 
 MULTIPLICATION" OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 123 . 
 
 SUBTRACTION OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 
 
 -Subtract 11 lb. 7 oz. 13 pwt. 9 gr. from 23 lb. 4 oz. 17 pwt. 
 
 Explanation. — Subtract as in simple numbers. If a 
 subtrahend term be numerically greater than the cor- 
 responding minuend term, borrow 1 from the next higher 
 minuend term, reduce it to equivalent units in the denom- 
 ination next lower, add them to the minuend units, and from 
 their sum take the subtrahend units. 
 
 Rule.— Write the numbers as for simple subtraction ; take each subtra- 
 hend term from its corresponding minuend 'term for a remainder. In 
 case any subtrahend term be greaier than the minuend term, borrow 1 
 as in simple subtraction, and reduce it to the denomination required. 
 
 MULTIPLICATION OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 
 
 390. Example.— Each of five bars of silver weighed 16 lb. 3 oz. 10 pwt. 21 
 gr. What was the total weight? 
 
 Explanation. — Multiply 21 grains by 5 and obtain 105 
 
 Operation. grains, which reduce to pennyweights by dividing by 24, 
 
 lb. oz. pwt. ar. an( ^ 0Dt ain 4 pennyweights, with a remainder of 9 grains; 
 
 jg o -in * oi* multiply 10 pennyweights by 5, add the 4 pennyweights, 
 
 and reduce to ounces by dividing by 20, obtaining 2 ounces, 
 
 1_ 14 pennyweights; multiply 3 ounces by 5, add the 2 ounces 
 
 81 lb. 5 OZ. 14 pwt. 9 gr. and divide by 12, obtaining 1 pound, 5 ounces; multiply 16 
 
 pounds by 5, add the 1 pound and obtain 81 pounds. 
 
 Bale. — Beginning with the lowest denomination, multiply each in 
 succession, and reduce the product to higher denominations by the scale. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. In order that the pupil may have all problems under each denominate subject 
 given together, and so make an exhaustive study separately of each, it has seemed proper 
 to include all of the reductions under a typical subject, that of Troy Weight, and hereafter, 
 as may be needed, reference will be made to such reductions. 
 
 2. The teacher will appreciate the above change, as each subject will thus be made to 
 include enough work for a lesson, and the confusion often arising from giving in the same 
 lesson several tables, with varying scales, may be avoided. 
 
 DIVISION OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 
 
 391. Example. — If 7 lb. 7 oz. 12 pwt. 18 gr. of silver be made into 6 plates 
 of equal weight, what will be the weight of each? 
 
 Operation. Explanation.— One plate will weigh \ as much as 
 
 lb. oz. pwt. ar 6 plates. Write the dividend and divisor as in short divi- 
 
 g\ iv » -.a io s io Q . Divide 7 pounds by 6, obtaining a quotient of 1 
 
 — pound and an undivided remainder of 1 pound; reduce 
 
 1 lb. 3 oz. 5 pwt. 11 gr. this remainder to ounces (12) and add to the 7 ounces of 
 the dividend, obtaining 19 ounces, which divide by 6, obtaining 3 ounces and an undivided 
 
124 COMPOUND DENOMINATE DIVISION. 
 
 remainder of 1 ounce; reduce this remainder to pennyweights (20) and add to the 12 penny, 
 weights of the dividend, obtaining 32 pennyweights, which divide by 6, obtaining 5 penny- 
 weights and an undivided remainder of 2 pennyweights; reduce this remainder to grains (48) 
 and add to the 18 grains of the dividend, obtaining 66 grains, which divide by 6, obtaining 11 
 grains, and thus completing the division. Therefore, the weight of each plate will be 1 pound, 
 3 ounces, 5 pennyweights, 11 grains. 
 
 Rule.— Write the terms as in short division; divide as in integers 
 and reduce remainders \ if any, to next lower orders by the scale. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Should the highest dividend order not contain the divisor, reduce its units 
 to the order next lower, and so proceed to the end. 
 
 2. The above and like divisions may be accomplished by the reduction of the denominate 
 expressions to the lowest order in its scale, then effecting the division and afterwards reducing 
 the quotient to higher denominations. 
 
 COMPOUND DENOMINATE DIVISION. 
 
 392. Example. — How many plates, each weighing 1 lb. 3 oz. 5 pwt. 11 gr., 
 can be made from 7 lb. 7 oz. 12 pwt. 18 gr. of silver? 
 
 Explanation. — Reduce each of the given 
 
 Operation. expressions to its equivalent in grains. Since 
 
 1 lb 3 oz 5 pwt 11 gr = 7331 gr one plate weighs 7331 grains, and the weight of 
 
 7 lb. 7 oz! 12 pwt. 18 gr. = 43986 gr. tJ ! e f silver * be " sed \ 48986 T*? ™ immy 
 , QQQ JT Q1 _ & plates can be made as the weight of one plate, 
 
 4dy«b gr. -f- 7ddl gr. = b 7331 grains> ig contained times in the 43tf86 
 
 grains to be so used, or 6 plates. 
 
 Rule.— Reduce the dividend and divisor to the same denomination, 
 and divide as in simple numbers. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 393. 1. Reduce 31 lb. 10 oz. 13 pwt. to pennyweights. 
 2. How many grains in 27 lb. 17 pwt. 20 gr. ? 
 
 S. How many pounds, ounces, and pennyweights in 23051 gr. ? 
 
 Jf. Reduce 30297 grains to higher denominations. 
 
 5. Reduce -fa of a pound to grains. 
 
 6. ^yVo °f a pound is what part of a pennyweight ? 
 
 7. /o of a grain is what fraction of an ounce? 
 
 S. Reduce -fa of a pennyweight to the fraction of a pound. 
 
 9. Reduce -^ of a pound to lower denominations 
 
 10. Reduce § of an ounce to lower denominations. 
 
 11. Reduce 9 oz. 1 pwt. 21 gr. to the fraction of a pound. 
 
 12. What fraction of a pound equals 11 oz. 11 pwt. 18 gr. ? 
 18. What is the value in lower denominations of . 6425 lb. ? 
 Of.. Find the equivalents in lower denominations of .905 oz. ? 
 
 15. 3 oz. 11 pwt. 12 gr. is what decimal of a pound ? 
 
 16. Reduce 17 pwt. 12 gr. to the decimal of an ounce. 
 
 17. Add 236 lb. 4 oz. 15 pwt., 83 lb. 11 oz. 21 gr., 46 lb. 16 pwt., 105 lb. 
 9 oz. 11 gr. 
 
AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 125 
 
 18. What is the sum of 16 lb. 16 pwt. 16 gr., 100 lb. 1 oz. 5 pwt. 20 gr., 
 76 lb. 7 oz. 6 pwt. 13 gr., 19 lb. 2 oz. 10 pwt. 20 gr.? 
 
 19. Find the equivalents in lower denominations of .1425 oz. 
 
 20. 1 pwt. 15 gr. is what decimal of a pound ? 
 
 21. Subtract 41 lb. 11 oz. 6 pwt. 18 gr. from 50 lb. 2 oz. 
 
 22. What is the difference between 19 lb. 9 oz. 11 pwt. and 11 oz. 16 pwt. 22 gr. ? 
 
 23. What will be the cost of 15 gold chains, each weighing 1 lb. 3 oz. 18 pwt. 
 18 gr., at 7<f per grain ? 
 
 24. I bought 7 lb. 7 oz. 12 pwt. 18 gr. of old gold, at $1.05 per pwt. What 
 was the sum paid ? 
 
 25. A manufacturer made 18 vases from 7 lb. 8 oz. 8 pwt. 18 gr. of silver. 
 What was their average weight ? 
 
 26. If 12 rings be made from 1 lb. 8 oz. of gold, what will be the weight 
 of each ? 
 
 27. A miner having 77 lb. 10 oz. 5 pwt. of gold dust, divided \ of it among 
 nis laborers, and had the remainder made into chains averaging 3 oz. 3 pwt. 3 
 gr. of pure gold each. If he sold the chains for $52. 50 each, how much did he 
 receive for them ? 
 
 28. What is the aggregate weight of five purchases of old silver, weighing 
 respectively 4 lb. 9 oz. 20 gr., 13 lb. 17 pwt. 22 gr., 20 lb. 1 oz. 17 pwt. 4 gr., 
 8 lb. 2 oz., and 27 lb. 12 pwt. 21 gr.? 
 
 29. I bought 27 lb. 11 oz. 1 gr. of old silver, and after having used 15 lb. 15 
 pwt. 15 gr., sold the remainder at 5$ per pwt. What quantity was sold, and how 
 much was received for it ? 
 
 SO. A goldsmith bought 3 lbs. 9 oz. 1 pwt. 16 gr. of old gold, at 80^ per pwt., 
 and made it into pins of 40 grains weight each, which he sold at $2 apiece. 
 How much did he gain or lose ? 
 
 AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 
 394. Avoirdupois Weight is used for all ordinary purposes of weighing. 
 
 Table. 
 
 16 ounces = 1 pound lb. 
 
 100 pounds _ = 1 hundred-weight. , cwt. 
 
 20 hundred- weight., or 2000 pounds = 1 ton _ T. 
 
 Scale, descending, 20, 100, 16 ; ascending, 16, 100, 20. 
 
 Remark. — At the United States Custom Houses, in weighing goods on which duties are paid 
 and to a limited extent in coal and iron mines, the long ton of 2240 pounds is still used. 
 
 Long Ton Table, 
 
 16 ounces = 1 pound lb. 
 
 28 pounds _ = 1 quarter qr. 
 
 4 quarters, or 112 pounds __ = 1 hundred-weight... cwt. 
 
 20 hundred-weight, or 2240 pounds = 1 ton T. 
 
126 
 
 AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 
 
 Table of Avoirdupois Pounds per Bushel. 
 
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 Beans,. 
 
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 Hemp Seed, 
 
 Indian Corn, 
 
 Indian Corn in Ear, 
 
 Oats, 
 
 Onions, 
 
 Potatoes, 
 
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 Timothy Seed, 
 
 Wheat, 
 
 Whp.nt, P»ran . 
 
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EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 Additional Table of Weights of Products, 
 
 As usually given, but varied by the laws of different States : 
 
 127 
 
 Apples, green, 56 lb., per bushel. 
 
 Charcoal, 22 lb. per bushel. 
 
 Hungarian Grass Seed, 45 lb. per bushel. 
 
 Malt, 381b. per bushel. 
 
 Millet, 45 lb. per bushel. 
 
 Mineral Coal, 80 lb. per bushel. 
 
 Peas, . . -60 lb. per bushel. 
 
 Potatoes, sweet, 55 lb. per bushel, 
 
 Red Top Grass Seed, . .14 lb. per bushel. 
 Turnips, , . . 56 lb. per bushel. 
 
 Table of Gross Weights for Freighting'. 
 
 Ale and Beer, 330 1b. per barrel. 
 
 Apples, 150 lb. per barrel- 
 Beef (200 lb. net),_330lb. per barrel. 
 
 Cider, 400 lb. per barrel. 
 
 Corn Meal, 200 lb. per barrel. 
 
 Eggs, 180 lb. per barrel. 
 
 Fish, 300 1b. per barrel. 
 
 Flour ( 196 lb. net ), 200 lb. per barrel. 
 
 High wines, 400 lb. per barrel. 
 
 Lime, 230 lb. per barrel. 
 
 Oil, 400 lb. per barrel. 
 
 Pork (200 lb. net),_330 lb. per barrel 
 
 Potatoes, 180 lb. per barrel. 
 
 Salt, 3001b. per barrel. 
 
 Vinegar, 400 lb. per barrel. 
 
 Whiskey, 400 lb. per barreL 
 
 Estimates on Lumber, Wood, Etc., for Freighting. 
 
 Pine, Hemlock, and Poplar, seasoned, per M, 3000 lb. 
 
 Black Walnut, Ash, Maple, and Cherry, per M, . . . 4000 lb. 
 
 Oak and Hickory, per M, 5000 lb. 
 
 Soft wood,' dry, per cord, 3000 lb. 
 
 Hard wood, dry, per cord, 3500 lb. 
 
 Remark. — For unseasoned lumber, add one-third. 
 
 Brick, common, each, 4 lb. 
 
 Brick, fire, each, 6 lb. 
 
 Sand, cubic yard, 3000 lb. 
 
 Gravel, cubic yard, 3200 lb. 
 
 Stone, cubic yard, 4000 lb. 
 
 Remark. — For assistance in the solution of the following examples, the pupil is referred td 
 the explanations and rules under Troy Weight. 
 
 3. 
 
 4. 
 5. 
 6. 
 7. 
 8. 
 9. 
 10. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 i. How many pounds Avoirdupois in 17 T. 6 cwt. 69 lb.? 
 Reduce 31275 lb. Avoirdupois to higher denominations, 
 f of a ton Avoirdupois equals how many pounds ? 
 Reduce -^ of a cwt. Avoirdupois to ounces. 
 Reduce .3842 of a ton Avoirdupois to lower denominations. 
 How many Avoirdupois pounds in . 625 of a ton ? 
 17 cwt. 72 lb. 4 oz. Avoirdupois is what fraction of a ton ? 
 Reduce 51 lb. 12 oz. Avoirdupois to the fraction of a hundred- weight. 
 What decimal part of a hundred- weight is 24 lb. 2 oz. Avoirdupois ? 
 Reduce 19 cwt. 99 lb. 15 oz. Avoirdupois to the decimal of a ton. 
 
128 apothecaries' weight. 
 
 11. What is the sum of 7 T. 4 cwt. 78 lb. 5 oz., 3 T. 17 cwt. 19 lb. 11 oz., 
 5 T. 18 cwt. 96 lb., 13 T. 1 cwt. 11 oz. ? 
 
 12. A farmer sold 4 loads of hay, weighing respectively 1 T. 2 cwt. 14 lb., 
 19 cwt. 90 lb., 1 T. 3 cwt. 97 lb., 1 T. 5 cwt., and received for it $16 per ton. 
 How much did he receive? 
 
 13. Six loads of lime weighed 13 T. 15 cwt. 4 lb. What was their average 
 weight? 
 
 APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 
 
 396. Apothecaries 5 Weight is used by druggists in retailing, and by 
 apothecaries in mixing medicines. 
 
 Table. 
 
 20 grains = 1 scruple sc. 
 
 3 scruples = 1 dram dr. 
 
 8 drams == 1 ounce oz. 
 
 12 ounces == 1 pound lb. 
 
 Scale, descending, 12, 8, 3, 20 ; ascending, 20, 3, 8, 12. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. The pound, ounce, and grain are the same as in Troy weight. The only 
 difference between these weights is in the subdivisions of the ounce. 
 2. Drugs and medicines are sold at wholesale by Avoirdupois weight. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 Remark. — For assistance, refer to rules and explanations under Troy Weight. 
 
 397. 1. Reduce 5128 sc. to higher denominations. 
 
 2. How many drams in 61 lb. 5 oz. ? 
 
 3. 10 oz. 1 dr. 1 sc. 15 gr. equal what fraction of a pound ? 
 
 4. Reduce .955 of a pound to lower denominations. 
 
 5. How many scruples in -fa of a pound ? 
 
 6. Add 6^5- lb., 7 A oz -> 3 f dr - and 2 i sc - 
 
 7. Find the sum of ^ lb., 7 oz., 7 dr., 1 sc. and 16 gr. 
 
 8. From 21 lb. 5 oz. 3 dr. 1 sc. 11 gr., take 14 lb. 1 oz. 7 dr. 19 gr. 
 
 9. What is the difference between 16 lb. 1 oz. 4 dr. 2 sc. 12 gr., and 9^ lb.? 
 
 10. In compounding six cases of medicine, an apothecary used for each 2 lb. 
 7 oz. 6 dr. 18 gr. What was the aggregate weight ? 
 
 11. If 19 lb. 4 oz. 7 dr. 1 sc. 5 gr. be divided into 21 packages of equal weight, 
 what will be the weight of each ? 
 
 Comparative Table of Weights. 
 
 Troy. Apothecaries.' Avoirdupois. 
 
 1 pound = 5760 grains = 5760 grains = 7000 grains. 
 
 1 ounce '= 480 grains =3 480 grains = 437.5 grains. 
 175 pounds = 175 pounds = 144 pounds. 
 Questions. — 1. Which is heavier, a pound Troy or a pound Avoirdupois ? 
 2. Which is heavier, an ounce Troy or an ounce Avoirdupois ? 
 
MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 129 
 
 Remarks. — 1. A cubic foot of water weighs 62£ lb. or 1000 oz. Avoirdupois. 
 
 2. In weighing diamonds and gems, the unit generally employed is the carat, which is 
 about 3.2 Troy grains. 
 
 3. The term carat is also used to express the fineness of gold, 24 carats fine being pure; 
 thus 18 carat gold = f pure 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 398. 1. A dealer bought 131 lb. 5 oz. of drugs by Avoirdupois weight, at 
 $G.25 per pound, and retailed them at 5<fi per scruple. What was his gain ? 
 
 2. How much is gained or lost by buying 23 lb. 4 oz. of medicine by Avoirdu- 
 pois weight, at 50^ per oz., and selling by Apothecaries weight, at \\$ per grain? 
 
 3. Reduce 5f lb., Avoirdupois, to Troy units. 
 
 Jf. What is the remainder after subtracting 51^- lb. Troy from 60 lb. 10 oz. 
 Avoirdupois ? 
 
 5. I bought by Avoirdupois weight 45 lb. 6 oz. of drugs, and from the stock 
 sold by Apothecaries weight 29 lb. 4 oz. 3 dr. 1 sc. 10 gr. What is the remainder 
 worth, at 75^ per Avoirdupois ounce ? 
 
 6. Having bought -J-f of a pound of roots by Avoirdupois weight, I sold |f of 
 a pound by Apothecaries weight. What was the remainder worth, at 10^ per 
 scruple ? 
 
 MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 
 
 399. Dry Measure is used for measuring grains, seeds, fruit, vegetables, 
 etc. — all articles not liquid. 
 
 The units are pints, quarts, pecks, and bushels. 
 
 Table. 
 
 2 pints (pt. ) = 1 quart qt. 
 
 8 quarts = 1 peck pk. 
 
 4 pecks = 1 bushel bu. 
 
 Scale, descending, 4, 8, 2 ; ascending, 2, 8, 4. 
 
 Remarks.— 1. The United States Standard Unit of Dry Measure is the bushel, which, as a 
 circular measure, is 18| inches in diameter and 8 inches deep, contains 2150.42 cubic inches, 
 and is in uniform use for measuring shelled grains; while the heaped bushel of 2747.71 cubic 
 inches is used for measuring apples, roots, and corn unshelled. 
 
 2. The British Imperial bushel contains 2218.19 cubic inches. The English Quarter men. 
 tioned in prices current = 8 bu. of 70 lb. each, or 560 lb. avoirdupois = \ long ton. 
 
 3. For weights of different commodities, refer to Table, page 125. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 Remark. — For assistance, refer to rules under Troy Weight. 
 
 400. 1. How many pints in 14J bu. ? 
 
 2. Reduce 9 bu. 1 pk. 3 qt. 1 pt. to pints. 
 
 S. Add 51 bu. 3 pk. 1 pt. ; 46 bu. 2 pk. ; 37 bu. 2 qt. 1 pt. ; 51 bu. 1 pk. 7 qt. 
 Jf, From | of a bushel, take f of a peck. 
 9 
 
130 * LIQUID MEASURE. 
 
 5. What is the difference between 7£ bu. and 2 bu. 2 pk. 2 qt. 1 pt. ? 
 
 6\ A teamster's 12 loads of wheat measured 1000 bu. 1 pk. 6 qt. 1 pt. How 
 much was the average of each load ? 
 
 7. What will be the cost, at 45^ per bushel, of 5 loads of oats, weighing 
 respectively 2619 lb., 2554 lb., 2124 lb., 3051 lb., and 2745 lb.? 
 
 LIQUID MEASURE. 
 
 401. Liquid Measure is used for measuring water, oil, milk, cider, 
 
 molasses, etc. 
 
 The units are gills, pints, quarts, gallons, and barrels. 
 
 Table. 
 
 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint pt. 
 
 2 pints = 1 quart.. qt. 
 
 4 quarts. = 1 gallon _ gal. 
 
 31£ gallons = 1 barrel bar. or bbL 
 
 Scale, descending, 31-J, 4, 2, 4 ; ascending, 4, 2, 4, 31£. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. The standard unit of Liquid Measure is the gallon, which contains 331 
 cubic inches. 
 
 2. Casks, called hogsheads, pipes, butts, tierces, tuns, etc., are indefinite measures; their 
 capacity, being determined by gauging, is usually marked upon them. 
 
 3. In sales of oils and liquors, and in certain other cases, the barrel is also of indefinite 
 capacity. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOB PRACTICE. 
 
 Remark. — For assistance refer to rules under Troy "Weight. 
 
 402. i. How many gills in 5 bar. 27 gal. 3 qt. 1 pt. of cider? 
 2. Reduce 31479 gi. to higher denominations. 
 
 8. ,G46 of a barrel equals how many gills? 
 
 4. From .895 of a barrel take 21 gal. 2 qt. 1 pt. 1 gi. 
 
 5. From a cask containing 68 gal. 4£ qt. of wine, 1.625 bar. were sold. What 
 was the remainder worth, at 50^ per pint ? 
 
 6. A reservoir contained 896 gal. 2 qt. of water, and its contents were put 
 into 116 kegs. What was the quantity put into each ? 
 
 7. From $ of a barrel take 4 gal. 1 qt. 3 gi. 
 
 8. If 2 qt. 1 pt. 1 gi. of oil be consumed per day for the year 1890, what will 
 be its cost for the year at 8$ per gallon ? 
 
 9. From a cask of brandy containing 69 gal. 1 pt. and costing $3.75 per 
 gallon, one-fourth leaked out, and the remainder was sold at 20^ per gill. What 
 was the amount of gain or loss ? 
 
 Comparative Table of Dry and Liquid Measures. 
 
 Cu. in. in one Cu. in. in one Cu. in. in one 
 
 gallon. quart. pint. 
 
 Dry Measure (|pk.)268£ 67£ 33|. 
 
 Liquid Measure 231 57| 28J. 
 
LINEAR MEASURE. 131 
 
 Remarks. — 1. A pint of water weighs about 1 pound, Avoirdupois. 
 
 2. Potatoes and grains are usually sold to dealers and shippers by weight 
 
 3. The beer gallon of 282 cubic inches is nearly obsolete. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PKACTICE. 
 
 403. 1. Reduce 21 bu. 6 qt. 1 pt., dry measure, to pints, liquid measure. 
 
 2. A grocer bought 12 bu. 3 pk. 3 qt. of chestnuts by dry measure, and 
 when selling used a liquid pint measure. How many pints did he gain by the 
 change ? 
 
 3. A bushel of cherries, bought at 10^ per quart, dry measure, was sold at 
 the same price per quart, wine measure. How much was thereby gained ? 
 
 4. A cask of cranberries, containing 5-^ bu., was bought for $15, and retailed 
 at 100 per quart by wine measure. "What was the gain ? 
 
 5. A blundering clerk bought of a gardener 375 quarts of currants, measur- 
 ing them by a liquid quart measure, and when selling used a dry quart measure. 
 If he bought at 6<ft per quart and sold at 1l<f>, how much less did he receive than if 
 he had measured by dry measure when buying and by liquid measure when 
 selling ? 
 
 MEASURES OF EXTENSION. 
 
 404. Extension is that which has one or more of the dimensions, length, 
 
 breadth, and thickness; it may therefore be a line, a surface, or a solid. 
 
 405. A Line has only one dimension — length. 
 
 Remarks.— 1. The United States Standard of linear, surface, and solid measure, is the yard 
 of 3 feet, or 36 inches. 
 
 2. The standard, prescribed at "Washington, has been fixed with the greatest precision. It 
 was determined by a brass rod, or pendulum, which vibrates seconds'va. a vacuum at the sea level, 
 in the latitude of London, Eng., and in a temperature of 62° Fahrenheit. This pendulum is 
 divided into 391393 equal parts, and 360000 of these parts constitute a yard. 
 
 406. A Surface or Area has two dimensions — length and breadth. 
 
 407. A Solid has three dimensions — length, breadth, and thickness. 
 
 LINEAR MEASURE. 
 
 408. Linear or Long Measure is used in measuring lengths and distances. 
 
 Table. 
 
 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot ft. 
 
 3 feet =1 yard yd. 
 
 5£ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod rd. 
 
 320 rods = 1 statute mile mi. 
 
 Scale, descending, 320, 5| 3, 12 ; ascending, 12, 3, 5i, 320. 
 1 Mile = 320 rods, or 5280 feet, or 63360 inches. 
 
132 
 
 SQUAKE MEASUKE. 
 
 Special Table. 
 
 3 geographic miles = 1 League, used f ol 
 measuring distances at sea. 
 
 60 geographic miles or 69.16 statute 
 miles = 1 Degree of Latitude on a 
 meridian, or Longitude on the equa- 
 tor. 
 
 360 degrees = Equatorial circumfer- 
 ence of the earth. 
 
 1 geographic mile = 1 Knot, used to 
 determine the speed of vessels. 
 
 -J of an inch = 1 Size, applied to shoes. 
 18 inches = 1 Cubit. 
 3.3 feet = 1 Pace. 
 
 5 paces = 1 Eod, 
 4 inches == 1 Hand, used to measure 
 
 the height of animals. 
 
 6 feet = 1 Fathom, used to measure 
 depths at sea. 
 
 1.152§ statute miles = 1 Geographic or 
 Nautical mile, used for measuring 
 distances at sea. 
 
 Remarks.— 1. In civil engineering, and at the Custom Houses, the foot and inch are divided 
 into tenths, hundredths, and thousandths. 
 
 2. The yard is divided into halves, quarters, eighths, and sixteenths, for measuring goods 
 sold by the yard. 
 
 3. The furlong of 40 rods is little used. 
 
 4. Degrees are of unequal length; those of latitude varying from 68.72 miles at the Equator 
 to 69.34 miles in the polar regions. The average length, 69.16 miles, is the standard adopted 
 by the United States Coast Survey. 
 
 5. A degree of longitude is 69.16 statute miles at the equator, but decreases gradually toward 
 the poles, where it is 0. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 Remark. — For assistance refer to Rules under Troy Weight. 
 
 409. 1. Eeduce 2 mi. 1 rd. 7 ft. to inches. 
 
 2. Reduce 2501877 inches to higher denominations. 
 
 8. What part of a mile is T 6 ¥ of a foot ? 
 
 Jf. Reduce f of a mile to integers of lower denominations. 
 
 5. What fraction of a rod is 11 ft. 2 in. ? 
 
 6. Reduce .542 of a mile to integers of lower denominations. 
 
 7. Reduce 285 rd. 7 ft. 4 in. to the decimal of a mile. 
 
 8. A wheelman ran 71 mi. 246 rd. 1 yd. 2 ft. 6 in. in the forenoon, and 20 
 mi. 10 rd. 8 in. less in the afternoon. What distance did he run in the 
 entire day ? 
 
 9. If a yacht makes an average of 227 mi. 227 rd. 2 yd. 2 ft. 2 in. per 
 day, for the seven days of a week, what distance will be passed ? 
 
 10. If the Servia steams 2905 mi. in six days, what is her average rate per day? 
 
 SQUARE MEASURE. 
 
 410. Square Measure is used for computing the surface of land, floors, 
 boards, walls, roofs, etc. 
 
 411. The Area of a figure is the quantity of surface it contains. 
 
 412. An Angle is the difference in the direc- 
 tion of two lines proceeding from a common point 
 Angle. called the vertex. 
 
SQUARE MEASURE. 
 
 133 
 
 Two Right Angles. 
 
 413. A Right ,4ngle is the angle formed 
 when one straight line meets another so as to 
 make the adjacent angles equal. The lines form- 
 ing the angles are said to be perpe?idicular to each 
 other. E and F are right angles, and the lines 
 A B and D are perpendicular to each other. 
 
 Rectangle. 
 
 inches. 
 
 a 
 Contents 
 
 or 
 
 c 
 Area. 
 
 Six 
 b 
 
 square 
 
 inches. 
 d 
 
 3X2 in. =6sq. iu. 
 3 feet. 
 
 i|. ONE 
 SQUARE ! 
 
 FOOT jONE 
 
 414. A Rectangle is a plane or flat surface, 
 having four straight sides and four square corners, 
 or four right angles. 
 
 415. The Contents or Area of any surface 
 having a uniform length and a uniform breadth is 
 found by multiplying the length by the breadth. 
 In the accompanying diagram, in which the angles 
 (a, b, c, d), are all right angles, and the corners all 
 square corners, the area is 6 square inches, and is 
 found by multiplying 2 inches by 3 inches. 
 
 SQUARE 
 
 YARD 
 
 ^"'VJ 
 
 L 
 
 416. A Square is a figure bounded by four equal 
 lines, and having four right angles. 
 
 Remark. — A square inch is a square, each side of which is 
 1 inch. A square foot is a square, each side of which is 1 foot. 
 A square yard is a square, each side of which is 1 yard. 
 
 3 X 3 ft. = 9 sq. ft. = 1 sq. yd. 
 
 Table of Square Measure. 
 
 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot sq. ft. 
 
 9 square feet = 1 square yard sq. yd. 
 
 30i square yards, or ) _ - , , 
 
 272£ square feet ____ ( l square rod sq. rd. 
 
 160 square rods _ _ = 1 acre A. 
 
 640 acres == 1 square mile sq. mi. 
 
 36 square miles (6 miles square), = 1 township Tp. 
 
 Scale, descending, 36, 640, 160, 30£, 9, 144; ascending, 144, 9, 30J, 160, 640, 36. 
 
 Remark. — All the units of square measure, except the acre, are derived by squaring the 
 corresponding units of linear measure; as, a square foot is a surface one foot square; a 
 square rod is a surface 1 rod or 16£ feet square; a square mile is a surface 1 mile or 320 rods 
 square. 
 
134 SQUARE MEASURE. 
 
 417. The Unit of Land Measure is the acre, equal to 208.71ft x 
 
 208.71ft.- 
 
 Remarks. — 1, In sections of the United States where the original grants were from France; 
 the arpent, a French unit of surface, equal to about | of an acre, is still sometimes used. 
 2. The Rood, equal to 40 square rods, is but little used 
 
 418. Dimension stuff is sold by board measure. 
 
 419. The Unit of Board Measure is a square foot surface, one inch 
 thick, called a board foot. 
 
 420. To Find the Number of Board Feet in a Board. 
 
 Rule —Multiply the length in feet by the width in inches, and divide 
 by 12; the quotient will be the number of square feet. 
 
 Remark. — If the*board tapers evenly, find the mean or average width, by adding the 
 width of the two ends, and dividing by 2. 
 
 421. To Find the Number of Board Feet in Timbers or Planks. 
 
 Rule.— Multiply the length in feet by the product of the width and 
 thickness in inches, and divide by 12. 
 
 422. To Find the Number of Squares in a Floor or Roof. 
 
 Remakk. — In flooring, roofing, slating, etc., the square, or 100 square feet, is used as a unit 
 of measure. 
 
 Rule,— Point off two decimal places from the right of the number of 
 surface feet- 
 
 423. To Find the Number of Yards of Carpeting that Would be Required to 
 Cover a Floor. 
 
 Rule.— I. Divide one of the dimensions of the floor by 3, add the 
 wastage, if any, and the result will be the length, in yards, of 1 strip of 
 the carpet. 
 
 IL Divide the other dimension by the width of the carpet, and the 
 quotient will be the number of strips it will take to cover the floor. 
 
 HI. Multiply the length of each strip by the number of strips, and the 
 product will be the number of yards required. 
 
 Remakk. — In carpeting and papering, it is usually necessary to allow for certain waste in 
 matching the figures of patterns, and often carpets may be laid with less waste one way of the 
 room than the other. Dealers charge for all goods furnished, regardless of the waste. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 Remark. — For assistance refer to rules under Troy Weight. 
 
 424. 1. Reduce 5 A. 110 sq. rd. 7 sq. ft. to square inches. 
 
 2. Reduce 4 sq. mi. 527 A. 105| sq. rd. to square feet. 
 
 3. Reduce .1754 of a square mile to lower denominations. 
 
SQUARE MEASURE. 135 
 
 4. Reduce fj of an acre to lower denominations. 
 
 5. What fraction of a square mile is T \ of a square foot? 
 
 6. What decimal part of an acre is 150 sq. rd. 3 sq. yd. 7 sq. ft. 100 
 sq. in. ? 
 
 7. From .6375 of an acre take \\ of a square rod. 
 
 8. To the sum of \, §, and -fa of an acre, add .0055 of a square mile. 
 
 9. How many squares in a roof, each side of which is 26 X CO feet? 
 
 10. How many yards of carpet, 1 yard wide, will be required to cover a floor 
 10.5 yd. long by 6 yd. wide, if no allowance be made for matching ? 
 
 11. How many feet in 8 boards, each 15 ft. long, 9 in. wide, and 1 in. thick? 
 
 12. How many feet in 15 boards, each 16 ft. long and 1 in. thick, the boards 
 being 13 in. wide at one end and 10 in. at the other? 
 
 IS. How many acres in a square field, each side of which is 64 rods in 
 length? 
 
 14-. 'What will be the cost of a tract of land 508 rd. long and 1350 rd. wide, 
 at $25 per acre? 
 
 15. A field 87-J- rd. wide and 240 rd. long, produced 27} bu. of wheat to the 
 acre. What was the crop worth, at 90^ per bushel? 
 
 16. A farm in the form of a rectangle is 75 rd. wide; if the area is 167.5 A., 
 how long is the farm? 
 
 17. I wish to build a shed which will cover f of an acre of land. If the width 
 of the shed is 42 ft., what must be its length? 
 
 18. 17.75 bu. of timothy seed is sown on land, at the rate of 6 lb. per acre. 
 What is the area thus seeded? 
 
 19. What is the difference between a square rod and a rod square? 
 
 20. What is the difference between two square rods and two rods square? 
 
 21. A square yard will make how many surfaces 5 in. by 9 in. ? 
 
 22. How many acres of flooring in a six-story block 160 ft. by 220 ft. ? 
 
 23. A rectangular field containing 16^ A. is 45 rd. wide. What is its length? 
 
 24. How many fields, each of 10 A. 56 sq. rd. 21 sq. yd. 5 sq. ft. and 28 sq. 
 in., can be formed from a farm containing 124 A. 40 sq. rd. 16 sq. yd. 8 sq. ft. 48 
 sq. in.? 
 
 25. How many acres in a road 17206 ft. long and 66 ft. wide? 
 
 26. What will be the cost, at $3.50 per M, of the shingles for a roof 26 ft. 
 wide and 110 ft. long, if the shingles are 6 in. wide and 4 inches of their length 
 be exposed to the weather? 
 
 27. A hall 7-J ft. wide and 19J ft. long is covered with oil cloth, at 65j£ per 
 sq. yd. How much did it cost? 
 
 28. If a farm of 106 A. 94J sq. rd. is divided equally into 11 fields, what 
 will be the area of each field ? 
 
 29. Reduce 240689740 sq. in. to higher denominations. 
 
 80. How many rods of fence will enclose 1 60 A. of land lying in the form 
 of a square ? 
 
 81. How many additional rods will divide the farm into four fields of equal 
 area ? 
 
136 SQUARE MEASURE. 
 
 32. *IIow many yards of brussels carpeting, f of a yard wide, laid length- 
 wise of the room, will be required to cover a room 22 ft. by 17 ft. 4 in., if the 
 waste in matching be 6 in. on each strip ? 
 
 Remark. — When the width of the room is not exactly divisible by the width of the carpet, 
 drop the fraction in the quotient and add 1 to the whole number. The waste in such cases is 
 either cut off or turned under in laying. 
 
 33. What will it cost, at %1$ per sq. yd., to plaster the sides and ceiling of a 
 room 24 ft. by 31£ ft. and 10-j- ft. high, if one-sixth of the surface of the sides 
 is taken up by doors and windows ? 
 
 3 If. A street 4975 ft. long and 40 ft. wide was paved with Trinidad asphaltum, 
 at $2.65 per square yard. What was the cost ? 
 
 35. A skating rink, 204 ft, by 196| ft., was floored with 2 in. plank, at $23.50 
 per M. What was the cost of the lumber ? 
 
 36. What will be the cost of the carpet border for a room 16| ft. by 21 ft., if 
 the price be 62-J-^ per yard? 
 
 37. How many single rolls of paper, 8 yd. long and 18 in. wide, will it take to 
 cover the ceiling of a room 56 ft. long and 27 ft. 4* in. wide, if there be no waste 
 in matching ? 
 
 Remark. — When no allowance is made for waste in matching, divide the surface to be 
 papered by the number of square feet in one roll of the paper. 
 
 38. How many yards of carpeting, f of a yard wide, will be required to carpet 
 a room 32 ft. long and 25 ft. wide, if the lengths of carpet are laid crosswise of 
 the room, and 8 inches is lost on each length in matching the pattern ? How 
 many yards if the lengths are laid lengthwise and 6 in. is lost in matching ? If 
 the carpet is laid in the most economical way, what will be the cost, at $2.55 pei 
 yard ? 
 
 39. How many sheets of tin, 20 in. by 14 in., will be required to cover a roof 
 60.5 ft. wide and 15G.25 ft. long ? 
 
 Jfi. What is the difference between four square feet and four feet square ? 
 
 J/.1. What will it cost, at $1.15 per yard, to carpet a flight of stairs 11 ft, 4 in. 
 high, the tread of each stair being 10 in. and the riser 8 in.? 
 
 J$. How many shingles, averaging 4 in. wide and laid 5 in. to the weather, 
 will cover the roof of a barn, one side of the roof being 24 ft. wide and the other 
 42 ft. wide, the length of the barn being 60 ft. ? 
 
 ]$. Divide an acre of land into 8 equal sized lots, the length of each of 
 which shall be twice its frontage. What will be the dimensions of each lot ? 
 
 44-* How many granite blocks, 12 in. by 18 in., will be required to pave a mile 
 of roadway 42 ft. in width ? 
 
 Jfi. What will be the cost, at 20^ per sq. yd., for plastering the ceiling and 
 walls of a room 22 ft. wide, 65 ft. long, and 15 ft. high, allowance being made 
 for 8 doors 4 ft. 6 in. wide by 11 ft. 6 in. high, and 10 windows each 42 in. wide 
 by 8 ft. high 3 
 
 Ji-6. I wish to floor and ceil a room 27J yd. long and 15 yd. 2 ft. wide, with 
 matched pine. What will be the cost of the material, at $26.40 per M ? 
 
SQUARE ROOT. 137 
 
 INVOLUTION. 
 
 425. A Power of a number is the product arising from multiplying a 
 number by itself, or repeating it several times as a factor. 
 
 426. A Perfect Power is a number that can be exactly produced by the 
 involution of some number as a root; thus, 64 and 16 are perfect powers, because 
 8x8 =64, and 2 X 2 X 2 x 2 = 16. 
 
 427. The Square of a number is its second power, 
 
 428. The Cube of a number is its third power. 
 
 429. Involution is the process of finding any power of a number; and a 
 number is said to be involved or raised to a power, when any power of it is found. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 430. 1. What is the square of 1 ? 
 
 2. What is the square of 3 ? 
 
 3. What is the square of 4 ? 
 
 4. What is the square of 5 ? 
 
 5. What is the square of 9 ? 
 
 6. What is the square of 10 ? 
 ?. What is the square of 99 ? 
 8. What is the square of 256 ? 
 
 Remark. — From the solution of the above examples the pupil will observe: 
 1st. That the square of any number expressed by one figure cannot contain less than 1 nor 
 more than 2 places. 
 2d. That the addition of 1 place to any number will add 2 places to its square- 
 
 EVOLUTION. 
 
 431. Evolution is the process of extracting the root of a number considered 
 as a power. It is the reverse of Involution, and each may be proved by the 
 other. 
 
 432. A Root of a number is one of the equal factors which, multiplied 
 together, will produce the given number; as, 4 x 4 x 4 = 64; 4 is the root from 
 which the number 64 is produced. 
 
 SQUARE ROOT. 
 
 433. The Square Root of a Number is such a number as, multiplied by 
 itself, will produce the required number. 
 
 434. The operation of finding one of the two equal factors of a square, or 
 product, is called extracting the square root. 
 
 Remark. — The square root of any number, then, is one of its two equal factors, the given 
 number being considered a product. 
 
 435. In practical operations, a surface and one of its dimensions being given, 
 the wanting dimension is found by dividing the surface by the given dimension . 
 
138 
 
 SQUARE ROOT. 
 
 The accompanying diagram is a square 14 feet by 
 14 feet. Its square feet, or area, is by inspection 
 found to be made up of: 
 
 1st. The tens of 14, the number representing the 
 length of one side, or 10 squared = 100 square feet, 
 as shown by the square within the angles a, b, c, d. 
 
 2d. Two times the product of the tens by the units 
 of the same number, or 2 (10 X 4) = 80 square feet, 
 as shown by the surfaces within the angles e, f, g y h, 
 and i, j, k, I. 
 
 3d. The square of the units, 4 feet, or the product 
 of 4 ft. by 4 ft. rs 16 square feet, as shown by the 
 square within the angles w, x, y, z. 
 
 Hence, a square 14 feet on each side will contain 10 x 10 = 100 square feet. 
 
 2 (10 X 4) = 80 square feet. 
 4x4 =16 square feet. 
 
 196 square feet. 
 Or, the square of 14 is made up of or equals the square of 10, plus twice the product of 10 
 by 4, plus the square 4, the number to be squared. 
 
 436. General Principles. — The square of any number composed of two or 
 more figures is equal to the square of the tens, plus twice the product of .the 
 tens multiplied by the units, plus the square of the units. 
 
 a 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 d 
 
 e 
 
 
 
 Fi 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 b 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 c 
 
 f 
 
 
 
 G 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 N 
 
 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 K 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 Y 
 
 437. Units and Squares Compared. 
 
 tJivrrs. Squares. Remark. — Squaring the numbers from 1 to 10 inclusive, shows: 
 
 V = 
 2 a = 
 3 a = 
 4* = 
 
 5* = 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 16 
 
 25 
 
 36 
 
 49 
 
 r = 
 
 8* = 64 
 
 9* ss 81 
 
 10* S3 100 
 
 1st. That the square of any number will contain at least one place, or 
 one order of units. 
 
 2d. That the square of no number represented by a single figure will 
 contain more than two places. If the number of which the square root is 
 sought be separated into periods of two figures each, beginning at the 
 right, the number of periods and partial periods so made will represent 
 the number of unit orders in the root. Therefore, the square of any num- 
 ber will contain twice as many places, or one less than twice as many, as 
 its root. 
 
 3d. Where the product of the left hand figure multiplied by itself is not 
 greater than 9, then the square will contain one less than twice as many 
 places as the root. 
 
 438. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 t u 
 6.25 )2 5 
 
 4= 400 
 
 Example. — Find the square root of 625. 
 
 Explanation. — The number consists of one full and 
 one partial period; hence its root will contain £200 places 
 — tens and units. The given number, 625, must be the 
 product of the root to be extracted multiplied by itself; 
 therefore, the first figure of the root, which will be the 
 highest order of units in that root, must be obtained 
 from the first left hand period, or highest order of units 
 in the given number. Hence, the first or tens figure of 
 the root will be the square root of the greatest perfect square in 6. 6 coming between 4, the 
 square of 3, and 9, the square of 3, its root must be 2 tens with a remainder. Subtracting 
 
 »0 X 2 = 40 
 5 
 
 45 
 
 225 
 225 
 
 rem. 
 
 rem. 
 

 SQUARE ROOT. 139 
 
 from the 6 hundreds or 6, the square of 2 (tens) = 400 or 4, gives 225 as a remainder. Having 
 now taken away the square of the tens, the remainder, 225, must be equal to 2 times the tens 
 multiplied by the square of the units, plus the square of the units. Since the tens are 2 or 20, 
 twice the tens = 40. Observe, therefore, that 225 must equal 40 times the units of the root, 
 together with the square of such units. If, then, 225 be divided by 40, the quotient, 5, will 
 nearly, if not exactly represent the units of the root sought. Using 40, then, as a trial divisor, the 
 second, or unit figure of the root is found to be 5. The term, twice the tens multiplied by the 
 units, is equal to 2 (20 X 5), or 200, and the units, or 5, squared = 25; the sum of these wanting 
 terms, or 225, is the remainder, or what is left after taking from the power the square of the 
 first figure of the root. Therefore, the square root of 625 is 25. 
 
 Rule. — I. Beginning at the right, separate the given number into 
 periods of two places each. 
 
 II. Take the square root of the greatest perfect square contained in the 
 left hand period for the first root figure; subtract its square from the 
 left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period. 
 
 III. Divide the number thus obtained, exclusive of its units, by twice 
 the root figure already found for a second quotient, or root figure; place 
 this figure at the right of the root figure before found, and also at the 
 right of the divisor; multiply the divisor thus formed by the new root 
 figure, subtract the result from the dividend, and to the remainder bHng 
 down the next period, and so proceed till the last period has been brought 
 down, considering the entire root already found as so many tens, in 
 determinijxg subsequent root figures- 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Whenever a divisor is greater. than the dividend, place a cipher in the root 
 and also at the right of the divisor; bring down another period and proceed as before. 
 
 2. When the root of a mixed decimal is required, form the periods from the decimal point 
 right and left, and if necessary supply a decimal cipher to make the decimal periods of two 
 places each. 
 
 3. A root may be carried to any number of decimal places by the use of decimal periods. 
 
 4. Any root of a common fraction may be obtained by extracting the root of the numerator 
 for a numerator of the root, and the root of the denominator for the denominator of the root. 
 
 5. To find a root, decimally expressed, of any common fraction, reduce such common frac- 
 tion to a decimal, and extract the root to any number of places. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOK PRACTICE, 
 
 439. 1. Find the square root of 196. 
 
 2. Find the square root of 225. 
 
 3. Find the square root of 144. 
 
 4. Find the square root of 576. 
 
 5. Find the square root of 1225. 
 
 6. Find the square root of 5625. 
 
 7. Find the square root of 42436. 
 
 8. Find the square root of 125.44. 
 
 9. Find the square root of 50.2681. 
 
 10. Find the square root of 482, carried to three decimal places. 
 
 11. Find the square root of 25.8, carried to two decimal places. 
 
140 SQUARE ROOT. 
 
 12. Find the square root of 106.413, carried to four decimal places. 
 IS. What is the square root of -fo ? 
 
 14. What is the square root of f -f- ? 
 
 15. What is the square root, decimally expressed, of -f|, carried to three 
 decimal places ? 
 
 16. What is the square root, decimally expressed, of £jf-J, carried to two 
 decimal places? 
 
 17. What is the square root of 30368921, carried to one decimal place. 
 
 18. What is the square root of 4698920043, carried to two decimal places. 
 
 440. A Triangle is a plane figure having three 
 sides and three angles. 
 
 441. The Base is the side on which the triangle 
 stands; as, a, c. 
 
 442. The Perpendicular is the side forming a 
 right angle with the base; as, a, b, in fig. S. 
 
 443. The Hypothenuse is the side opposite the 
 
 TRIANGLE. ^j. angle; ^ ^ ^ fo fig> g # 
 
 Fig. T. is a triangle, having angles at a, b, c. 
 Fig. a 
 
 n 
 
 444. A Bight-angled Triangle is a triangle havin b a 
 right angle. 
 
 Fig. S is a right-angled triangle, the angle at b being a right 
 angle. The line a b is the Perpendicular; the line b c is the 
 Base; the line ac is the Hypothenuse. 
 
 Remark. — It is a geometrical conclusion that the square formed on the 
 hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares formed on the base and 
 b u * c the perpendicular 
 
 RIGHT-ANGLED 
 TRIANGLE. 
 
 445. To find the hypothenuse, when the base and perpendicular are given. 
 
 Rule. — To the square of the base add the square of the perpendicular, and 
 extract the square root of their sum. 
 
 To find the base, when the hypothenuse and perpendicular are given. 
 
 Kule. — From the square of the hypothenuse take the square of the perpen- 
 dicular, and extract the square root of the remainder. 
 
 To find the perpendicular, when the hypothenuse and base are given. 
 
 Rule. — Take the square of the base from the square of the hypothenuse, and 
 extract the square root of the remainder. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 446. 1. The base of a figure is 6 ft. and the perpendicular 8 ft. Find 
 the hypothenuse. 
 
 2. The perpendicular is 17.5 ft. and the base is 46.6 ft. Find the hypoth- 
 enuse to three decimal places. 
 
SURVEYOR'S LONG MEASURE. 141 
 
 8. The hypothenuse is 110 ft. and the base is 19.5 ft. 51nd the perpendic- 
 ular to two decimal places. 
 
 4. The hypothenuse is 86 ft. and the base is equal to the perpendicular. Find 
 both of the wanting terms to two decimal places. 
 
 5. The hypothenuse is 127 ft. and the base is equal to - 1 of the perpendicular. 
 Find wanting terms to three decimal places. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Observe, in example 4, that the square root of i the square of the hypothenuse 
 is equal to the base; and in example 5, that the square root of \ of the square of the hypothenuse 
 is equal to the base. 
 
 2. Carry all roots to two decimal places. 
 
 6. What is the length of one side of a square field, the area of which is one 
 acre? 
 
 7. How many feet of fence will enclose a square field containing five acres? 
 8 I wish to lay out ten acres in the form of a square. "What must be its 
 
 frontage in feet and inches? 
 
 9. What is the distance from the top of a perpendicular flag-staff 105 ft. 
 high to a point 4 rods from the base and on a level with it? 
 
 10. What is the width of a street in which a ladder 60 ft. long can be so 
 placed that it will reach the eaves of a building 40 ft. high on one side of the 
 street, and of another building 50 ft. high on the opposite side of the street? 
 
 11. What length of line will reach from the lower corner to the opposite 
 upper corner of a room 64 ft. long, 27 ft. wide, and 2 1 ft. high ? 
 
 12. If a farm be one mile square, how far is it diagonally across from corner 
 to corner? Find the answer in rods, feet, and inches. 
 
 13. How many rods of fence will enclose a square field containing 20 acres? 
 14-. A farm of 180 acres is in the form of a rectangle, the length of which is 
 
 twice its width. How many rods of fence will enclose it? 
 
 15. What will be the base line of a farm of 136 A. 40 sq. rd. if it is in the 
 form of a right-angled triangle, with the base equal to the perpendicular? 
 
 SURVEYOR'S LONG MEASURE. 
 
 447. The Unit of measure used by land surveyors is Gunter's Chain, 4 rods, 
 or 66 feet, in length, and consisting of 100 links. 
 
 Remakk. — Rods are seldom used in Surveyor's Measure, it being customary to give distances 
 in chains and links or hundreths. 
 
 Table. 
 
 7.92 inches ssllmk' .... 1. 
 
 25 links =1 rod rd. 
 
 4 rods, or 66 feet _ _ . = 1 chain _ . ch. 
 
 80 chains, or 320 rods = 1 mile mi. 
 
 Scale, descending, 80, 4, 25, 7.92; ascending, 7.92, 25, 4, 80. 
 
142 
 
 SURVEYOR'S square measure. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 448. t Reduce 3 mi. 27 ch. 19 1. 4 in. to inches. 
 #. Reduce 14841 1. to higher denominations. 
 8. Reduce || of a chain to lower denominations. 
 
 4. Reduce .953 of a mile to links. 
 
 5. A lot having a frontage of 4 rods contains \ of an acre. What is its depth 
 in chains, links, and inches? 
 
 6. A field 37 ch. 42 1. long, and 30 ch. 21 1. wide, will require how many feet 
 of fence to enclose it? 
 
 7. How many rods of fence wire will enclose a farm 21 ch. 50 1. long and 
 18 ch. 60 1. wide, if the fence be made 6 wires high ? 
 
 8. A garden is 307f feet long and 250-^- feet wide. What is the girt, in 
 chains, links, and inches, of a wall surrounding it ? 
 
 9. An errand boy goes from his starting point east 33 ch. 50 1. 3 in., thence 
 north 14 ch. 90 1. 2 in., and returns. How many full steps of 2 feet 4 inches 
 did he take, and what was the remaining distance in inches ? 
 
 SURVEYORS SQUARE MEASURE. 
 449. The Unit of land measure is the acre. 
 
 N. 
 6 miles. 
 
 Table. 
 
 625 square links (sq. L) =s 1 square rod sq. rd. 
 
 16 square rods =1 square chain. . sq. ch. 
 
 10 square chains, or) =lacre ._._ A . 
 
 160 square rods j 
 
 640 acres =1 square mile _ . - sq. mi. 
 
 Remakk. — In surveying United States lands, a selected North and South line is surveyed as 
 a Principal Meridian, and an East and West line, intersecting this, is surveyed as a Base Line. 
 From these, other lines are run at right angles, six miles apart, which divide the territory into 
 Townships six miles square. 
 
 The surf aoe of the earth being convex, these merid- 
 ians converge slightly. The townships and sections 
 are, therefore, not perfectly rectangular; thus is cre- 
 ated the necessity for occasional offsets called Cor- 
 rection Lines. 
 
 Each township (Tp.) is divided into 36 equal 
 squares of 1 square mile each, as shown in the 
 first diagram. These squares are called sections 
 (Sec), and are divided into halves and quarters; each 
 quarter-section, 160 acres, is in turn divided into 
 halves, or lots of 80 acres, and quarter or half lots 
 of 40 acres each, as shown in the second diagram. 
 
 The row of townships running north and south is 
 
 called a Mange; the townships in each range are 
 
 numbered north and south from the base line, and 
 
 Township. the ranges numbered east and west from the principal 
 
 * 
 
 6 
 
 ' 5 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 rr 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 18 
 
 17 
 
 16 
 
 15 
 
 14 
 
 13 
 
 19 
 
 20 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 
 23 
 
 24 
 
 30 
 
 29 
 
 28 
 
 27 
 
 26 
 
 25 
 
 31 
 
 32 
 
 33 
 
 34 
 
 35 
 
 36 
 
CUBIC MEASURE. 
 
 143 
 
 & 
 
 N. 
 1 Mile. 
 
 N. % Section. 
 320 Acres. 
 
 S. W. X Sec. 
 160 A. 
 
 W. 
 
 S. 
 Sec. 
 
 &8 
 
 80 A. 
 
 N. E. H 
 of S. E. 
 
 40 A 
 
 S. E. H 
 of S. E. 
 
 A. 
 
 S. 
 Section. 
 
 meridian. The numbering of the sections in every 
 township is as in the township diagram given, and 
 the corners of all quarter-sections are permanently 
 marked by monuments of stone or wood, and a 
 description of each monument and its location (sur- 
 roundings) made in the field notes of the surveyor. 
 
 The advantages of the United States survey over 
 all others are. 1st, its official character and uni- 
 formity; and 2d, its simplicity. Any one having a 
 sectional map of the United States may place a pencil 
 point upon any described land, thus knowing abso- 
 lutely its exact location. 
 
 For example, Sec. 26, Tp. 24, N. of Range 8, E. of 
 the 5th Principal Meridian, describes a section in 
 the 24th tier of townships north of the base line, 
 and 8th range east of the fifth principal meridian. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 450. -Z. Make a diagram of a township, and locate S. \ of Sec. 21, and 
 mark its acreage. 
 
 2, Make a diagram of a township, and locate S. E. £ of Sec. 16, and mark 
 its acreage. 
 
 S. Make a diagram of a township, and locate N. W. £ of S. W. i of Sec. 12, 
 and mark its acreage. 
 
 4. Make a diagram of a township, and locate Sees. 35, 26, and E. | of 27, 
 and mark their acreage. 
 
 1 Ft. 
 
 <<V 
 
 cubic foot. 
 3 Ft. 
 
 CUBIC MEASURE. 
 
 451. Cubic Measure is used in measuring solids or 
 
 volume. 
 
 452. A Solid is that which has length, breadth, and 
 thickness ; as the walls of buildings, bins of grain, timber 
 wood, stone, etc. 
 
 :s: 
 
 s: 
 
 \ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 453. A Cube is a regular solid bounded 
 by six equal square sides, or faces ; hence its 
 length, breadth, and thickness are equal. 
 
 454. The Measuring Unit of solids 
 
 w is a cube, the edge of which is a linear unit. 
 
 h Thus a cubic foot is a cube, each edge of 
 which is 1 foot ; a cubic yard is a cube, each 
 edge of which is I yard. See the accom- 
 panying diagrams. 
 
 CUBIC YARD. 
 
144 
 
 CUBIC MEASURE. 
 
 455. To Find the Volume of a Solid. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply together its length, breadth, and thickness. 
 
 Table. 
 
 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot __:__cu. ft. 
 = 1 cubic yard _ cu. yd. 
 
 27 cubic feet 
 128 cubic feet. 
 
 1 cord of wood.__cd. 
 
 Special Cubic Measures. 
 
 100 cubic feet = 1 register ton (shipping). 
 40 cubic feet = 1 freight ton (shipping). 
 16-j- cubic feet = 1 perch of masonry. 
 
 456. A Cord of 
 
 wood is a pile 8 feet 
 long, 4 feet wide, and 
 4 feet high. 
 
 457. A Cord Foot 
 
 is one foot in length of 
 such a pile. 
 
 458. To Find the Cubical Contents of Square Timber. 
 
 Kule. •- Multiply together the feet measurements of length, width, and 
 depth. 
 
 459. To Carry Timbers, one person supporting an end and two others with 
 bar. 
 
 Directions. — Let the two with the bar lift at a point £ the length from the end. 
 
 Remark.— 1. Formerly a perch of masonry was 24f cu. ft.; but the perch of 16^ cu. ft., 
 which is 16| ft. long, 1 ft. high, and 1 ft. wide, is now in general use. 
 
 2. A Cubic yard of earth is called a load. 
 
 3. Mechanics estimate their work on walls by the girt, and no allowance is made for windows 
 or doors. In estimating the amount of material required, such allowances are made. 
 
 Formulas for Rectangular Solids. 
 
 Length X Breadth X Bight •== Volume. 
 Volume -T- {Length X Breadth) = Eight. 
 Volume ~ {Length X Ilight ) = Breadth. 
 Volume -4- {Breadth X Eight ) = Length. 
 Remark. — The three given dimensions must be expressed in units of the same denomination 
 
 460. To Find the Number of Ericks for a Wall 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the cubic feet by 23%, and add *ta. 
 
 Remark. — For guide in purchasing material the above will be found correct for bricks 
 8 in. X 4 in. X 2 in., after allowing for mortar. 
 
EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 145 
 
 461. To Find the Number of Perches in a "Wall. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the contents of the wall, in feet, by 16H. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 462. -?. Reduce 468093 cu. in. to higher denominations. 
 
 2. Reduce 132 cu. yd. 11 cu. ft. 981 cu. in. to cubic inches. 
 
 3. What is the volume of a solid 8 ft. 3 in. long, 5 ft. 10 in. high, and 4 ft, 
 8 in. wide ? 
 
 Jf.. How many cubic feet of air in a room 26 ft. 8 in. long, 22 ft. 6 in. wide, 
 and 12 ft. high ? 
 
 5. How many cubic yards of earth must be removed in digging a cellar 60 ft. 
 long, 304 ft. wide, and 7| ft. deep ? . 
 
 6. How many perches of masonry, of 16£ feet each, in a wall 85 ft. long, 32 
 ft. high, and 1| ft. thick ? 
 
 7. Reduce f of a cubic inch to the fraction of a cubic yard. 
 
 8. What decimal part of a cubic yard is 7 cu. ft. 108 cu. in. ? 
 
 9. What fraction of a cubic foot is 220 cu. in. ? 
 
 10. Reduce .525 of a cubic yard to lower denominations. 
 
 11. What will be the cost, at 21^ per cubic yard, of excavating for a reser- 
 voir 180 ft. long, 105 ft. 3 in. wide, and 15 ft. 9 in. deep ? 
 
 12. What will be the cost of building the walls of a block 140 ft. long, 66 ft. 
 wide, and 57 ft. high, at $1.40 per perch of 16-J cu. ft., if the wall is 16 in. 
 thick, and no allowance be made for openings ? 
 
 IS. How many common bricks will be required for the above wall, allowance 
 being made for 28 windows each 3$ ft. wide and 8 ft. high, 48 windows each 
 3 ft. 9 in. wide and 8 ft. high, and 4 doors each 8 ft. wide and 11 ft. high ? 
 
 H> A room 28 ft. long, 18 ft. 'wide, and 12 ft. high, will store how many 
 cords of wood ? 
 
 15. How many cords of wood in a pile 108 ft. long, 7 ft. 9 in. high, and 
 6 ft. wide ? 
 
 16. ' From a pile of wood 71 ft. 6 in. long, 9 ft. 4 in. wide, and 6 ft. 8 in. 
 high, 21f cords were sold. What was the length of the pile remaining ? 
 
 17. At $4. 75 per cord, what will it cost to fill with wood a shed 34 ft. long, 
 18 ft. wide, and 10 ft. high ? 
 
 18. What is the weight of a block of granite 11 ft. 3 in. long, 3 ft. 6 in. 
 thick, and 8 ft. 4 in. wide, if it weighs 166 lb. per cubic foot ? 
 
 19. What is the weight of a white oak timber 15 in. square and 40 ft. long, 
 if the weight per cubic foot be 72.5 lb.? 
 
 20. How many cubes 1 in. on each edge can be cut from a cubic yard of 
 wood, if no allowance be made for waste by sawing ? 
 
 21. Find the contents of a cube, each edge of which is 2 yd. 7-J in. 
 
 22. How many perches of masonry in a wall 7-J ft. high and 2 ft. thick, 
 enclosing a yard 12J rods long and 9| rods wide ? How many bricks will be 
 required, and if bricks cost $6.50 per M and laying them cost $1.60 per M, 
 what will be the cost of the wall ? 
 
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146 producers' and dealers' approximate rules. 
 
 23. What is the volume of a rectangular solid 11 ft. long, 4-J- ft. wide, and 
 4 ft. high ? 
 
 24. A cask holding 25 6^ gal. of water will hold how many bushels of wheat? 
 
 PRODUCERS' AND DEALERS' APPROXIMATE RULES. 
 
 463, To find the contents of a bin or elevator in bushels, stricken measure. 
 Rule. — Multiply the cubic feet by .8, and add 1 bushel for each 300, or in that 
 'proportion. 
 
 To find the contents of a bin or crib in bushels, by ^heaped measure. 
 Rule. — Multiply the cubic feet by .63. 
 
 Remark. — If the crib flare, take the mean width. 
 
 To find the number of shelled bushels in a space occupied by unshelled corn. 
 Rule.; — Divide the cubic inches by 384-0, or multiply the cubic feet by .Jfi. 
 
 To find the dimensions of a bin to hold a certain number of bushels. 
 Rule. — To the number of bushels add one-fourth of itself, and the sum will be 
 the cubic feet required, to within one three-hundredth part. 
 
 To find the exact number of stricken bushels in a bin. Rule. — Divide the 
 cubic inches by 2150.42. 
 
 To find the exact number of heaped bushels in a bin. Rule. — Divide the 
 cubic inches by 2747. 71. 
 
 To find the capacity of circular tanks, cisterns, etc. Rule. — The square of 
 the diameter, multiplied by the depth in feet, will give the number of cylindrical 
 feet. Multiply by 5% for gallons, or multiply by .1865 for barrels. 
 
 Remark. — In tanks or casks having bilge, find the mean diameter by taking one-half of the 
 sum of the diameters at the head and bilge. 
 
 To find the number of perches of masonry in a wall, of 24f cubic feet in a 
 perch. Rule. — Multiply the cubic feet by .0404. 
 
 To find the number of perches of masonry in a wall, of 16£ cubic feet in a 
 perch. Rule. — Multiply the cubic feet by .0606. 
 
 Remark. — The above is correct within y^ part. In large contracts add ^ of 1%. 
 
 Example. — How many perches, of 24f cu. ft. each, in a wall 150 ft. long, 50 
 ft. high, and 2 ft. thick? 
 
 Explanation.— Short Method.— -150 X 50 X 2 = 15000; 15000 x .0404 = 606; add y^, or 
 .606 = 606.606. 
 
 Extended Method.— 150 X 50 X 2 = 15000; 15000 -*- 24.75 = 606.6, same as before. 
 Same example, perch of 16£ cu. ft. 
 
 Explanation.— Short Method.— 150 X 50 X 2 = 15000; 15000 X .0606 = 909; add jfa, = .9; 
 909 + .9 = 909.9. 
 
 To find the number of cubic feet in a log. Rule. — Divide the average 
 diameter in inches by 3, square the quotient, multiply by the length of the log 
 in feet, and divide by 36. 
 
CUBE ROOT. 147 
 
 To find the number of feet, board measure, in a log. Rule. — Multiply the 
 cubic feet, as above obtained, by 9. 
 
 HAY MEASUREMENTS. 
 
 464. Few products are so difficult of accurate measurement as hay, owing to 
 the pressure, or the want of it, in packing, time of settling, volume in bulk, and 
 freedom from obstruction in packing. Plainly, the larger (higher) the stack, or 
 mow, and the greater the foreign weight in compress, the more compact it will be. 
 
 465. The accepted measurements are of three kinds: 
 
 1st. To find the weight of hay in a load or shed loft, unpressed. Rule. — Allow 
 S4.0 cubic feet for a ton. 
 
 2d. To find the weight in common hay barn, or small (low) stack. Rule.— Allow 
 Jf05 cubic feet for a ton. 
 
 3d. To find the weight in mow bases in barns, compressed with gram, and 
 in butts of large stacks of timothy hay. Rule. — Allow 82^ cubic feet for a ton, 
 
 CUBE ROOT. 
 
 466. The Cube or Third Power of a number, is the product of three equal 
 factors. 
 
 467. The Cube Root of a number is one of the three equal factors the 
 'product of which represents the cube. Thus, a cubic foot = 12 X 1$ X 12, or 
 1728 cubic inches, the product of its length, breadth, and thickness; and since 
 12 is one of the three equal factors of 1728, it must be its cube root. 
 
 468. The operation of finding one of the equal factors of a cube is called 
 extracting the cube root. 
 
 469. As shown in the explanation of extracting the -square root, the first 
 point to be settled in extracting any root is the relative number of unit orders 
 or places in the number and its root. 
 
 470. Units and Cubes Compared. 
 
 Remark. — From this comparison may be inferred the following: 
 
 1st. The cube of any number expressed by a single figure cannot have 
 less than one nor more than three places or unit orders. 
 
 2d. Each place added to a number will add three places to its cube. 
 
 3d. If a number be separated into periods of three figures each, begin- 
 ning at the right hand, the number of places in the root will equal the 
 number of periods and partial periods if there are any. 
 
 471. To help in understanding the cube root, first form a cube and thus 
 ascertain its component parts or elements. Take 57 as the number to be cubed. 
 
 NITS 
 
 
 Cubes 
 
 l 3 
 
 = 
 
 1 
 
 2 s 
 
 ;= 
 
 8 
 
 3 s 
 
 = 
 
 27 
 
 4 3 
 
 = 
 
 64 
 
 5 3 
 
 = 
 
 125 
 
 6 3 
 
 = 
 
 216 
 
 7 3 
 
 = 
 
 343 
 
 . 8 3 
 
 = 
 
 512 
 
 9 3 
 
 — 
 
 729 
 
 10 s 
 
 — 
 
 1000 
 
18 
 
 
 CUBE BOOT. 
 
 
 Opekation 
 
 50 + 7 
 50 + 7 
 
 
 (50 X 
 
 7) + 7 2 
 
 
 50 2 -+- (50 X 
 
 7) 
 
 
 50 a + 2 (50 X 
 
 7) + 7 2 
 50 + 7 
 
 (50 2 X 
 
 7) + 2 (50 X 
 
 7 2 ) + 7 3 
 
 50 3 + 2 (50* 
 
 X7) + (50x 
 
 r) 
 
 Explanation. —Cubing 57, we 
 have 57 X 57 X 57 = 185193; or, 
 separating 57 into its tens and units 
 gives o tens or 50 + 7 units; or, 
 50 + 7. Cube the given number, 
 by using it in this form three times 
 as a factor, and the result is 185193. 
 
 50 s 
 
 3 (50 2 X 7) + 3 (50 X 7 2 ) + V = 185193 
 
 472. From this result observe that 57 s = the cube of the tens, plus three 
 times the square of the tens multiplied by the units, plus three times the tens, 
 multiplied by the square of the units, plus the cube of the units; or that the 
 cube of any number made up of tens and units = t 3 + 3t 2 u + 3 t u 2 + u 3 , 
 which for the purpose of reference we will call Formula (a). And if all orders 
 above simple units are considered tens, Formula (a) will apply to the cube of any 
 number. 
 
 473. To assist in understanding the operation of extracting the cube root, 
 observe the forms and dimensions of the illustrative blocks, and the relation of 
 each to the other in the formation of the complete cube. 
 
 Operation 
 
 t 3 + 3t 2 u + 3tu 2 
 
 u s .= 185.193 [5 7 
 t 3 = 125 _._or 125000 
 
 3 1 2 u + 3 1 u 2 + u 3 = 60193 = rem. 
 
 t = 50 
 t 2 = 2500 
 3 t 2 = 7500 
 3 t = 150 
 3 1 2 + 3 t = 7650 jrial divisor. 
 
 3 t 2 u = 52500 
 3tu 2 = 7350 
 u 3 = 343 
 3t 2 u + 3tu 2 +u 3 = 60193. 
 
 Explanation.— Since the block (A) 
 is a cube, the number representing the 
 length of its side will be its cube-root. 
 
 The given number consists of two 
 periods of three figures each, therefore 
 its cube root will contain two places, 
 tens and units. 
 
 Since the given number is a product 
 of its root taken three times as a factor, 
 the first figure, or highest order of the 
 root, must be obtained from the first 
 left hand period, or highest order of the 
 power; therefore, find first the greatest 
 cube in 185; since 185 comes between 
 125 (the cube of 5) and 216 (the cube of 
 6) the tens of the root must be 5 plus a 
 certain remainder; therefore, write 5 in 
 the root as its tens figure. 
 
 Subtracting the cube of the root 
 figure thus found (5 tens, or 50 ) 3 = 
 125000, by taking 125 from the left 
 hand period, 185, and so obviate the 
 necessity of writing the ciphers ; to 
 this remainder bring down the next, or 
 right hand period, 193, thus obtaining 
 as the entire remainder 60193. 
 
 Referring to Formula (a), observe 
 that, having subtracted from the given 
 number the cube of its tens (t 3 ), the 
 remainder, 60193, must be equal to 3 t 2 
 u + 3tu 2 -fu 3 
 
CUBE ROOT. 
 
 149 
 
 If a cube (B), 50 inches in length on each side, i3 formed, its contents will equal 125000 
 
 cubic inches, and it will be shown that the 
 remaining 00193 cubic inches are to be so 
 added to cube (C) that it will retain its 
 cubical form. In order to do this, equal ad- 
 ditions must be made to three adjacent sides, 
 and these three sides, being each 50 inches in 
 length and 50 inches in width, the addition to 
 each of them in surface, or area, is 50 /s 50, 
 or 50 2 , and on the three sides, 3 (50 2 ), or 3 t 2 , 
 as in the squares (C). It will also be observed 
 that three oblong blocks (D) will be required 
 to fill out the vacancies in the edges, and also 
 the small cube (E), to fill out the corner. 
 Since each of the oblong blocks has a length of 
 5 tens, or 50, inches, the three will have a length of 
 3 X 50 inches, or 3 t. Observe, now, the surface to 
 be added to cube (B), in order to include in its con- 
 tents the 60193 remaining cubic inches, has been 
 nearly, but not exactly obtained ; and since cubic 
 contents divided by surface measurements must give 
 units of length, the thickness of the three squares 
 (C), and of the three oblong pieces (D), will be de- 
 termined by dividing G0193 by the surface of the 
 three squares, plus the surface of the three oblong 
 blocks, or by 3 t 2 -f- 3 t ; this division may give a 
 quotient too large owing to the omission in the divi- 
 sor of the small square in the corner; hence such 
 surface measure taken as a divisor, may with pro- 
 priety, be called a trial divisor. So using it, 7 is 
 obtained as the second, or unit figure of the root. 
 
 Assuming this 7 to be the thickness of the three 
 square blocks (C), and both the hight and thickness 
 of the three oblong blocks (D), gives for the solid 
 contents of the three square blocks (C), 52500, and 
 for the solid contents of the three oblong blocks (D), 
 7350, or 3 t 2 u + 3 t u 2 = 59850 ; and by reference 
 to the Formula (a), observe that the only term or ele- 
 ment required to complete the cube of (t -J- u) is the 
 cube of the units (u 3 ). 
 
 Now, by reference to the illustrative blocks, observe 
 that by placing the small cube (E) in its place in the 
 corner, the cube is complete. And since (E) has been 
 found to contain 7 X 7 X 7, or 343 cubic inches, add 
 this to the sum of 3 t 2 u 3 tu 2 u 3 , and obtain 3 t 8 u 
 -f 3 t u 2 -f- u 3 = 60193; and if to this t 3 , or 1250C0 
 is added, the result is t 3 -f- 3 t 2 u -+- 3 t u 2 + u 3 = 
 185193, Formula (a) ; then subtracting 60193 from 
 the remainder, 60193, nothing remains. 
 
 This proves that the cube root of 185193 is 57. By 
 t he operation is also proved the correctness of Form- 
 ula (a) : The cube of any number equals the cube of 
 its tens, plus three times the square of its tens mul 
 tiplied by its units, plus three times its tens multiplied by the square of its units, plus the cube 
 of its units. 
 
150 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 Rule. — I. Beginning at the right, separate the given number into 
 periods of three figures each. 
 
 II. Take for the first root figure the cube root of the greatest perfect 
 cube in the left hand period; subtract its cube from this left hand 
 period, and to the remainder bring down the next period. 
 
 III. Divide this remainder, using as a trial divisor three times the 
 square of the root figure already found, so obtaining the second or units 
 figure of the root; next, subtract from the remainder three times the 
 square of the tens multiplied by the units, plus three times the tens 
 multiplied by the square of the units, plus the cube of the units. 
 
 Remakks.— 1. In examples of more periods than two, proceed as above, and after two root 
 figures are found, treat both as tens for finding the third root figure. For finding subsequent 
 root figures, treat all those found as so many tens. 
 
 2. In case the remainder, at any time after bringing down the next period, be less than the 
 trial divisor, place a cipher in the root and proceed as before. 
 
 3. Should the cube root of a mixed decimal be required, form periods from the decimal point 
 right and left. If the decimal be pure, point off from the decimal point to the right, and if 
 need be annex decimal ciphers to make periods full. 
 
 4. To obtain approximate roots of imperfect cubes, to any desired degree of exactness, 
 annex and use decimal periods. 
 
 5. The cube root of a common fraction is the cube root of its numerator divided by the cube 
 root of its denominator. 
 
 6. The cube root of any common fraction may be found to any desired degree of exactness, 
 either by extracting the root of its terms separately (adding decimal periods if need be) or by 
 first reducing the common fraction to a decimal and then extracting the root. 
 
 7. The 4th root can be obtained by extracting the square root of the square root. 
 
 8. The 6th root is obtained by taking the cube root of the square root, or the square root of 
 the cube root. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 474. 1. What is the cube root of 1728 ? 
 
 2. What is the cube root of 15625 ? 
 
 3. What is the cube root of 110592 ? 
 Jf. What is the cube root of 65939264 ? 
 
 5. Find the cube root of 2146, to three decimal places. 
 
 6. Find the cube root of 119204, to two decimal places. 
 
 7. Find the cube root of 46982, to one decimal place. 
 
 8. Find the cube root of -££$. 
 
 9. Find the cube root of t VbtV 
 
 10. Find the cube root of ^HUfihr. 
 
 11. Find the cube root of \\\, U> one decimal place. 
 
 12. Find the cube root of ■}■$$■$, to two decimal places. 
 
 13. Find the cube root of 25.416237, to two decimal places. 
 IJf. Find the cube root of 3496.25, to three decimal places. 
 
 15. Fimi the cube root of .4106, to three decimal places. 
 
 16. Find the decimal equivalent of the cube root of \\, to two decimal places, 
 by reducing the fraction to a decimal of six places and extracting the root of the 
 decimal. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS. 151 
 
 17. What must be the highfc of a cubical bin that will hold 1000 bu. of wheat? 
 
 18. The width and hight of a crib of unshelled corn are equal, and each is 
 one-third of its length. If the contents of the crib are 7465 bushels, what is 
 its length ? 
 
 19. If the hight of an oat bin is twice its width, and its length is three and one- 
 half times its hight, what must be its dimensions, if the bin holds 1750 bushels? 
 
 20. A cubical cistern contains 630 barrels. How deep is if ? 
 
 21. A square cistern, the capacity of which is 420 barrels, has a depth equal 
 to only one-half its width. Find its dimensions. 
 
 DUODECIMALS. 
 
 475. Duodecimals are denominate fractions of either linear, square, or 
 cubic measure. They are found by successive divisions of the unit by 12, and 
 are added, subtracted, multiplied, and divided in the same manner as compound 
 numbers, though they may be treated as fractions, 12 being the uniform denom- 
 inator. The scale is uniformly 12. 
 
 476. The Unit of measure in Duodecimals is the foot. Its first division by 
 12 gives primes ( ' ); primes divided by 12 give seconds ( " ), seconds divided by 
 12 give thirds ( '" ), and so on. 
 
 Remark. — Duodecimals are but little used. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS. 
 477. A Triangle is a plane figure bounded by three straight lines. 
 
 478 To find the area of a triangle, the base and hight being given. 
 Rule. — Multiply the base by one-half the hight. 
 
 To find the area of a triangle, when the three sides are given. Rule. — Find 
 one-half of the sum of the three sides; from this subtract each side separately; 
 multijily together the four results thus obtained, and extract the square root of the 
 product. 
 
 To find the area of any plane figure, the opposite sides of which ar3 equal and 
 parallel. Rule. — Multiply the base by the perpendicular hight. 
 
 To find the area of a plane figure, whose opposite sides are parallel but of 
 Unequal length. Rule. — Obtain the average length, and multiply by the per- 
 pendicular hight. 
 
 479. A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, 
 every part of which is equally distant from a point within 
 called the center. 
 
 
 480. The Circumference of a circle is the curved line 
 c^cle. bounding it. 
 
152 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENTS. 
 
 481. The Diameter of a circle is a straight line passing through the center 
 and terminating in the circumference. 
 
 482. The Radius of a circle is a straight line passing from the center to 
 any point of the circumference. 
 
 483. To find the circumference of a circle, the diameter being given. 
 Rule. — Multiply , the diameter by 3.1^16. 
 
 To find the diameter of a circle, the circumference being given. Rule. — Divide 
 the circumference by 3.14.16. 
 
 To find the area of a circle, the circumference and diameter being given. 
 Rule. — Multiply the circumference by the diameter, and divide tJie product by 4. 
 
 To find the side of a square equal in area to a given circle. Rule. — Multiply 
 flie circumference by .2821. 
 
 To find the area of a square that can be inscribed within a given circle. 
 Rule. — Multiply the square of the radius by 2, and extract the square root of the 
 result. 
 
 484. A Cylinder is a circular body of 
 uniform diameter, the ends of which are 
 parallel circles. 
 
 Remark. — The convex surface of a cylinder is 
 equal to the surface of a rectangular body, the length 
 and hight of which are equal to the circumference 
 and hight of the cylinder. See the figure, A, B, C, 
 D, back of the cylinder in the acompanying diagram. 
 
 CYLINDER AND RECTANGLE. 
 
 485. To find the surface or area of a cylinder. Rule. — Multiply the cir- 
 cumference by the hight. 
 
 To find the contents of a cylinder. Rule. — Multiply the area of the base by 
 the hight. 
 
 A 
 
 486. A Pyramid is a solid, the 
 base of which has three or more equal 
 sides, terminating in a point called a 
 vertex. 
 
 487. A Cone is a solid which has 
 a circular base, its convex surface ter- 
 minating in a point called a vertex. 
 
 PYRAMID. CONE. 
 
 488. To find the surface of a regular pyramid or cone. Rule.— Multiply 
 the perimeter or circumference of the base, by one-half the slant hight. 
 
 To find the contents of a pyramid or cone. Utile.— Multiply the area of the, 
 base by one-third the perpendicular hight. 
 
EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 153 
 
 489. A Sphere is a solid bounded by a curved 
 surface, all points of which are equally distant from a 
 
 A point within called the center. 
 
 490. The Diameter of a sphere is a line drawn 
 through its center, terminating each way at the surface. 
 
 491. To find the surface of a sphere. Rule.— Multiply the square of its 
 diameter by 3. 11/.16. 
 
 To find the volume of a sphere. Rule.— Multiply the cube of the diameter 
 by .5236. 
 
 To find how large a cube may be cut from any given sphere, or may bo 
 inscribed within it. Rule. — Divide the square of the diameter of the sphere by 
 3, and extract the square root of the quotient; the root thus found will be the-, 
 length of one side of the cube. 
 
 To gauge or measure the capacity of a cask. Rule. — Multiply the square of 
 the mean diameter in inches by the length in inches, and this product by .0034- 
 the result ivill be the capacity in gallons. 
 
 Remark.— In case the cask is only partly full, stand it on end, find the mean diameter of 
 the part filled, multiply its square by the hight, and that product by .0034. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 Remark. — In giving one example under each of the several preceding rules in measure- 
 ments, the object is as much for reference as for practice in solving. 
 
 492 1. How many square feet in the gable end of a house 24 ft. wide and 
 6 ft 6 in. high ? 
 
 2. Find the numoer of square yards in a triangular sail, the sides of which 
 arc 36 ft., 45 ft., and 48 ft. respectively. 
 
 3. How many acres in a rectangular field 108 rods long and 48 rods wide ? 
 
 4. A farm stretches across an entire section, being 200 rods wide on the west 
 line and 160 rods wide on on the east line. How many acres in the farm ? 
 
 5 How many feet of fence will inclose a circular pond 82.5 ft. in diameter ? 
 
 6. What is the diameter of a circle, the circumference of which is 90 rods ? 
 
 7. The diameter of a circular park is 50 rods. How many acres does the 
 park cover ? 
 
 8. What is the side of a square having an area equal to that of a circle 100 ft. 
 in diameter ? 
 
 9. What is the largest square timber that can be hewn from a log 42 inches 
 in diameter ? 
 
 10. What will be the cost of a sheet-iron smoke-stack 40 ft. high and 2 ft. in 
 diameter, at 15^ per square foot ? 
 
 11. Find the capacity in gallons of a tank 14 ft. deep and 18 ft. m diameter? 
 
 12. A pyramid has a triangular base 3 ft. on each side, and a slant hight of 
 of 10 ft. Find the number of square feet in its surface. 
 
154 TABLES AND CUSTOMS IN THE PAPER AND BOOK TRADE. 
 
 13. A tent is in the form of a cone; if its slant hight is 16 ft. and its base 
 
 circumference 30 ft., how many square yards of duck were used in making it ? 
 
 lJf. How many square inches of leather will cover a foot ball 8 in. in diameter? 
 
 15. How many cubic feet in the contents of a globe 4 ft. in diameter ? 
 
 16. The diameter of the earth is 7901 miles, and that of the planet Jupiter 
 85390 miles. How many spheres like the earth are equal to Jupiter ? 
 
 17. What will be the length of the largest cube that can be cut from a 
 sphere 7901 miles in diameter ? 
 
 18. A cask 28 in. at each end, and 34 in. at the bilge, is 3 ft. long. How 
 many gallons of water will it hold ? 
 
 19. If a cask 24 inches at the chime, 30 inches at the bung and 3 feet long, 
 is £ full, how many more gallons may be put into it ? 
 
 TABLES AND CUSTOMS IN THE PAPER AND BOOK TRADE. 
 
 493. Paper in the stationery trade is sold by the following 
 
 Table. 
 
 24- sheets I =1 quire. 
 
 20 quires = 1 ream. 
 
 2 reams = 1 bundle. 
 
 5 bundles = 1 bale. 
 
 A bale contains 200 quires, or 4800 sheets. 
 
 Remakks. — 1. In copying, a folio is usually 100 words. 
 
 2. In type-setting, an em is the square of the body of a type, used as a unit by which to 
 measure the amount of printed matter on a page. 
 
 494. Books are sometimes classified by their size, or the number of pages in 
 a sheet. 
 
 Name. Sheet folded into. Pages. 
 
 Folio, ._ _._ 2 leaves, 4 
 
 Quarto, 4to. 4 leaves, 8 
 
 Octavo, 8vo 8 leaves, 16 
 
 Duodecimo, 12mo 12 leaves, 24 
 
 16mo 16 leaves, 32 
 
 18mo 18 leaves, 36 
 
 24mo 24 leaves, 48 
 
 32mo 32 leaves, 64 
 
 Table for Counting. 
 
 12 units = 1 dozen. 
 20 units = 1 score. 
 
 12 dozen =-. 1 gross. 
 
 12 gross = 1 great gross. 
 
 104J feet square = J of an acre. 
 147 T V feet square = -J of an acre. 
 208 T V feet square = 1 acre. 
 
 Table for Land and. Lot Measures. 
 
 10 rods X 16 rods = 1 acre. 
 8 rods X 20 rods =; 1 acre. 
 40 yards X 121 yards = 1 acre. 
 
THE METRIC SYSTEM. 
 
 155 
 
 THE METRIC SYSTEM. 
 
 495. The Metric System is a decimal system of denominate numbers. 
 It is in use in nearly all the European States, in South America, Mexico, and 
 Egypt. It is also used somewhat in Asia, and is authorized by law in the United 
 States; but its use here is so limited as to justify only a reference to it, and the 
 presentation of its unit equivalents in our weights and measures, as a reference 
 for interested parties. 
 
 496. The Unit' of Length and basis of the system is the Meter = 39.37+ 
 inches, being one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole. 
 The unit of area is the Ar (A.); the unit of solidity is the Ster (S.); the unit of 
 weight is the Gram (G-.); the unit of capacity is the Liter (L.). Higher denom- 
 inations are called Dek'a (10), Hek'to (100), Kii'o (1000), and Myr'ia (10000). 
 Lower orders are called Dec'i (tenths), Cen'ti (hundredths), Mil'li (thousandths). 
 
 Metric Linear Table. 
 
 10 mil'li-me'ters {mm) == 1 cen'ti-me'ter cm = yj-g- M. 
 
 10 cen'ti-me'ters 
 10 dec'i-me'ters 
 10 me'ters 
 10 dek'a-ine'ters 
 10 hek'to-me'ters 
 10 kil'o-me'ters 
 
 = 1 dec'i-meter dm = ^ M. 
 
 = 1 Meter M. 
 
 == 1 dek'a-me'ter Dm = 10 M. 
 
 = 1 hek'to-me'ter Hm = 100 M. 
 
 = 1 kil'o-me'ter Km = 1000 M. 
 
 = 1 myr'ia-me'ter Mm = 10000 M. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. All tables are formed in a similar manner. 
 
 2. In naming units, abbreviations are commonly used. 
 
 3. The system being on a decimal scale, the full mastery of the names of the higher and 
 lower denominations, with unit equivalents, will be sufficient for practical use. 
 
 497. An Act of Congress requires all reductions from the Metric to the 
 common system, or the reverse, to be made according to the following 
 
 Tables of Equivalents. 
 
 Linear Measure. 
 
 1 inch = 2.54 centimeters. 
 1 foot = .3048 of a meter. 
 1 yard = .9144 of a meter. 
 1 rod = 5.029 meters. 
 1 mile = 1.6093 kilometers. 
 
 1 centimeter = .3937 of an inch. 
 1 decimeter = .328 of a foot. 
 1 meter = 1.0936 yards. 
 1 dekameter = 1.9884 rods. 
 1 kilometer = .62137 of a mile. 
 
 Square Measure 
 
 1 sq. inch = 6.452 sq. centimeters. 
 1 sq. foot = .0929 of a sq. meter. 
 1 sq. yard = .8361 of a sq. meter. 
 1 sq. rod = 25.293 of a sq. meter. 
 1 acre = 40.47 ars. 
 1 sq. mile = 259 hektars. 
 
 1 sq. centimeter = .155 of a sq. inch. 
 
 1 sq. decimeter = . 1076 of a sq. foot. 
 
 1 sq. meter =1.196 sq. yards. 
 
 1 ar = 3.954 sq. rods. 
 
 1 hektar = 2.471 acres. 
 
 1 sq. kilometer = .3861 of a sq. mile. 
 
156 
 
 MOXEY OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE. 
 
 Cubic Measure 
 1 cu. inch = 10.387 cu. centimeter. 
 1 cu. foot = 28.317 cu. decimeter. 
 1 cu. yard = . 7645 of a cu. meter. 
 1 cord = 3.624 ster. 
 
 1 cu. centimeter = .061 of a ou. inch. 
 1 cu. decimeter = .0353 of acu. foot. 
 1 cu. meter = 1.308 cu. yard. 
 1 ster = .2759 of a cord. 
 
 Measures of Capacity. 
 
 1 liquid quart = . 9463 of a liter. 
 
 1 dry quart == 1.101 liter. 
 
 1 liquid gallon = .3785 of a dekaliter. 
 
 1 peck = .881 of a dekaliter. 
 
 1 bushel = .2524 of a hektoliter. 
 
 1 liter = 1.0567 liquid quarts. 
 1 liter = . 908 of a dry quart. 
 1 dekaliter = 2.6417 liquid gallons. 
 1 dekaliter = 1.135 pecks. 
 1 hektoliter = 2.8375 bushels. 
 
 Measures of Weight. 
 
 1 grain, Troy — .0648 of a gram. 
 
 1 ounce, Avoir. = 28.35 gram. 
 
 1 ounce, Troy = 31.104 grams. 
 
 1 pound, Avoir. = .4536 of a kilogram. 
 
 1 pound, Troy = .3732 of a kilogram. 
 
 1 ton (short) = . 9072 of a tonneau. 
 
 1 gram = .03527 of an ounce, Avoir. 
 1 gram s= .03215 of an ounce, Troy # 
 1 gram = 15.432 grains, Troy. 
 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds, Avoir. 
 1 kilogram = 2.679 pounds, Troy. 
 1 tonneau = 1.1023 tons (short' 
 
 Remark. — Metric quantities of any unit are read like ordinary decimals. 
 
 FRENCH MONEY. 
 
 498. The Legal Currency of France is decimal, its unit being the silver 
 Franc. 
 
 499. The French coins are as follows: 
 
 100 francs, 
 
 40 francs, 
 
 20 francs, 
 
 10 francs, 
 
 5 francs. 
 
 Gold 
 
 f 5 francs, 
 Silver \ 2 francs, 
 
 f 1 franc. 
 
 {10 centimes, 
 
 1 centime. 
 
 10 millimes (m.) 
 10 centimes 
 10 decimes 
 
 Table. 
 
 1 centime (ct.) == $.00193. 
 
 1 decime (dc.) = .0193. 
 
 1 Franc (fr.) = .193. 
 
 MONEY OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE. 
 
 500. The Unit is the Mark = $ .2385 United States money, 
 into 100 pfennigs (pennies). 
 
 The silver Thaler = $. 726 United States money. 
 
 501. The German coins are: 
 
 ( 20 marks, ( 20 marks, 
 
 Gold < 10 marks, Silver i 1 mark, Nickel 
 
 It is divided 
 
 5 marks. 
 
 ( 20 pfennigs. 
 
 j 10 pfennigs, 
 ( 5 pfennigs. 
 
EXAMPLES IN DENOMINATE NUMBERS 157 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 
 
 502. 1. What is the value, in English money, of $1750 in United States 
 gold coin ? 
 
 2. It required 12 yr. 6 mo. 1 da. to build the Brooklyn bridge. If it was 
 completed July 4, 1882, when was its construction begun ? 
 
 3. What is the board measure of 7 planks, each 16 ft. long, 15 in. wide, and 
 3 in. thick ? 
 
 4. How many acres of land can be bought for $25000, if a square foot costs 25^- ? 
 
 5. A cellar is 24 ft. square inside of the wall, which is 9 ft. high, and 2 ft- 
 thick. How many perches of 16-J- cu. ft. each does the wall contain? 
 
 Remark. — Sometimes 24f cubic feet are reckoned as a perch, but this is rarely done by 
 contractors or architects; girt measurements are taken. 
 
 6. How many shingles, 4 inches wide, laid 6 inches to the weather, would be 
 required to cover the roof of a barn 60 ft. long and 24 ft. wide on each side? 
 
 7. The highest chimney in the world is at Port Dundas, Scotland, it being 
 450 ft. high. How many rods in hight is it ? 
 
 8. The Italian Government pays out yearly $2140000 to 32590 monks and 
 nuns. What is the average sum received by each ? 
 
 9. What will be the cost of the plank, at $18 per M, that will cover a floor 
 24 ft. by 13 ft., if the plank is 2£ inches in thickness ? 
 
 10. A farm having 225 rods fronting the road, is 95 rods wide at one end and 
 72. 5 rods at the other. How many acres does the farm contain ? 
 
 11. If the capacity of a cask is 64^ wine gallons, how many quarts of berries 
 will it hold? 
 
 12. A bird can fly 1° in 1 hr. 10 m. 12 sec. At that rate, in what time can 
 it encircle the earth ? 
 
 18. What will be the cost in Paris of a cargo of 38500 bu. United States 
 wheat, at 10 fr. 60 cent, per hektoliter? 
 11/.. How many francs are equal to $275. 
 
 15. The largest shipping lock in the world is at Cardiff, it being 600 ft. long, 
 80 ft. wide, and 32 ft. deep. What is its capacity in barrels ? 
 
 16. When it is noon at the point of your observation, what is the time at a 
 point 1500 statute miles due south-west ? 
 
 17. If your coal costs $5. 60 per ton, and you use 65 lb. per day, what will 
 be the expense of your fire for the months of the winter of 1891-2 ? 
 
 18. How many barrels of water in a cistern 12.5 ft. long, 10 ft. wide, and 
 7.5 ft. deep ? 
 
 19. A carriage wheel 4 ft. 3 in. in diameter will make how many revolutions 
 in going 62.5 miles ? 
 
 20. If Wm. H. Vanderbilt died worth two hundred millions of dollars, in 
 what length of time could his fortune, in silver dollars, be counted by one person, 
 counting 60 per minute and working 10 hours per day for 365 days each year ? 
 
 k21. What will be the cost of 10 sticks 2 in. by 4 in., 10 sticks 2 in. by 6 in., 
 sticks 4 in. by 4 in., and 10 sticks 2 in. by 10 in., if the sticks are each 16 ft. 
 
158 EXAMPLES IN DENOMINATE NUMBERS. 
 
 22. How many yards of Axminster carpeting, f of a yard in width, and laid 
 lengthwise of the room, will be required to coyer a floor 21f ft. long and 18f ft. 
 wide, making no allowance for waste in matching the design ? 
 
 28. How many tons of 324 cu. ft. each, in a mow of hay 36 ft. 3 in. long, 18 
 ft. 10 in. wide, and 13 ft. 6 in. high ? 
 
 2Jf.. Two astronomers, located at different points, observed at the same instant 
 of time an eclipse of the moon, one seeing it five minutes after 9 p. m., local 
 time, and the other five minutes before midnight. How many degrees of longi- 
 tude separated the observers ? 
 
 25. How many Avoirdupois pounds in 10 myriagrams 4 kilograms. 
 
 26. If the sun is 93 millions of miles from the earth, and a cannon ball travels 
 nine miles per minute, at what time would a ball fired from the earth at one 
 minute after 3 o'clock p. m., Dec. 25, 1889, reach the sun at that rate ? 
 
 27. How many francs are equal to £425 ? 
 
 28. Allowing 305 sq. ft. for doors and windows, what will be the cost, at 400 
 per square yard, of plastering the ceiling and walls of a room 45 ft. long, 35£ ft. 
 wide, and 12 ft. 3 in. high ? 
 
 29. How many German marks are equal to $1500 United States money ? 
 
 SO. A pile of wood built 10 ft. high and 22 ft. wide must be how long to 
 contain 125 cd. ? 
 
 81. The main centennial building at Philadelphia in 1876 was 1880 ft. long 
 and 464 ft. wide. What was its area in acres, square rods, and square feet ? 
 
 82. Eeduce 47 mi. 216 rd. 11 ft. 5 in. to metric units. 
 
 88. If £2 4 s. 6 d. is paid for a coat and vest, and the coat costs 4 s. more 
 than twice as much as the vest, what is the cost of each, in United States money? 
 
 84. From .001 of a section, plus .01 of an acre, take .001 of a quarter section, 
 plus .01 of a square rod. 
 
 85. A grocer bought 12 bu. of chestnuts, at $3.50 per bushel dry measure, 
 and sold them at 15^ per quart liquid measure. Did he gain or lose, and how 
 much ? 
 
 86. How many dollars are equal to 2150 francs ? 
 
 37. How many square feet of sheet lead will be required to line a tank 7 ft. 
 in diameter and 1 2 ft. deep ? 
 
 88. If bricks cost $5.50 per M, what will be the cost of the brick for a wall 
 12 ft. high and 3 ft. thick, enclosing an acre of land 10 rd. wide and 16 rd. long ? 
 
 89. The gold coin of the commercial world suffers each year a loss of one ton 
 by wear or abrasion. What is the value, in United States gold dollars, of the loss 
 thus sustained? 
 
 JfO. Eeduce 250 hektars to common units. 
 
 41. What will be the cost, at $16.00 per M, of a tapering board 18 ft. long, 
 and 9 in. wide at one end and 16^- in. wide at the other ? 
 
 42. A German immigrant having 1000 thalers and 500 marks, exchanges them 
 for United States money. How many dollars should he receive ? 
 
 JjS. The hight, width, and length of a shed are equal. What are its dimen- 
 sions, if it will contain 125 cords of wood ? 
 
EXAMPLES IN DENOMINATE NUMBERS. ]59 
 
 44- A train of 45 cars of Lehigh coal averages, by the long ton, 23 T. 7 cwt 
 3 qr. 10 lb. per car. What is the value of the coal, at $5.25 per short ton ? 
 
 45. How many feet of lumber in a box 6f ft. long, 5 J ft. wide, and 3^ ft. 
 deep, inside measurements given, and lumber 1 inch in thickness ? 
 
 46. What will be the cost of carpeting f yd. wide, and lining $ yd. wide, to 
 cover a room 24 ft. long and 20 ft. wide, if the strips of carpet are laid the 
 long way of the room and there is a waste of 9 inches at one end in matching, 
 also an allowance of 10$ in width and 6$ in length for shrinkage of the lining, 
 the carpet selling at $2.25 per yd., and the lining at 300 per yd. 
 
 47. A pile of wood 56 meters long, 18^ meters wide, and 3f meters high, was 
 sold at $6 per cord. How much was received for it ? 
 
 48. A farmer filled a bin 9 ft. wide, 12 ft. long, and 7-J ft. deep, with wheat 
 grown from a field yielding 32£ bu. per acre. How long was the field, if its 
 width was 50 rods ? 
 
 49. Seasoned pine in freighting is estimated to weigh 3000 lb. per M, and 
 green oak 5000 lb. per M. How much freight must I pay, at $1 per ton, on 
 a car load of 3265 ft. of pine and 3795 ft. of oak ? 
 
 50. How long is the side of the largest cube that can be cut from a spherical 
 snow ball 5 ft. in diameter ? 
 
 51. Glenn's California reaper will in 12 hours cut, thresh, winnow, and put 
 into bags, 30 A. of wheat. How many days, of 15 working hours each, will it 
 require .to harvest and thresh the wheat of a field 125 rods wide and 240 rods 
 long ? 
 
 52. An ounce of gold can be so beaten as to cover 146 sq. ft. What weight 
 of gold would be required for a sheet which will cover an acre of ground ? 
 
 53. A farmer having 1240 bu. of corn in the ear to store in two rail cribs, 
 builds each 9 ft. square on the inside. If one is built 10 ft. high and filled, how 
 high must the other be built to hold the remainder ? 
 
 54. The Hercules ditcher, of Michigan, removes 750 cu. yd. of earth per 
 hour. In how many days, of 12 working hours each, can it dig a ditch 7 miles 
 in length, 8 ft. in depth, 24 ft. wide at the surface, and 16 ft. at the bottom ? 
 
 55. If a car carrying 20 tons of freight is with its couplings 42 ft. long, what 
 would be the length of a train carrying Vanderbilt's two hundred millions of 
 dollars, if it is all in standard silver dollars, and any fractional part of a car load 
 is rejected ? 
 
160 * PEKCKNTAGfi. 
 
 PERCENTAGE. 
 
 503. Percentage is a term applied to computing by hundredths. 
 
 504. The Elements of Percentage are, the Base, the Rate, the Amount Pel 
 Cent., the Difference Per Cent., the Percentage, the Amount, and the Difference. 
 
 505. The Base is the number upon which the percentage is computed. 
 
 506. The Kate Per Cent, denotes how many hundredths of the base are ta 
 be taken, and is usually expressed as a decimal. 
 
 507. Per Cent, is an abbreviation of the Latin words per centum, signifying 
 by the hundred, or a certain number of each one hundred parts. 
 
 508. The Sign, #, is used to denote per cent. 
 
 509. The Bate may be expressed as a part in a common fractional form, 
 as J ; in the form of an extended decimal, as .01625 = lf$ ; but only when 
 expressed in hundredths can it with strict propriety be considered a rate per 
 cent. Thus, .12, .06, .15|, .05f, are each a rate per cent. 
 
 510. To read per cent. , call the first two places per cent. , and the added places, 
 if any, fractions of' 1 per cent.; as, .2125 read as 21 and one-fourth per cent. 
 
 511. To express per cent, as a common fraction, write the per cent, for a 
 numerator and 100 for a denominator, and reduce; thus, 25$ = -^ ss \. 
 
 512. To change a common fraction to an equivalent per cent., apply the 
 decimal explanation, Art. 245. Divide the numerator by the denominator, and 
 give the quotient at least two decimal places. 
 
 513. Every rate per cent., being as many hundredths, requires at least two 
 decimals places; hence, if the per cent, be less than 10, a cipher must be prefixed 
 to the figure denoting it; thus, 2$ = .02. 
 
 514. The Amount Per Cent, is 100 per cent, increased by the rate, or 1 
 plus the rate. 
 
 515. The Difference Per Cent, is 100 percent, diminished by the rate, 
 or 1 minus the rate. 
 
 Remark.— Where the rate per cent, is the equivalent of a common fraction, use in solution 
 whichever is most convenient. 
 
 516. The Percentage is the sum obtained by multiplying the base by the rate, 
 
 517. The Amount is the sum of the base and percentage. 
 
 518. The Difference. is the remainder after deducting the percentage from 
 the base. 
 
PERCENTAGE. 161 
 
 519. The Base is either an abstract or denominate number; the rate per 
 cent, is always abstract, and the percentage, amount, and difference are always 
 like the base. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. In all operations where a decimal rate is used, too great care cannot be taken 
 to express all decimal terms with exactness. 
 
 2. As the greater pai^of commercial calculations are based upon percentage, the importance 
 of a thorough mastery of its principles will be readily perceived. 
 
 520. Since per cent, is any number of hundredths, it may be expressed eithei* 
 
 as a decimal or as a common fraction, and the table of aliquot parts can be used 
 
 with little variation and to great advantage in many operations in percentage* 
 
 Hence, the rules given under Special Applications may be applied in this 
 
 subject. 
 
 Table. 
 
 11 
 
 
 Decimal. 
 
 i 
 
 3om . Frac. Lowest Terms. 
 
 1 per cent. 
 
 S3 
 
 .01 
 
 = 
 
 ToT 
 
 reducible to y^-. 
 
 2 per cent. 
 
 35 
 
 .02 
 
 = 
 
 To~o~ 
 
 reducible to -fa. 
 
 3 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .03 
 
 = 
 
 ToT 
 
 reducible to yf-g-. 
 
 4 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .04 
 
 = 
 
 Too" 
 
 reducible to fa. 
 
 5 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .05 
 
 = 
 
 5 
 ToT 
 
 reducible to fa. 
 
 6 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .06 
 
 = 
 
 Too" 
 
 reducible to -^j-. 
 
 7 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .07 
 
 = 
 
 TOO" 
 
 reducible to yj^. 
 
 8 per cent. 
 
 S3 
 
 .08 
 
 = 
 
 8 
 ToT 
 
 reducible to -fa. 
 
 9 per cent. 
 
 S3 
 
 .09 
 
 = 
 
 Too" 
 
 reducible to yg-g-. 
 
 10 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .10 
 
 = 
 
 TO" 
 
 reducible to fa. 
 
 12 per cent. 
 
 ss 
 
 .12 
 
 = 
 
 tVSt 
 
 reducible to -fa. 
 
 14 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .14 
 
 = 
 
 iA 
 
 reducible to -fa. 
 
 16 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .16 
 
 = 
 
 tW 
 
 reducible to -fa. 
 
 20 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .20 
 
 = 
 
 T% 
 
 reducible to \. 
 
 25 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .25 
 
 33 
 
 -h\ 
 
 reducible to £. 
 
 30 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .30 
 
 = 
 
 tft 
 
 reducible to fa. 
 
 50 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .50 
 
 = 
 
 *V 
 
 reducible to -J. 
 
 75. per cent. 
 
 S3 
 
 .75 . 
 
 = 
 
 TOO 
 
 reducible to f. 
 
 100 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 1.00 
 
 = 
 
 m 
 
 reducible to 1. 
 
 125 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 1.25 
 
 = 
 
 m 
 
 reducible to £ = 1£. 
 
 150 per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 1.50 
 
 = 
 
 1 50 
 TTT 
 
 reducible to f = 1-J-. 
 
 1J- per cent. 
 
 S3 
 
 .0125 
 
 = 
 
 ioooo 
 
 reducible to -g^. 
 
 If per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .0166| 
 
 S3 
 
 30000 
 
 reducible to -g^. 
 
 2-J per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .025 
 
 = 
 
 1000 
 
 reducible to -fa. 
 
 3£ per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .033£ 
 
 S3 
 
 drtfr 
 
 reducible to -fa. 
 
 6£ per cent. 
 
 =3 
 
 .0625 
 
 = 
 
 •625 
 100 
 
 reducible to fa. 
 
 Si per cent. 
 
 =S 
 
 .0833£ 
 
 = 
 
 JLtJLiL. 
 
 Wo o o 
 
 reducible to fa. 
 
 12^- per cent. 
 
 33 
 
 .125 
 
 S3 
 
 t¥A 
 
 reducible to -J. 
 
 16f per cent. 
 
 S3 
 
 .166f 
 
 = 
 
 "3~oiro 
 
 reducible to •}. 
 
 33J per cent. 
 
 = 
 
 .333^ 
 
 = 
 
 an 
 
 reducible to £. 
 
 62^- per cent. 
 
 S3 
 
 .625 
 
 = 
 
 WW 
 
 reducible to f. 
 
 66J per cent. 
 
 S3 
 
 ,66f 
 
 S3 
 
 m 
 
 reducible to f. 
 
 874 P er cent. 
 
 3= 
 
 .875 
 
 = 
 
 m 
 
 reducible to $-. 
 
162 EXAMPLES IX PERCENTAGE. 
 
 521. The relation between the elements of Percentage is such, that by the 
 application of the General Principles of Multiplication and Division, if any 
 two of the elements, except amount per cent, and difference per cent., are 
 given, the other three may be found. 
 
 522. To find the Percentage, the Base and Rate being given. 
 
 Example. — What is 25$ of $468 ? 
 
 First Explanation.— 25 per cent, equals .25; therefore, 
 Operation. 25 per cent of $468 equalg $468 multiplied by ^ equals 
 
 $468 = base. $117. 
 
 .25 = rate per cent. Second Explanation.— $468 is 100 per cent, of itself; 
 
 ttl^OO = percentage. *fj?Z ^ P« r ^nt equals i of 100 per cent., 25 per cent 
 
 1 & of $468 will be i of that sum, or $117. 
 
 Rules. — 1. Multiply the base by the rate expressed decimally. Or, 
 2, Take such a part of the base as the number expressing the rate is 
 part of 1. 
 
 Remark. — When the rate is an aliquot part of 100, the percentage may be found by taking 
 a like part of the base; thus, for 10# take fa for 25$ take i, for 33£# take £, etc. 
 
 Formula. — Percentage = Base X Rate. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL, PRACTICE. 
 
 523. What is 
 
 1. 5 per cent, of 100 ? 
 
 2. 12 per cent, of 600 ? 
 8. 15 per cent, of 800 ? 
 
 Jh 20 per cent, of 500 ? 
 
 5. 25 per cent, of 1200 ? 
 
 6. 33£ per cent, of & ? 
 
 7. 25 per cent, of 1440 ? 
 
 8. 8 per cent, of 450 ? 
 
 9. 50 per cent, of 680 ? 
 
 examples for written practice. 
 
 524. 1, A man owning 250 acres of land, sold 20$ at one time, and 25$ of 
 the remainder at another time. How many acres did he have left ? 
 
 2. If a ranchman having 5450 sheep, lost 20$ by a storm and afterwards 
 sold 20$ of those remaining, how many sheep did he sell? 
 
 8. A collector deposited $13500 in coin, and 12£$ more than that amount 
 in bank bills. What was the total of his deposit? 
 
 £ Find 11$$ of 1680 lb. of wool. 
 
 5. Find 16|$ of 12 lb. 3 oz. of silver. 
 
 6. From a charge of $675, made for a bill of goods, 8$ was deducted. What 
 was the net amount of the bill ? 
 
 7. If 526 barrels of salt were bought for $1.10 per bar., and sold at an advance 
 of 15$, what was gained ? 
 
 8. Two men, each having $12500, made investments, from which one gained 
 15$, and the other lost 35$. How much did each then have? 
 
 9. How much greater is 12£$ of $1550, than 7£$ of $2150 ? 
 
 10. Having raised 1240 bushels of wheat, a farmer used 5$ of it for seed and 
 5$ for bread; he then sold to one man 10$ and to another 25$ of what remained. 
 How many bushels had he left ? 
 
EXAMPLES IN" PERCENTAGE. 163 
 
 11. Having $75000 to invest, a gentleman bought United States bonds with 
 33£$ of his money, a home with 20$, and invested the remainder equally in farm 
 lands and manufacturing stock. How much did he pay for the farm lands ? 
 
 12. I owed John Smith $1750, and paid at one time 20$ of the debt, at 
 another time 35$ of the remainder, and at another time 25$ of what then re- 
 mained unpaid. How much of the debt did I still owe ? 
 
 13. A capitalist owning f of a coal mine, sold 32^-$ of his share for $65000. 
 At that rate, what was the entire mine worth ? 
 
 llf. A jobber having bought 2160 bags of coffee, sold at one time 8£$, at 
 another 25$ of what remained, and at a third sale 15$ of what still remained. 
 Find the value of what was left, at $18 per bag. 
 
 15. Of a farm containing a half section of land, 15$ was in wheat, 32$ in 
 oats, 5$ in potatoes, and the remainder devoted equally to orchard, corn, beans, 
 and pasture. How many acres were in pasture ? 
 
 16. A farmer having 156 sheep to shear, agreed to pay for their shearing 4$ 
 of the sum received for their wool. If the fleeces averaged 7-j- lb. and sold for 
 30^ per pound, how much was paid for shearing ? 
 
 17. A speculator having $41820, invested 50$ of it in oil, on which he lost 
 16f$ ; the remainder he invested in cotton, which he sold at 9$ below cost. 
 How much was received from both sales ? 
 
 IS. A trader bought 12 mustangs for $400, and after selling 25$ of the num- 
 ber at a gain of 50$, and 33£$ of those remaining at a gain of 12-£$, sold those 
 still on hand at $30 per head. Did he gain or lose, and how much ? 
 
 525. To find the Base, the Percentage and Rate being given. 
 
 Remark. — Since the base multiplied by the rate produces the percentage, percentage must 
 be a product; if, therefore, it is divided by either factor, the quotient will be the other factor. 
 
 Example. — By selling 4$ of a stock of goods, a merchant realized $644. 
 
 What was the value of the entire stock ? 
 
 Operation. 
 Rate. Percentage. Explanation.— If the value of 4 per cent, is $644, the value of 
 
 .04 ) 644 00 * per cent ' wil1 be $ 161 5 and if tne value of 1 per cent, is $161, the 
 
 : value of 100 per cent, will be $16100. 
 
 16100 base. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the percentage by the rate, expressed decimally. 
 Formula. — Base =s Percentage ■*■ Rate. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 526. 1. 846 = 6$ of what number ? 
 2. 2150 = 10$ of what number ? 
 
 S. 543 = 5$ of what number ? 
 
 4. 219 = 33£$ of what number ? 
 
 5. 150 = |$ of what number ? 
 
 6. A man sold 25$ of his farm for $2120. How much was the farm worth 
 at that rate ? 
 
164 EXAMPLES IIS T PERCENTAGE. 
 
 7. What is the value of a house renting for $360 per year, if the rent equals 
 9$ of its value ? 
 
 8. How many acres in a farm of which 12.5 acres is but 5$. 
 
 9. Of what sum is $36 but 33£$ ? 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 527. -7. A planter sold 76 bales of cotton, which was 19$ of his crop. How 
 many bales did he raise ? 
 
 2. I paid $123.48, which was 16f$ of a debt. What amount did I owe ? 
 
 8. A lady paid for millinery, $17.50; for shoes, $11.40; for jewelry, 113.80; 
 for furs, $78.55; and had expended but 15$ of her money. How many dollars 
 had she at first ? 
 
 4. A clerk's present salary of $520 per year is only 75$ of what he formerly 
 received. How much was formerly paid him ? 
 
 6. . A grocer, after increasing his stock to the amount of $6448, found that 
 the new purchase was but 16$ of the old stock on hand. What was the value 
 of his old stock ? 
 
 6. The owner of 68$ of a mine, received $91510 from the sale of 25^ of his 
 share. Find the value of the entire mine at that rate ? 
 
 7. A, B, C, and D are partners; A furnished 15$ of the capital, B 25$, 
 42$, and D $16200. What was the capital of the firm ? 
 
 8. A Wyoming ranchman lost 1684 cattle during a blizzard. How many had 
 he at first, if his loss was only 1|$ of his herd ? 
 
 9. The population of a county increased 22$ in ten years. If the births 
 exceeded the deaths by 2166, and the county received 13234 immigrants during 
 the time, what must have been its population before the increase ? 
 
 10. A speculator»owned a quarter interest in a mill, and sold one-quarter of 
 his part for $11250. What was the mill worth, on that basis of value ? 
 
 528. To find the Rate, the Percentage and Base being given. 
 Remark. — The percentage is a product, the base being one of its factors. 
 Example. — What per cent, of 480 is 120 ? 
 
 First Operation. 
 
 4.80 ) 120.00 ( 25 times. First Explanation.— Since 480 is 100 per cent, of itself, 1 
 
 960 per cent, of 480 would be T £ 7 part of it, or 4.80; and since 4.80 
 
 is 1 per cent, of 480, 120 would be as many times 1 per cent. 
 
 as 4.80 is contained times in 120, which is 25 times; and 25 
 
 2400 
 
 1$ — .01 2400 times t per cent> = 25 VQT ceQt 
 
 /la 
 
 .25 = 25$. 
 
 aqt^TwhT^T-ZW Second ExPLANATiON.-Since the percentage is a product 
 
 4SU } l^SU. UU { . <£0 — AZJo» of the bage and rate> the quotient obtained by dividing the per- 
 
 _ centage by the base will be the rate. Or, 120 is \\l, or ± 
 
 2400 of 480: and since 480 is 100 per cent, of itself, 120, which is 
 
 2400 £ of 480, must be \ of 100 per cent., or 25 per cent. 
 
EXAMPLES" lis PERCENTAGE. 165 
 
 Rule.— Divide the percentage by the base, carrying the quotient to two 
 decimal places. 
 
 Formula. —Rate = Percentage -4- Base. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 529. What per cent, is 
 
 i. 25 of 125 ? 
 
 4. 12£ of 100 ? 
 
 7. 
 
 37J of 150 ? 
 
 ft 40 of 160 ? 
 
 5. 15 of 45 ? 
 
 8, 
 
 200 of 10 ? 
 
 S. 18 of 36 ? 
 
 6. 125 of 1000 ? 
 
 9. 
 
 120 of 4 ? 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 530. 1. From a herd of 1184 cattle, 296 were sold. What per cent, was sold? 
 
 2. R. G. Dun & Co. charged $21 for collecting an account of $600. What 
 rate was charged ? 
 
 3. Sold f of a stock of goods for what the entire stock cost. What was my 
 rate of gain ? 
 
 4. What per cent, of 12 lb. 8 oz. is 2 lb. 8 oz., Avoirdupois ? 
 
 5. From a half section, 120 acres were sold, and afterwards 80 acres more. 
 What per cent, was sold ? ' 
 
 6. Of a stock of 800 bushels of potatoes, 240 bushels were sold at one time, 
 and 135 bushels at another. What per cent, was still unsold ? 
 
 7. A merchant failed, owing $27984, his assets amounting to $16090.80. 
 What per cent, of his debts can he pay ? 
 
 8. At a normal school there were enrolled 855 male pupils and only 185 female 
 pupils. What per cent, more were the male than the female pupils ? 
 
 9. A girl having $5.40, expended $1.35- for gloves, 45^ for flowers, and one- 
 half of the remainder for a pair of slippers. What per cent, of her money had 
 she left ? 
 
 10. From a cask of lard of 314 lb., 78.5 lb. were sold at one time, and 25$ of 
 the remainder at another. What per cent, of the whole remained unsold ? 
 
 11. Of a regiment of men entering battle, 1040 strong, only 260 came out 
 unhurt, £ of the remainder having been killed. What per cent, of the whole were 
 killed ? 
 
 531. To find the Amount Per Cent, the Rate being given. 
 
 Example. — If the rate be 7$, what is the amount per cent. ? 
 
 Operation Explanation. — Since the amount per cent. 
 
 !0(w — 1 __ a 11T1 ';f (definition, page 160), is always 100 per cent, in- 
 
 ** ~ creased by the rate, we may find it by adding 
 
 7$ = .07 = rate 1( )0 per ^ ;ent ? or 1? t0 the per cent gi ven< Hence, 
 
 TZZ^ 7TZ , ^ the rate is 7 per cent., the amount per cent, will 
 
 .07^ = 1.07 = amount per cent. be m per ^ 
 
 Rule.—«4£foZ the rate to the unit 1, 
 
 Formula. — Amount Per Cent. = 1 + Eate. 
 
166 EXAMPLES 12* PERCENTAGE. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 532. 1. If the rate be 10$, what will be the amount per cent.? 
 
 2. If the rate be 75$, what will be the amount per cent. ? 
 
 3, If the rate be 110$, what will be the amount per cent. ? 
 4-. Find the amount per cent., if the rate per cent, be 16|? 
 5. Find the amount per cent., if the rate per cent, be 87-j- ? 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 533. i. Goods costing $1400 were sold for $1470. Find the amount per 
 cent, of the selling price ? 
 
 2. Last month I sold $2750 worth of coffee, while the previous month I sold 
 $3000 worth. What was the amount per cent, of my sales for the previous month 
 as compared with those of the last month ? 
 
 3. If tea costing 62|^ per pound sell at 87-^, what amount per cent, do the 
 sales show as compared with the cost ? 
 
 534. To find the Difference Per Cent., the Rate being given. 
 
 Example. — If the rate be 5$, what is the difference per cent.? 
 
 ° PERATI0N ' Explanation.— Since the difference per cent, (definition, 
 
 ei — fkK — a U2U page 160 )' k equaI to 10 ° per cent > or *» less the rate > if we take 
 ^ ~ •OP = ra * e * the given rate, 5 per cent., from 100 per cent., the remainder, 
 
 95$ = .95 = dif. fo. 95 per cent., will be the answer required. 
 
 Rule.— Subtract the rate from the unit 1. 
 
 Formula. — Difference Per Cent. = 1 — Rate. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 535. 1, If the rate be 15$, what is the difference per cent. ? 
 
 2. If the rate be 37-J$, what is the difference per cent. ? 
 
 3. If the rate be -J$, what is the difference per cent. ? 
 Jh If the rate be 3^$, what is the difference per cent. ? 
 5. If the rate be 70$, what is the difference per cent. ? 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 536. 1. The pupils of a school are reduced in number from 112 to 80. 
 What per cent, is the present -of the former attendance ? 
 
 2. Walter, having 48 marbles, gave Henry 15. What per cent, had he left ? 
 
 3. Find the difference per cent. , if the rate equals i of f . 
 
 537. To find the Amount, the Base and Rate being given. 
 
 Example. — What is the amount of 550 increased by 8$ of itself ? 
 
 Operation 
 
 Explanation. — The amount equals base plus percentage (de 
 
 5 a« — I G ' finition, page 160). The base is 550 and 8 per cent, of 550 equals 
 
 • ° rate. ^ ^ e percentage ; therefore the amount must equal 550 plus 44, 
 
 44. 00 = per cent, or 594; or, since 550 equals 100 per cent, of itself, an increase of 8 
 
 550 = base. per cent, would give 108 per cent, of the original number; and 
 
 TTI 108 per cent, of 550, or 1.08 times 550 equals 594. 
 
 594 = amount 
 
EXAMPLES IN" PERCENTAGE. 167 
 
 Rules.— 1. Find the percentage and add it to the base. Or, 
 2, Multiply the base by 1 plus the rate- 
 
 Formula. — Amount = Base + Percentage. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 538. 1. If the base is 1500, and the rate 10$, what is the amount ? 
 
 2. If the base is 1356, and the rate 25$, what is the amount ? 
 
 3. The base is 440 and the rate 5$; find the amount. 
 4-. The base is 1000 and the rate 18$; find the amount. 
 
 5. The base is 252 and the rate 10$; find the amount. 
 
 6. The base is 2150 and the rate 20$; find the amount. 
 
 7. The base is 630 and the rate 33£$; find the amount. 
 S. The base is 546 and the rate 16|$; find the amount. 
 P. The base is 200 and the rate 125$; find the amount. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR "WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 539. 1. What amount will be received for a house costing $13500, if it is 
 sold at a gain of 7-J$ ? 
 
 2. A bought two horses for $180 each, and sold one at a gain of 20$ and the 
 other at a gain of 33£$. How much did he receive for both ? 
 
 3. A section of Kansas prairie was bought at $12.50 per acre, and sold at an 
 advance of 40$. How much was received for it ? 
 
 Jf. What is the amount of 768 increased by 25$ of J of itself ? 
 
 5. What is the amount of $3144 increased by f of 16f$ of itself ? 
 
 6. If the base is $864.88 and the rate 3£$-of f of itself, what is the 
 amount ? 
 
 540. To find the Difference, the Base and Rate being given. 
 
 Example. — What remains after diminishing 450 by 10$ of itself ? 
 Operation. 
 
 100$ = 450 = base. 
 
 l(w — .10 = rate. Explanation. — Since 100 per cent, oi tne 
 , number equals 450, 10 per cent, of it will equal 
 
 90$ dif. $ 45.00 = percentage. 45; and 450 minus 45 equals 405. Or, since 100 
 
 450 base ^ ei cent * e( l uals 45 0> *° P er cent - less tban 1 ^ ) 
 
 45 percentage. P er cent «> or 90 per cent, will equal 405. 
 
 405 difference. 
 
 Rules.— 1. Find the percentage and subtract it from the base. Or, 
 2. Multiply the base by 1 minus the rate. 
 
 Formula. — Difference = Base — Percentage. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL, PRACTICE. 
 
 541. 1. If from a brood of 15 chickens 20$ are lost, how many will remain? 
 2. What number will remain if 225 is diminished by 33£$ of itself ? 
 
 S. If the base is 1050 and the rate 10$, what is the difference ? 
 
168 EXAMPLES m PERCENTAGE. 
 
 4* 816, less 25$ of itself, equals what number ? 
 
 5. 1440, less 16f $ of itself, equals what number ? 
 
 6. 800, less 37J$ of itself, equals what number ? 
 
 7. 40, less 87|$ of itself, equals what number ? 
 
 8. A boy having 648 ft. of kite string, lost 12-J$ of it. How many feet had 
 he remaining ? 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 542. 1. A speculator lost 35$ of | of $16250. How much did he lose? 
 
 2. A planter having 616 acres in rice, lost \ of 33£$ of his planting by flood. 
 How many acres had he left for harvest ? 
 
 8. Brown deposited $1147 in a savings bank, and his son deposited $1$ less. 
 How much was deposited by both ? 
 
 J/.. An agent earned $250 in May, 15$ less in June, and 20$ less in July than 
 in June. What was the amount earned for the three months ? 
 
 543. To find the Base, the Amount, or Difference, and the Rate being given. 
 Example (first illustration). — What number, increased by 15$ of itself, 
 
 amounts to 345 ? 
 
 Operation. 
 = 1.00 
 15$ = .15 Amount. Base. 
 
 Explanation. — Since the number must be 100 
 ^% ~ !; ;; per cent, of itself, if it has been increased 15 per 
 
 cent., 345 must be 115 per cent, of that number; 
 115$ amt. $ 1.15 ) 345.00 ( 300 if 115 per cent, is 345, 1 per cent, must be ^ of 
 345 345, or 3; and 100 per cent, will be 100 times 3, or 
 
 _ 00 . m 
 Example (second illustration). — What number, diminished by 35$ of itself, 
 equals 975 ? 
 
 Operation. 
 100$ = 1.00 
 
 35$ = .35 Diff> Base 
 
 Explanation.— If the number be diminished 
 
 by 35 per cent, of itself, there will be remaining but 
 
 65$ dif. $ = .65 ) 975.00 ( 1500 65 per cent, of itself; and if 65 per cent, of the 
 
 65 number be 975, 1 per cent, must be -£% of 975, or 
 
 325 15; and if 1 per cent, be 15, 100 per cent, must be 
 
 325 1500. 
 
 00 
 Rules.— 1. Divide the amount by 1 plus the rate. Or, 
 2. Divide the difference by 1 minus the rate. 
 
 Formulas. — 1. Base = Amount -f- Amount Per Cent. 
 
 2. Base = Difference -t- Difference Per Cent. 
 
 EXAMPUES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 544. 1. If the amount is 750 and the rate 25$, what is the base ? 
 2. What number, increased by 10$ of itself, amounts to 440 ? 
 S. After 75$ of a number had been added to it, the amount was 525. What 
 was the number ? 
 
REVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES OF PERCENTAGE. 169 
 
 4. After selling 30$ of his apples, a boy had 70 left. How many had he at 
 first ? 
 
 5. I lost $600 by a bankrupt, who paid only 85$ of his indebtedness. What 
 was the full amount of my claim ? 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 545. 1. A builder gained 15$ by selling a house for $1150. What was its 
 cost ? 
 
 2. Sold 945 tubs of butter for $5113, and thereby gained 20$. How much 
 did the butter cost per tub ? 
 
 8. The income from a tenement house is $6042 this year, which is 24$ less 
 than it was last year. How much was it last year ? 
 
 4. A liveryman paid $180 for a horse, which was 40$ less than he paid for a 
 carriage. How much did he pay for both ? 
 
 5. A drover gained 16f $ on 33 head of cattle sold for $4081. What was the 
 average cost per head ? 
 
 6. Smith sold two horses for $1500 each, gaining 25$ on one, and losing 25$ 
 on the other. What did the horses cost him ? 
 
 7. After paying 35$ of his debts, a man finds that the remainder can be paid 
 with $19500. What was his entire indebtedness ? 
 
 8. A boat load of wheat was so damaged that it was sold for $8500, which 
 was 15$ less than its original value. What was its value before it was damaged? 
 
 9. The attendance of pupils at a school during May was 954, which was 6$ 
 more than attended during April, and this was 80$ more than attended during 
 February. What was the attendance for February ? 
 
 10. Which is better, to invest in a house that will rent for $30 per month, at 
 6$ on its value, or to invest the same amount in a farm that in two years will 
 bring $7000 ? How much better in the two years ? 
 
 REVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES OF PERCENTAGE. 
 
 546. 1. To find the percentage, the base and rate being given. Rule. — 
 Multiply the base by the rate expressed decimally. 
 
 2. To find the base, the percentage and rate being given. Rule. — Divide 
 the percentage by the rate expressed decimally. 
 
 3. To find the rate, the percentage and base being given. Rule. — Divide 
 the percentage by the base, carrying the quotient to two decimal places. 
 
 4. To find the amount per cent., the rate being given. Rule. — Add the 
 rate to the unit 1. 
 
 5. To find the difference per cent., the rate being given. Rule. — Subtract 
 the rate from the unit 1. 
 
 6. To find the amount, the base and rate being given.. Rules. — 1. Mul- 
 tiply the base by the rate, and to the product add the base. Or, 2. Multiply the 
 base by 100 per cent, plus the rate. 
 
170 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE IN PERCENTAGE. 
 
 7. To find the difference, the base and rate being given. Rules. — Multiply 
 the base by the rate, and subtract the product from the base. Or, Multiply the 
 base by 100 per cent, minus the rate. 
 
 8. To find the base, the amount and rate being given. Rule. — Divide the 
 amount by 100 per cent, plus the rate. 
 
 9. To find the base, the difference and rate being given. Rule. — Divide 
 the difference by 100 per cent, minus the rate. 
 
 547. Percentage is applied to two classes of problems: 
 
 First, to those in which time is not an element; as, Profib and Loss, Com- 
 mission, Brokerage, Insurance, Taxes, Customs or Duties, and Trade Discounts. 
 
 Second, to those in which time enters as an element; as, Interest, Bank Dis- 
 count, True Discount, Equation of Accounts, and Exchange. 
 
 Remark. — The pupil should be drilled in the formulas and rules of simple or abstract 
 Percentage as above, and in their application to problems in applied Percentage to follow. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 548. 1. At the battle of Waterloo, of the 145000 combatants, 51000 were 
 either killed or wounded. What per cent, were uninjured ? 
 
 2. The pressure on a steam boiler was 61.2 lb., after it had been reduced 10$. 
 What was it before the reduction ? 
 
 3. A pupil in examination answered correctly 56 questions, which was 20$ 
 less than the number asked him. What should be his average, on a basis of 100? 
 
 J/.. By assessing a tax of f $, $175000 was raised in a county. What amount 
 of property was taxed ? 
 
 5. A benevolent lady gave $10500 to three charities; to the first she gave 
 $2500, to the second $4500, and to the third the remainder. What per cent, did 
 each receive ? 
 
 6. On attaining his majority, a son finds his age is 62-£$ less than the age of 
 his father. Find the sum of their ages ? 
 
 7. If 8$ of B's money equals 24$ of C's, how much has C, if B has $324 ? 
 
 8. A farmer bought a horse, a mule, and a cow, for $385. The mule cost 
 15$ less than the horse, and the cost of the cow was 7|$ of that of the horse. 
 What was the cost of each ? 
 
 9. A creditor, after collecting 21f$ of a claim, lost the remainder, which 
 was $3918.75. What was the sum collected ? 
 
 10. A woman weaving a rag carpet used 185$ more weight of rags than of 
 warp. How many pounds of each in a bale of carpet weighing 96£ pounds ? 
 
 11. The sum paid for two watches was $384, and 75$ of the sum paid for one 
 equalled 105$ of the sum paid for the other. Find the price of each. 
 
 12. If A has 35$ more money than B, and B has 25$ more than C, how much 
 has C, if A has $192 ? 
 
 13. If a gain of $4755 was taken out of a business at <he end of the first 
 year, and a loss of $3566.25 was sustained the second year, what was the per cent, 
 of net gain or loss, the investment having been $63400 ? 
 
EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE Itf PERCENTAGE. 171 
 
 11/.. After making three of the seven equal annual payments of the face of a 
 mortgage, I find $5850 to be still unpaid. How many dollars of principal have 
 been paid ? 
 
 15. After the salary of a book-keeper had been increased 10$, and afterwards 
 8$, he received $1242 a year. What was his salary at first ? 
 
 16. By the United States Census of 1880 the total capital invested- in man- 
 ufactures in the State of Pennsylvania was $190055904, while the amount invested 
 in Alabama was $9098181; Arkansas, $1316610; Delaware, $5452887; Florida, 
 $1874125; Georgia, $10890875; Louisiana, $7151172; Mississippi, $4384492; 
 North. Carolina, $9693703; South Carolina, $6931756; Texas, $3272450. What 
 per cent, greater was the manufacturing capital invested in Pennsylvania than in 
 the group of the ten other States named ? 
 
 17. From an estate the widow received $9250, which was one-third; the 
 remainder was divided among three children, aged respectively 15, 12, and 10 
 years, and they shared in proportion to their age. What per cent, of the estate 
 did each of the children receive ? 
 
 18. A herder was asked how many cattle he had, and replied: "My herd 
 increased last year 40$; should it increase at the same rate during this year and 
 next, and I then buy 4 head more, I shall have double my present number. " 
 How many head of cattle had he ? 
 
 19. What per cent, of the amount, at 10$, is 10$ of the base ? 
 
 20. From a farm containing 180 A. 120 sq. rd., one-half was sold at one time, 
 and one-half of the remainder at another time. What per cent, of the whole 
 then remained? 
 
 21. A man drew 15$ of his deposit from a bank, and with it paid a debt of 
 $1119.60. What balance was left in the bank ? 
 
 22. 15$ of f of a number is what per cent of f of it ? 
 
 28. A man sold two farms for $7500 each; for one he received 25$ more than 
 it cost, and for the other 25$ less than it cost. Did he gain or lose by the 
 sale, and how much ? 
 
 21f. What number is that which, being increased by 35$ and 46$ of itself 
 and 76 more, will be doubled ? 
 
 25. A ranchman, when asked how many sheep he had, replied: " If my flock 
 increases next year 20$, the next 25$, and the third year 40$, I can then sell 300, 
 and have left double my present number. How many had he ? 
 
 26. The total number of Popes up to 1888 has been 253, of whom 197 have 
 been Italians. What per cent, of all have been of that nationality ? 
 
 27. By widening a roadway 5$, it was made 10J yd. wide. What was its 
 original width ? 
 
 28. Oct. 11, 1888, A bought an engine and mill for $5250, on six months 
 credit, or 5$ off if paid within 90 days, or 7^$ off if paid within 30 days. What 
 amount was required for full settlement Nov. 7, 1888 ? . 
 
 29. In settling an estate, an executor found 7|$ of it to be invested in 
 telegraph stock, 15$ in railroad stock, 37£$ in city bonds, $16750 in real estate, 
 and $7350 cash in bank. Find the total value of the estate. 
 
172 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE IN PERCENTAGE. 
 
 80. A farm is composed of 20$ more grazing than grain land, and the timber 
 is one-half of the area. How many acres of each, if, after deducting 12 acres 
 for lawn and garden, there is left of the farm 18G0 acres ? 
 
 81. A has 20$ less money than B, and B has 25$ more than C. How much 
 hasC, if A has $192 ?. 
 
 82. A and B were heirs of an estate of $120000, A receiving 15$ of the whole 
 more than B. For four years thereafter the property of each increased at an 
 average rate of 9$ per annum. How much had each at the end of that time ? 
 
 88. A man owning 62|$ of a factory, sold 7-£$ of his share for $1050. At 
 that rate, what was the value of the factory ? 
 
 SJf.. What is the per cent, of difference between 16f $ of -J- of a number, and 
 25$ of i of the same number ? 
 
 85. From a cheese factory, 33630 boxes of cheese were sold in four years; 
 the sales of the second year having been 30$ greater than those for the first year, 
 those of the third 30$ less than those of the second, and those of the fourth 40$ 
 greater than those of the third. What were the sales of each year ? 
 
 86. In preparing a prize mixture for seeding pastures, Sibley & Co. mixed 
 equal parts of clover seed and timothy with 33^$ as much orchard grass as clover, 
 and 33 -J-$ as much red top as orchard grass. How many pounds of each, in a 
 consignment of 1100 pounds of the mixture ? 
 
 87. Three railroad companies carry six carloads of freight, each weighing 
 20 T. 6 cwt , a distance of 450 miles; the distance over the first line was 100 
 miles, and that over the second 125 miles. If the total charge was 15^ per 100 
 founds, how much money should each company be paid ? 
 
 88. A young man who received $21000 from his father, had, at the end of five 
 years, only $3500 left. What average per cent, of his inheritance did he lose 
 yearly ? 
 
 89. My grocery sales increased 20$ the second year, 25$ more the third year, 
 and 40$ still more the fourth year; during which four years I sold $131250 
 worth of goods. What was the amount of my sales the first year ? 
 
 Jfi. A father located his son upon a farm, expending for the farm, stock, 
 utensils, and household furniture, $19512.50; the stock cost twice as much as the 
 household furniture, which cost 75$ more than the farm utensils, and the cost 
 of the farm was 140$ of the cost of the stock. How much was invested in each? 
 
 1^1. The general freight agent of a railroad, when questioned as to the amount 
 of freight carried by his line, replied . ' c For the past four years our yearly 
 increase over previous business has been 25$; should this be shown for the com- 
 ing four years, the amount of freight then carried will be 22070 T. 025 lb. more 
 than double the amount carried this year." What was the number of tons 
 carried four years ago ? 
 
 J$. A last will and testament provided that three-eighths of the estate 
 distributed should go to the widow, and the remainder be so divided among two 
 sons and a daughter that the elder son should receive 10$ more than the younger, 
 who should receive 25$ more than the daughter. What amount was received by 
 each, the estate being valued at $58000? 
 
PROFIT AND LOSS. 173 
 
 PROFIT AND LOSS. 
 
 549. Profit and Loss treats of gains or losses in business transactions. 
 
 550. If, after deducting all expenses of sale, the net price is greater than the 
 cost, the excess is a Profit or Gain. 
 
 551. If the net price received from the sale is less than full cost, the differ- 
 ence is a Loss. 
 
 552. The Gross or Full Cost of an article is its first cost, increased by all 
 outlays incident to its purchase and holding to date of sale. 
 
 553. The Net Selling Price is the gross selling price, less all charges inci- 
 dent to its sale. 
 
 554. In ascertaining profit or loss, operations are usually performed by the 
 rules of Percentage heretofore explained; but when the rate is a simple, common, 
 fractional part of 100, it is more convenient to use the equivalent fraction than 
 the decimal per cent. 
 
 555. Comparing the elements of Profit and Loss with those of Percentage, 
 the Cost corresponds to the Base; the Per Cent, of Gam or Loss to the Rate; 
 the whole Gain or Loss to the Percentage; the Selling Pricey if at a gain, to 
 the Amount; the Selling Price, if at a loss, to the Difference 
 
 Remarks — For table of Aliquot Parts, convenient for use as comn_ n fractional equiva- 
 lents, refer to page 89. 
 
 556. To find the Profit or Loss, the Cost and Rate being given. 
 
 Example. — An agent paid $95 for a reaper, and sold it at a profit of 18$. 
 What was his gain ? 
 Operation. 
 
 $95 = cost. Explanation. — Since the agent gained 18 per cent, or 18 cents on 
 
 .18 = $ of gain. 1 dollar, on the $95 of cost he would gain 95 times $.18, or $17.10. 
 
 $17.10 = gain. 
 
 Rule.— Multiply the Cost by the Rate. 
 
 Formula. — Profit or Loss = Cost X Rate. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 557. i. A set of furniture, costing $60, was sold at 15$ profit. How much 
 was gained? 
 
 2. If I pay $400 for a piano, and gain 12$ by its sale, how much is my profit? 
 
 3. Having paid $7500 for a house, I sell it at 10$ advance on cost. How 
 much do I gain? 
 
174 EXAMPLES IN PROFIT AND LOSS. 
 
 4. After using a carriage which cost me $250, I was obliged to sell it for 20$ 
 less than it cost. What was my loss? 
 
 5. How much loss do I sustain by selling a $200 watch at 16$ less than cost? 
 
 6. After paying $1200 for a lot, I built thereon a house costing $2800, and 
 by selling both lost 8$ of my investment. How many dollars did I lose? 
 
 7. One of a road team cost $400 and the other $500. How much is lost, if 
 the team is sold at 25$ below cost? 
 
 8. I invested $10500 in Southern lands. If 20$ of the land proved to have a 
 worthless title, how many dollars were lost? 
 
 9. Since paying $14000 for a stock of teas, the price has advanced 5$. How 
 much has the stock increased in value ? 
 
 EXAMPLES; FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 558. 1- Three houses, bought for $5000, $6500, and $8250 respectively, 
 were sold so that a gain of 12$ was realized on the first, and 7-j-$ on the second, 
 while the third was sold at 6$ below cost. Find the net gain or loss? 
 
 2, A stock of goods costing $15600 was sold at a loss of 12^$, and 15$ of the 
 selling price was in bad debts. What was the total loss sustained? 
 
 8. A canal boat, loaded with 8400 bushels of wheat, collided with a bridge 
 pier and sprung a leak, by which 21£$ of the cargo sustained a damage equal to 
 \ of its value. What was the loss sustained, the wheat having been invoiced at 
 75^ per bushel? 
 
 Jf.. A peddler paid $46. 50 for butter, $17. 60 for eggs, and $36 for dried berries. 
 He sold the butter at a profit of 16|$, the eggs at a profit of 20$, and lost 5$ 
 on the berries. What was his net gain? 
 
 5. Having paid $1640 for a box of furs, and $18.50 expressage on the same, 
 I sold 25$ of the stock at a gain of 35$, 15$ at a gain of 20$, 30$ at a loss of 
 2$, and the remainder at cost. How much did I gain or lose? 
 
 6. An agent bought three reapers, paying respectively $90, $120, and $150. 
 He sold the first at 10$ loss, the second at cost, and the third at 10$ gain. What 
 was his profit by the transaction? 
 
 7. A contractor bought 52 M bricks at $5.60 per M, and sold f of them for 
 f of their cost, and for the remainder received $150. What amount did he lose ? 
 
 8. A grocer bought 7 barrels of sugar, each weighing 315 pounds, at 6£^ per 
 pound, and sold it so as to gain 16|$. Find the amount of his gain. 
 
 9. How much is gained by purchasing 3 carloads of corn, of 750 bushels 
 each, at 62^ per bushel, and selling 40$ of it at a gain of 12|$, and the 
 remainder at a gain of 7£$? 
 
 559. To find the Cost, the Gain or Loss and the Rate of Gain or Loss 
 being given. 
 
 Example.— An agent gained $17.10 by selling a reaper at 18$ profit. What 
 must he have paid for it ? 
 
 Opbkation. Since the agent's whole gain was $17.10 and since his 
 
 Rate. Gain. gain on 1 dollar of cosfc was 18$ or 18 cents, the cost must 
 
 18$ = .18)17. 10 have been as many times 1 dollar as $ .18 is contained times 
 
 "1^95 = cost. in $17.10, or $95. 
 
EXAMPLES IK PROFIT AND LOSS. 175 
 
 Rule.— Divide the gain or loss by the -per cent, of gain or loss. 
 
 Formula. — Cost = Gain or Loss -f- Rate. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 560. 1. What was the cost, if I lost $15 by selling a machine 15$ below cost? 
 2. By selling a farm at a gain of 10$, I realized a profit of $350. Find the 
 
 cost of the farm. 
 
 8. A yacht was sold for $1250 less than cost, its owner thereby losing 12^$ 
 of the cost. What was the price paid ? 
 
 Jf.. By selling a consignment of silk for 11$ above the invoice price, a gain of. 
 $484 was realized. Find the invoice price. 
 
 5. A suit of clothes, becoming damaged, was sold at a loss of 13$, whereby the 
 tailor lost $5.20. How much did the suit cost when made? 
 
 6. What must have been the cost of a necklace, if its owner, by selling it at 
 a loss of 15$, received $45 less than it cost? 
 
 7. By selling a coach for $63 above cost, I gained 7$ on my purchase price. 
 How much did it cost? 
 
 8. Having received $105 more for a house than its cost, I find my profit to 
 be 10$ How much did I pay for the house? 
 
 9. A book-seller lost 65^ on an album, and thereby sustained a loss of 65$. 
 Find the cost. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 561. 1. What must have been the cost of a watch and chain, if $6.90 wat" 
 lost by selling them at 12$ below cost? 
 
 2. A dealer sold a piano at 25$ profit, and with the proceeds bought another 
 which he sold at 20$ profit, realizing a total gain of $250. What was the cost 
 of each? 
 
 3. By selling a lot for $1680, I received 40$ more than twice its cost. At 
 what price did 1 purchase it? 
 
 J/.. A sells a horse to B and gains 15$. If B paid 25$ of $420 more for the 
 horse than A did, at what price did A buy it? 
 
 5. Having bought a house of A at 12-j-$ less than it cost him, I added $430 in 
 repairs, and sold it for $7293, thereby gaining 10$ on my investment. How 
 much did the house cost A? 
 
 6. A miller's gain in business for four years aggregates 37-|$ of his capital. If 
 his gain is $3000, and he withdraws his gain and capital and invests it in a farm, 
 at $55 per acre, how many acres can he buy? 
 
 7. A merchant bought goods and paid freight on them equal to 12$ of their 
 first cost; he then sold them at 6£$ profit on the full cost, receiving 60$ of the 
 price in cash and a note for $1309, the amount unpaid. What was the first 
 cost of the goods? 
 
 8. A peddler sold 25$ of a purchase of butter at 16$ profit, and the remainder 
 at 163$ profit. What was the cost, if the total gain was $39.60? 
 
 9. A dealer sold 35$ of a purchase of leather at 14f $ profit, and the remainder 
 at 5$ loss. If his net gain was $87.50, what must have been the cost? 
 
176 EXAMPLES IN PROFIT AND LOSS. 
 
 562. To find the Rate of Profit or Loss, the Cost and the Profit or Loss being 
 given. 
 
 Example.— An agent gained $17.10 by selling a reaper which cost him $95. 
 What was his per cent, of gain ? 
 
 Operation. 
 Cost. Gain. 
 
 $95 ) 17.10 ( .18 = 18$ Explanation.— If 95 dollars of cost gain $17.10, 1 dollar of 
 
 9£ cost would gain as much as 95 is contained times in 17.10, or .18, 
 
 760 equal to 18 per cent. 
 760 
 
 Rule.— Divide the profit or loss by the cost. 
 
 Formula. — Per Cent, of Profit or Loss = Profit or Loss -r- Cost. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 563. 1. I gained $12.50 on what cost me $125. Find my rate per cent, of 
 gain. 
 
 2. I bought a bicycle for $150, and sold it for $7.50 below cost. What per 
 cent, did I lose? 
 
 3. What per cent, is lost by selling a $5 book at 62-£^ below its cost? 
 
 4. A safe costing $380 was sold at a loss of $76. Find the loss per cent. 
 
 5. A gold pen cost $2, and after being tested and found imperfect, was sold as 
 old gold for $1. Find the per cent, of loss. 
 
 6. What per cent, of gain is realized by buying a horse for $300, and selling 
 it at an advance of $100? 
 
 7. Find the per cent, of gain on a section of Dakota prairie, bought at $4 per 
 acre, and sold at $10 per acre. 
 
 8. An Ohio river steamer costing $100000 was sold for $9500 profit. Find 
 the per cent, of profit. 
 
 9. A Vermont manufacturer, having invested $40000, gained $8250 each 
 year. What was his per cent, of gain per annum? 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 564. 1. What per cent, is gained by selling an article for 2£ times its cost? 
 2. I bought a quantity of cloth at $1.60 per yard, and sold it at $2 per yard. 
 
 What was my per cent, of gain? 
 
 S. A speculator bought wheat at 80^ per bushel, and oats at 32^' per bushel. 
 If he sold the wheat at 90^ per bushel, and the oats at 40^ per bushel, on which 
 would he make the greater per cent., and how much? 
 
 Jf. If a boy sells three apples for what four cost him, what per cent, does he 
 gain? 
 
 5. Four-fifths of a stock was sold at 45$ loss, and the remainder at 225$ 
 profit. What was the per cent, of net loss or net gain on the stock? 
 
 6. Paper bought at $2. 70 per ream, and retailed at l<f per sheet, will yield 
 what per cent, of profit? 
 
EXAMPLES IN PROFIT AND LOSS. 177 
 
 7. Potatoes costing $1.35 per barrel, and sold at $1.62 per barrel, will net 
 what per cent, of gain? 
 
 8. A wood dealer, after buying 8 car loads of mixed wood, of 16 cords each, 
 at $5 per cord, sorted it and sold 35$ of it at 12-|$ gain, 35$ of it at 10$ gain, and 
 the remainder at 20$ gain? What was his average per cent, of gain? 
 
 9. If 33^$ of a barrel of salt be sold at 33£$ profit, and the remainder be sold 
 at cost, what per cent, of profit is realized on the whole? 
 
 10. An agent sold a sewing machine for $45.70, and thereby gained $18.28. 
 What per cent, did he gain? 
 
 11. If -f of an article is sold for what f of it cost, what is the loss per cent. ? 
 
 12. If I sell \ of an article for what -J- of ft cost, what is my rate of gain ? 
 IS. A drover, buying 125 beeves at the rate oi $55 per head, and 78 at $62.50 
 
 per head, sold the lot at a profit of $2115. What was his per cent, of gain? 
 
 U. A cargo of lumber cost $3600. If \ of it is sold for $2000, \ of the 
 remainder for $1250, and what is left for $420, what is the per cent, of gain or 
 loss by the transaction? 
 
 15. Oil bought at 81i$ per barrel is sold at 86|^. If \$ per barrel is allowed 
 for expenses, what must have been the investment, the gain having been $1350? 
 
 565. To find the Cost, the Selling Price and the Rate per cent, of Profit or 
 Loss being given. 
 
 Rules.— 1. Divide the selling price by 1 plus the rate of gain. Or, 
 2. Divide the selling price by 1 minus the rate of loss. 
 
 -EVv^nioa i a ' Cost = Selling Price -=- 1 + Per Cent, of Gain, 
 formulas.— | ^ Oogt ^g^g Price + x _ Per Cent of Loss# 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR MENTAL PRACTICE. 
 
 566. 1. A buggy was sold for $105, at a gain of 5$. What the the cost? 
 2. What must have been the cost of a harness sold at 40$ loss, if $£4 were 
 
 received for it? 
 
 8. Find the cost of making a suit of clothes, if 20$ is gained by selling it 
 at $18. 
 
 4-. Find the cost of a watch that sold at a profit of 16§$ and brought $87.50. 
 
 5. I sold a house for 125$ profit, receiving therefor $2250. What was the 
 price paid? 
 
 6. If $15360 is realized on a stock of goods after it has been damaged 40$, 
 what was its value before being damaged? 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR WRITTEN PRACTICE. 
 
 567. 1. One of a pair of horses was sold for $180, at a loss of 12£$; the other 
 was sold for $200, at a gain of 25$. What did the pair cost? 
 
 2. A fruit dealer, after losing 16f $of his apples by frost, has 147-J barrels left. 
 If he bought his stock at $2.50 per barrel, what was his outlay? 
 
 8. What was the original value of Calumet copper mining stock, which, when 
 sold at a gain of 175$, brought $20625? 
 12 
 
178 KEVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES OF PROFIT AND LOSS. 
 
 4. A paid 6$ tax on his income. What was his income, if, after paying the 
 tax, the remainder equalled $7050. 94. 
 
 5. A dairy produced 20$ more cheese in March than in February. What 
 was the product for March, if that for the two months was 1980 pounds ? 
 
 6. I sold a house to A at a profit of 10$; he sold it to B, gaining 15$; and B, 
 by selling it to C for $6072, gained 20$ on his purchase. How much did the 
 house cost me? 
 
 REVIEW OF THE PRINCIPLES OF PROFIT AND LOSS. 
 
 568. 1* To find the gain, the cost and per cent, of gain being given. 
 Kule. — Multiply the cost by the per cent, of gain. 
 
 2. To find the loss, the cost and percent, of loss being given. Rule. — Mul- 
 tiply the cost by the per cent, of loss. 
 
 8. To find the selling price, the cost and gain being given. Rule. — Add 
 the gain to the cost. 
 
 4. To find the selling price, the cost and loss being given. Rule. — Sub- 
 tract the loss from the cost. 
 
 5. To find the cost, the gain and per cent, of gain being given. Rule. — 
 Divide the gain by the per cent, of gain. 
 
 6. To find the cost, the loss and per cent, of loss being given. Rule. — Divide 
 the loss by the per cent, of loss. 
 
 7. To find the selling price, the gain and per cent, of gain being given. 
 Rule. — Divide the gain by the per cent, of gam, and to the quotient add the gain. 
 
 8. To find the selling price, the loss and per cent, of loss being given. 
 Rule. — Divide the loss by the per cent, of loss, and from the quotient subtract 
 the loss. 
 
 9. To find the per cent, of gain, the gain and cost being given. Rule. — 
 Divide the gain by the cost. 
 
 10. To find the per cent, of loss, the loss and cost being given. Rule. — Divide 
 the loss by the cost. 
 
 11. To find the per cent, of gain, the selling price and gain being given. 
 Rule. — Subtract the gain from the selling 'price and divide the gain by the 
 difference. 
 
 12. To find the per cent, of loss, the selling price and loss being given. 
 Rule. — Add the loss to the selling price, and divide the loss by the sum obtained. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 
 
 569. 1. What is that sum of money of which 50$ is $19.20 more than 37-£$? 
 
 2. What amount of money must an attorney collect, in order that he may 
 pay over to his principal $475, and retain 5$ for his services? 
 
 3. A woman is 72 years old, and 16f$ of her age is 25$ of the age of her 
 daughter. Find the daughter's age. 
 
 4. Gunpowder is made of £ nitre, and the remainder of equal parts of 
 sulphur and charcoal. Find the per cent, of each. 
 
MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN" PROFIT AND LOSS. 179 
 
 5. A milkman increased his herd of cows by a purchase of 36, which was 45$ 
 of the whole number he then owned. How many had he before buying the last lot? 
 
 6. If I make a profit of 16f$ by selling a horse at $7.50 above cost, how 
 much must I have advanced on the cost to have realized a profit of 25$? 
 
 7. Two persons contributed $2100 towards a business venture, from which 
 their part of the gain was $350. If of this gain the share of one was $70 more 
 than that of the other, what part of the original contribution must have beeD 
 made by each ? 
 
 8. How much money must be invested in notes, at 4£$ below their face value, 
 in order that, when sold at 3$ above their face, a profit of $225 may be realized ? 
 
 9. I bought a warehouse of Brown for 12-j$ less than it cost him, and sold it 
 for 16f$ more than it cost him, gaining thereby $963.60. How much did I pay 
 for the warehouse ? 
 
 10. What per cent, is gained by buying pork at $17.50 per barrel, and retail- 
 ing it at 120 per pound ? 
 
 11. A lady wishing to sell her piano, asked 15$ more than it cost, but finally 
 sold it at 12-J$ less than her asking price. What did the piano cost, if by its 
 sale she gained 15 H>1* d 
 
 12. Having bought 75 barrels of apples for $187.50, I sold them at a loss of 
 20$. How much did I receive per barrel ? 
 
 IS. A sells a steam tug to B, gaining 12£$, and B sells it to C for $4130, and 
 makes a profit of 18$. How much did the tug cost A ? 
 
 llf.. What per cent, is lost on an article that is sold for two-thirds of its 
 cost? 
 
 15. A farmer, after selling 1760 barrels of apples, had 20$ of his crop left. 
 How many barrels had he at first? 
 
 16. I lost 25$ of a consignment of berries. At what per cent, of profit must 
 the remainder be sold, in order that I may gain 10$ on the whole ? v\-V^ 
 
 17. A Texas farm of 160 acres was bought at $15 per acre; $354 were paid for 
 fencing, $480 for breaking, $626 for a house, and $220 for a barn. At what 
 price per acre must it be sold, to realize a net profit of 25$ on the investment ? 
 
 18. King sold his wheel at 33^$ gain, and with the money bought another, 
 which he sold at a loss of 25$, receiving therefor $120. Did he gain or lose, 
 and how much ? 
 
 19. What per cent, more is -J than £ ? 
 
 20. Cloth, bought at $4 per yard, must be marked at what price in order that 
 the seller may make a reduction of 10$ from the asking price and still gain 12-J$ 
 on the cost ? 
 
 21. If 25$ of the selling price is gain, what is. the per cent, of gain ? 
 
 22. I sell | of a stock of goods for $27, thereby losing 20$. For what must 
 I sell the remainder, to make a profit of 20$ on the whole ? p ^ 
 
 23. If 30$ of a farm sold at 33£$ gain, and 30$ of the remainder at 15$ gain, 
 how much was the total gain, if the remainder was sold at cost for $7350 ? 
 
 21/.. What per cent, of cost is realized on goods marked 25$ advance and sold 
 at 20$ off from the marked price ? 
 
180 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN PROFIT AND LOSS. 
 
 25. A banker Dought a mortgage at 7£$ less than its face value, and sold it 
 for 3$ v more than its face value, thereby gaining $981. 75. What was the face 
 value of the mortgage ? 
 
 26. At what price should damaged goods ba marked to lose 25$, the first 
 cost having been 36<fi per yard ? \ 
 
 27. A man sold a carriage and gained 25$, and with the proceeds bought 
 another, which he sold at a profit of 10$, thus realizing a total gain of $75. 
 What did he pay for each ? 
 
 28. If I sell f of an acre of land for what f of it cost, what will be my gain 
 or loss per cent. ? 
 
 29. 21J$ was lost by selling an engine for $2355. How much would it have 
 brought had it been sold at a loss of 10$ ? ?-7*> 
 
 30. What price must be asked for 1000 pounds of coffee, costing 18^ per 
 pound, in order that the seller may deduct 10$ from the asking price for bad 
 debts, allow 16f$ for loss in roasting, and still gain 20$ on the cost? '/S 
 
 31. B and C each invested an equal amount of money in business; B gained 
 12-J$ on his investment, and C lost $5275 ; C's money was then 42$ of B's. 
 How many dollars did each invest ? 
 
 32. A trader lost 33J$ on 20$ of an investment, and gamed 12^$ on the 
 remainder, thus realizing a net gain of $1000, Had he gained 20$ on J-, and 
 lost 25$ on the remainder, what would have been his net profit ? 
 
 33. A manufacturing company's per cent, of gain on a self-binder was 25$ less 
 than that of the general agent; the general agent's profit was 20$, he thereby 
 gaining* $25.30. What did it cost to make the machine ? j>\\^ 
 
 3J+. Of a cargo of 8000 bushels of oats, costing 35^ per bushel, 25^ was 
 destroyed by fire. What per cent, will be gained or lost, if the remainder of the 
 oats are sold at 45^ per bushel ? 
 
 35 For what must hay be sold per ton, to gain 16|$, if, by selling it at $18 
 per ton, there is a gain of 25$ ? \V 
 
 36. Jones sold \ of a stock of goods at cost, i at a gain of 35$, -J at a loss of 
 25$, and ^ at a gain of 10$. At what per cent, of its cost must he sell the 
 remainder to net cost on the whole ? 
 
 37. After a carriage had been used two years, it was sold for $5 less than it 
 cost, the seller thereby sustaining a loss of 3J$ of the selling price. How much 
 was the first cost of the carriage ? 
 
 38. If oranges cost $1.80 per hundred, at what price must they be marked 
 to ensure a gain of 20$, and make allowance for 28$ decay, and 25$ bad debts in 
 selling ? v 
 
 39. Having paid 40^ per pound for tea, at what retail price must it be marked, 
 that I may allow 12|$ for bad debts and gam 40$ on the cost ? 
 
 Jfi. Six wheel-rakes were sold for $21 each; three of them at a gain of 20$, 
 and the others at a loss of 20$. What was the net gain or loss ? 
 
 Jf.1. A stock of goods is marked 22-J-$ advance on cost, but becoming damaged, 
 is sold at 20$ discount on the marked price, whereby a loss of $1186.40 is sus- 
 tained. What was the cost of the goods ? 
 
MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES DST PROFIT AND LOSS. 181 
 
 4%, My retail price of Axminster carpet is $3.50 per yard, by which I gain 
 25$. If I sell at wholesale, at a discount of 25$ from the retail price, how much 
 do I receive per yard. What is my per cent, of gain or loss, and how much is 
 my actual gain or loss by selling 1000 yards at wholesale ? 
 
 43. If the loss equalled -J of the selling price, what was the per cent, of 
 
 44. A grocer bought 200 quarts of berries, at 11^ per quart, and 150 quarts 
 of cherries, at 6^ per quart. Having sold the cherries at a loss of 30$, for how 
 much per quart must he sell the berries, to gain 15$ on the whole ? 
 
 45. A sells two horses to B at an advance of 16f$, B sells them to at an 
 advance of 25$, and C sells them to D for $735, thereby making a profit of 20$. 
 How much did A pay for the horses ?^^° 
 
 46. Having bought 48 pounds of coffee, at the rate of 3-J- pounds for 91^, and 
 84 pounds more at the rate of 7 pounds for $1.26, I sold the lot at the rate of 
 9 pounds for $1.53. What was my per cent, of gain or loss ? 
 
 47. By selling at a loss of 6<fi per yard I get 87^$ of the cost of cloth. What 
 per cent, of the cost would I have received had I lost 8^ per yard ? 
 
 48. If 15$ is lost by selling suits at $17 each, how much would be gained by 
 selling them at 15$ profit ? ^fl 
 
 49. The price of a suit of clothes having been marked down 20$ or to $27, . qj^ 
 the dealer, in order to effect a sale, discounted again 15$, and still by the sale^vY 
 made a profit of 14f$ What per cent, above cost was the suit originally marked: 
 
 50. An Iowa farm passed through the hands of five owners, each of whom stoo 
 in succession gained 20$ by its purchase and sale. If the average gain was/'*'' 
 $1488.32, what was its first cost, and what was its final selling price ? 
 
 51. By selling a stock of goods at 20$ below cost, I received $150 less than I 
 would have received had I sold the goods at 20$ above cost. What should the 
 goods have sold for to gain 20$ ? 
 
 52. The first cost of Parisian goods purchased through an agent was increased / * gt 
 18</o by the charges of the agent, the freight, and the import duties; I sold the • 
 goods at 25$ advance on full cost, thereby gaining $1 785. Find the first cost. 
 
 53. After using a carriage for two years, I sold it for 3-£$ of its selling price 
 less than it cost, thereby losing $5. How much would it have brought, had the 
 amount received for it been 3£$ of the selling price more than it cost ? 
 
 54. An agent bought a reaper at 20$ off from the wholesale price, and sold 
 it at an advance of 30$, thereby gaining $37.50. If the wholesale price was 25^ 
 above the cost of manufacture, what was the cost to the manufacturer? +**»- ' 
 
 55. I sold a house at 25$ profit, and invested the proceeds in dry goods, on a r , 
 Vhich I lost 12£$ ; I invested the proceeds from the sales of dry goods in stocks, / »* ^ 
 on which I lost 10$. What was my net gain or loss per cent. ? 
 
 56. Having paid a retailer $138. 60 for a set of furniture, I ascertain that by / 
 selling to me he gained 12£$, that the wholesaler of whom he bought gained 10$, -» ^ 
 that the jobber by selling to the wholesaler gained 16|$, and that the manufac- 
 turer sold to the jobber at 20$ above its first cost. How much more than its 
 first cost did I pay ? 
 
182 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IK PROFIT AND LOSS. 
 
 57. I wish to line the carpet of a room 21 ft. long and 18 ft. wide with duck 
 f of a yard in width, How many yards will be required, if it shrink 10$ in 
 width and 5$ in length ? If the carpet be laid lengthwise of the room, and be 
 furnished at $2.25 per yard, | of a yard wide, and the duck, before shrinking, at 
 200 per square yard, and a profit of 16f$ be realized on both, what will be the gain? 
 
 58. If I pay $3.20 for 20 gal. of vinegar, how many gallons of water must 
 be added, that 40$ profit may be realized by selling it at 15^ per gallon ? 
 
 59. A huckster sold a quantity of potatoes and onions, gaining 37|$ on the 
 onions and 25$ on the potatoes, 33 J$ of his profit being realized on the potatoes. 
 At what price was each sold, if the total gain was $450 ? 
 
 60. What price each must be asked for cocoanuts, costing $4 per C, that an 
 allowance of 16f$ for breakage, 20$ for decay, and 11 J$ for bad debts may be 
 made, and still a profit of 33^$ be realized ? 
 
 61. A tree agent sold apple and pear trees for $2187.50; he gained 16f$ on 
 the apple, and 37-J$ on the pear trees, receiving for the pear 75$ as much money 
 as for the apple trees. Find the cost of each kind. 
 
 62. A dry goods house bought a stock of goods, and sold £ of it at 25$ profit, 
 -J- of it at 20$ profit, -J- of it at 16|$ loss, -J of it at 12-J$ gain, and the remainder, 
 which cost $4549.25, at 15$ gain. What was the net gain or loss, and the per 
 cent, of gain or loss, on the entire stock ? 
 
 68. A butcher paid equal amounts of money for calves, pigs, and sheep; he 
 cleared 14$ on the calves, 10$ on the pigs, and lost 30$ on the sheep. How 
 many dollars were paid for each kind of stock, the total amount received having 
 been $1336.50? 
 
 6J/.. I sold my house to B and lost 10$ of its cost; B expended $375 for repairs 
 and sold it to C at 120$ of its full cost to him; expended $525 in enlarging 
 the house, and then sold it for $6354, thereby making a profit of 20$ of its full 
 cost. How much did I pay for the property ? 
 
 65. A speculator, investing equal sums in corn and wheat, gained $2713.50 
 more on the corn than on the wheat. If he gained 10-J$ on the wheat and 15$ 
 on the corn, how many bushels of each must have been purchased, the corn 
 having been bought at 60^ per bushel and the wheat at 80^ per bushel ? 
 
 66. A drover bought 50 horses, cows, and sheep for $870; the number of cows 
 was 600$ of the number of horses, and the number of sheep was 300$ of the 
 number of cows; the horses cost 200$, and the sheep 20$, as much as the cows. 
 If the entire purchase was sold at a profit of 20$, how much was received per 
 head for each kind ? 
 
TRADE DISCOUNT. 183 
 
 TRADE DISCOUNT. 
 
 570. Discount is the allowance made for the payment of a debt before it 
 becomes due. 
 
 571. Trade Discount is the allowance made bj manufacturers and mer- 
 chants upon their fixed or list prices. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. It is customary in many branches of business for merchants and manu- 
 facturers to have fixed price lists of their goods, and when the- market varies, instead of 
 changing the price list, to change the rate of discount. 
 
 2. Business houses usually announce their terms upon their " bill-heads;" as, " Terms, 3 
 months, or 5% off for cash;" '* Terms, 60 days, or %% discount in 10 days," etc. When bills 
 are paid before maturity, legal interest for the remainder of the time is usually deducted. 
 
 572. There may be more than one Trade Discount, and they are then known 
 as a Discount Series. 
 
 573. Trade Discount is computed by the rules of percentage, on the marked 
 price as a base. When a series of discounts is allowed, the first only is so com- 
 puted, and in every subsequent discount the remainder, after each preceding 
 discount, is regarded as the base. 
 
 574. To find the Selling Price, the List Price and Discount Series being given. 
 
 Example ( first illustration ). — The list price of a sewing machine is $60. 
 What is the net selling price, if a discount of 40$ is allowed ? 
 Operation. 
 $ 60 = list price. 
 
 • 40 = $ of discount. Explanation. — Since the discount is 40 per cent., and 
 
 $ 24 = discount. tne nst W^ ce > or base, is $60, the discount to be deducted 
 
 will be 40 per cent, of $60, or $24 ; and the net price will 
 | 60 _ cos k be $60 minus $24, which equals $36. 
 
 24 ss discount. 
 
 $ 36 = net selling price. 
 
 Example (second illustration). — The list price of a threshing machine is $900. 
 What is the net price, if a discount series of 25$, 20$, and 10$ is allowed ? 
 Operation. 
 $900 = list price. 
 
 235 = 25$, or \ = 1st discount. Explanation.— From the list price take the 
 
 $675 = rem. after 1st discount. nrst discount, and make each remainder the base 
 
 135 = 20$, or 4 = 2d discount. for the succeedin S discount. The last remainder 
 
 will be the net price. 
 
 $540 = rem. after 2d discount. 
 
 54 =s 10$, or ^ = 3d discount. 
 $486 s= rem. after 3d discount, or net price. 
 Remark. — In like manner treat any series of discounts. 
 
184 EXAMPLES IN TRADE DISCOUNT. 
 
 Rule. — Deduct the first discount from the list price, and each subse* 
 quent discount from each successive remainder. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 575. -?. What is the selling price per dozen of hats, listed at $36, and 
 discounted 20$ and 15$ ? 
 
 2. Find the net price of a ton of fence wire, listed at 9^ per pound, and sold 
 at 70$ and 5$ off. 
 
 3. Find the net cost to the purchaser of a bill of goods invoiced at $1100, 
 from which discounts of 20$ and 25$ were allowed. 
 
 4* An invoice of silk amounting to $12000 was sold Sept. 21, 1888, at a 
 discount of 25$, 20$, and 12|$, with a further discount of 10$ to be allowed if 
 paid within 30 days. How much cash will pay the bill Oct. 15, 1888 ? 
 
 5. Having bought merchandise at 25$ and 15$ discount from the list price 
 of $1500, I sell it at 15$, 15$, and 10$ from the same list price. Do I gain or 
 lose, and how much ? 
 
 6. A wholesale dealer offers cloth at $2.40 per yard, subject to a discount of 
 25$, 20$, 10$, and 5$. How many yards can be bought for $246.24 ? 
 
 7. "What is the net cost of a bill of goods invoiced at $2150, and sold at a 
 discount of 15$, 10$, 5$, and 3$ ? 
 
 8. Three drummers, A, B and C, offer me the same grade of goods at the 
 same list price. A offers to discount 25$ and 15$; B 20$ and 20$; and C 15$, 
 15$, and 10$. With which will it be most advantageous for me to deal, and 
 how much would I save from a list price of .$200 ? 
 
 Remarks. — 1. It is often convenient in finding the net price to multiply the list price by 1 
 minus the first discount, the remainder by 1 minus the next, and so on. 
 
 2. The order in which the discounts of any series are considered is not material, a series of 
 25, 15, and 10 being the same as one of 15, 10, and 25, or of 10, 25, and 15. 
 
 576. To find the Price at which Goods must be Marked to Insure a Given 
 Per Cent, of Profit or Loss, the Cost and Discount Series being given. 
 
 Example (first illustration). — Having bought goods for $105, at what price 
 must they be marked to allow a discount of 25$, and still make a profit of 10$ ? 
 
 Explanation. — The cost, $105, is 100 per 
 
 Operation cent, of itself ; the rate of discount to be al- 
 
 &105 = the cost lowed is 25 per cent.; 100 per cent, minus 25 
 
 " ' * . per cent., or 75 per cent., is the per cent, which 
 
 ♦ - 1Q = $ to be gamed. the prfce t0 be insured is of the price t0 ^ 
 
 $10.50 as gain to be insured. asked. And if 10 per cent, must be insured, 
 
 105.00 = cost. the goods must actually bring 10 per cent., or 
 
 r777~T7 ,,. , i „ n $10.50 more than cost, or $115.50. And since 
 
 $115.50 selling price to be insured. T . , .. - OK '*•*». i * 
 ^ ° r a deduction of 25 per cent, is to be made from 
 
 75 ^ $115 50 ^ e ^king price, the selling price, $115.50, will 
 
 —^ — be only 75 per cent, of the asking price. 
 
 $154. asking price. Therefore, divide $115.50 by .75, and the qucv 
 
 tient, $154, will be the asking price. 
 
EXAMPLES IN TEADE DISCOUNT. 185 
 
 Example (second illustration). — A seal sacque cost a manufacturer $240. At 
 what price must it be marked, that a discount series of 25$, 20$, and 20$ may 
 be allowed, and he still make a profit of 30$ ? 
 
 Opebation. 
 
 $240 = cost or base. $1.00 = $ of price realized. 
 
 .30 = $ to be gained. .25 = $ of 1st discount. 
 
 72 = gain to be insured. .75 = $ of price to be received Sn 
 
 240 = cost. order to gain 30$ and allow 
 
 $312 = price to be received. 
 
 1st discount. 
 
 .75 ) $312.00 $1.00 = $ of price. 
 
 — 7777 , . • • j .20 = $ of 2d discount. 
 $416 = asking price in order 
 
 to pay $240, gain .80 = $ of price to be received in 
 
 30$, and allow a dis- order to gain 30$ and dis- 
 
 count of 25$. count 25$ and 20$. 
 
 .80 ) $416.00 $1.00 = $ of price. 
 
 „>_,^ , . . . , .20 as $ of 3d discount. 
 $o20 = asking price in order to 
 
 pay $240, gain 30$, and .80 = $ of price to be received in 
 
 discount 25$ and 20$. order to gain 30$ and dis- 
 
 count 25$, 20$, and 20$. 
 
 .80 ) $520.00 
 
 $650 = asking price in order to gain 30$ and 
 allow the full discount series. 
 
 Rule. — Add to the cost the gain required, and divide consecutively by 
 1 minus each of the rates in the discount series. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR* PRACTICE. 
 
 577. -?. What must be the asking price of a watch, costing $18, that 33-J$ 
 may be gained, after allowing the purchaser a discount of 20$ ? 
 
 2. Having bought an invoice of lawn mowers at $15 each, I desire to so mark 
 them that I may gain 20$, and still discount 25$ and 20$ to my customers. At 
 what price must each be marked ? 
 
 8. Having paid $8800 for a stock of goods, what price must be asked for it, 
 in order to gain $1100 and allow 12-J$ and 10$ discount ? 
 
 4. After buying velvet at $5 per yard, I so marked it as to allow discounts of 
 25$, 20$, and 16|$ from the marked price, and yet so sell it as to lose but 10$ 
 on my purchase. At what price per yard was the velvet marked ? 
 
 5. The cost of manufacturing silk hats being $36 per dozen, how must they 
 be marked, that a gain of 16f $ may be realized by the manufacturer, after allow- 
 ing discounts to the trade of 20$ and 12-J$? 
 
 6. If a carriage be marked 33£$ above cost, what per cent, of discount can 
 be allowed from the marked price and realize cost? 
 
 7. If the list price of an article is 25$ advance on the cost, what other per 
 cent, of discount than 10$ must be allowed, to net 10$ gain bv sale ? 
 
186 EXAMPLES IN TRADE DISCOUNT. 
 
 8. A merchant purchasing a bill of goods was allowed discounts from the list 
 price of 15$, 10$, 10$, and 6$. If the total discount allowed was $352.81, 
 what must have been the asking price of the goods ? 
 
 578. To find a Single Equivalent Per Cent, of Discount, a Discount Series 
 being given. 
 
 Example. — "What single rate of discount is equal to the series 25$, 20$, 10$, 
 and 5$ ? 
 
 Operation. 
 $1000 = assumed list price or base. 
 250 = 1st discount. 
 
 $750 == 1st rem. or 2d base. 
 
 150 = 2d discount. Explanation.— Assume $1000 as the list 
 
 * price, and successively deduct the discounts as 
 
 $(300 = 2d rem. or 3d base. by the series, and compare the result with the 
 
 60 = 3d discount. base assumed. 
 
 $540 = 3d rem. or 4th base. 
 
 27 = 4th discount. 
 $513 == 4th or last rem. or net price. 
 
 $1000 = list price, or base. 
 513 = net price. 
 $487 = total discount on $1000, which, divided by 1000, gives 48 T V, the per 
 cent, of discount equivalent to the given series. 
 
 Rule. — From $1000 as a list price, or base, take the discounts in order; 
 subtract the final remainder from the base taken, and the result will be 
 the total discount ; then point off from its right three places for decimals, 
 and the expression thus obtained will be the equivalent per cent, of dis- 
 count required. 
 
 Remakk.— This is the usual method, and it is more convenient for business men than to 
 compute the net price for each sale through a series of discounts. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR FKACTICE. 
 
 579. 1. Find a single discount equivalent to a series of 10$ and 10$. 
 2. Find a single discount equivalent to a series of 25$, 15$, and 5$. 
 8. Find a single discount equivalent to a series of 30$, 20$, 10$, and 3$. 
 Jf. Goods were sold 25$, 35$, 20$, and 15$ off ; what single discount would 
 have insured the same net price ? 
 
 5. What is the difference between a single discount of 50$ and a series of 
 20$, 20$, and 10$ ? 
 
 6. What per cent, of the list price will be obtained for goods sold at a 
 discount of 35$, 20$, 15$, 10$, and 5$ ? 
 
 7. From a list price, I discounted 30$, 25$, 20$, 15$, 12£$, 10$, and 5$. 
 What per cent, better for the purchaser would a single discount of 75$ have 
 been ? 
 
STOfiAGB. 187 
 
 STORAGE. 
 
 580. Storage is a provision made for keeping goods in a warehouse for 
 a time agreed upon, or for an indefinite time, subject to accepted conditions. 
 
 581. The term storage is used also to designate the charges for keeping 
 the goods stored. 
 
 582. Rates of storage may be fixed by agreement of the parties to the con- 
 tract, but are often regulated by Boards of Trade, Chambers of Commerce, 
 Associations of Warehousemen, and by legislative enactment. 
 
 583. Storage Charges may be made at a fixed price per package or bushel, 
 or at a fixed sum for a term or terms ; they may be made for a term of days or 
 months ; but usually, if the goods stored are taken out before the storage time 
 expires, the charge made is for the full time. 
 
 584. The rates of storage often vary for grains, or goods of different grades 
 or values, and also on account of different modes of shipment. 
 
 Remarks. — Storage Receipts, especially of grains, are frequently bought and sold under the 
 name of "Warehouse Receipts "or "Elevator Receipts," as representing so much value by 
 current market reports. 
 
 585. Cash Storage is a term applied to cases in which the payment of 
 charges is made on each withdrawal or shipment, at the time of such withdrawal 
 or shipment, notwithstanding the fact that the owner may still have goods of 
 the same kind in store at the warehouse. 
 
 586. Credit Storage is a term applied to cases in which sundry deposits or 
 consignments are received, from which sundry withdrawals or shipments are 
 made, and all charges adjusted at the time of final withdrawal. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. When deposits or consignments, and withdrawals or shipments, are made 
 at different times, credit is to be given for the amount of each deposit or consignment, from 
 the date to its final withdrawal or shipment, and credit given to the owner or consignor for each 
 withdrawal or shipment, from date up to the time of settlement. 
 
 2. In the private bonded warehouses of the United States, goods may be taken out at any 
 time, in quantities not less than an entire package, or, if in bulk of not less than 1 ton, by the 
 payment of duties, storage, and labor charges. The storage charges are computed for periods 
 of one month each, a fractional part of a month being counted the same as a full month. 
 1 3. Drovers sometimes hire cattle fed on account, entering and withdrawing them as circum- 
 stances require; such accounts are closed in the same manner as are those for storage. 
 
 587. To find the Simple Average Cash Storage. 
 
 Example. — There was received at a storage warehouse : Oct. 11, 300 bar. 
 apples; Oct. 30, 250 bar. potatoes; Nov. 13, 200 bar. apples; Nov. 20, 60 bar. 
 quinces ; Nov. 28, 280 bar. apples. The merchandise was all delivered Dec. 2. 
 
188 STORAGE. 
 
 If the contract specified that the rate of storage was 5$ per barrel for a period 
 of 30 days average storage, what was the storage bill ? 
 
 Operation. 
 
 The storage of 300 bar. for 52 da. = the storage of 1 bar. for 15600 da. 
 The storage of 250 bar. .or 33 da. = the storage of 1 bar. for 8250 da. 
 The storage of 200 bar. for 19 da. = the storage of 1 bar. for 3800 da. . 
 The storage of 60 bar. for 12 da. == the storage of 1 bar. for 720 da. 
 The storage of 280 bar. for 4 da. = the storage of 1 bar. for 1120 da. 
 
 The total storage = the storage of 1 bar. for 29490 da. 
 Or, 983 periods of 30 days each; $.05 X 983 s= $49.15, storage bill. 
 
 Explanation. — The 300 barrels constituting the first deposit or delivery were stored from 
 Oct. 11 to Dec. 2, or for 52 days; the storage of 300 bar. for 52 days equals the storage of 1 
 barrel for 15600 days; the storage of 250 barrels for 33 days equals the storage of 1 barrel for 
 8250 days; that of 200 barrels for 19 days equals 1 barrel for 3800 days; that of 60 barrels for 
 12 days equals 1 barrel for 720 days; that of 280 barrels for 4 days equals 1 barrel for 1120 
 days. The total storage was equal to that of 1 barrel for 29490 days, or for 983 storage terms 
 or periods of 30 days each. Since the storage charge was 5^ per barrel for each average period 
 of 30 days, the charge would amount to $.05 X 983, or $49.15. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the number of articles of each receipt by the number 
 of days between the time of their deposit and withdrawal ; divide the 
 sum of these products by the number of days in the storage period, and 
 multiply the quotient by the charge per period. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 588. 1* There was received at a warehouse: May 30, 4000 bu. wheat; June 
 5, 2600 bu. oats; June 24, 3500 bu. barley; July 18, 5000 bu. corn. If all of this 
 was shipped July 20, what was the storage bill, the charge being 1-J^ per bushel 
 per term of 30 days average storage ? 
 
 2. A farmer received for pasture: April 30, 12 head of cattle; May 15, 14 
 head of cattle; May 23, 27 head of cattle; June 9, 5 head of cattle; June 30, 8 
 head of cattle; July 16, 40 head of cattle. All were delivered July 25, and the 
 charges were 75^ per head for each week of 7 days average pasturage. How 
 much was his bill ? 
 
 589. To find the Charge for Storage with Credits. 
 
 Example. — The storage charges being 2$ per barrel for a month of 30 days 
 average, what will be the bill in the following transaction ? 
 
 Received. 
 July 19, 100 bar.; July 31, 240 bar.; 
 Sept. 8, 360 bar. 
 
 Delivered. 
 Aug. 15, 300 bar. ; Sept. 12, 200 bar., 
 Oct. 1, 200 bar. 
 
EXAMPLES IN" STORAGE. 
 
 189 
 
 Operation. 
 From July 19 to July 31 = 12 da. ; 100 bar. stored for 12 da. = 1 bar. stored for 1200 da. 
 July 3t 240 bar. received. 
 
 From July 31 to Aug. 15 = 15 da.; 340 bar. stored for 15 da. = 1 bar. stored for 5100 da. 
 Aug. 15 300 bar. delivered. 
 
 From Aug. 15 to Sept. 8 = 24 da. ; 40 bar. remaining for 24 da. = 1 bar. stored for 960 da. 
 Sept. 8 360 bar. received. 
 
 From Sept. 8 to Sept. 12 = 4 da. ; 400 bar. stored for 4 da. = 1 bar. stored for 1600 da. 
 Sept. 12 200 bar. delivered. 
 
 From Sept. 12 to Oct. 1 = 19 da.; 200 bar. remaining for 19 da. = 1 bar. stored for 3800 da. 
 Oct. 1 200 bar. delivered. 
 
 000 
 
 Total = 1 bar. stored for 12660 da., 
 Or, 422 terms of 30 da. each; $.02 X 422 = $8.44, total storage bill. 
 
 Explanation. — 100 barrels were stored for 12 days, when 240 barrels were added; these 340 
 barrels were stored 15 days, when 300 barrels were withdrawn; the 40 remaining barrels were 
 stored 24 days, when 360 barrels were added; these 400 barrels were stored 4 days, when 200 
 barrels were withdrawn; the remaining 200 barrels were stored 19 days and then withdrawn. 
 The total storage thus equalled that of 1 barrel for 12660 days, or for 422 terms of 30 days 
 each; and since the charge for 1 term is $ .02, for 422 terms it would be 422 times $ .02, or 
 $8.44, the total amount of the bill. 
 
 Rule, — I. Multiply the number of articles first received by the num- 
 ber of days between the date of their receipt and the date of the next 
 receipt or delivery ; add the number of articles of such next receipt, or 
 subtract the number of such delivery, as the case may be, and so pro- 
 ceed to the time of final delivery. 
 
 II.— Divide the aggregate storage by the number of days in the storage 
 term, and multiply the quotient by the storage charge per term. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 590. -7. What will be the storage charge, at 4|^ per barrel, for a term of 
 thirty days average, in the following transaction ? 
 
 Received. 
 
 
 Delivered. 
 
 Feb. 8, 180 bar. flour. 
 
 Mar. 1, 
 
 100 bar. apples. 
 
 Feb. 27, 100 bar. apples. 
 
 Mar. 28, 
 
 190 bar. flour. 
 
 Mar. 8, 60 bar. potatoes. 
 
 Apr. 15, 
 
 60 bar. potatoes. 
 
 Mar. 13, 300 bar. flour. 
 
 Apr. " 
 
 60 bar. flour. 
 
 
 Apr. 29, 
 
 230 bar. flour. 
 
 2. A drover hired pasture of a farmer, agreeing to pay $4.20 per head of 
 stock pastured for each average term of 30 days. What was the amount of the 
 bill, the receipts and deliveries being as follows ? 
 
 Received. Delivered. 
 
 June 15, 
 June 27, 
 July 5, 
 July 29, 
 July 31, 
 
 21 head of cattle. 
 
 20 head of cattle. 
 
 15 head of cattle. 
 
 40 head of cattle. 
 
 40 head of cattle. 
 
 July 1, 30 head of cattle. 
 
 July 20, 15 head of cattle. 
 
 July 30, 15 head of cattle. 
 
 Aug. 21, the remainder. 
 
190 
 
 EXAMPLES IN STORAGE. 
 
 591. To find the Storage where Charges Vary. 
 
 Example. — At a warehouse there was received and delivered flour, as follows: 
 
 Delivered. 
 Jan. 23, 250 bar. 
 Mar. 1, 400 bar. 
 
 Received. 
 
 Jan. 3, 150 bar. 
 
 Jan. 20, 200 bar. 
 
 Feb. 1, 300 bar. 
 
 The storage charge on the above was, 50 per barrel for the first 10 days or 
 part thereof, and 30 per barrel for each subsequent period of 10 days or part 
 thereof. What sum must be paid in settlement? 
 
 Date. Receipts and Deliveries. 
 
 Jan. 3, received 150 bar. 
 " 20, " 200 " 
 
 Operation. 
 
 Bate. Storage. 
 
 " 23, 
 
 350 
 delivered 250 
 
 
 Feb. 1, 
 
 100 
 received 300 
 
 ft 
 
 Mar. 1, 
 
 400 
 delivered 400 
 
 <( 
 
 ec 
 
 66 
 
 in store. 
 
 150 bar. stored 20 days, or 2 terms, 80 = $12.00 
 
 100 " 3 " 1 term, 50 = 5.00 
 
 remainder. 
 
 in store. 
 
 100 bar. stored 40 days, or 4 terms, 140 — $14.00 
 
 300 " 28 " 3 " 110 = 33.00 
 
 Total storage, = $64.00 
 
 Explanation. — Of the 250 barrels delivered Jan. 23, 150 barrels had been in store since 
 Jan. 3, 20 days or 2 terms, and the charge was 5 cents plus 3 cents, or 8 cents per barrel, 
 which equals $12 storage. The remaining 100 barrels of the delivery of Jan. 23, had been 
 in store only since Jan. 20, 3 days or 1 term, at 5 cents per barrel, equal to $5 storage. Of the 
 400 barrels delivered Mar. 1, 100 barrels had been in store since Jan. 20, 40 days or 4 terms, 
 at 5 cents plus 3 cents plus 3 cents plus 3 cents, or 14 cents per barrel, equal to $14 storage; 
 while the remaining 300 barrels had been in store since Feb. 1, 28 days or 3 terms, at 5 cents 
 plus 3 cents plus 3 cents, or 11 cents per barrel, equal to $33 storage. By addition, the total 
 storage is found to be $64. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the number of articles of each delivery by the charge 
 for the term or terms stored, and add the products so obtained. 
 
 EXAMPLE FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 The receipts and deliveries of goods at a storage warehouse were as 
 
 Delivered. 
 Sept. 20, 100 bar. 
 
 . 1. T 
 
 he receipts am 
 
 s: 
 
 Received. 
 
 Sept. 
 
 2, 100 bar. 
 
 Sept. 
 
 25, 200 bar. 
 
 Oct. 
 
 19, 350 bar. 
 
 Oct. 
 
 31, 150 bar. 
 
 Nov. 
 
 7, 200 bar. 
 
 Sept. 
 Oct. 
 Oct. 
 Oct. 
 
 30, 
 10, 
 20, 
 30, 
 
 100 bar. 
 100 bar. 
 100 bar. 
 100 bar. 
 the remainder. 
 
 Nov. 20, 
 
 The contract required the payment of 60 per barrel for the present term of 
 30 days or fraction thereof, and 30 per barrel for each subsequent term of 30 
 days or fraction thereof. Find the storage bill. 
 
UUMillbsiOJU. 191 
 
 COMMISSION. 
 
 593. An Agent is a person who transacts business for another; as, the 
 purchase or sale of merchandise or real estate, collecting or investing money, etc. 
 
 594. An agent who receives goods to be sold is sometimes called a factor or 
 commission merchant; one employed to buy or sell stocks or bonds, or to nego- 
 tiate money securities, is called a broker. 
 
 595. Commission is an allowance made to agents or commission merchants 
 for transacting business. It is usually a percentage of the money involved in 
 the transaction, although sonfetimes it is computed at a certain price per bale, 
 bushel, barrel, etc. 
 
 596. The Agent's Commission for selling is computed on the gross pro- 
 ceeds, and for purchasing on the prime cost. 
 
 597. The Principal is the person for whom the business is transacted. 
 
 598. A Consignment is a shipment of goods from one party to another, to 
 be sold on account of the shipper, or on joint account of the shipper and the 
 consignee. The shipper is called the Consignor, and the one to whom the goods 
 are shipped is called the Consignee. 
 
 599. Guaranty is a per cent, charged by an agent for assuming the risk of 
 loss from sales made by him on credit, or for giving a pledge of the grade of goods 
 bought; it is computed the same as are commission charges. 
 
 600. The Gross Proceeds of a sale or collection is the total amount 
 received by the agent before deducting commission or other charges. * 
 
 601. The Net Proceeds is what remains after all charges have been 
 deducted. 
 
 Remakes.— Charges may be for commission, guaranty, freight, inspection, cartage, storage, 
 or any other outlay incident to the sale. 
 
 602. An Account Sales is a statement in detail rendered by a Consignee to 
 his Consignor, showing the sales of the consignment, all of the charges or 
 expenses attending the same, and the net proceeds. 
 
 603. An Account Purchase is a detailed statement made by a purchasing 
 agent to his principal, having the quantity, grade and price of goods bought on 
 his account, all the expenses incident to the purchase, and the gross amount of 
 the purchase. 
 
 604. Commission compares with Abstract Percentage, as follows: 
 The Prime Cost or Gross Selling Price = Base. 
 
 The Rate Per Cent, of Commission = Rate. 
 
192 COMMISSION". 
 
 The Commission for either buying or selling, or for guaranty of quality or 
 credit = Percentage. 
 
 The remittance to Purchasing Agent, including both Commission and Invest- 
 ment = Amount. 
 
 The Selling Price, minus the Commission = Difference. 
 
 605. — To find the Commission, the Cost or Selling Price and Per Cent, of 
 Commission being given. 
 
 Example. — How much commission will be due an agent who buys $8000 
 worth of coal, on a commission of 5$? 
 
 Operation. Explanation.— Since the rate of commission 
 
 $8000 = investment or base. \ s 5 per cent., the whole commission due the agent 
 
 .05 = per cent, of commission. will be 5 per cent, of the investment, $8000, or 
 $400 = commission or percentage. $ 
 Remark. — In case of sales, proceed in like manner, treating the selling price as the base. 
 
 Rule.— Multiply the cost or selling price by the rate per cent, of 
 commission. 
 
 Formula. — Commission = Cost or Selling Price X Rate per cent, of Commission. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 606. 1. An agent sold a house and lot for $6000, and charged 3$ for his 
 services. How much was the commission? 
 
 2. Having agreed to pay an agent 3$ for all purchases made by him, how 
 much will be due him, if he buys for me goods costing $2500? 
 
 3. If an agent's charges are 2$, how much commission will he earn by selling 
 property valued at $12500? 
 
 J/.. I owned one-half of a stock of goods sold by an agent for $10000. If the 
 agent charged b\</ for selling, how much commission must I pay? 
 
 5. An auctioneer sold a store for $8500, and its contents for $7350. How 
 much did his fees amount to, at lf$? 
 
 6. A real estate agent sold a farm 01 91 acres, at $120 per acre, on a com- 
 mission of 2$; and the stock and utensils on the farm for $3150, on a commission 
 of 5$. What was the amount of his commission? 
 
 607. To find the Investment or Gross Sales, the Commission and Per Cent, 
 of Commission being given. 
 
 Example. — If an agent's rate of commission is 2f , what value of goods must 
 he sell to earn a commission of $50? 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — Since the agent's commission is 2 per 
 
 Com cent., he earns 2 cents by selling $1 worth of goods; the 
 
 2$ = .02 ) $50.00 value of the goods sold, therefore, must be as many 
 
 • — — times $1 as 2 cents js contained times in $50; 2 cents is 
 
 $2500 gross sales. con tained in $50, 2500 times, and 2500 times $1 is $2500 
 
 Remark. — When commission for purchase is given and cost required, proceed in like 
 manner.. 
 
EXAMPLES IN COMMISSION. 193 
 
 Rule. — Divide the commission by the rate per cent, of commission. 
 
 Formula. — Prime Cost or Gross Selling Price = Commission, divided by the 
 Rate Per Cent, of Commission. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 608. 1. What amount of merchandise must be purchased on a commission 
 of 3|$, in order that an agent may receive a commission of $175? 
 
 2. An agent received $306.25 for selling wheat, on a commission of 1£#. 
 What was the amount of the sales? 
 
 3. A collector's charges of 5$ for collecting a note amounted to $14. 10. What 
 sum was collected? 
 
 J/.. A factor charged $216.80 for selling a consignment of canned fruit. If 
 his commission was 2-j#, what must have been the gross sales? 
 
 5. I paid a grain dealer l\</ for buying corn for me, at 62^ per bushel. If his 
 commission amounted to $83.70, how many bushels did he buy? 
 
 6. A Mobile factor earned $99.75 by' selling cotton, at 2f# commission. How 
 many bales, averaging 560 lb., did he sell, the price being 15^ per pound ? 
 
 609. To find the Investment and Commission, when Both are Included in a 
 Remittance by the Principal. 
 
 Example. — If $1050 is sent to a Saginaw agent for the purchase of salt, how 
 much will he invest, his rate of commission being 5$? 
 
 Opekation. Explanation.— For each dollar invested 
 
 $1.00 = investment. by the agent, the principal supplies the dollar 
 
 .05 = commission. invested and 5 cents for the agent's services; 
 
 a,., ~„ , , „ , therefore the agent will invest only as many 
 
 ll.Oo = actual cost to principal of each , « . „ u „ *., i * ♦«. Jl *■< nK • 
 r r dollars in salt as $1 plus 5 cents, or $1.05, is 
 
 dollar invested by agent. contained times in the remittance, $1050; 1.05 
 
 1.05 ) $1050.00 is contained in $1050, 1000 times; hence the 
 
 $1000 sum invested in salt. investment is $1000. 
 
 Rule.— Divide the remittance by 1 plus the rate per cent, of commission. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. All computations in commission may be made by applying the principles of 
 Percentage. 
 
 2. When a charge is made for guaranty, add the per cent, of guaranty to 1 plus the rate per 
 cent, of commission, and proceed as above. 
 
 Formula. — Investment = Remittance to Agent «*• 1 plus the Rate Per Cent. 
 of Commission. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE, 
 
 610. 1. An agent receives $12504.20, with instructions to invest in wool. 
 If his commission is 3#, how many dollars worth of wool will he purchase? 
 
 2. How many pounds of wool, at 27^ per pound, can be bought for $8424, if 
 the agent is allowed 4$ for purchasing? 
 
 3. I remitted $1306.45 to a Boston agent for the purchase of soft hats. If 
 the agent's commission is 4f , and he makes an added charge of 2$ for guaranty 
 of quality, how many dozen hats, at $8.50 per dozen, should he send me? 
 
 13 
 
194 EXAMPLES IX COMMISSION. 
 
 4. An agent receives $13760.80 to invest in land, after deducting his charges 
 of 3$. What amount of commission will he receive? 
 
 5. A real estate agent, whose stated commission is 2-J$, receives $8302.50 to 
 invest in Iowa prairie, at $5.40 per acre. How many acres di£ he purchase, and 
 and how much was his commission., 
 
 6. I remitted $300 to an agent for the purchase of Jjops. If the agent's 
 charges were 5$ for purchase and $6 for inspection, hWmany pounds, at 1 00 
 per pound, ought he to buy? ^ ^ \ 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 
 
 611. 1. A collector obtained 75$ of the amount of an account, and after 
 deducting 12$ for fees, remitted his principal $495. What was the amount of 
 his commission h^^v/^ 
 
 2. A Hartford fruit dealer sent a Lockport agent $1946.70, and instructed 
 him to buy apples at $1.40 per barrel. The agent charged 3$ for buying, and 
 shipped the purchase to his principal in six car loads of an equal number of 
 barrels. How many barrels did each car contain? 
 
 3. Find the per cent, of commission on a purchase, if the gross cost is 
 $2048.51, the commission $87.30, the cartage $20, and other charges $1.21. ^y% 
 
 4-. 11500 bushels of wheat were bought through an agent, who charged £$ 
 for buying. If the agent paid 850 per bushel for the wheat, $762.50 freight, J' 
 and $12.50 insurance, what sum should be remitted to him in full settlement ?j^ 
 
 5. A collector obtained 75$ of a doubtful account amounting to $1750. How 
 much was his per cent, of commission, if, by agreement with the principal, the 
 commission was to be 50$ of the net proceeds remitted? 
 
 6. A farmer received from his city agent $490 as the net proceeds of a ship- ^ 
 ment of butter. If "the agent's commission is 3$, delivery charges $6.80, and 5$ v 
 charge is made for guaranty of quality to purchasers, how many pounds, at 270 
 per pound, must have been sold, and how much commission was allowed? 
 
 7. An agent sold 2000 bu. Alsike clover seed, at $7.85 per bushel, on a com- 
 mission of 5$; and 1200 bu. medium red, at $5.20 per bushel, on a commission 
 of 2|$; taking the purchaser's 3 month's note for the amount of the sales. If 
 the agent charges 4$ for his guaranty of the notes, what amount does he earn by 
 the transaction? 
 
 8. An agent bought butter on a commission of 10$, cheese on a commission 
 
 of 6$, and eggs on a commission of 5$. If his commission for buying the butter .rih 
 was $21, for buying the cheese $21.60, and for buying the eggs $22, and he'' 
 charges 25$ additional for guaranteeing the freshness of the eggs, what sum 
 should the principal remit to pay for purchases and charges? 
 
 9. Find the net proceeds of a sale made by an agent charging 3-J$, if inci- 
 dental charges and commission charges were each $41.30. 
 
 10. From a consignment of 3160 pounds of tea, sold by an agent at 300 £>er 
 pound, the consignor received as net proceeds $853. 74. What was the per cent, 
 of commission charged for selling, if the charges for storage and insurance 
 amounted to $51.60? 
 
EXAMPLES IN COMMISSION". . 195 
 
 11. Find the gross proceeds of a sale made by an agent charging %^f> for com- / 
 mission, 5$ for guaranty, $17.65 for cartage, $11.40 for storage, and $3.25 for 
 insurance, if the net proceeds remitted amount to $1714.10. 
 
 12. A Milwaukee agent received $83195.28, with instructions to invest one- 
 half of it in wheat, at 800 per bushel, and the balance, less all commissions, in 
 wool, at 200 per pound. If his commission for buying the wheat is 2$, and that 
 for buying the wool is 5$, how many pounds of wool will he buy, and what will 
 be the amount of his commissions? 
 
 IS. I sent $3402.77 to my Atlanta agent for the purchase of sweet potatoes, 
 at $1.60 per barrel; his charges were, for commission, 2£#; guaranty, 3$; dray- 
 age, 10 per barrel; and freight, $200. How many barrels did he buy, and how 
 much unexpended money was left in his hands to my credit? 
 
 llf.. A Texas buyer shipped 33000 lb. of coarse wool to a Boston agent to be 
 sold on commission, and gave instructions for the net proceeds to be invested in 
 leather. If the agent sold the wool at 180 per pound, on a commission of 2$, 
 and charged 10$ for the purchase and guaranty of grade of the leather, what was 
 the amount of his commissions? 
 
 15. I received from Duluth a cargo of 1 6000 bu. of wheat, which I sold at 
 $1. 10 per bushel, on a commission of 4$; by the consignor's instructions I invested 
 the net proceeds in a hardware stock, for which I charged 5$ commission. What 
 was the total commission, and how much was invested in hardware? 
 
 16. Having sent a New Orleans agent $1835.46 to be invested in sugar, after 
 allowing 3$ on the investment for his commission, I received 32400 pounds of 
 sugar. What price per pound did it cost the agent? 
 
 17. An agent in Providence received $828 to invest in prints, after deducting 
 his commission of Z\i<>. If he paid 7|0 per yard for the prints, how many yards 
 did he buy? 
 
 18. The fees of the general agent of an insurance company are 5$ on all sums 
 received, and 5$ additional on all sums remaining in his hands at the end of the 
 year, after all losses and the expenses of his office are paid. He receives during 
 the year $117416.25, paid losses to the amount of $91140.50, and the expenses 
 of his office were $3267.70. Find his total fees. 
 
 19. An agent sold on commission 81 self-binders, at $140 each, and 113 
 mowers, at $65 each, remitting $10224.90 to his principal. Find the rate of 
 commission. 
 
 20. A commission merchant received a consignment of 660 bales of cotton, 
 of an average weight of 510 pounds, which he sold at 12-|0 per pound, on a 
 commission of 3$, charging 100 per bale for cartage. He invested for the con- 
 signor $9416.20 in bacon, charging 5$ for buying, and remitted cash to balance 
 consignor's account. How much was the cash remittance? 
 
 21. An agent received $4325, to invest in mess-pork, at $16 per barrel, after 
 deducting his purchasing commission of 4$. If the charges for incidentals were >^$ 
 $81.40, besides cartage of 750 per load of 8 barrels, how many barrels did he buy, 
 and what unexpended balance does he place to the credit of his principal? 
 
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196 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES IN" COMMISSION". 
 
 22. A street-car company bought 35 horse-cars through a Troy agent, at $850 
 each. If the freight was $17.50 on each car, and the agent's commission 3\% 
 for purchasing, what was the total cost to the company? 3>l/ ^ 9 ^'l ] & 
 
 23. I received from Day & Son, of Chicago, a ship load of corn, which I sold 
 for 60<ft per bushel, on a commission of 4$; and, by the shipper's instructions, 
 invested the net proceeds in barley, at 75^ per bushel, charging 5$ for buying; 
 my total commission was $1350. How many bushels of corn did Day & Son ship, 
 and how many bushels of barley should they receive ? 0-i^o - ft v o o 
 
 24.. An agent sold, on commission, 1750 barrels of mess-pork, at $16.50 per 
 barrel, and 508 barrels of short-ribs, at $18 per barrel, charging $112.50 for 
 cartage, and $5.55 for advertising. He then remitted to his principal $36000, 
 the net proceeds. Find the rate of commission. %T % 
 
 25. A Wichita dealer sent 12 car loads of corn, of 825 bushels each, to an 
 agent in Baltimore, where it was sold at 62|^ per bushel, on a commission of 5$, 
 the agent paying $682.50 freight. By shipper's instructions, the agent invested 
 the net proceeds in a hardware stock, charging 3$ for buying. How much was 
 invested in hardware? Jro *f 4» > *) 
 
 26. The holder of a doubtful claim of $850, handed it to an agent for collec- 
 tion, agreeing that, for every dollar sent him by the agent, the agent might keep 
 for himself 20^. The agent succeeded in collecting but 80$ of the debt. How 
 much did the agent remit, how much commission did he receive, and what was 
 his per cent, of commission? ((**+* fH>%- G»-+~ 'if ^73 — ff»*x /£y^ 
 
 27. I remitted $10500 to a Duluth agent to be invested in wheat, allowing 
 him a commission of 3$ for investing. The agent paid 95^ per bushel for the 
 wheat, and charged me \\$ a bushel per month for storage. At the end of 4 
 months the agent sold the wheat at $1.10 per bushel, on a commission of 5$. 
 If I paid $350 for the use of the money, did I gain or lose by the operation, and 
 how much? 
 
 28. My Memphis agent sends me an account purchase of 350 bales of cotton, 
 averaging 480 pounds each, bought at 15^ per pound, on a commission of 2|$. 
 His charges, other than for commission, were: freight advanced, $126.50; cartage, 
 $53.25; and insurance, $13.75. What sum should I remit to pay the account?- 
 
 29. A Charleston factor received from Cincinnati a consignment of corn, 
 which he sold at 75^ per bushel, on a commission of 5$; and by instructions of 
 the consignor invested the net proceeds in cotton, at 20^ per pound, charging 
 3$ for buying, and 3$ additional for guaranty of quality. If the total amount 
 of the agent's commission and guaranty was $1640, how many bushels of corn 
 were received? 
 
 SO. ^ Buffalo brewer remitted $21500 to a Toronto commission merchant, 
 with instructions to invest 40$ of it in barley, and the remainder, less all charges, 
 in hops. The agent paid 60^ per bushel for barley, and 20^ per pound for hops, 
 charging 2$ for buying the barley, 3$ for buying the hops, and 5$ for guaran- 
 teeing the quality of each purchase. If his incidental charges were $187.50, 
 what quantity of each product did he buy, and what was the amount of his 
 commission? 
 
CUSTOM-HOUSE BUSINESS. 197 
 
 CUSTOM-HOUSE BUSINESS. 
 
 612. Duties, or Customs, are taxes levied by the Government on imported 
 goods, for revenue purposes and for the protection of home industry. 
 
 613. Duties are of two kinds, ad valorem and specific. 
 
 614. An Ad Yalorem Duty is a certain per cent, assessed or levied on the 
 actual cost of th° goods in the country from which they are imported, as shown 
 by the invoice. 
 
 615. A Specific Duty is a tax assessed or levied upon the number, weight, 
 or measure of goods, regardless of their value; as, a fixed sum per bale, ton, 
 barrel, etc. 
 
 Remark. — Upon certain goods both specific and ad valorem duties are levied. 
 
 616. A Custom-House is an office established by the Government for the 
 transaction of business relating to duties, and for the entry and clearance of 
 
 vessels. 
 
 Remark.— 1. The ports at which custom-houses are established are called ports of entry. 
 
 2. The waters and shores of the United States are divided into collection districts, in each 
 of which there is a port of entry, which is also a port of delivery; other ports than those of 
 entry may be specified as ports of delivery. Duties are paid, and entries and clearances made, 
 at ports of entry only; but after vessels have been properly entered, their cargoes may be 
 •discharged at any port of delivery. 
 
 617. An Invoice, or Manifest, is a written account of the particular 
 goods sent to the purchaser or factor, with the actual cost, or value, of such 
 goods, made out in the currency of the country from which they are imported. 
 
 Remarks — All invoices are made out in the weights, measures, etc., of the place from which 
 the goods are imported. , 
 
 618. A Tariff is a schedule of goods, and the rates of import duties imposed 
 by law on the same. 
 
 619. The Free List includes classes of goods that are exempt from duty. 
 
 620. Tonnage is a tax levied upon a vessel independent of its cargo, for the 
 privilege of coming into a port of entry. 
 
 621. Duties are collected at the port of entry by a custom-house officer 
 appointed by the United States Government, and known as the Collector of the 
 Port. Under him are deputy collectors, appraisers, weighers, gaugers, etc. 
 
 622. The Collector of the Port supervises all entries and papers pertain- 
 ing to them; estimates all duties, receives all moneys, and employs all weighers, 
 gaugers, etc. 
 
 62?». Before estimating specific duties, allowances are made; these allowances 
 are called Tare, Leakage, Breakage, etc. 
 
198 CUSTOM-HOUSE BUSINESS. 
 
 624. Tare is an allowance made for the box, bag, crate, or other covering of 
 the goods. 
 
 625. Leakage, determined by gauging, is an allowance made for waste of 
 liquids imported in barrels or casks. 
 
 626. Breakage is an allowance made for loss of liquids imported in bottles. 
 
 627. Gross Weight is the weight before any allowances are made. 
 
 628. Net Weight is the weight after all allowances have been made. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. The ton used at the United States Custom-Houses is of 2240 avoirdupois 
 pounds. 
 
 2. Duties are not computed on fractions of a dollar; if the cents in the invoice are less than 
 50, they are rejected; if 50 or more, they are counted as a dollar. 
 
 629. The Naval Officer^ appointed only at the more important ports, 
 receives copies of all manifests, countersigns all documents issued by the Col- 
 lector, and certifies his estimates and accounts. 
 
 630. The Surveyor superintends the employees of the Collector, and revises 
 entries and permits. 
 
 631. The Appraiser examines imported articles, and determines their duti- 
 able value and also the rate of duty to be charged. 
 
 632. The Store-keeper has charge of the warehouse. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Warehousing is depositing imported goods in a government or bonded ware- 
 house. 
 
 2. A bonded warehouse is used for storing goods on which the duties have not been paid. 
 
 3. Goods may be withdrawn from a bonded warehouse for export, without the payment of 
 the duties. If goods on which the duty has been paid are exported, the amount of duty so 
 paid is refunded; the sum so refunded is called a drawback. 
 
 4. Smuggling is bringing foreign goods into the country without paying the required duty. 
 This is done either by not entering them at a Custom-House, or by showing less than their real 
 value in the invoice. It is a crime, for the prosecution and punishment of which stringent 
 laws are enacted. 
 
 5. Many merchants employ a Custom-House Broker, one familiar with the laws, to enter 
 goods for them. 
 
 633. To find Specific Duty. 
 
 Example. — What is the specific duty on 140 casks of alcohol, of 60 gallons 
 each, at lh<p per gallon; leakage 5#? 
 
 Operation. 
 HO X 60 gal. = 8400 gal. 
 
 .05 = #of leakage. Explanation.— Specific duty is computed 
 
 — - — on the net quantity; to find the net quantity, 
 
 420 gal. = leakage. ta k e 420 gallons, the allowance for leakage, 
 
 8400 gal. = gross quantity. from m ^ the whole numb ? r of S a " ons > ^ hicb 
 
 , on , _ ? , gives 7980 gallons, on which to charge duty. 
 
 _4U) gal. — leakage. Since the duty fa 15 centg per gallon> for 7980 
 
 7980 = net quantity. gallons it will be $1197. 
 
 $.15 == duty per gallon. 
 
 $1197.00 = specific duty. 
 
EXAMPLES IN - CUSTOM-HOUSE BUSINESS. 199 
 
 Bule. — Multiply the net quantity by the duty per single article of the 
 hind or class considered. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 634. 1. "What is the duty on 60 packages of figs, each of 16 lb. weight, at 
 24-'/ per pound, tare 5$? 
 
 2. Find the duty, at 75^ per ton, on an invoice of 897120 lb. of bituminous 
 coal. 
 
 3. If the duty on plate glass is 25^ per square foot, how much will be charged 
 on an importation of 200 boxes, each containing 20 plates 24 X 48 in. in size ? 
 
 Jf.. Find the duty, at $2 per dozen, on 40 doz. bottles of wine imported from 
 Lyons, if an allowance of 10$ is made for breakage. 
 
 5. If the duty is 650 per cubic foot, what amount must be paid on an impor- 
 tation of 6 blocks of marble, each 10 ft. long, 3 ft. wide, 2 ft. high ? 
 
 6. After being allowed 10$ for leakage, a wine merchant paid $864 duty, at 
 $2 per gallon, on 12 casks of wine. How many gallons did each cask originally 
 contain ? 
 
 7. Find the duty on 1500 dozen empty bottles, breakage 4$, and rate of duty 
 10^ per dozen. 
 
 635. Applying the terms of Percentage to Ad Valorem Duties, we observe 
 the following : 
 
 The net Value, or Quantity == the Base. 
 The Eate Per Cent. Ad Valorem = the Rate. 
 The Duty = the Percentage. 
 
 636. To find Ad Valorem Duty. 
 
 Example. — What is the ad valorem duty, at 35$, on 90 boxes of brass rivets, 
 25 lb. per box, invoiced at 120 per pound, tare being 6 lb. per box ? 
 
 Operation. 
 90 X 25 lb. = 2250 lb. gross weight. 
 90 x 6 lb. = 540 1b. tare. 
 
 1710 lb. net weight. 
 
 1710 Explanation.— Find the net weight and 
 
 $.12 = cost per pound value as the base; multiply by the rate of 
 
 $205.20 = net value. duty * 
 
 .35 = i of duty. 
 1025 
 615 
 
 $71.75 = duty. 
 
 Remark. — The cents in the net value, being less than 50, are rejected. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the value, after all deductions are made, by the per 
 cent, of duty assessed. 
 
200 EXAMPLES IN CUSTOM-HOUSE BUSINESS. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 637. 1. What is the duty, at 50$, upon a consignment ot 650 dozen kid 
 gloves, invoiced at 90 francs per dozen ? 
 
 2. An importation of English crockery was invoiced at £896, 5s. 6d. Fin<2 
 the duty, at 40$. 
 
 8. If an importation is invoiced at 17450 francs, what will be the duty, at 35$? 
 
 4. If the duty on sperm oil is 20$, what will it amount to in an importation 
 of 600 barrels, of 42 gallons each, invoiced at 45^ per gallon, 3|$ being allowed 
 for leakage ? 
 
 5. I received by steamer Kaglan, from Liverpool, the following invoice of 
 goods : 768 yd. velvet, invoiced at £1 12s. per yd. ; 2150 yd. lace, invoiced at 
 3s. 4d. per yd. ; 1200 yd. broadcloth, invoiced at 15s. per yd. ; 3520 yd. carpet, 
 invoiced at lis. 6d. per yd. If the duty on the velvet was 60$, on the lace and 
 broadcloth 35$, and on the carpet 50$, how much was the total duty to be paid? 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 
 
 638. -?. What is the duty on 1000 yd. of brussels carpet, 27 in. wide, invoiced 
 at 6s. 9d. per yd; duty 44^ per square yard specific, and 35$ ad valorem ? 
 
 2. If the duty on flannel is 29^ per pound specific, and 35$ ad valorem, how 
 much must be paid on an invoice of 2150 yd., weighing 420 lb., and valued in 
 Canada, whence it was imported, at 75^ per yard ? 
 
 8. Find the duty on 3 dozen clocks, invoiced at $21.50 each, and 6 dozen 
 watches, invoiced at $35 each, if the ad valorem duty was 35$ on the clocks, and 
 25$ on the watches. 
 
 Jf. How much duty must be paid on an importation of 27640 lb. of wool, 
 invoiced at £1497 10s. 4d., if the rate of duty is 10^ per pound specific; and 11$ 
 ad valorem? 
 
 5. I imported from Canada 7240 bushels of barley, and 17-J tons of hay, 
 invoiced at $9.50 per ton. What amount of duties had I to pay, at 10^ per 
 bushel on the barley and 20$ on the hay? 
 
 6. A merchant imported 300 pieces of three-ply carpet, each piece containing 
 75 sq. yd., invoiced at 3s. 6d. per square yard, upon which he paid a duty of 
 17# per square yard specific, and 35$ ad valorem. What was the total amount 
 of duty paid ? 
 
 7. An invoice of woolen cloth, imported from England, was valued at £956 
 6s. If its weight was 684 lb., how much was the duty, at 50^ per pound specific, 
 and 35$ ad valorem ? 
 
 8. Find the duty on 50 cases of tobacco, each weighing 60 lb., and 50000 
 Havana cigars weighing 550 lb., invoiced at $75 per M, the duty being 50^ per 
 pound specific on the tobacco, and $2.50 per pound specific and 25$ ad valorem 
 on the cigars. 
 
TAXES. 201 
 
 TAXES. 
 
 639. Taxes are sums of money levied on persons, property, or products, for 
 
 any public purpose. 
 
 640. Capitation or Poll Taxes are levied at a certain amount for each 
 person or head of legal voters not exempt by law. 
 
 641. Property Tax is a tax assessed or levied upon property, at a given rate 
 per cent, of the valuation. 
 
 642. Property is of two kinds: Personal and Eeal. 
 
 643. Personal Property is movable property; as, merchandise, ships, 
 cattle, money, stocks, mortgages, etc. 
 
 644. Real Property or Real Estate consists of immovable property; as, 
 
 houses and lands. 
 
 645. Assessors are public or government officers, who appraise the value of 
 property to be taxed, and apportion the taxes pro rata; that is, in proportion to 
 the value of each man's property. 
 
 646. Collectors are public or government officers, who collect taxes. 
 
 Kemakk. — Taxes are generally assessed and made payable in money, but in "road taxes " 
 they may be made payable in "day's work." 
 
 647. The terms of Percentage, applied to Taxes, are: 
 The Valuation = the Base. 
 
 The tax on $1.00 = the Rate. 
 
 The Sum to be raised = the Percentage. 
 
 The Sum, minus the Collector's fees, or commission = the Difference. 
 
 648. To find a Property Tax. 
 
 Example. — The rate of taxation in the city of Des Moines, Iowa, is lf#. 
 What amount of tax must a person pay, whose personal property is valued at 
 $17500, and who owns real estate assessed at 124900 ? 
 
 Operation. 
 &17500 Explanation. — Since his total valuation was $42400, 
 
 and the rate of taxation If per cent., his tax would be If 
 24900 per cent of $42400, or $742. 
 
 $42400 X .01f = $742. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the total assessed value by the rate per cent, of taxation. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOB PRACTICE. 
 
 649. 1. Mr. B. owns personal property assessed at $7140, and real estate 
 assessed at $11100, in a village in which he is taxed one-half of one per cent. 
 Find the amount of his tax. 
 
202 EXAMPLES IN" TAXES. 
 
 & A person having lands valued at $7500, $12250 in money, and a stock of 
 goods worth $6000, pays tax on all at the rate of ]-£#. Find his total tax. 
 
 650. To find a General Tax. 
 
 Example. — A tax of $2505 is to be assessed upon the village of Livonia ; the 
 valuation of the taxable property is $G00000, and there are 324 polls, to be assessed 
 $1.25 each. What will be the tax on a dollar, and how much will be the tax uf 
 Mr. Scott, whose property is valued at $12500, and who pays for 2 polls. 
 
 Operation. 
 $1.25 X 324 = $405, amount of poll tax. 
 $2505 — $405 = $2100, amount of property tax. 
 $2100 ~- $600000 = .0035, rate of taxation. 
 $12500 X .0035 = $43.75, Mr. Scott's property tax. 
 $43.75 + $2.50 (2 polls) = $46.25, Mr. Scott's total tax. 
 
 Explanation. — Since $2505, the amount to be raised, includes both the poll and property 
 tax, if $405, the poll tax, is subtracted from this amount, the remainder, $2100, will be the 
 Percentage, or sum to be assessed on the Base, or entire property. Divide this Percentage by 
 this Base, and the quotient will be the rate of tax assessed, 3£ mills on the dollar. Multiply 
 $12500, the assessed valuation of Mr. Scott's property, by .0035, the per cent, expressed deci- 
 mally, and the result, $43.75, is his property tax; adding to this $2.50, the tax on two polls, 
 gives $46.25, his entire tax. 
 
 Rule. — From, the sum to be raised, deduct the poll taoc, if any; divide 
 the remainder by the total assessment, and multiply the assessment of 
 each individual by the quotient; add to the product the amount of poll 
 taoc to be paid. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 651. 1. A tax of $125000 is levied on a city, the assessed valuation of which 
 is $15000000. What is the rate of taxation, and what amount of tax will a 
 rjerson have to pay whose property is valued at $7500 ? 
 
 ■2. If a tax of $120 is assessed on a mill valued at $24000, what is the valua- 
 tion of a residence that is taxed $17.75 at the same rate ? 
 
 3. The per cent, of tax assessed for state purposes is |$, for county ■£#, and for 
 city 1-J-^. What will be the amount of my tax, on property assessed at $21500 I 
 Jf.. The tax assessed upon a town is $20914.80; the town contains 2580 polls, 
 taxed $. 62-J each, and has a real estate valuation of $4062000, and a valuation 
 of personal property to the amount of $227400. Find the rate of taxation, and 
 C's tax, who pays for 4 polls, and whose property is assessed at $15000. 
 
 Remark.— In certain States, the common schools are supported by a tax or rate bill made 
 out ©n the basis of the total attendance. 
 
 5. My son and daughter each attended school 214 days, and the expense, 
 including teacher's wages and incidentals, was paid by a rate bill. How much 
 must I pay, if the teacher's wages amounted to $440, fuel and repairs $101.50, 
 and janitor's fees $74.75, and the total number of day's attendance was 7460? 
 
EXAMPLES IX TAXES. 203 
 
 6. For the year 1888 the rates of taxation in the State of New York were 
 as follows: 'Schools, 1.085 mills; general purposes, 1.475 mills; new capitol, .6 
 of a mill; other purposes, .34 of a mill. What was the total rate of taxation, 
 and how much was raised by Livingston County, the valuation of which, as fixed 
 by the State board of equalization, was $25395180? How much did said county 
 raise for school purposes? 
 
 7. The cost of maintaining the public schools of a city during the year 1888, 
 was $112000, and the taxable property of the city was $44800000. How many 
 mills on a dollar must be assessed for school purposes? If 10$ of the tax assessed 
 cannot be collected, how many mills on a dollar must then be assessed ? 
 
 8. A tax of $13943.20 is assessed upon a town containing 800 taxable polls; 
 the real estate is valued at $2708000, and the personal property at $151600. If 
 the polls be taxed $1.25 each, what will be the rate of property taxation, and 
 what will be the tax of Peter Parley, who pays for three polls, and has real and 
 personal estate valued at $23750? 
 
 9. In a school district, the valuation of the taxable property is $752400, and 
 it is proposed to repair the school house and ornament the grounds, at an expense 
 of $5000. If old material sells for $673.70, what will be the rate per cent, of 
 taxation, and what will be B's tax, whose property was valued at $9400? 
 
 10. The assessed value of a town is, on real estate, $1197500, and on personal 
 property, $432500. A poll tax of $.50 per head is assessed on each of 1870 
 persons. The town votes to raise $8000 for schools, $1500 for highways, $1500 
 for salaries, $1000 for support of poor, and $310 for contingent expenses. How 
 much tax will a milling company have to pay, on a mill valued at $46500, and 
 stock at $19750? 
 
 11. The total assessed value of a town, real and personal, is $630000, and the 
 town expenses are $3913.95. How much tax must be collected to provide for 
 town expenses and allow 3$ for collecting? If the same town contains 310 polls, 
 taxed $1.50 each, what will be the rate of taxation, and how much will be the 
 tax of a man who pays for two polls and owns property assessed at $14500 ? 
 
 12. The assessed valuation of the real estate of a county is $1910887, of the 
 personal property, $921073, and it has 4564 inhabitants subject to a poll tax. 
 The year's expenses are: for schools, $8400; interest, $6850; highways, $7560; 
 salaries, $5150; and contingent expenses, $13675. If the poll tax was $1.50, and 
 the revenue from fairs and licenses $6200, what tax must be levied on a dollar to 
 meet expenses and provide a sinking fund of $7000? 
 
204 IKSUBAlfCB. 
 
 INSURANCE. 
 
 652. Insurance is indemnity secured against loss or damage. It is of two 
 kinds: Property Insurance and Perso7ial Insurance. 
 
 653. Property Insurance includes: 
 
 1. Fire Insurance, or indemnity for loss of or damage to property by fire. 
 
 2. Marine Insurance, or indemnity for loss of or damage to a ship or its 
 cargo, by any specified casualty, at sea or on inland waters. 
 
 S. Lire Stock Insurance, or indemnity for loss of or damage to horses, 
 cattle, etc., from lightning or other casualty. 
 
 654. The Insured Party is usually the owner of the property insured, but 
 may be any person having a financial insurable interest in the property. 
 
 655. The Insuring Parties are called Insurers or Underwriters, and are 
 usually incorporated companies. 
 
 656. Insurance Companies are distinguished by the way in which they 
 are organized; as Stock Insurance Companies, Mutual Insurance Companies. 
 
 657. A Stock Insurance Company is one whose capital has been con- 
 tributed and is owned by stockholders, who share the profits and are liable for 
 the losses. 
 
 658. A Mutual Insurance Company is one in which the profits and losses 
 are shared by the insured parties. 
 
 Remarks.— 1. Some companies combine the features of both stock and mutual companies, 
 and are called MlMd Companies. 
 
 2. In mixed companies, all profits above a limited dividend to the stockholders are divided 
 among the policy-holders. 
 
 659. Transit Insurance refers to risks taken on goods being transported 
 from place to place, either by rail or water or both. 
 
 660. The Policy is the contract between the insurance company and the 
 person whose property is insured, and contains a description of the insured 
 property, the amount of the insurance, and the conditions under which the risk 
 is taken. 
 
 661. The Premium is the consideration in the contract, or the sum paid 
 for insurance. 
 
 662. The Term of Insurance is the period of time for which the risk k 
 taken, or the property insured. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Premium rates are usually given as so much per $100 of the sum insured, 
 and depend upon the nature of the risk and the length of time for which the policy is issued; 
 insurance is usually effected for a year or a term of years. 
 
 2. Short Bates are for terms less than one year. 
 
 3. It is usual to make an added charge for the policy. 
 
 4. Insurance is frequently effected upon plate glass, the acts of employees, etc. 
 
INSURANCE. 205 
 
 663. An Insurance Agent is one who acts for an insurance company, in 
 
 obtaining insurance, collecting premiums, adjusting losses, reinsuring, etc. 
 
 664. An Insurance Broker is a person who negotiates insurance for others, 
 for which he receives a brokerage from the company taking the risk; he is con- 
 sidered, however, an agent of the insured, not of the company. 
 
 Remakk. — A Floating Policy is one which covers goods stored in different places, and gen- 
 erally such as are moved from place to place in process of manufacture. 
 
 665. Losses may be total or partial, 
 
 666. Fire Insurance Losses are usually adjusted by the insurance company 
 paying the full amount of the loss, provided such loss does not exceed the sum 
 insured; if the policy, however, contains the "average clause," the payment 
 made is such proportion of the loss as the amount of insurance bears to the total 
 value of the property. 
 
 667. When a loss occurs to a vessel, the insurance company pays only such 
 a proportion of the loss as the policy is of the entire value of the vessel. 
 
 668. It is an established rule in marine insurance, that insurers shall be 
 allowed one-third for the superior value of the new material, as sails, masts, etc., 
 used in repair of damage; that is, "one-third off new for old." 
 
 Remark. — Marine policies usually contain the "average clause." 
 
 669. In case a policy is terminated at the request of the insured, he is charged 
 the " short rate " premium; if, however, it be terminated at the option of the 
 company, the lower long rate will be charged, and the company refund the 
 premium for the unexpired time of the policy. 
 
 670. A Y alued or Closed Policy is the ordinary form, and contains a fixed 
 
 valuation of the thing insured. 
 
 671. An Open Policy is one upon which additional insurances may be 
 entered at any time from port to port, at rates and under conditions agreed upon, 
 
 672. Policies on Cargoes are issued for a certain voyage, and on vessels 
 for a voyage or for a specified time. 
 
 673. Salvage is an allowance made to those rendering voluntary aid in 
 saving vessels or cargoes from marine casualties. 
 
 Remabks. — 1. Insurance companies usually reserve the privilege of rebuilding, replacing, 
 or repairing damaged property. 
 
 2. Insurance policies ordinarily state that the loss, if becoming a charge upon the company, 
 will be paid 30 days or 60 days after due notice and proof of loss. If not then paid, the amount 
 of the claim becomes interest-bearing. 
 
 674. The computations in Property Insurance are performed the same as in 
 Percentage, and the terms compare as follows: 
 
 The Amount Insured = the Base. 
 TheEate fo of Premium = the Rate. 
 The Premium = the Percentage. 
 
JtfUb EXAMPLES IN INSURANCE. 
 
 675. To find the Cost of Insurance. 
 
 Example. — The mixed stock in a country store is insured for $750. What 
 
 is the cost of insurance for one year, at \tyf, premium, if $1.25 is charged for 
 
 the policy? 
 
 Operation. 
 *i?k/\ » • j Explanation.— Since the amount insured is 
 
 $foU. z= amount insured. ., , , ., . . , .. 
 
 the base, and the per cent, of premium the rate, 
 
 •° 15 = fo of premium. if the amounl ^ e multiplied by the rate, the 
 
 $11.25 = premium. product, $11.25, will be the premium; adding 
 
 1.25 = cost of policy. $1.25, the cost of the policy, gives the full cost, 
 
 ■ «I12 50 
 
 $12.50 = full cost of insurance. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the amount of insurance by the rate per cent, of 
 premium, and add extra charges, if any. 
 
 676. To find the Amount Insured, the Premium and Per Cent, of Premium 
 being given. 
 
 Example. — I paid $141.50 to insure a stock of goods for three months. If 
 the charge for the policy was $1.50, and the rate of premium ■£#, for what amount 
 was the policy issued? 
 
 Operation. 
 
 Explanation — Smce $141.50 was the full 
 
 $141.50 = full cost. cost or p r e m i um p i us the charge of $1.50 for 
 
 1*50 = cost of policy. the policy, the premium must have been $140; 
 
 $140 = premium. an( l since the rate of premium was $ per cent., 
 
 U = .00875 = decimal rate. if $140 is divided b ^ * P er cent " the <l uotient ' 
 
 $140 + .00875 = $16000, face of policy. * 16000 ' wiU be the face ° f the policy ' 
 
 Rule. From the full cost of insurance, subtract the extra charges, if 
 any; divide the remainder by the per cent, of premium, and the quotient 
 mill be the face of the policy. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 677. .?. How much insurance, at \\%, can be procured for $62.50? 
 
 2. A ranchman paid a premium of $75.20 for insuring f of his herd of 
 cattle, at 600 per $100. If the cattle were valued at $40 per head, how many 
 had he? 
 
 3. The loss on a property was $6000, of which $2000 was insured in the 
 Home, $3000 in the Phoenix, and $2500 in the Hartford. How much did each 
 company contribute? 
 
 Jf. If it cost $663 to insure a certain block for $44200, what will be the 
 cost, at the same rate, to insure a block valued at $105000, if $1.50 extra be 
 charged for the policy in the latter case? 
 
 5. How much will it cost to insure a factory for $42000, at f$, and its 
 machinery for $16500, at 1£#, charge for policy and survey being $2.50? 
 
 6. A gentleman paid $35.60 per annum for insuring his house, at 2$ on two 
 fifths of its value. What was the value of the house? 
 
EXAMPLES Itf INSURANCE. 207 
 
 7. If a store and its contents are valued at $27000, for how much must it be 
 insured, at 1-|$, to cover loss and premium in case of total destruction? 
 
 . 8. A cargo of teas, valued at $33000, was insured for $18000, in a policy 
 containing an "average clause." In case of damage to the amount of $21000, 
 how much should the company pay? 
 
 9. The steamer Norseman, valued at $90000, is insured for $75000, at 2|#. 
 What will be the actual loss to the insurance company, in case the steamer is 
 damaged to the amount of $20000? 
 
 10. A speculator bought 2000 barrels of flour, and had it insured for 80$. of 
 its cost, at 3ifo, paying a premium of $429. At what price must he sell the flour^ 
 to make a net profit of 10$? 
 
 11. I insured my grocery store, valued at $13500, and its contents, valued at. 
 $33000, and paid $350 for premium and policy. If the policy cost $1.25, what 
 was the rate per cent, of premium? 
 
 12. A canal-boat load of 8400 bushels of wheat, worth 90^ per bushel, is: 
 insured for three-fourths of its value, at If $ premium. In case of the total 
 destruction of the wheat, how much will the owner lose ? 
 
 IS. A stock of goods, valued at $30000, was insured for 18 months, at 1-J$; at 
 the end of 12 months the owner surrendered the policy. If the "short rate" 
 for 6 months was 65^ per $100, what should be the return premium? 
 
 lit.. For how much must a house worth $6000, and furniture worth $2000, be 
 insured, at 1-J- per cent., to cover the cost of the policy, which was $2, the 
 amount of premium paid, and f of the value of the property? 
 
 15. A man owning § of a ship, insured § of his interest, at 1-J$, and paid 
 $91.50 for premium and a policy charge of $1.50. If the ship becomes damaged 
 to the extent of $12000, how much can be recovered on the policy? 
 
 16. A schooner is valued at $10500, and has a cargo of 3500 barrels of apples, 
 worth $2. 10 per barrel. What amount of insurance must be obtained, at 2£$, 
 to provide, in case of loss, for the value of the property, the premium, and $5 
 additional which the owner paid for survey and policy? 
 
 17. A block of stores and contents was insured for $220000, and became dam- 
 aged by fire and water to the amount of $150000. Of the risk, $40000 was taken 
 by the Hartford Co., $65000 by the Manhattan, $35000 by the iEtna, and the 
 remainder was divided equally between the Phoenix and the Provident. What 
 was the net loss of each company, if the premium paid was 1|$? 
 
 18. The furniture in my house is estimated at one-half the value of the house. 
 I got both insured for 5 years, at 2£$, and find that in case of total destruction 
 the face of the policy will be full indemnity for both the property and premium. 
 Find the value of the house, if the face of the policy and the premium amount 
 to $7687.50. 
 
 19. A factory worth $45000 is insured, with its contents, for $62500; $30000 
 of the insurance is on the building, $12500 on machinery worth $20000, and 
 $20000 on stock worth $35000. A fire occurs by which the building and the 
 machinery are both damaged, each to the amount of $15000, and the stock is 
 entirely destroyed. How much is the claim against the company, if the risk is 
 covered by an "ordinary" policy? How much if the policy contains the " aver- 
 age clause?" 
 
208 PERSONAL INSURANCE. 
 
 20. The German Insurance Company insured the Field block foi $105000, at 
 G0^ per $100; but thinking the risk too great, it re-insured $40,000 in the LTome, 
 at f </ , and $45000 more in the Mutual, at f <f>. How much premium did each 
 company receive? What was the gain or loss of the German? What per cent, 
 of premium did it receive for the part of the risk not re-insured? 
 
 PERSONAL INSURANCE. 
 
 678. Personal Insurance is the insurance of persons. It includes: 
 
 1. Life Insurance, or indemnity for loss of life. 
 
 2. Accident Insurance., or indemnity for loss from disability occasioned 
 by accident. 
 
 8. Health Insurance, or indemnity for loss occasioned by sickness. 
 
 679. Policies of Life Insurance are usually either Life Policies or 
 Endowment Policies. 
 
 680. A Life Policy stipulates to pay to the beneficiaries named in it a fixed 
 sum of money on the death of the insured. 
 
 681. An Endowment Policy guarantees the payment of a fixed sum of 
 money at a specified time, or at death, if the death occurs before the specified 
 time. 
 
 682. Life insurance companies are known as Stock, Mutual, Mixed, and 
 Co- Operative. 
 
 683. Losses sustained by Stock and Mixed companies are paid either from 
 "reserve funds" or by assessment on the stockholders; those sustained by 
 Mutual and Co-Operative companies are paid by pro-rata or fixed contributions 
 of the policy holders. 
 
 Remakks. — 1. The money may be made payable to any one named by the insured; if made 
 payable to himself, at his death it becomes a part of his estate and is liable for his debts, if 
 payable to another, that other cannot be deprived of the benefit of the insurance, either by the 
 will of the person taking out the insurance, or by his creditors. 
 
 2. A person may insure his life in as many companies as he pleases, and to any amount. 
 
 3. Any one having an insurable interest in the life of another, may take out, hold, and be 
 benefited by a policy of insurance upon the life of the other; or he may take out a policy in 
 his own name, and then assign it to any creditor or to any one having an insurable interest. 
 
 4. The practical workings of life insurance are fully set forth in documents in general circu- 
 lation, and all matters of premiums to be paid, cash value of policies surrendered, and manner 
 of becoming insured, are determined from such documents, rendering it unnecessary to require 
 the solution of problems under life insurance, 
 
INTEREST. 209 
 
 INTEREST. 
 
 684. Interest is a compensation paid for the use of money. 
 
 685. The Principal is the money for the use of which interest is paid. 
 
 686. The Amount is the sum of the principal and interest. 
 
 687. The Time is the period during which the principal bears interest. 
 
 688. Interest is reckoned at a certain per cent, of the principal. It is 
 therefore a Per Cent, of which the Base is the Principal. 
 
 689. The Rate of Interest is the annual rate per cent. 
 
 690. Interest differs from the preceding applications of Percentage only 
 by introducing time as an element, in connection with the rate per cent. 
 
 The Principal = the Base. 
 
 The Per Cent, per Annum = the Kate. 
 
 The Interest = the Percentage. 
 
 The Sum of the Principal and Interest = the Amount. 
 
 691. Legal Interest is interest according to the maximum rate fixed by 
 law. 
 
 692. Usury is interest taken at a rate higher than the law allows. 
 
 693. Simple Interest is interest on the principal only, for the whole time 
 
 of the loan or credit; and this is generally understood by the term interest. 
 
 694. Annual, Semi - Annual, or other Periodic Interest, is interest 
 computed at a specified rate for a year, half-year or other designated period. 
 
 695. Compound Interest is interest computed on the amount at regular 
 intervals. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. The payment of periodic interest, if specified in a contract, may usually be 
 enforced; and if not paid when due, becomes simple interest bearing, and is not usury. 
 
 2. Neither the paying nor the receiving of compound interest is usury; but its payment 
 cannot ordinarily be enforced, even though it is mentioned in the contract. 
 
 696. Accrued Interest is interest accumulated on account of any obliga- 
 tion, due or not due. 
 
 697. Common Interest is interest computed on a basis of 360 days for a 
 year. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. This method is generally employed by business men, and in some states has 
 received the sanction of law. 
 
 2. In reckoning interest by this method, it is customary to consider a year to be 12 months, 
 and a month to be 30 days. 
 
 Statement. — July 22, 1887, at the annual convention of the Business Educators' Associa- 
 tion of America, then in session at Milwaukee, Wis., the following resolution was unanimously 
 14 
 
2J0 SIX PER CENT. METHOD. 
 
 adopted : Resolved, That, as business educators, we uniformly teach interest and discount on 
 a 360-day basis, finding time by compound subtraction, and calling each month thirty days, 
 except where the day of the minuend time be thirty-one, when it shall be so counted. 
 
 Remark. — In computing interest for short periods of time, it is customary to take the exact 
 number of days. 
 
 698. Exact Interest is interest computed for the exact time in days, and 
 regarding the days as 365ths of a year. This method is nsed by the United 
 States Government and by some merchants and bankers; but as it is inconvenient 
 unless interest tables are used, it is not generally adopted. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Exact interest, for any period of time expressed in days, may be obtained by 
 subtracting T ^ part from the common interest lor that period of time. 
 
 2. Common interest may be obtained from exact interest by adding thereto fa Dart of itself. 
 
 699. For convenience, the rate of interest should always be expressed deci- 
 mally; the rules governing the multiplication and division of decimals may then 
 be applied to any product or quotient arising from the use of the decimal rate. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. In many of the States a legal rate of interest is established, to save dispute 
 and contention in cases of contracts in which no rate of interest is agreed upon by the parties; 
 still the laws sanction an interest rate higher than the fixed legal rate, if such rate be agreed 
 upon by the parties; in a few of the States, any rate, if agreed upon, is thus made legal. 
 
 2. When no particular rate of interest is named in a contract containing a general interest 
 clause, as " with interest" or " with use," the legal rate of the place where the contract is made 
 Is understood. 
 
 S. Debts of all kinds bear interest after they become due, but not before, unless specified 
 
 SIX PER CENT. METHOD. 
 
 700. The following method of computing interest is based upon time as 
 
 usually reckoned; i. e., 12 months of 30 days each, or 360 days for a year, 
 
 and is called the Six Per Cent. Method. It is convenient for use in all cases 
 
 where time is not given in days, as for years and months, or for years, months, 
 
 and days, and where exact interest is not required. Should the rate be any other 
 
 than six per cent., the change can be easily made. It is a common method of 
 
 computing interest. 
 
 Six Per Cent. Method. 
 
 $1.00 in 1 yr., at 6$, will produce $.06 interest. 
 $1.00 in \ yr., or 2 mo., at 6$, will produce $.01 interest. 
 $1.00 in 1 mo., or 30 da., at 6$, will produce $ .005 interest. 
 $1.00 in 6 da., or \ mo., at 6$, will produce $.001 interest. 
 $1.00 in 1 da., at 6$, will produce $.000£ interest. 
 
 701. To find the Interest on Any Sum of Money, at Other Rates than 6 per 
 cent. : 
 
 1. To find the interest at 7$. Rule. — To the interest at 6$ add one-sixth 
 of itself. 
 
 2. To find the interest at 7£$. Rule. — To the interest at 6$ add one-fourth 
 of itself. 
 
EXAMPLES IN" INTEREST. 21} 
 
 8. To find the interest at 8$. Eule. — To the interest at 6$ add one-third 
 of itself. 
 
 4. To find the interest at 9$. Rule. — To the interest at 6$ add one-half of 
 itself. 
 
 5. To find the interest at 10$. Rule. — Divide the interest at 6$ by 6, and 
 remove the decimal point one place to the right. 
 
 6. To find the interest at 12$. Rule. — Multiply the interest at 6<f by 2. 
 
 7. To find the interest at h\i. Rule. — From the interest at 6% subtract 
 one-twelfth of itself . 
 
 8. To find the interest at 5$. Rule. — From the interest at 6% subtract 
 one-sixth of itself. 
 
 9. To find the interest at 4-£$. Rule. — From, the interest at 6% subtract 
 one-fourth of itself 
 
 10. To find the interest at 4$. Rule. — From the interest at 6$, subtract 
 one-third of itself 
 
 11. To find the interest at 3$. Rule. — Divide the interest at 6<f by 2. 
 
 702. To find the Interest, the Principal, Rate, and Time being given. 
 
 Example. — What is the interest on $550, at 6$, for 3 yr. 8 mo. 12 da.? 
 
 Operation. Explanation.— Since the interest on $1 for 1 year is 
 
 Int. on $1 for 3 yr. = $ . 18 $ .06, for 3 years it will be % . 18; since the interest on $1 
 
 a t( a g mo ^ _ >0 4 for 2 months is $ .01, for 8 months it will be $ .04; since 
 
 a a a ^2 da. = .002 tne interest on $1 for 6 da. is $.001, for 12 days it will 
 
 be $.002; therefore the interest on $1, at G per cent., 
 
 Int. on $1 for 3 yr. ^ for the full timGj is $ 223; and the interest on $ 550 will 
 
 8 mo. 12 da. = $ . 222 De 550 times the interest on $1, or the product of the prin- 
 $550 X .222 = $122.10. cipal and the rate for the given time, which is $122.10. 
 
 Rule. — Multiply the principal by the decimal expressing the interest 
 of one dollar for the full time. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOB PRACTICE. 
 
 703. 1. Find the interest on $900, for 4 yr. 1. mo. 6 da., at 7#. *^'* 
 Explanation. — Find the interest at 6$, and add to it one-sixth of itself. 
 
 2. What is the interest on $400, for 1 yr. 7 mo. 2 da., at 7|$ ? *Y 
 
 Explanation. — Find the interest at 6%, and add to it one-fourth of itself. yo 
 
 ■8. What is the interest on $150, for 6 yr. 3 mo. 18 da., at 8$ ?^ 
 
 Explanation. — To the interest at 6% add one-third of itself. 1 V 
 
 4. Compute the interest on $1200, foi 3 yr. 4 mo. 15 da., at 9#. * 
 
 Explanation. — To the interest at 6% add one-half of itself. .0 
 
 o. Find the interest, at 10$, on $840, for 5 yr. 5 mo. 9 da. \A 
 
 Explanation. — Divide the interest at 6% by 6, to obtain the interest at 1%, and remove the 
 decimal point 1 place to the right. 
 
212 EXAMPLES IN" INTEREST. 
 
 6. What is the interest, at 12$, on $366, for 2 yr. 11 mo. 27 da. ? 
 Explanation. — Multiply the interest at 6? by 2%. 
 
 7. Find the interest on $1800, for 6 yr. 9 mo. 25 da., at 5|$. (*"P ' 
 Explanation. — From the interest at 6£ subtract one- twelfth of itself. 
 
 8. Compute the interest, at 5$, on $1000, for 11 yr. 4 mo. 24 da. /? D ' 
 Explanation.— From the interest at 6% subtract one-sixth of itself. 
 
 9. What is the interest, at 4J#, on $1100, for 6 yr. 6 mo. 6 da.? jy? 
 Explanation. — From the interest at 6# subtract one-fourth of itself. „ h 
 
 10. What is the interest, at 4$, on $1350, for 9 yr. 8 mo. 12 da.? P* 
 Explanation. — From the interest at 6% subtract one-third of itself. 
 
 11. Find the interest, on $546, for 6 yr. 2 mo. 24 da., at df . y ^ 
 Explanation. — Divide the interest at 6% by 2. 
 
 Remakes.— 1. Interest at any other rate, entire or fractional, can be found by a general 
 application of the methods above explained. 
 
 2. When the mills of a result are 5 or more, add 1 cent; if less than 5, reject them. 
 
 12. v Compute the interest on $752.50, for 4 yr. 11 mo. 9 da., at 6$. ^ 
 IS. Compute the interest on $3560, for 9 yr. 10 mo., at 8$. *•/* 
 
 14. Compute the interest on $1540, for 9 mo. 20 da., at 6$. ^ jy 
 
 15. Compute the interest on $610.15, for 7 yr. 11 da., at 7$. ** 0,> 4 
 
 r 
 
 16. Compute the interest on $1116, for 3 yr. 11 mo. 11 da., at 5$. •» ' 
 
 17. i Compute the interest on $17500, for 2 yr. 1 mo. 10 da., at 4J#. ,lp 
 
 18. Compute the interest on $350.40, for 5 yr. 5 mo., at 7$. 
 
 19. Compute the interest on $2400, for 7 yr. 1 mo. 19 da., at 10£#. 
 
 20. Find the interest on $1450, from Aug. 12, 1882, to Nov. 10, 1890, at 6#. 
 
 21. What is the amount of $610, at 8$, for 3 yr. 8 mo. 21 da.? 
 Explanation. — The Principal plus the Interest equals the Amount. 
 
 22. Find the amount due after 1 yr. 10 mo. 20 da., on a 6$ loan of $1941.50. 
 28. On the lfttli of September, 1884, 1 borrowed $3500, at H interest. How 
 
 much will settle the loan Jan. 1, 1890? 
 
 &4. My note, given 2 yrs. 9 mo. 27 da. ago, for $875.25, and bearing 4$ 
 interest, is due to-day. What is the amount due? 
 
 25. A manufacturer marks a carriage with two prices; the one for a credit of 
 6 months on sales, and the other for cash. If the cash price was $750, and money 
 was worth 8$, what should be the credit price? 
 
 26. Borrowed $2750 July 16, 1887, at 5$ interest, and on the same day loaned 
 it at 71$ interest. If full settlement is made Jan. 4, 1889, how much will be 
 gained? 
 
 27. On goods bought for $4500, on 6 months credit, I was offered 5$ off for 
 cash. If money was worth 6$, how much did I lose by accepting the credit? 
 
 28. A man sold his farm for $16000; the terms were, $4000 cash on delivery, 
 $5000 in 9 months, $3000 in 1 year and six months, and the remainder in 2 years 
 from date of purchase, with 6$ interest on all deferred payments. What was 
 the total amount paid? 
 
EXAMPLES IK INTEREST. 
 
 213 
 
 29. May 16th I bought 300 barrels of flour, at $7 per barrel; July 28tli 
 Isold 50 barrels, at $8 per barrel; Oct. 30th, 100 barrels,, at $6.75 per barrel; 
 and Feb. 13th following, the remainder, at $7.80 per barrel. Allowing interest 
 at 6$, what was my gain? 
 
 80. John Doe bought bills of dry goods as follows: May 3, $250; July 1, 
 $1125; Sept. 14, $450; Oct. 31, $150; Dec. 1st. $680; and on Dec. 21st, he paid 
 in full, with 60 interest. What was the amount of his payment ? 
 
 81. On March 25, I sold five bills of goods, for amounts as follows: $1046.81, 
 $952.40, $173.50, $1250, and $718.25; and on the first day of the following 
 December I received payment in full, with interest at 6$. What was the 
 amount received? 
 
 82. A firm bought goods on credit, and agreed to pay 7$ interest on each 
 purchase from its date; Oct. 6, 1887, goods were bought to the amount of $268 ; 
 Dec. 31, 1887, to the amount of $765.80; Feb. 29, 1888, to the amount of $600; 
 Apr. 1, 1888, to the amount of $325.25. If full settlement was made Aug." 25, 
 1888, how much cash was paid. 
 
 Remark. — In the following examples, given for teacher's use in class drill, the interest on 
 each separate principal should be computed to its nearest cent; the sum of ^he results so 
 obtained will be the answer sought. 
 
 Find the amount of interest at 6$, by the six per cent, method, 
 
 On $680, for 2 yr. 6 mo. 10 da. 
 On $1895, for 1 yr 7 mo. 7 da. 
 On $468, for 5 yr. 5 mo. 1 da. 
 On $1000, for 11 yr. 1 mo. 20 da. 
 On $645, for 4 yr. 4 mo. 5 da. 
 
 On $500, for 3 yr. 1 mo. 27 da. 
 On $895, for 5 yr. 11 mo. 11 da. 
 On $1650, for 1 yr. 10 mo. 23 da. 
 On $1463, for 9 yr. 1 mo. 9 da. 
 On $365, for 4 yr. 1 mo. 25 da. 
 
 81/.. Find the amount of interest, by the six per cent, method, 
 
 On $538, for 6 yr. 6 mo. 6 da., at 90. 
 On $1200, for 7 yr. 4 mo. 27 da., at 100. 
 
 On $350, for 3 yr. 7 mo. 18 da., at 60. 
 On $586.50, for 2 yr. 9 mo. 15 da., at 70. 
 On $1345, for 5 yr. 4 mo. 1 da., at 80. 
 
 85. Find the amount of interest, by the six per cent, method, 
 
 On $550, for 4 yr. 6 mo. 21 da.,. at 60. 
 On $2100, for 1 yr. 11 mo. 3 da., at 7$. 
 On $750, for 8 yr. 8 mo. 8 da., at 80. 
 On $1200, for 3 yr. 3 mo. 1 da., at 7£0. 
 On $1500, for 7 yr. 7 mo. 9 da., at 90. 
 
 On $675, for 5 yr. 5 mo. 25 da., at 100. 
 On $1000, for 11 yr. 11 mo. 11 da.,at 50. 
 On $2500, for 1 yr. 1 mo. 1 da., at 4^0. 
 On $300, for 2 yr. 2 mo. 2 da., at 40. 
 On $990, for 4 yr. 4 mo. 6 da., at 30. 
 
 Find the amount of interest, by the six per cent, method, 
 
 On $250, for 3 yr. 4 mo. 29 da., at 80. 
 On $967.25, for 7 yr. mo. 27 da., at 60. 
 On $1305. 09, for 1 yr. 11 mo. 7 da. , at 70. 
 On $1255.84, for 9 mo. 1 da., at 100. 
 On $316.75, for 5 yr. 11 mo. da. , at 4^0. 
 On $2100.50, for 1 yr. 1 mo. 19 da., at 90. 
 
 On $3546.81, for 5 yr. mo. 5 da., at 30. 
 On $1867, for 2 yr. mo. 2 da., at 7|0. 
 On $266.60, for 7 yr. 7 mo. 5 da., at 50. 
 On $1120. 95, for 4 yr. 4 mo. da., at 40. 
 On $1000, for 5 yr. 6 mo. 7 da., at 80. 
 On $1743, for 2 yr. 3 mo. 6 da., at 60. 
 
214 EXAMPLES IN INTEREST. 
 
 704. To find the Principal, the Interest, Rate, and Time being given. 
 
 Example.— What principal, in 3 years and 2 months, at 60, will gain $47.50 
 
 interest ? 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — Since $1 in 3 years, at 
 
 $.18 == int. of $1, at 60, for 3 yr. 6 P er cent -> wiu S ain $- 18 interest, and in 2 
 
 .01 = int. of $1, at 60, for 2 mo. ™ nths .*'<* * nter + est > {t wil j JJ * e ^ ven 
 ' / time gain $.19 interest; and if $1 will in 
 
 $.19 = int. of $1, at 60, for 3 yr. 2 mo. the given time gain $.19 interest, the prin- 
 
 $47.50 interest - .19 = $250, principal. ^ that will in the given time gain $47.50 
 
 x x interest must be as many times $1 as $.1& 
 
 is contained times in $47.50, or $250 ; therefore $250 is the principal which will, in 3 yr. 
 2 mo., at 6%, gain $47.50 interest. 
 
 Rule.— Divide the given interest by the interest of one dollar for the 
 given time and rate. 
 
 Remark. —Whenever the divisor contains a fraction not reducible to a decimal, as in case 
 of some fractional or odd ratio per cent., it is better that the fractional form be retained. 
 Before division in such cases, multiply both divisor and dividend by the denominator of the 
 fractional divisor; the relative value of the terms will not be changed, and greater exactness 
 will be secured in the result. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE 
 
 705. 1. What principal, at 70, will gain $154 in 6 yr. 4 mo. 24 da. ? 
 
 2. What sum of money, loaned at 4|0, for 7 yr. 11 mo. 15 da., will gain 
 $1468.21 interest ? l/oH.^I 
 
 3. What sum of money, invested at 5^0, will in 7 yr. 1 mo. 1 da. produce 
 $131.50 interest ? 3 3 j,^ 
 
 Jf. A money lender received $221.68 interest on a sum loaned at 80 July 17, 
 1885, and paid Oct. 11, 1888. What was the sum loaned ? * fff 3 { > w, £f . £j 7/0/ 
 
 5. A dealer who clears 12J0 annually on his investment, is forced by ill health 
 to give up his business; he lends his money at 70, by which his income is reduced 
 $1512.50. How much had he invested in his business ? 
 
 6. How many dollars must I put at interest, at 90, Jan. 27, 1889, so that on 
 the 18th of Nov., 1895, $506.27 interest will be due? X \ rfL ', £$f } 6 ,> 2 
 
 706. To find the Principal, the Amount, Rate, and Time being given. 
 
 Example. — What principal, at 60, will, in 4 yr. 6 mo. 15 da., amount to 
 
 $2372.25? 
 
 Opekation. Explanation. — Since a principal of 
 
 *i owok » *. AA . ., .. $1 will, in the given time, amount to 
 
 $1.2725 = amount of $1.00 for the time. L ow , K u Jm « • • i * 
 
 uxo uiuic. |i # 2725, it will require a principal of as 
 
 $2372.25 -S- 1.2725 = $1864.24. principal many times $1 to amount t0 $2 372.25 as 
 
 $1.2725 is contained times in $2372.25, or 
 $1864.24. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the amount by the amount of 1 dollar for the given 
 time and rate. 
 
EXAMPLES IN" INTEREST. 215 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 707. 1. What sum, put at interest at 7$ for 5 yr. 11 mo. 3 da., will amount 
 to $630.90? 
 
 2. A boy is now 15 years old. How much must be invested for him, at 7-§-# 
 simple interest, that he may have $15000 when he becomes of age ? 
 
 3. What sum, put at interest June 1, 1888, at 7$, will amount to $687.50 
 July 1, 1890 ? 
 
 4. What sum of money, put at interest to-day at 5$, will amount to $1031.25 
 in 7 mo. 15 da. ? 
 
 5. What principal will amount to $308.34 in 11 mo. 9 da., at 6^ ? 
 
 6. A man loaned a sum of money to a friend from June 13 to Dec. 1, at 
 7$, when he received $763.28 in full payment. How much was loaned ? 
 
 7. Owing a debt of $2146. 18, due in 1 yr. 7 mo. 18 da., I deposited in a bank, 
 allowing me 6^ interest, a sum sufficient to cancel my debt when due. Find the 
 sum deposited. 
 
 708. To find the Rate Per Cent., the Principal, Interest, and Time being given. 
 
 Example. — At what rate per cent, must $750 be loaned, for 2 yr. 5 mo. 6 da., 
 to gain $164.25 interest ? 
 
 Opekation. Explanation. — The principal will gain 
 
 a-io oer -j. £ dbwKA £ j-r. j.' j. iv $18.25 interest in the given time at 1 per 
 
 $18.25 = int. of $750 for the time at 1%. *ZI . , .. . .. . .. . * 
 
 nfi4 2^^182^-qnrQ/ Cent ; m ° rder tbat ll maj m the glven time 
 
 ^104.^o -v- *18.^5 — 9 or 90. gain $164>25> the rate must be as many 
 
 times 1 per cent, as $18.25 is contained 
 times in $164.25, or 9 per cent. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the given interest by the interest on the given principal 
 for the given time, at 1 per cent. 
 
 Remark. — When the amount, interest, and time are given, to find the rate per cent., subtract 
 the interest from the amount, thus finding the principal, then proceed as by the above rule. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOE PRACTICE. 
 
 709. 1. If I pay $518.75 interest on $1250, for 5 yr. 6 mo. 12 da., what is 
 the rate per cent. ? 
 
 2. At what rate wonld $710, in 3 yr. 5 mo. 20 da., produce $172.56 interest ? 
 
 3. At what rate would $4187.50 amount to $4738.68, in 1 yr. 11 mo. 12 da. ? 
 
 4. If $1200 amounts to $2135.80 in 12 yr. 11 mo. 29 da., what is the rate 
 per cent. ? 
 
 5. A lady deposited in a savings bank $3750, on which she received $93.75 
 interest semi-annually. What per cent, of interest did she receive on her money? 
 
 6. A debt of $480, with interest from August 24, 1886, to Dec. 18, 1888, 
 amounted to $546. 72. What was the rate per cent, of interest ? 
 
 7. To satisfy a debt of $1216.80, that had been on interest for 4 yr. 4 mo. 
 21 da., I gave my check for $1751.18. What was the rate per cent, of interest? 
 
216 SHORT METHODS FOR FINDING INTEREST. 
 
 710. To find the Time, the Principal, Interest, and Rate being given. 
 
 Example. — In what time will $540 gain $74.52 interest, at 6$ ? 
 
 Operation. Explanation.— Since in 1 year $540 will, at 
 
 $32.40 = int. on $540 for 1 yr., at 6#. 6 *** cent., gain $32.40 interest, it will require 
 
 $74.52 — 32 40 = 2 3 as man y vears for & t0 g ain $74.52 interest as 
 
 ' j "_ 9 o ' * $32.40 is contained times in $74.52, or 2.3 years; 
 
 4.6 x l yr. — Z.6 years. ^ findj by the mle for the reduction of a denomi . 
 
 .3 yr. X 12 = 3. 6 months. nate decimal, that 2.3 years equals 2 yr. 3 mo. 
 
 .6 mo. X 30 = 18 days. 18 da. 
 
 2 yr. 3 mo. 18 da. 
 
 Remark. — When by inspection it is apparent that the time is less than a year, divide the 
 given interest by the interest on the principal for the highest apparent unit of time; the quotient 
 will be in units of the order taken, which reduce as above. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the given interest by the interest on the principal for 1 
 
 year, at the given rate per cent. 
 
 Remark. — When the amount, interest, and rate are given to find the time, subtract the 
 interest from the amount, thus finding the principal, and* proceed as above. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 711. t How long will it take $360 to gain $53.64, at S#. 
 
 2. How long should I keep $466.25, at 8$, to have it amount to $610.48 ? 
 
 3. A debt of $1650 was paid, with h\<f interest, on Aug. 30, 1888, by deliver- 
 ing a check for $2316.85. At what date was the debt contracted ? 
 
 4-. How long must $612 be on interest, at 7$, to amount to $651.27 ? 
 
 5. On April 1, 1888, I loaned $1120, at 5$, and when the money was due I 
 received $1202.60 in full payment. What was the date of the payment ? 
 
 6. In what time will money, bearing 8/ simple interest, double itself ? 
 
 Explanation. — In order to double itself, the interest accumulated must be equal to the 
 principal, or be 100 per cent, of the principal. And since the principal increases 8 per cent, in 
 one year, it will require as many years to increase 100 per cent., or to double itself, as 8 per 
 cent, is contained times in 100 per cent., or 12£, equal to 12 yr. 6 mo. 
 
 SHORT METHODS FOR FINDING INTEREST. 
 
 712. To find Interest for Days, at 6 per cent., 360 day basis, or Common Interest 
 
 Explanation. — A principal of $1 will, in 1 year, at 6 per cent., gain $.06 interest. A prin- 
 cipal of $1 will, in £ year, or 2 months, or 60 days, at 6 per cent., gain .01 interest. Since 
 $.01 equals j^ of the principal, the interest on any sum of money for 60 days, at 6 per cent., 
 can be found by pointing off two integral places from the right; and since 6 is j 1 ^ of 60, the 
 interest for 6 days can be found by pointing off three places; and since ten times 60 is 600, the 
 interest for 600 days is ten times that for 60 days, and may be found by pointing off 1 place; 
 and since 6000 is ten times 600, the interest for 6000 days can be found by multiplying the inter 
 est for 600 days by 10, or in other words, the interest for 6000 days will equal the principal; 
 the principal thus being shown to double itself in that time at 6 per cent. This may further 
 be proved true from either of two illustrations: 
 
EXAMPLES IN FINDING INTEREST. 21? 
 
 1st. 6000 da. -r- 360 (12 X 30) = 16J, or 16 yr. + 8 mo. 
 
 2d. 100^ ~ 6f = 16f, or 16 yr. + 8 mo. 
 
 Hence, assuming $2136 as a principal, we form the following 
 
 Table, 
 
 $2136 = principal. 
 $2,136 = interest at 6# for 6 days. 
 $21.36 = interest at 6f for 60 days. 
 $213.6 = interest at 6f for 600 days. 
 
 $2136.= interest at 6/ for 6000 days. 
 
 Remakes. — 1. Observe, as above stated, that the interest for 6000 days equals the principal, 
 or that any sum of money will, at common interest, double itself in 6000 days. 
 
 2. Since interest is ordinarily computed on the basis of 360 days, or 12 periods of 30 days 
 each, as illustrated above, all results will be required on that basis, unless otherwise specified. 
 
 713. — 1. To find the interest of any sum of money, at 6$, for 6 days. 
 Rule, — Cut off three integral places from the right of the principal. 
 
 2, To find the interest of any sum of money, at 6$, for 60 days. Rule. — Cut 
 off two integral places from the right of the principal. 
 
 3. To find the interest of any sum of money, at 6^, for 600 days. Rule. — Cut 
 off one integral place from the right of the principal. 
 
 J/.. To find the interest of any sum of money, at 6$, for 6000 days. Rule. — 
 Write the interest as being equal to the principal. 
 
 Remark. — Interest is a product of which the rate and time are factors. [Formula. — Interest 
 = Principal X Rate X Time.] Since the rate, being a constant factor, may be ignored, it will 
 be observed that it will make no difference if, for convenience, the term principal (in dollars), and 
 that of time (in days), be interchanged. Illustration: The interest of 500 (dollars) for 93 (days), 
 is the same as the interest of 93 (dollars) for 500 (days); and since 500 is & of 6000, the interest 
 required can be found by dividing 93 (dollars) by 12, which gives $7.75. Again, the interest 
 of 150 (dollars) for 88 (days) equals the interest of 88 (dollars) for 150 (days); and since 150 is 
 i of 600, the required interest is obtained by pointing off one place from the right of 88 (dollars), 
 as, $8.8, and dividing the result by 4, obtaining $2.2, or $2.20, as the interest. 
 
 714. To find Interest at Other Rates than 6 per cent, 360 Day Basis. 
 
 1. To find the interest on any sum of money for 12 days, at 6 per cent. 
 Rule. — Point off 3 places and multiply by 2. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. For any number of days divisible by 6, proceed in like manner. 
 
 2. For other rates, add or subtract fractional parts of results, as in Art. 701. 
 
 3. For odd days, add fractional parts to the result. 
 
 2. To find the interest for 18 days, at 7#. Rule. — Point off 3 places, 
 multiply hy 3, and to the result add one-sixth of itself. 
 
 3. To find the interest for 24 days, at 5$. Rule. — Point off 3 places, 
 multiply by 4, and from the result subtract one-sixth of itself. 
 
 4. To find the interest for 36 days, at 4J#. Rule. — Point off 3 places, 
 multiply by 6, and from the residt subtract one-fourth of itself 
 
 5. To find the interest for 78 days, at 8#. Rule. — Point off 3 places 9 
 multiply by 13, and to the result add one-third of itself 
 
218 
 
 EXAMPLES IN INTEREST. 
 
 6. To find the interest for 51 days, at 6$. Rule. — Point off S places, 
 multiply by 8, and to the result add one-half of the first result. 
 
 Remark. — In a similar way all changes of time and rate may be considered. 
 
 7. To find the interest for 10 days, at 6$. Rule. — Point off 2 places, and 
 divide the result ~by 6. 
 
 8. To find the interest for 20 days, at 7$. Rule. — Point off 2 places, divide 
 the result by 3, and to the quotient add one-sixth of itself 
 
 9. To find the interest for 30 days, at 7£#. Rule. — Point off 2 places, 
 divide the result by 2, and to the quotient add one-fourth of itself. 
 
 10. To find the interest for 40 days, at 9#. Rule. — Point off 2 places, sub- 
 tract from the result one-third of itself and to the remainder add one-half of itself 
 
 11. To find the interest for 45 days, at 8$. Rule. — Point off 2 places, sub- 
 tract from the result one-fourth of itself, and to the remainder add one-third of 
 itself. 
 
 12. To find the interest for 54 days, at 6$. Rule. — Point off 2 places, and 
 from the result subtract one-tenth of itself. 
 
 IS. To find the interest for 240 days, at 6#. Rule. — Point off 2 place., and 
 multiply by 4. 
 
 Remarks.— In a similar manner obtain interest for all terms of 60 days or parts thereof, and 
 at any required rate. 
 
 1£. To find the interest for 50 days, at 6#. Rule. — Point off 1 place and 
 divide by 12. 
 
 15. To find the interest for 100 days, at 6$. Rule. — Point off 1 place and 
 divide by 6. 
 
 16. To find the interest for 150 days, at 6$. Rule. — Point off 1 place and 
 divide by J+. 
 
 Remark. — Daily class drill for five or ten minutes, during the time given to the subject of 
 interest and its varied applications, will impart to the class an astonishing degree of accuracy 
 and rapidity in computing interest; and while odd rates are not in common use, valuable drill 
 may be given by their occasional introduction, and the varied changes necessary to obtain 
 interest for odd days will insure the very best results. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOE PRACTICE. 
 
 715. Find the interest on 
 
 1. $1750, for 15 days, at 6#. 
 
 2. $1125, for 24 days, at 7fc. t ' 
 8. $742.50, for 30 days, at 6#. 
 £ $900, for 93 days, at 7i#./"^ 
 
 5. $660, for 63 days, at 8/0. 
 
 6. $136.42, for 33 days, at 9#. 
 
 7. $1000, for 21 days, at 10$. 
 
 8. $2000, for 12 days, at 5$. 
 
 9. $351.23, for 40 days, at 4J£f 
 10. $1368, for 50 days, at 3$. < 
 
 11. 
 12. 
 13. 
 
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 15. 
 16. 
 17. 
 18. 
 19. 
 
 $93.40, for 150 days, at 6£7 
 
 $550, for 75 days, at 7#. J ^ 
 $842.50, for 45 days, at 6% t 
 $800, for 27 days, at 5$. >**A 
 $1725, for 57 days, at 9$. *k ■ 
 
 $125, for 55 days, at 6$. 
 
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 $3741.85, for 6 days, at 7&< 
 $5178, for 9 days, at 9$. ^ ' 
 $732, for 11 days, at 6$. N ^ 
 $1174.51, for 42 days, at 8£ ^ \ 
 
EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
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 $340, for 70 days, at 100. 
 
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 , $1478, for 80 days, at 60. 
 
 . $2150, for 96 days, at 4^0.^ ' 
 
 v $1200, for 53 days, at 60. 
 
 81500, for 87 days, at 70. 
 
 $420, for 41 days, at 50. 
 i $360, for 81 days, at 60. 
 
 $2347.50, for 18 days, at 70. 
 
 $1112.49, for 25 days, at 80. -' 
 
 $1300, for 13 days, at 60. 
 
 $17000, for 3 days, at 5*0. iV 
 
 $195.50, for 33 days, at 100. 
 
 $1050, for 43 days, at 70. %<%%. 
 
 $1560, for 44 days, at 7&J 
 
 $180, for 47 days, at 60. ^ 
 
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 36. v $120, for 49 days, at 90. 
 
 37. $60, for 50 days, at 50. - 
 
 38. </$930, for 83 days, at 60.^ 
 
 39. X$750, for 84 days, at 60. ' 
 
 40. $550, for 72 days, at 70. 1 " 
 $66.90, for 11 days, at 60.-'^ 
 $83.21, for 30 days, at 50. t r f 
 
 .$110.25, for 60 days, at 70. 
 $77.54, for 54 days, at 60. - 
 $300, for 66 days, at 100. 
 $800, for 93 days, at 80. 
 $1110, for 63 days, at 60. 
 $684, for 50 days, at 60. ' 
 $1250, for 70 days, at 120. 
 $351.89, for 9 days, at 60. »*' 
 
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 4%. 
 
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 45. 
 46. 
 47. 
 48. 
 
 49. 
 
 50. 
 
 Remark. — In the five following examples, compute the interest on each separate principai 
 to the nearest cent; then find the sum total of the interest thus obtained. 
 
 716. 1. Find the total amount of interest on 
 
 $550, for 18 days, at ( 
 $810, for 40 days, at 70. 
 $1000, for 41 days, at 7£0. 
 $342.50, for 42 days, at 50 
 $1362.50, for 45 days, at 6 
 
 )* 
 
 $250, for 50 days, at 60. 
 $593.25, for 80 days, at 70. 
 $1966, for 75 days, at 50. 
 $450, for 83 days, at 80. 
 $990, for 63 days, at 60. 
 
 Find the total amount of interest on 
 $720, for 9 days, at 100. j \£ 
 $7500, for 3 days, at 70.4 V$ 
 
 $216, for 93 days, at 80. 
 $504, for 54 days, at 60. 
 $600, for 4 days, at 4|0. 
 
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 $1124, for 15 days, at 30. 
 $550, for 45 days, at 7£0. 
 $160, for 27 days, at 60. 
 $240, for 31 days, at 80. 
 $540, for 41 days, at 90. 
 
 
 3. Find the total amount of the interest on 
 $1452, for 8 days, at 30. 
 $1728, for 10 days, at 60. 
 $2150.42, for 17 days, at 70. 
 $519, for 24 days, at 80. 
 $1600, for 23 days, at 7£0. 
 
 4- Find the total amount of interest on 
 $695, for 79 days, at 30. 
 $546, for 73 days, at 3£0. 
 $1382.50, for 69 days, at 40. 
 $101.80, for 65 days, at 4J0. 
 $500, for 61 days, at 50. 
 
 $1400, for 26 days, at 60. 
 $1700, for 29 days, at 80. 
 $1900, for 37 days, at 70. 
 $2100, for 43 days, at 60. 
 $3100, for 53 days, at 30. 
 
 $99, for 59 days, at 5£0. 
 $780, for 101 days, at 60. 
 $1350, for 150 days, at 6£0. 
 $775, for 180 days, at 70. 
 $938.20, for 10 days, at 100. 
 
220 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 5. Find the total amount of interest on 
 
 $285.56, for 11 days, at 110. 
 $372.40, for 21 days, at 70. 
 $519.31, for 27 days, at 70. 
 $3000, for 1 day, at 60. 
 $6000, for 5 days, at 50. 
 
 $10000, for 16 days, at 80. 
 $400, for 48 days, at 60. 
 $2400, for 54 days, at 50. 
 $730.30, for 33 days, at 90 
 $100, for 45 days, at 60. 
 
 717. To find Interest for Days at 6 per cent, 365 day basis, or Exact Interest 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Aside from uses in government calculations, exact interest is rarely com- 
 puted; and while it is enforceable, being strictly legal, the greater convenience of the 360 day 
 rules so commend them to public favor as to lead to their common use. 
 
 2. On a basis of 12 periods of 30 days each, or 360 days for a year, the year's interest is 
 aken for a period too short, since the year (exclusive of leap year) contains 365 days. The 
 rime is, therefore, 5 days or yfj, equal to y^, too short, and the interest taken on that basis is 
 proportionally too great; to correct this error and obtain the exact interest, subtract fa part 
 from any interest obtained on a 360 day basis. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 718. 1. Find the exact interest of $630, for 50 days, at 6$. 
 2. Find the exact interest of $954, for 63 days, at 7$. 
 
 8, Find the exact i'nterest of $800, for 33 days, at 5$. 
 
 4. Find the exact interest of $137.50, for 93 days, at 80. 
 
 5. Find the exact interest of $210.54, for 100 days, at 9$. 
 
 6. Find the exact interest of $681.80 for 90 days, at 10$. 
 
 7. Find the exact interest of $500, for 48 days, at 6$. 
 
 8. Find the exact interest of $1200, for 31 days, at 50. 
 
 9. Find the exact interest of $1500, for 55 days, at 7-J0. 
 10. Find the exact interest of $811.25, for 45 days, at 4|0. 
 
 Remark. — In the three following examples, find the exact interest on each separate prin- 
 jipal to the nearest cent, and then the total of the interest thus obtained. 
 
 719. 
 
 ADDITIONAL EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 1. Find the total amount of exact interest on 
 
 $510, for 63 days, at 70. 
 $615, for 93 days, at 60. 
 $450, for 78 days, at 5$. 
 $120, for 96 days, at 7£0. 
 $353, for 80 days, at 100. 
 
 $1935.50, for 75 days, at 50. 
 $2136.88, for 70 days, at 40. 
 $1000, for 73 days, at 60. 
 $2000, for 146 days, at 90. 
 $1500, for 219 days, at 4|. 
 
 2, Find the total amount of exact interest on 
 
 $2150, for 65 days, at 30, 
 $1640, for 14 days, at 40, 
 $900, for 17 days, at 4£0. 
 $182.79, for 24 days, at 50. 
 $605.51, for 33 days, at 60 
 
 $890.90, for 45 days, at 7|0. 
 $1100, for 46 days, at 80. 
 $2500, for 54 days, at 100. 
 $720, for 66 days, at 90. 
 $365, fo* 51 days, at 60. 
 
PERIODIC INTEREST. 221 
 
 S. Find the total amount of exact interest on 
 
 $615.62, for 93 days, at 6#. 
 $?30, for 57 days, at 50. 
 $891.11, for 63 days, at 6#. 
 $200, for 19 days, at 6^. 
 
 $96.60, for 20 days, at 7$. 
 $138.24, for 15 days, at 6# a 
 $1793.80, for 35 days, at 80. 
 $2000, for 7 days, at 7$. 
 $1000, for 1 day, at 4£# 
 
 $525, for 25 days, at 10#. 
 
 PERIODIC INTEREST. 
 
 720. Annual Interest is simple interest on the principal for each year 
 period, and on each year's interest remaining unpaid. 
 
 721. Semi- Annual Interest is simple interest on the principal for each half- 
 year period, and on each period's interest remaining unpaid. 
 
 722. Quarterly Interest is simple interest on the principal for each quar- 
 ter-year period, and on each period's interest remaining unpaid. 
 
 723. In some States annual and other periodic interest is sanctioned by law; 
 but in many States it cannot be legally enforced. 
 
 724. When the interest payments are not made when due, periodic interest 
 becomes greater than simple interest, because of the interest on the unpaid sums. 
 
 725. Perodic interest is sometimes secured by a note or series of notes; in 
 such cases the principal only is secured by one of the series (if not by mortgage 
 or otherwise), while each of the other notes is drawn for one interest payment, 
 and matures on the date at which such payment is due. By such arrangement, 
 periodic interest can be enforced in States where it would otherwise be regarded 
 as illegal. 
 
 726. In States where periodic interest is legal, the contract should contain 
 the words, " with annual interest," or " with interest payable annually," or " with 
 semi-annual interest," etc. 
 
 727. As simple interest cannot be collected until the principal is due, simple 
 and periodic interest are the same up to the end of the first interest period. 
 
 Remark. — When the interest is not paid at the end of the periods, as agreed, much time 
 will be saved in obtaining the amount due, by finding the interest on one over-due payment 
 for the aggregate of the time for which they were all over-due; to this interest add the amount 
 of the principal, at simple interest. 
 
 728. To find Periodic Interest, the Principal, Rate, and Time, being given. 
 
 Example.— What is the interest on $2500, from July 1, 1885, to Sept. 16, 
 1888, at 6$ interest, due annually, and no payments made until final settlement? 
 
222 COMPOUND INTEREST. 
 
 Operation. Explanation.— From July 1, 
 
 1888 — 9—16 1885, to Sept. 16, 1888, is 3 yr. 2 
 
 1885 7 1 mo - 15 da. And since the first 
 
 Q -. J ,. year's interest, wliich is $150, was 
 
 6— a id _ time. not paW untn g yr 3 mo 15 da> 
 
 12500 X .06 = $150 = 1 yr. int. after it was duej f he second year > g 
 
 Remaining unpaid S*J V 'l m °* \\ ^ interest ' $150 ' was not paid until 
 
 for periods of j yr * m0, ' 1 yr - 2 ma 15 da - after [t was due » 
 
 ( 2 mo. 15 da. an d the third year's interest, $150. 
 
 Interest of $150. for 3 yr. 7 mo. 15 da. = $ 32.63 was not P aid Ulltil 2 mo. 15 da. 
 
 3 yr. simple interest on principal = 450.00 after U was due ' the ^^gate of 
 
 -,<*-,>, • • i o-irt!- the time for which interest should 
 
 2 mo. 15 da. interest on principal = 31.25 , . n , . A 
 
 r r be computed on one year s mterest, 
 
 Total interest due = $513.88 $150, is 3 yr. 7 mo. 15 da., and its 
 
 interest for that time is $32.63. 
 Adding to this the interest of the principal for the full time, $481.25, gives $513.88, the amount 
 of interest due. 
 
 Rule.— To the simple interest on the principal for the full time, add 
 the interest on one period's interest for the aggregate of time for which 
 the payments of interest were deferred. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 729. 1. What is the annual interest of $1260, payments due semi-annually 
 from May 21, 1884, to Nov. 9, 1888, at 7$, no interest having been paid? 
 
 2. What is the annual interest of $3416.50, payments due quarterly from 
 Jan. 15, 1882, to Sept. 6, 1889, at 5$, no interest having been paid? 
 
 S. Find the amount of interest due at the end of 4 yr. 9 mo. on a note for 
 $1155, at 6/o, interest payable annually, but remaining unpaid. 
 
 It. On a note of $1750, dated Aug. 1, 1882, given with interest payable 
 annually at 10$, the first three payments were made when due. How much 
 remained unpaid, debt and interest, Jan. 1, 1889? 
 
 5. Find the amount due Oct. 11, 1891, on a debt of $11000 under date of 
 July 5, 1888, bearing 4-J$ interest, payable quarterly, notes for the quarterly 
 interest having been given and nothing paid until final settlement. 
 
 COMPOUND INTEREST. 
 
 730. Compound Interest is the interest on the principal and on the unpaid 
 interest after it becomes due. 
 
 731. The Simple Interest may be added to the principal annually, semi- 
 annually, quarterly, or for other agreed periods; when done, interest is said to 
 be compounded annually, quarterly, etc., as the case may be. 
 
 732. General Rule. — Find the amount of the principal and interest 
 for the first period, and make that the principal for the second period, 
 and so proceed to the time of settlement. 
 
COMPOUND INTEREST. 223 
 
 Remarks, — 1 If the time contains fractional parts of a period, as months and days, find 
 the amount due for the full periods, and to this add its interest for the months and days. 
 
 2. Compound interest is not recoverable by law, but a creditor may receive it if tendered, 
 "without incurring the penalty of usury; a new obligation may be taken at the maturity of a 
 compound interest claim, for the amount so shown to be due, and such new obligation will be 
 valid and binding. 
 
 733. To find the Compound Interest, when the Principal, Kate, and Time of 
 Computing it are given. 
 
 Example. — Find the interest of $750, for 3 yr. 8 mo. 15 da., at 6% if interest 
 be compounded annually. 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — Since the interest 
 
 a.. __ , , p , is to be compounded annually, the 
 
 ?45 _ int. lor 1st yr. amount due at the end of the first 
 
 $795 = amt. at end of 1st yr. year> which is $ 795) will be the basis 
 
 $47.70 = int. for 2d yr. of the interest for the second year; - 
 
 $842. 70 = amt. at end of 2d yr. <nid the amount due at the end of the 
 
 $50.56 = int. for 3d yr second year, $842.70, will be the basis 
 
 $893. 26 = amt. at end of 3d yr. of ^ in ' erest f <"" the *** *?*'•?»! 
 
 ao«/n« • , * ^ -.--i amount due at the end of the third 
 
 $37.96 = int. for 8 mo. 15 da. yearj $g93 ^ wm be the basig of the 
 
 $931.22 = amt. for full time. interest for the remaining 8 mo. 15 
 
 $931.22 — $750 = $181.22, comp. int. full time. da. of the time; and since the com- 
 pound amount thus found, $931.22, 
 is made up of the compound interest and the principal, if from this amount the principal be 
 subtracted, the remainder, $181.22, will be the compound interest. 
 
 Rule.— I. Find the amount of the principal for the first interest period; 
 take this result as a principal for the next period, and so on through the 
 whole time. 
 
 II. Subtract the principal from the last amount, and the remainder 
 will be the compound interest. 
 
 Remark. — For half or quarter years, take one-half or one-quarter the rate per cent, for one 
 year. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOB PRACTICE. 
 
 734. i. What is the compound interest on $1200, for 4 years, at 7$, if the 
 interest is compounded annually? * 
 
 2. What is the compound interest on $600, for 3 years, at 5$, if the interest ^ 
 is compounded quarterly? V 
 
 3. What is the compound interest on $1640, for 2 yr. 6 mo., at 10$, if the ** 
 interest is compounded quarterly? / 
 
 J/.. Find the compound interest on $1000, for 4 yr. 5 mo. 12 da., at 8$, if the ^ 
 interest is compounded semi-annually ? H" I \<*J^f 
 
 5. What will be the amount due Feb. 11, 1892, on a debt of $900, bearing 4 
 8$ interest, compounded quarterly, if the debt bears interest from July 1, 1888 
 
 6. Oct. 1, 1888, I paid in full a note for $1350, dated March 15, 1883, and 
 bearing 10$ interest. If the interest was compounded semi-annually, what wag 
 the amount due at settlement ? 
 
224 
 
 COMPOUND INTEREST TABLE. 
 
 735. The labor of computing compound interest may be greatly shortened 
 by the use of the following 
 
 Compound Interest Table, 
 
 Showing the amount of $1 at compound interest at various rates per cent, 
 for any number of years, from 1 year to 50 years, inclusive. 
 
 Trs 
 
 . 1 per ct. 
 
 1% per ct. 
 
 2 per ct. 
 
 2% per ct. 
 
 3 per ct. 
 
 3% per ct. 
 
 4 per ct. 
 
 1 
 
 1.0100 000 
 
 1.0150 000 
 
 1.0200 0000 
 
 1.0250 0000 
 
 1.0300 0000 
 
 1.0350 0000 
 
 1.0400 0000 
 
 2 
 
 1.0201 000 
 
 1.0302 250 
 
 1.0404 0000 
 
 1.0506 2500 
 
 1.0609 0000 
 
 1.0712 2500 
 
 1.0816 0000 
 
 3 
 
 1.0303 010 
 
 1.0456 784 
 
 1.0612 0800 
 
 1.0768 9062 
 
 1.0927 2700 
 
 1.1087 1787 
 
 1.1248 6400 
 
 4 
 
 1.0406 040 
 
 1.0613 636 
 
 1.0824 3216 
 
 1.1038 1289 
 
 1.1255 0881 
 
 1.1475 2300 
 
 1.1698 5856 
 
 5 
 
 1.0510 101 
 
 1.0772 840 
 
 1.1040 8080 
 
 1.1314 0821 
 
 1.1592 7407 
 
 1.1876 8631 
 
 1.2166 5290 
 
 6 
 
 1.0615 202 
 
 1.0934 433 
 
 1.1261 6242 
 
 1.1596 9342 
 
 1.1940 5230 
 
 1.2292 5533 
 
 1.2653 1902 
 
 7 
 
 1.0721 354 
 
 1.1098 450 
 
 1.1486 8567 
 
 1.1886 8575 
 
 1.2298 7387 
 
 1.2722 7926 
 
 1.3159 3178 
 
 8 
 
 1.0828 567 
 
 1.1264 926 
 
 1.1716 5938 
 
 1.2184 0290 
 
 1.2667 7008 
 
 1.3168 0904 
 
 1.3685 6905 
 
 9 
 
 1.0936 853 
 
 1.1433 900 
 
 1.1950 9257 
 
 1.2488 6297 
 
 1.3047 7318 
 
 1.3628 9735 
 
 1.4233 1181 
 
 10 
 
 1.1046 221 
 
 1.1605 408 
 
 1.2189 9442 
 
 1.2800 8454 
 
 1.3439 1638 
 
 1.4105 9876 
 
 1.4802 4428 
 
 11 
 
 1.1156 683 
 
 1.1779 489 
 
 1.2433 7431 
 
 1.3120 8666 
 
 1.3842 3387 
 
 1.4599 6972 
 
 1.5394 5406 
 
 12 
 
 1.1268 250 
 
 1.1956 182 
 
 1.2682 4179 
 
 1.3448 8882 
 
 1.4257 6089 
 
 1.5110 6866 
 
 1.6010 3222 
 
 13 
 
 1.1380 933 
 
 1.2135 524 
 
 1.2936 0663 
 
 1.3785 1104 
 
 1.4685 3371 
 
 1.5639 5606 
 
 1.6650 7351 
 
 14 
 
 1.1494 742 
 
 1.2317 557 
 
 1.3194 7876 
 
 1.4129 73^2 
 
 1.5125 8972 
 
 1.6186 9452 
 
 1.7316 7645 
 
 15 
 
 1.1609 690 
 
 1.2502 321 
 
 1.3458 6834 
 
 1.4482 9817 
 
 1.5579 6742 
 
 1.6753 4883 
 
 1.8009 4351 
 
 16 
 
 1.1725 786 
 
 1.2689 855 
 
 1.3727 8570 
 
 1.4845 0562 
 
 1.6047 0644 
 
 1.7339 8601 
 
 1.8729 8125 
 
 17 
 
 1.1843 044 
 
 1.2880 203 
 
 1.4002 4142 
 
 1.5216 1826 
 
 1.6528 4763 
 
 1.7946 7555 
 
 1.9479 0050 
 
 18 
 
 1.1961 475 
 
 1.3073 406 
 
 1.4282 4025 
 
 1.5596 5872 
 
 1.7024 3306 
 
 1.8574 8920 
 
 2.0258 1652 
 
 19 
 
 1.2081 090 
 
 1.3269 507 
 
 1.4568 1117 
 
 1.5986 5019 
 
 1.7535 0605 
 
 1.9225 0132 
 
 2.1068 4918 
 
 20 
 
 1.2201 900 
 
 1.3468 550 
 
 1.4859 4740 
 
 1.6386 1644 
 
 1.8061 1123 
 
 1.9897 8886 
 
 2.1911 2314 
 
 21 
 
 1.2323 919 
 
 1.3670 578 
 
 1.5156 6634 
 
 1.6795 8185 
 
 1.8602 9457 
 
 2.0594 3147 
 
 2.2787 6807 
 
 22 
 
 1.2447 159 
 
 1.3875 637 
 
 1.5459 7967 
 
 1.7215 7140 
 
 1.9161 0341 
 
 2.1315 1158 
 
 2.3699 1879 
 
 23 
 
 1.2571 630 
 
 1.4083 772 
 
 1.5768 9923 
 
 1.7646 1068 
 
 1.9735 8651 
 
 2.2061 1448 
 
 2.4647 1555 
 
 24 
 
 1.2697 346 
 
 1.4295 028 
 
 1.6084 3725 
 
 1.8087 2595 
 
 2,0327 9411 
 
 2.2833 2849 
 
 2.5633 0417 
 
 25 
 
 1.2824 320 
 
 1.4509 454 
 
 1.6406 0599 
 
 1.8539 4410 
 
 2.0937 7793 
 
 2-. 3632 4498 
 
 2.6658 3633 
 
 26 
 
 1.2952 563 
 
 1.4727 095 
 
 1.6734 1811 
 
 1.9002 9270 
 
 2.1565 9127 
 
 2.4459 5856 
 
 2.7724 6979 
 
 27 
 
 1.3082 089 
 
 1.4948 002 
 
 1.7068 8648 
 
 1.9478 0002 
 
 2.2212 8901 
 
 2.5315 6711 
 
 2.8833 6858 
 
 28 
 
 1.3212 910 
 
 1.5172 222 
 
 1.7410 2421 
 
 1.9964 9502 
 
 2.2879 2768 
 
 2.6201 7196 
 
 2.9987 0332 
 
 29 
 
 1.3345 039 
 
 1.5399 805 
 
 1.7758 4469 
 
 2.0464 0T39 
 
 2.3565 6551 
 
 2.7118 7798 
 
 3.1186 5145 
 
 30 
 
 1.3478 490 
 
 1.5630 802 
 
 1.8113 6158 
 
 2.0975 6758 
 
 2.4272 6247 
 
 2.8067 9370 
 
 3.2433 9751 
 
 31 
 
 1.3613 274 
 
 1.5865 264 
 
 1.8475 8882 
 
 2.1500 0677 
 
 2.5000 8035 
 
 2.9050 3148 
 
 3.3731 3341 
 
 32 
 
 1.3749 407 
 
 1.6103 243 
 
 1.8845 4059 
 
 2.2037 5694 
 
 2.5750 8276 
 
 3.0067 0759 
 
 3.5080 5875 
 
 33 
 
 1.3886 901 
 
 1.6344 792 
 
 1.9222 3140 
 
 2.2088 5086 
 
 2.6523 3524 
 
 3.1119 4235 
 
 3.6483 8110 
 
 34 
 
 1.4025 770 
 
 1.6589 964 
 
 1.9606 7603 
 
 2.3153 2213 
 
 2.7319 0530 
 
 3.2208 6033 
 
 3.7943 1634 
 
 35 
 
 1.4166 028 
 
 1.6838 813 
 
 1.9998 8955 
 
 2.3732 0519 
 
 2.8138 6245 
 
 3.3335 9045 
 
 3.9460 889S 
 
 36 
 
 1.4307 688 
 
 1.7091 395 
 
 2.0398 8734 
 
 2.4325 3532 
 
 2.8982 7833 
 
 3.4502 6611 
 
 4.1039 3255 
 
 37 
 
 1.4450 765 
 
 1.7347 766 
 
 2.0806 8509 
 
 2.4933 4870 
 
 2.9852 2668 
 
 3.5710 2543 
 
 4.26S0 8986 
 
 38 
 
 1.4595 272 
 
 1.7607 983 
 
 2.1222 9879 
 
 2.5556 8242 
 
 3.0747 8348 
 
 3.6960 1132 
 
 4.4388 1345 
 
 39 
 
 1.4741 225 
 
 1.7872 103 
 
 2.1647 4477 
 
 2.6195 7443 
 
 3.1670 2698 
 
 3.8253 7171 
 
 4.6163 6599 
 
 40 
 
 1.4888 637 
 
 1.8140 184 
 
 2.2080 3966 
 
 2.6850 6384 
 
 3.2620 3779 
 
 3.9592 5972 
 
 4.8010 2063 
 
 41 
 
 1.5037 524 
 
 1.8412 287 
 
 2.2522 0046 
 
 2.7521 9043 
 
 3.3598 9893 
 
 4.0978 3381 
 
 4.9930 6145 
 
 42 
 
 1.5187 899 
 
 1.8688 471 
 
 2.2972 4447 1 
 
 2.8209 9520 
 
 3.4606 9589 
 
 4.2412 5799 
 
 5.1927 8391 
 
 43 
 
 1.5339 778 
 
 1.8968 798 
 
 2.3431 8936 
 
 2.8915 2008 
 
 3.5645 1677 
 
 4.3897 0202 
 
 5.4004 9527 
 
 44 
 
 1.5493 176 
 
 1.9253 330 
 
 2.3900 5314 
 
 2.9638 0808 
 
 3.6714 5227 
 
 4.5433 4160 
 
 5.6165 1508 
 
 45J 
 
 1.5648 107 
 
 1.9542 130 
 
 2.4378 5421 
 
 3.0379 0328 
 
 3.7815 9584 
 
 4.7023 5855 
 
 5.8411 7568 
 
 46) 
 
 1.5804 589 
 
 1.9835 262 
 
 2.4866 1129 
 
 3.1138 5088 
 
 3.8950 4372 
 
 4.8669 4110 
 
 6.0748 2271 
 
 47 
 
 1.5962 634 
 
 2.0132 791 
 
 2.5363 4351 
 
 3.1916 9713 
 
 4.0118 9503 
 
 5.0372 8404 
 
 6.3178 1562 
 
 48 
 
 1.6122 261 
 
 2.0434 783 
 
 2.5870 7039 
 
 3.2714 89u6 
 
 4.1322 5183 
 
 5.2135 8898 
 
 6.5705 2824 
 
 49 
 
 1.6283 483 
 
 2.0741 305 
 
 2.6388 1179 
 
 3.3532 7680 
 
 4.2562 1944 
 
 5.3960 6459 
 
 6.8333 4937 
 
 50 
 
 1.C446 318 J 
 
 2 1053 424 
 
 2.6915 8803 
 
 3.4371 0872 
 
 4.3839 0602 
 
 5.5849 2686 
 
 7.1066 8335 
 
COMPOUND INTEREST TABLE, 
 
 225 
 
 Compound Interest Table. 
 
 Showing the amount of $1 at compound interest, at various rates per cenu. 
 for any number of years, from 1 year to 50 years, inclusive. 
 
 Yrs. \%, per ct. 
 
 1.0450 0000 
 1.0920 2500 
 1.1411 6612 
 1.1925 1860 
 1.2461 8194 
 
 1.3022 6012 
 1.3608 6183 
 1.4221 0061 
 1.4860 9514 
 1.5529 6942 
 
 1.6228 5305 
 1.6958 8143 
 1.7721 9610 
 1.8519 4492 
 1.9352 8244 
 
 2.0223 7015 
 2.1133 7681 
 2.2084 7877 
 2.3078 6031 
 2.4117 1402 
 
 2.5202 4116 
 
 2.6336 5201 
 
 2.7521 6635 
 
 2.8760 1383 
 
 3.0054 3446 
 
 3 1406 7901 
 3.2820 0956 
 3.4296 9999 
 3.5840 3649 
 3.7453 1813 
 
 3.9138 5745 
 4.0899 8104 
 4.2740 3018 
 4.4663 6154 
 4.6673 4781 
 
 4.8773 7846 
 5.0968 6049 
 5.3262 1921 
 5.5658 9908 
 5.8163 6454 
 
 6 0781 0094 
 6.3516 1548 
 6.6374 3818 
 6.9361 2290 
 7.2482 4843 
 
 7.5744 1961 
 7.9152 6849 
 8.2714 5557 
 8.6436 7107 
 9.0326 3627 
 
 15 
 
 5 per ct. 
 
 1.0500 000 
 1.1025 000 
 1.1576 250 
 1.2155 063 
 1.2762 816 
 
 1.3400 956 
 1.4071 004 
 1.4774 554 
 1.5513 282 
 1.6288 946 
 
 1.7103 394 
 1.7958 563 
 1.8856 491 
 1.9799 316 
 2.0789 282 
 
 2.1828 746 
 2.2920 183 
 2.4066 192 
 2.5269 502 
 2.6532 977 
 
 2.7859 626 
 2 9252 607 
 
 6 per ct. 
 
 3.0715 238 
 
 3.2250 999 
 
 3.3863 549 
 
 3.5556 727 
 
 3.7334 563 
 
 3.9201 291 
 
 4.1161 356 
 
 4.3219 424 
 
 4.5380 395 
 
 4.7649 415 
 
 5.0031 885 
 
 5.2533 480 
 
 5.5160 154 
 
 5.7918 161 
 
 6.0814 069 
 
 6.3854 773 
 
 6.7047 512 
 
 7.0399 887 
 
 7.3919 882 
 
 7.7615 876 
 
 8.1496 669 
 
 8.5571 503 
 
 8.9850 078 
 
 9.4342 582 
 
 9.9059 711 
 
 10.4012 697 
 
 10.9213 331 
 
 11.4673 998 
 
 1.0600 000 
 1.1236 000 
 1.1910 160 
 1.2624 770 
 1.3382 256 
 
 1.4185 191 
 1.5036 303 
 1.5938 481 
 1.6894 790 
 1.7908 477 
 
 1.8982 986 
 2.0121 965 
 2.1329 283 
 2.2609 040 
 2.3965 582 
 
 2.5403 517 
 2.6927 728 
 2.8543 392 
 3.0255 995 
 3.2071 355 
 
 3.3995 636 
 3.6035 374 
 3.8197 497 
 4.0489 346 
 4.2918 707 
 
 4.5493 830 
 4.8223 459 
 5.1116 867 
 5.4183 879 
 5.7434 912 
 
 6.0881 006 
 6.4533 867 
 6.8405 899 
 7.2510 253 
 7.6860 868 
 
 8.1472 520 
 8.6360 871 
 9.1542 524 
 9.7035 075 
 10.2857 179 
 
 10.9028 610 
 11.5570 327 
 12.2504 546 
 12.9854 819 
 13.7646 108 
 
 14.5904 875 
 15.4659 167 
 16.3938 717 
 17.3775 040 
 18.4201 543 
 
 7 per ct. 
 
 1.0700 000 
 1.1449 000 
 1.2250 430 
 1.3107 960 
 1.4025 517 
 
 1.5007 304 
 1.6057 815 
 1.7181 862 
 1.8384 592 
 1.9671 514 
 
 2.1048 520 
 2.2521 916 
 2.4098 450 
 2.5785 342 
 2.7590 315 
 
 2.9521 638 
 3.1588 152 
 3.3799 323 
 3.6165 275 
 3.8696 845 
 
 4.1405 624 
 4.4304 017 
 4.7405 299 
 5.0723 670 
 5.4274 326 
 
 5.8073 529 
 6.2138 676 
 6.6488 384 
 7.1142 571 
 7.6122 550 
 
 8.1451 129 
 8.7152 708 
 9.3253 398 
 9.9781 135 
 10.6765 815 
 
 11.4239 422 
 12.2236 lbl 
 13.0792 714 
 13,9948 204 
 14.9744 578 
 
 16.0226 699 
 17.1442 568 
 18.3443 548 
 19.6284 596 
 21.0024 518 
 
 22.4726 234 
 24.0457 070 
 25.7289 065 
 27.5299 300 
 29.4570 251 
 
 8 per ct. 
 
 1.0800 000 
 1.1664 000 
 1.2597 120 
 1.3604 890 
 1.4693 281 
 
 1.5668 743 
 1.7138 243 
 1.8509 302 
 1.9990 046 
 2.1589 *50 
 
 2.3316 390 
 2.5181 701 
 2.7196 237 
 2.9371 936 
 3.1721 691 
 
 3.4259 426 
 3.7000 181 
 3.9960 195 
 4.3157 011 
 4.6609 571 
 
 5.0338 337 
 5.4365 404 
 5.8714 637 
 6.3411 807 
 6.8484 752 
 
 7.3963 532 
 7.9880 615 
 8.6271 064 
 9.3172 749 
 10.0626 569 
 
 10.8676 694 
 11.7370 830 
 12.6760 496 
 13.6901 336 
 14.7853 443 
 
 15.9681 718 
 17.2456 256 
 18.6252 756 
 20.1152 977 
 21.7245 215 
 
 23.4624 832 
 25.3394 819 
 27.3666 404 
 29.5559 717 
 31.9204 494 
 
 34.4740 853 
 37.2320 122 
 40.2105 731 
 43.4274 190 
 46.9016 125 
 
 9 per ct. 
 
 1.0900 000 
 1.1881 000 
 1.2950 290 
 1.4115 816 
 1.5386 240 
 
 1.6771 001 
 1.8280 391 
 1.9925 626 
 2.1718 933 
 2.3673 637 
 
 2 5804 264 
 2.8126 648 
 3.0658 046 
 3.3417 270 
 3.6424 825 
 
 3.9703 059 
 4.3276 334 
 4.7171 204 
 5.1416 613 
 5.6044 108 
 
 6.1088 077 
 6.6586 004 
 
 7.2578 745 
 7.9110 832 
 8.6230 807 
 
 9.3991 579 
 10.2450 821 
 11.1671 395 
 12.1721 821 
 13.2676 785 
 
 14.4617 695 
 15.7633 288 
 17.1820 284 
 18.7284 109 
 20.4139 679 
 
 22.2512 250 
 24.2538 353 
 26.4366 805 
 28.8159 817 
 31.4094 200 
 
 34.2362 679 
 37.3175 320 
 40.6761 098 
 44.3369 597 
 48.3272 861 
 
 52.6767 419 
 57.4176 486 
 62.5852 370 
 68.2179 083 
 74.3575 201 
 
 10 per ct. 
 
 1.1000 000 
 1.2100 000 
 1.3310 000 
 1.4641 000 
 1.6105 100 
 
 1.7715 610 
 1.9487 171 
 2.1435 888 
 2.3579 477 
 2.5937 425 
 
 2.8531 167 
 3.1384 284 
 3.4522 712 
 3.7974 983 
 4.1772 482 
 
 4.5949 730 
 5.0544 703 
 5.5599 173 
 6.1159 390 
 3.7275 000 
 
 7.4002 499 
 8.1402 749 
 8.9543 024 
 9.8497 327 
 10.8347 059 
 
 11.9181 765 
 13.1099 942 
 14.4209 936 
 15.8630 930 
 17.4494 023 
 
 19.1943 425 
 21.1137 768 
 23.2251 544 
 25.5476 699 
 28.1024 369 
 
 30.9126 805 
 34.0039 486 
 37.4043 434 
 41.1447 778 
 45.2592 55C 
 
 49.7851 811 
 54.7636 992 
 60.2400 692 
 66.2640 761 
 72.8904 837 
 
 80.1795 321 
 
 88.1974 853 
 
 97.0172 338 
 
 106.7189 572 
 
 117.3908 529 
 
226 EXAMPLES IN" INTEREST. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. To find the amount of any given principal, for any required number of years 
 multiply the given principal by the amount of $1 at the given rate, as shown by the table. 
 
 2. For periods beyond the scope of the table : multiply together the amounts shown for periods 
 the sum of which will equal the time required. For example, to find the compound amount 
 of $1 for 100 years: multiply the amount for 50 years by itself; to find the compound amount for 
 75 years: multiply the amount for 50 by that for 25; of 30 by 45; of 37 by 38; of 40 by 35, etc. 
 
 3. If interest is to be compounded semi-annually, take one-half the rate for twice the time. 
 
 4. If interest is to be compound quarterly, take one-fourth the rate for four times the time. 
 
 5. If interest is to be compounded bi-monthly, take one-sixth the rate for six times the time. 
 
 6. To find the compound amount of principals of $100, or less: multiply the principal by 
 the amount as shown in the table, using only 3 of its decimal places. For principals of $1000, 
 or less, use only 4 of the decimal places, and so on. 
 
 736. To find the Principal or Present Worth of an Amount at Compound 
 Interest. 
 
 Example. — What principal will, in 3 yr., at 6#, amount to $5955.08, if inter- 
 est is compounded annually. ? 
 
 Explanation. — From the table 
 Operation. find the amount of $1 for 3 years, at 
 
 $5955.08 = total amt. 
 
 6 per cent, interest, compounded an- 
 nually, to be $1.191010; to find the 
 $1.191016 = amt. of $1 for the rate and time. principal that will, at the given rate 
 $5955.08 -f- 1.191016 = $5000, principal. and time, amount to $5955.08, divide 
 
 $5955.08 by 1.191016. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the compound amount given oy the compound amount 
 of one dollar for the time and rate given. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 737. 1. What principal will, in 8 years, at 5$, amount to $4107.26, if interest 
 is compounded semi-annually ? 
 
 2. Find that principal which will, in 5 years, at 8$ interest, compounded 
 quarterly, amount to $1516.11. 
 
 3. At what rate of interest, compounded annually, must $1750 be loaned, 
 that in 7 years it may amount to $2381.51 ? 
 
 Remark. — Divide the amount by the principal, carrying the quotient to six decimal places; 
 refer to the 7 years line, or column, for an amount corresponding to the quotient. The rate 
 column in which it is found will indicate the rate per cent, required. 
 
 ^. At what rate of interest, compounded annually, must $2500 be loaned foi 
 12 years, that it may accumulate $3795.43. interest ? 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 738. -7. What sum will, on Sept. 5, 1889, discharge a debt of $550, dated 
 Mar. 19, 1884, bearing 9$ interest, if interest is compounded semi-annually, and 
 no payments are made until final settlement? 
 
 2. If nothing was paid until final settlement, what amount would pay a debt 
 of $1450, made July 15, 1885, and paid Dec. 3, 1888, if interest is allowed at 
 the rate of 6$, compounded quarterly? 
 
REVIEW EXAMPLES IK INTEREST. 22? 
 
 3. What amount will be due Apr. 15, 1891, on a debt of $1100, created May 
 1, 1887, if the interest thereon is at the rate of 10$, compounded semi-annually. 
 
 Jf.. Sept. 19, 1886, I borrowed $5000, at 6$, and agreed that until settlement 
 was made I would permit the compounding of the interest every two months. 
 Under such conditions, what amount will be due Oct. 25, 1890 ? 
 
 5. June 29, 1884, I borrowed some money at 8$, interest to be compounded 
 quarterly; January 5, 1890, I paid $1361.82 in full settlement. What was the 
 sum borrowed. 
 
 REVIEW EXAMPLES IN INTEREST. 
 
 739. 1, Smith loaned $2400, at 6$ simple interest, until it amounted to 
 $3000. For what time was the loan made ? 
 
 2. At what rate per cent, per annum must $1080 be loaned for 7 yr. 3 mo. 
 27 da., that it may amount to $1611.35 ? 'lb 
 
 3. A man invested $16000 in business, and at the end of 3 yr. 3 mo., with- 
 drew $22880, which sum included investment and gains. What yearly per cent, 
 of interest did his investment pay ? 
 
 J/.. Find the interest of that sum fcr 11 yr. 8 da., at 10£#, which will, at the 
 given rate and time, amount to $1715.08. 
 
 5. Sold an invoice of crockery on 2 mo. credit; the bill was paid 3 mo. 18 da. 
 after the date of purchase, with interest, at 8$, by a check for $1963.45. How 
 much was the interest ? 
 
 6. A debt of $7150, dated Mar. 27, 1885, and bearing 6$ interest, payable 
 quarterly, was paid in full July 5, 1888. If no previous payments had been 
 made, how much was due at final settlement ? 
 
 7. A man having $21000, invested it in real-estate, from which he received a 
 semi-annual income of $787.50. He sold this property at cost and invested the 
 proceeds in a business which yielded him $472.50 quarterly. How much greater 
 rate per cent, per annum did he received from the second investment than from 
 the first. 
 
 8. In order to engage in business, I borrowed $3750 at 6$, and kept it until 
 it amounted to $4571.25. How long did I keep the money ? 
 
 9. A bond and mortgage, bearing 8$ interest, and dated May 1, 1880, was 
 settled in full llov. 16, 1888, by the payment of $17685. For what face amount 
 was the bond and mortgage given ? 
 
 10. In what time will the interest at 8$ be three-fifths of the principal. 
 
 11. What sum will be due Jan. 18, 1892, on a debt of $5100, dated Mar. 17, 
 1885, bearing, interest at 7$ per annum, payable semi-annually, if the first five 
 payments were made when due and no subsequent payments were made ? 
 
 12. A building which cost $10500, rents for $87.50 per month. What annual 
 rate of interest on his investment does the owner receive, if he pays yearly taxes 
 amounting to $102.50; insurance, $21.25; repairs, $136.80; and janitor's services, 
 $56.95? 
 
 13. A merchant sold a stock of glassware on one month's credit; the bill 
 was not paid until 3 mo. 21 da. after it became due, at which time the seller 
 received a draft for $4716.21 for the bill and interest thereon at the rate of 5^ 
 Find the selling price of the goods. 
 
228 .REVIEW EXAMPLES IN" INTEREST. 
 
 lJf. Oct. 12, 1888, I purchased 2700 bushels of wheat, ac $1.05 per busnel. 
 and afterwards sold it at a profit of 6$. On what date was the wheat sold, if 
 my gain was equivalent to 10$ interest on my investment ? 
 
 15. A speculator borrowed $6250, at 7-|$ interest, and with the money bought 
 a note, the face of which was $7500, maturing in nine months without interest, 
 but which was not paid until two years from the date of its purchase. If the 
 note drew 6$ interest after maturity, did its purchaser gain or lose, and how 
 much ? 
 
 16. I am offered a house that rents for $27 per month, at such a price that, 
 after paying $67.20 taxes, and other yearly expenses amounting to $24.85, my net 
 income will be 8-5-$ on my investment. What is the price asked for the house ? 
 
 17. Having three girls, Grace, Mabel, and Flora, aged respectively 15, 13, 
 and 2 years, I wish to invest such a sum for each that she may have $10000 
 on becoming of age. How much cash will be required to secure a 4J# compound 
 interest investment ? 
 
 18. I loaned a friend a sum of money for 9 mouths, at 6$ per annum, and 
 when the loan was due he paid $851.50 in cash, which was 75$ of the amount 
 due me; the remainder was paid 6 mo. 15 da. later, with interest at the rate of 
 10$. Find the amount paid at final settlement. 
 
 19. Deland owns a summer resort valued at $45000, for which he receives, 
 for a season of 5 months, $2400 rent per month. The year's expenses for taxes, 
 repairs, and insurances, average $6375. If he sells this property and invests 
 the proceeds in a manufacturing business paying quarterly $1937.50, how much 
 will his rate of interest be increased by the change? 
 
 20. Having purchased 1150 barrels of pork, at $16 per barrel, on 4 months' 
 credit, the dealer, 27 days later, sold it at $17.50 per barrel, receiving therefor 
 a 6 months' note without interest. When the purchase money became due, he 
 discounted the note on a basis of 7$, and paid his debt. How much was gained? 
 
 21. The day Ralph was 6 years old his father deposited for him in a savings 
 bank such a sum of money that, at 4$ interest, compounded quarterly, there will 
 be $7500 to his credit on the day he attains his majority. What sum was 
 deposited? 
 
 22. December 11, 1887, a lumber dealer borrowed money and bought shingles 
 at $4.50 per M.; Sept. 17, 1888, he sold the shingles and paid his debt, and 8$ 
 interest, amounting to $3462.60. How many thousand shingles did he buy? 
 
 23. A jobber bought 6000 yd. of Axminster carpet, at $2.80 per yard, payable 
 in 6 months, and immediately sold it at $3.15 per yard, giving a credit of 2 
 months; at the expiration of the 2 months he anticipated the payment of his 
 own debt, getting a discount off of 10$ per annum. How much did he gain 
 by the transaction? 
 
 21}.. At the age of 25 a lady invested $3000, at 7$ per annum. What will be 
 her age when the investment, with its interest compounded semi-annually, 
 amounts to $16754.78? 
 
 25. Herbert is 10 and Theodore 7 years old. If 7$ compound interest invest- 
 ments can be secured by their father, for what amounts must such investments 
 be made in order that at the age of 21 the boys may each have $J 2500? 
 
EEVIEW EXAMPLES IN INTEREST. 229 
 
 26. If money be worth 7$, compounded annually, which would be better, 
 and how much, for a capitalist to loan $35000 for 11 years and 6 months, than 
 to invest it in land that, at the end of the time named, will sell for $55000 
 above all expenses for taxes ? 
 
 27. I loaned a bridge builder $17500 for 7 years, at 10$ per annum, interest 
 payable quarterly, and took a bond and mortgage to secure the debt and its 
 interest. Nothing having been paid until the end of the 7 years, how much was 
 required in full settlement? 
 
 28. On the 20th of March, 1888, I borrowed $13500, at 5$ interest; on April 
 5 I loaned $5000 of the money until Dec. 20, 1888, at 8$; April 15, I purchased 
 with the remainder a claim for $10000, due Aug. 1, but which, not being paid 
 at maturity, was extended until the $5000 became due, at the rate of 6$. How 
 much did I gain, Doth claims having been paid on the day the loan of $5000 
 became due? 
 
 29. Having bought a mill for $12000, I paid cash $4000 on delivery, and gave 
 » bond and mortgage for 8 years without interest to secure the balance; to 
 secure the interest, which was to be paid semi-annually, at the rate of 7$ per 
 annum, I gave sixteen non-interest bearing notes, without grace, for $280 each, 
 one maturing at the end of each 6 months for the 8 years. If the four of the 
 notes first maturing were paid when due, and no other payment was made until 
 the mortgage became due, how much was required for full settlement? 
 
 SO. Charles will be 11 years old Dec. 15, 1888, John will be 8 years old July 
 28, and Walter was 5 years of age April 30. If, on July 1, a 6f compound 
 interest investment be made for each, so that at the age of 21 he may have $10000, 
 what amount of cash will be required, the interest being compounded quarterly? 
 
TRUE DISCOUiTC:. 
 
 TRUE DISCOUNT. 
 
 74:0. Discount is an abatement or allowance made from the amount of a 
 debt, a note, or other obligation, or a deduction from the price of goods for 
 payment before it is due. 
 
 741 . The Present Worth of a debt payable at a future time without interest, 
 is its value now; hence, is such a sum as, being put at simple interest at the legal 
 rate, will amount to the given debt when it becomes due. 
 
 742. True Discount is the difference between the face of a debt due at a 
 future time and its present worth. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. To find yyre$ent worth, apply the principles given in Interest. The debt 
 corresponding to the amount; the rate per cent, agreed upon to the rate; the time intervening 
 before the maturity of the debt, to the time; and the present worth, which is the unknown 
 term, is the principal. 
 
 2. When payments are to be made at different times, without interest, find the present worth 
 of each payment separately, and take their sum. 
 
 8. With debts bearing interest, and discounted at the same or at a different rate of interest, 
 the face of the debt plus its interest as due at maturity becomes the base. 
 
 743. To find the Present Worth of a Debt. 
 
 Example. — Find the present worth and true discount of a claim for $871.68, 
 
 due 2 yr. 3 mo. hence, if money is worth 6$ per annum. 
 
 Explanation. — The amount of the debt 
 
 Operation. at the end of 2 JT ' 3 m0 ' is $ 871 - 68 5 and 
 
 since $1 would in that time, at 6 per cent., 
 
 . 135 = int. on $1 for 2 yr. 3 mo. at 6$. amount to $1,135, the present worth must 
 
 $1,135 = amount " 6i " " be as many times $1 as $1,135 is contained 
 
 $871.68 -f- 1.135 = $768, present worth. times in $ 871 - 68 > or $ 768 - If tne face of 
 dboivi ^o *«v/>o Aino /?o ± j- the debt is $871.68, and its present worth 
 
 $871.68 — $768 = $103.68, true discount. . , A „J .. \ ,. *L . .,. , 
 
 is only $768, the true discount will be 
 
 $871.68 minus $768, or $103.68. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the amount of the debt, at Us maturity, by one dollar 
 ■plus its interest for the given time and rate, and the quotient will be the 
 present worth; subtract the present worth from the amount, and the 
 remainder will be the true discount. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 74:4. 1. What is the present worth of $661.50, payable in 3 yr. 9 mo. } 
 discounting at 6$? 
 
 2. Find the present worth and true discount of a debt of $138.50, due in 5 
 yr. 6 mo. 18 da., if money is worth 7$ per annum. 
 
 8. Find the present worth of a debt of $1750, $1000 of which is due in 9 
 mo. and the remainder in 15 mo., money being worth 6$ per annum. 
 
EXAMPLES IN" TRUE DISCOUNT. 231 
 
 4- "Which is greater, and how much, the interest, or the true discount on 
 $516, due in 1 yr. 8 mo. s if money is worth 10$ per annum? 
 
 5. Which is better, and how much, to buy flour at $6. 75 per barrel on 6 
 months time, or to pay $6 cash, money being worth 6$? 
 
 6. When money is worth 5$ per annum, which is preferable, to sell a house 
 for $20,000 cash, or $21,000 due in one year ? 
 
 7. A farmer offered to sell a pair of horses for $420 cash, or for $475 due in 
 15 months without interest. If money is worth 8$ per annum, how much would 
 the buyer gain or lose by accepting the latter offer ? 
 
 8. If money is worth 6$, what cash offer will be equivalent to an offer of 
 $1546 for a bill of goods on 90 days credit ? 
 
 9. An agent paid $840 cash for a traction engine, and after holding it in 
 stock for one year, sold it for $933.80, on eight months' credit. If money is 
 worth 6$, what was his actual gain ? 
 
 10. A stock of moquette carpeting, bought at $1.95 per yard, on 8 months' 
 credit, was sold on the date of purchase for $1.80 per yard, cash. If money was 
 worth 6$ per annum, what per cent, of gain or loss did the seller realize ? 
 
 11. Marian is now fifteen months old. How much money must be invested 
 for her, at 6$ simple interest, that she may have $15000 of principal and interest 
 when she celebrates her eighteenth birthday? 
 
 12. A thresher is offered a new machine for $480 cash, $500 on 2 months 
 credit, or $525 on 1 year's credit. Which offer is the most advantageous for- 
 him, and how much better is it than the next best, with money worth 7-J$? 
 
 13. After carrying a stock of silk for 4 months, I sold it at an advance of 30$ 
 on first cost, extending to the purchaser a credit of one year without interest. 
 If money is worth 5$ per annum, what was my per cent, of profit or loss ? 
 
 11/.. Having bought a house for $5048 cash, I at once sold it for $7000, to be 
 paid in 18 months without interest. If money is worth 8$ per annum, did I 
 gain or lose, and how much ? 
 
 15. Goods to the amount of $510 were sold on 6 months' credit. If the 
 selling price was $30 less than the goods cost, and money is worth 6$ per annum, 
 how much was the loss and the per cent, of loss ? 
 
 16. How much must be discounted for the present payment of a debt of 
 $8741.50, $2000 of which is on credit for 5 months; $3000 for 8 months, and 
 the remainder for 15 months, money being worth 10$ per annum ? 
 
 17. What amount of goods, bought on 6 months time or 5$ off for cash, 
 must be purchased, in order that they may be sold for $4180, and net the pur- 
 chaser 10$ profit, he paying cash and getting the agreed discount off? 
 
 18. A dealer bought grain to the amount of $2700, on 4 months' credit, and 
 immediately sold it at an advance of 10$. If from the proceeds of the sale he 
 paid the present worth of his debt at a rate of discount of 8$ per annum, how 
 much did he gain ? 
 
 19. A merchant bought a bill of goods for $2150, on 6 months' credit, and 
 the seller offered to discount the bill 5$ for cash. If money is worth 7-J$ per 
 annum, how much would the merchant gain by accepting the seller's offer. 
 
232 EXAMPLES IN TRUE DISCOUNT. 
 
 20. The asking price of a hardware stock is $5460, on which a trade discount 
 of 25$, 15$, and 10$ is offered, and a credit of 90 days on the selling price. If 
 money is worth 5|$, what should be discounted for the payment of the bill ten 
 days after its purchase ? 
 
 21. A merchant sold a bill of goods for $1800, payable without interest in 
 three equal payments, in 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months respectively. If 
 money is worth 5$ per annum, how much cash Would be required for full settle- 
 ment on the date of purchase ? 
 
 22. A stationer bought a stock worth $768, at a discount of 25$ on the 
 amount of his bill, and 4$ on the remainder for cash payment. He at once sold 
 the stock on 4 months' time, at 10$ in advance of the price at which it was billed 
 to him. How much will the stationer gain if his purchaser discount his bill on 
 the date of purchase by true present worth, at the rate of 7$ per annum ? 
 
 23. I sold my farm for $10,000, the terms being one-fifth cash, and the 
 remainder in four equal semi-annual payments, with simple interest at 5$ on 
 each from date; three months later the purchaser settled in full by paying with 
 cash the present worth of the deferred payments, on a basis of 10$ per annum 
 for the use of the money. How much cash did I receive in all ? 
 
 2J/.. What amount of goods, bought on 4 months' time, 10$ off if paid in 1 
 month, 5$ off if paid in 2 months, must be purchased, in order that they may 
 be sold for $11480, and -J the stock net a profit of 15$ and the remainder a 
 •profit of 20$ to the purchaser, if he cashes his purchase within 1 month and 
 gets the agreed discount off ? 
 
BANK DISCOUNT. 233 
 
 BANK DISCOUNT. 
 
 745. A Bank is a corporation chartered by law for the receiving and loaning 
 of money, for facilitating its transmission from one place to another by means 
 d)f checks, drafts, or bills of exchange, and, in case of banks of issue, for 
 furnishing a paper circulation. 
 
 Remark. — Some banks perform only a part of the functions above mentioned. 
 
 746. Negotiable Paper commonly includes all orders and promises for the 
 payment of money, the property interest in which may be negotiated or trans- 
 ferred by indorsement and delivery, or by either of those acts. 
 
 747. Bank Discount is a deduction from the sum due upon a negotiable 
 paper at its maturity, for the cashing or buying of such paper before it becomes 
 due. 
 
 748. The Proceeds of a Note or other negotiable paper is the part paid to 
 the one discounting it, and is equal to the face of the note, less the discount. 
 
 Remark. — In true discount, the present worth is taken as the principal ; in lank discount 
 the future worth is taken as the principal. 
 
 749. The Face of a Note is the sum for which it is given. 
 
 750. The Discount may be a fixed sum, but is usually the interest at the 
 legal rate, and taken in advance. 
 
 751. The Time in bank discount is always the number of days from the date 
 of discounting to the date of maturity. 
 
 752. The Term of Discount is the time the note has to run after being 
 discounted. 
 
 Remark. — Bank discount is usually reckoned on a basis of 360 days for a year. 
 
 753. A Promissory Note is a written, or partly written and partly printed, 
 agreement to pay a certain sum of money, either on demand or at a specified time. 
 
 Remark. — In general, notes discounted at banks do not bear interest. If the note be interest- 
 bearing, the discount will be reckoned on and deducted from the amount due at maturity. 
 
 754. Days of Grace are the three days usually allowed by law for the 
 payment of a note, after the expiration of the time specified in the note. 
 
 755. The Maturity of a note is the expiration of the days of grace; a note 
 is due at maturity. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Notes containing an interest clause will bear interest from date to maturity, 
 unless other time be specified. 
 
 2. Non-interest bearing notes become interest bearing if not paid at maturity. 
 
 3. The maturity of a note or draft is indicated by using a short vertical line, with the date 
 on which the note or draft is nominally due on the left, and the date of maturity on the right; 
 thus. Oct. 21 /24. 
 
234 GENERAL REMARKS ON" COMMERCIAL PAPER. 
 
 756. The Yalue of a note at its maturity is its face, if it does not bear 
 interest; if the note is given with interest, its value at maturity is the face plus 
 the interest for the time and grace. 
 
 Kemakks.—I.* Grace is given on all negotiable time paper unless " without grace " be specified. 
 
 2. In some States, as Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and others, drafts drawn payable at sight are 
 entitled to days of grace, and should be accepted in the same form as time drafts; while in such 
 States drafts payable on demand have no days of grace, and like the sight drafts of most of the 
 States, are dishonored if not paid on demand. Other States, as New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 
 have statutory requirements as to the phraseology of the note; as to include the phrase "with* 
 out defalcation or discount," etc. In such matters State laws should be observed. 
 
 757. Notes given for months, have their maturity determined by adding to 
 their date the full months, regardless of the number of days thereby included, 
 and also the three days of grace. 
 
 758. Notes given for days have their maturity determined by counting on 
 from their date the expressed time, plus three days of grace. This is done 
 regardless of the number of months compassed by the days so counted. 
 
 759. hi some States, the bank custom is to take discount for both the day 
 of discount and the day of maturity, which is excessive. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. In general, the laws of the different States provide that, if a note matures on 
 Sunday, it shall be paid on Saturday; if Saturday be a legal holiday, then the note shall be paid 
 on Friday; but the laws of different States vary, and should be carefully studied and lully 
 observed, in order to hold contingent parties responsible. 
 
 2. Notes maturing on a legal holiday must be paid on the day previous, if the legal holiday 
 occurs on Monday, payment must be made on the preceding Saturday. 
 
 760. Banks, in many of the larger cities, loan money on collateral securities, 
 such as stocks, bonds, warehouse receipts, etc. Such loans, being made payable 
 on demand, or on one day's notice, are termed " call loans" or " demand loans." 
 On such the interest is usually paid at the end of the time. 
 
 Remark. — Variations in practice among banks, and at the same bank with different patrons, 
 are very common and subject to no rule of law. 
 
 GENERAL REMARKS ON COMMERCIAL PAPER. 
 
 761. Commercial, or Negotiable Paper, includes promissory notes, 
 drafts, or bills of exchange, checks, and bank bills, warehouse receipts, and 
 certain other evidences of indebtedness; but notes and time drafts are the only 
 two kinds entering largely into the operations of bank discount. 
 
 762. If there is no' admixture of fraud in the transaction, any negotiable 
 paper may be bought and sold at any price agreed upon by the parties, and the 
 purchaser thus have full right of recovery. 
 
 763. The purchaser of a negotiable paper is protected in nis right of recovery 
 of its amount against all original and contingent parties thereto, if he can show 
 three conditions : 
 
 1st. That he gave value for the paper. 
 
 *Days of grace have been abolished by statute in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, 
 Illinois, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, 
 Vermont. Wisconsin. 
 
GENERAL REMARKS Otf COMMERCIAL PAPER. 235 
 
 zd. That he bought it before its maturity. 
 
 3d. That he did not, at the time of its purchase, know of the existence of any 
 claim or condition affecting its validity. 
 
 764. Indorsements are made on notes for three purposes: 
 1st. To secure their payment. 
 
 2d. To effect their transfer. 
 
 3d. To make a memorandum of a partial payment. 
 
 765. Persons indorsing for security or transfer are liable for the payment of 
 the paper indorsed, unless the holder of the paper fails to demand payment of its 
 maker at maturity, and, in case of its non-payment, gives the indorser or indors- 
 ers, within a reasonable time, notice of its dishonor by the maker. 
 
 766. If the dishonored paper be foreign — i. e., the parties to it being of 
 different states or countries — to hold contingent parties, a formal notarial pro- 
 test, mailed to the indorsers, is required by the laws of most States; but a verbal 
 or other informal notice of dishonor is sufficient if the paper is domestic. 
 
 767. No demand notice or protest is necessary to hold the maker; he, being 
 a principal debtor, is only released from his obligation by the outlawing of the 
 note, or by his payment of it. 
 
 768. A Protest is a written, or partly written and partly printed, statement, 
 made by a notary public, giving legal notice to the maker and indorsers of a note 
 of its non-payment. 
 
 769. The laws governing negotiable paper are not uniform throughout the 
 United States, and a careful observance of the laws of all the States wherein one 
 does business is necessary to avoid risks of loss. 
 
 770. It is lawful to compute and take interest for all three of the days of 
 grace, although the debtor may thus lose the interest for one or two days by the 
 fact that the note matures on Sunday or on a legal holiday. 
 
 771. Interest charges for time of transfer of notes to distant places for 
 demand, and for the return of the remittance therefor, is a matter wholly of 
 custom with banks, as is also an added charge or fee for services in relation to 
 such demand and remittance. 
 
 772. Patrons of good standing at banks are often given credit for the face 
 of interest bearing notes discounted. 
 
 773. When a note is discounted at a bank, the payee indorses it, thus making 
 it payable to the bank; both maker and payee are then responsible to the bank 
 for its payment. 
 
 774. Indorsements for transfer are at the same time indorsements for surety, 
 unless made "without recourse." 
 
 775. Negotiable papers may be transferred: 
 
 1st. By indorsement in full — i. e. 9 by the payee writing on the bacK of the 
 note, in substance, as follows : "Pay to the order of John Doe, Richard Roe" 
 
236 EXAMPLES IN BANK DISCOUNT. 
 
 ( payee ). In which event Doe becomes the legal owner of the note, and possesses 
 a right to receive payment on it, or, in case of its non-payment at maturitv, to 
 sue and recover from the maker; and if he follows the statute law of the State 
 as to demand and notice, he may recover, either jointly or severally, from eithei 
 the maker, or from Roe, the indorser, as such indorser is also a surety. 
 
 2d. By indorsement "in blank" — L e., by the payee writing, on the back of 
 the note, simply his name. After this is done, the holder is presmned to be the 
 owner, and he may, in case of default, recover by suit from the maker; and il 
 he observes the requirement of the law of the place, he may also hold the indorser, 
 as such indorser becomes a surety. 
 
 3d. By indorsement " without recourse " — i. e., by the payee writing, on the 
 back of the note, in substance, " Pay John Doe, or order, without recourse to 
 me, Richard Eoe" (payee); or by writing simply " Without recourse, Eichard 
 Eoe." A note so indorsed is fully transferred from the payee, but he rests under 
 no obligation as to its payment. 
 
 776. The corresponding terms of Bank Discount and Percentage are as 
 follows: 
 
 The Face of the note = the Base. 
 
 The Eate Per Cent. = the Eate. 
 
 The Bank Discount = the Percentage. 
 
 777.— To find the Discount and Proceeds, the Face of a Note, Time, and Eate 
 Per Cent, of Discount, being given. 
 
 Example. — Find the bank discount and proceeds of a note for $580, due in 
 
 63 days, at 6$. 
 
 Explanation. — The bank discount of a note being its inter- 
 
 Operation. est f or fa e t j me pi us g race> anc i t ne proceeds being the face of 
 
 $580.00 = face. a note minus the bank discount, it is only necessary to compute 
 
 a Q9 __ a\„ f or AQ Q* a the interest on the face for the full time to obtain the discount, 
 
 and to subtract such discount from the face to find the proceeds; 
 
 $573.91 = proceeds. thus, $6.09 being the discount, $580, minus $6.09, equals 
 
 $573.91, proceeds. 
 
 Rule.— Compute the interest for the time and rate, for the bank discount; 
 and subtract this bank discount from the face of the note, to find the pro- 
 ceeds. 
 
 Remark. — If the note is on interest, find the discount on the amount of the note at maturity. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 778. 1. Find the bank discount and proceeds of a note for $750, due in 90 
 days, at 5#. 
 
 #. Find the bank discount and proceeds of a note for $286.50, due in 30 
 days, at 7#. 
 
 S. "Pmd the bank discount and proceeds of a note for $1325, due in 60 days, 
 at 10/. 
 
EXAMPLES IK BASTE DISCOUNT. 237 
 
 4.. What is the discount on a note for $1000, discounted at a bank for 23 
 days, at 7# ? 
 
 5. What are the proceeds of a 90-day note for $1000, discounted at a bank 
 at Ufa ? 
 
 6. I paid in cash $950 for an engine, and sold it the same day for $975, 
 taking a 60-day note, which I discounted at a bank at 8$. What was my gain 
 or loss ? 
 
 7. Find the bank discount and proceeds of a note for $1240, dated Sept. 3, 
 1888, payable in 4 months, with interest at 6$, and discounted Nov. 1,-1888, at 
 the same rate. 
 
 8. What are the proceeds of a note for $1750, due in 63 days, bearing interest 
 at 10$, and discounted at a bank at the same rate ? 
 
 9. Find the maturity, term of discount, and proceeds of the following note: 
 
 $286.00. Buffalo, NY., Oct. 25, 1888. 
 
 Three months after date, I promise to pay to the order of Smith & Bro., Two 
 Hundred Eighty-six Dollars, at the Erie County National Bank. 
 Value received. THOMAS BROWN, JR. 
 
 Discounted Jan. 1, 1889, at 6$. 
 
 10. Find the maturity, term of discount, and proceeds of the following uote: 
 $800.00. Cleveland, 0., Jan. SI, 1888. 
 
 One month after date, without grace, we promise to pay to the order of Hale & 
 Bly, Eight Hundred Dollars, with interest at 5 per cent. 
 Value received. HART & GOLE. 
 
 Discounted Feb. 10, 1888, at 10$. 
 
 11. Find the maturity, term of discount, and proceeds of the following note. 
 $660.90. Albany, N. Y., May 5, 1888. 
 
 Ninety days after date, I promise to pay to the order of H. H. Douglas, Six 
 Hundred Sixty and ffo Dollars, with interest. 
 Value received. CLAYTON 8. MEYERS. 
 
 Discounted June 1, 1888, at 5$. 
 
 12. Find the maturity, term of discount, and proceeds of the following note: 
 $2400.00. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. SI, 1888. 
 
 Six months after date, we promise to pay to the order of John W. Bell, Two 
 Hwusand Four Hundred Dollars, with interest at 8 per cent, after one month. 
 Value received. OLIVER & JONES. 
 
 Discounted Sept. 5, 1888, at 8$. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. If discount be required on a basis of 365 days for the year, compute the 
 discount first on a basis of 360 days, and from the discount so obtained, subtract fa of itself. 
 2. The following three examples are to be worked on a discount basis of 365 days. 
 
 13. Paul Harmon's bank account is overdrawn $3596.11 ; he now discounts, 
 at 6$ : a 90-day note for $450 ; a 60-day note for $1754.81 ; a 30-day note for 
 $851.95 ; a 20-day note for $345.25 ; a 10-day note for $100; proceeds of all to 
 his credit at the bank. What is the condition of his bank account after he 
 receives these credits ? 
 
238 EXAMPLES IN BANK DISCOUNT. 
 
 lJh Swick & Sons' bank account is overdrawn $11546.19; they now discount, 
 at 6/e : a 90-day note for $3975.21; a 60-day note for $5514.25; a 30-day note for 
 $1546.19; a 20-day note for $2546.85; proceeds of all to their credit at the bank. 
 What is the condition of their bank account after they receive credit as above? 
 
 IS. Philo Perkins & Co.'s bank account is overdrawn $12,916.47 ; they now 
 discount, at 6$: a 90-day note for $2428.40; a 60-day note for $6311.25; a 30-day 
 note for $1120.50; a 20-day note for $4500; a 10-day note for $1550.50; Pro- 
 ceeds of all to their credit at the bank. What is the condition of their bank 
 account after they receive the above credits ? 
 
 779. To find the Face of a Note, the Proceeds, Time, and Rate Per Cent, of 
 Discount, being given. 
 
 Example. — What must be the face of a note, payable in 60 days, that, when 
 discounted at 6$ ? the proceeds may be $573.91 ? 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — If the discount of $1, at 
 
 *iaa4! - , 4? db-i 6 per cent., for 63 days, is $.0105, the pro- 
 
 $1.00 = face of note of $1. *, - ' s .. / :, , ' . 
 
 ceeds of $1 of the note would be $1 minus 
 
 • Qr05 = dls * of note of v 1 * .0105, or $.9895 ; and if the proceeds of $1 
 
 $ .9895 = proceeds of note of $1. are $.9895, it would require as many dollars 
 
 face of note to give $573.91 proceeds as 
 
 $573.91 -f- .9895 = $580, face required. $.9895 are contained times in $573.91, or 
 
 $580. 
 
 Rule. — Divide the proceeds of the note by the proceeds of one dollar 
 
 for the given rate and time. 
 
 Remark. — If the note be interest-bearing, find the proceeds of one dollar of such note, and 
 proceed as above. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 780. t What must be the face of a 90-day note that will give $315.04 pro- 
 ceeds, when discounted at 6$ ? 
 
 2. What face of a 30-day note, discounted at 7$, will give $1241.98 proceeds ? 
 
 3. Wishing to borrow $900 of a bank, for what sum must my 90-day note be 
 drawn, to obtain the required amount, discount being at 10$ ? 
 
 4. Having bought goods to the amount of $2431.80 cash, I gave my 60-day 
 note in settlement. If discount be at 7$, what should have been the face of 
 the note ? 
 
 5. What must be the face of a note dated Aug. 16, 1888, and payable 6 
 months after date, that when discounted at a bank Oct. 1, 1888, at 6$, it will 
 bring $2100.55 proceeds ? 
 
 6. A note dated Sept. 1, 1888, payable in 90 days, with interest at 7% was 
 discounted 21 days after date, at 10$. If the proceeds were $690.42, what must 
 have been the face ? 
 
 7. You have $328.40 to your credit at the bank; you give your check for 
 $936.20, after which you discount a 30-day note for $425.40, proceeds to your 
 credit at the bank; you also discount a 90-day note made by H. C. Davis, pro- 
 ceeds to your credit; you now find yourself indebted to the bank $12.37. If 
 discount be at 6$ what must have been the' face of the Davis note ? 
 
PARTIAL PAYMENTS* 239 
 
 PARTIAL PAYMENTS. 
 
 781. A Partial Payment is a part payment of the amount of a note, 
 mortgage, or other obligation existing at the time such payment is made. 
 
 782. Part payments, or payments, are usually acknowledged, and should 
 always be by indorsement on the back of the note or other obligation, but some- 
 times special receipts are given for the sums paid. Indorsements should give 
 date and state amount paid; they are then equivalent to receipts. 
 
 783. Partial payments may apply to obligations, either before or after their 
 maturity. 
 
 784. A debtor, his attorney, or other authorized agent, may make a payment 
 either partial or in full of any obligation, and such payment may be received 
 and receipted for by the creditor, his attorney, authorized agent, or even by one 
 not authorized, if such a person occupies his place and is so apparently his agent 
 as to deceive a debtor making a payment in good faith. 
 
 785. Various rules are in use for finding the balance due on claims on which 
 partial payments have been made; but only the United States Pule and the 
 Merchants' Rule have more than local application. 
 
 786. The United States Rule is very generally used. It has the sanction 
 of the law, being the rule adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States, 
 and has been adopted by most of the States. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. It was held by the Supreme Court of the United States, in its decision adopting 
 or making the above-mentioned rule, that the payment should first be applied to cancel the 
 interest ; that what is left, if anything, after paying the interest, should be used to diminish 
 the principal. In case the payment is not large enough to cancel the interest, it fails of its 
 object, and is to be passed as directed by the rule. 
 
 2. If at the time of the making of a partial payment of a debt, the debtor renew his obliga- 
 tion by taking up the old note or bond, and giving a new one bearing interest for the unpaid 
 part of his debt, no taint of usury can be shown affecting the validity of the new note, even 
 though it may be clearly shown that a payment credited was less than the interest due at the 
 time such payment was made. 
 
 787. Principles. — 1. Payments must le applied, first, to the discharge 
 of accrued interest, and then the remainder, if any, toward the discharge of the 
 principal. 
 
 2. Only unpaid principal can draw interest. 
 
 788. The Merchants' Rule is used by most banks and business houses, 
 where computations are on short time obligations, as such rule is regarded as 
 the most convenient for business purposes. 
 
 Remark. — The merchants' rule is varied in its use by different creditors, and hence is 
 rather more an agreement, founded upon custom or otherwise, between debtor and creditor as 
 to mode of settlement, than a strict rule of law. 
 
240 EXAMPLES US' PARTIAL PAYMENTS. 
 
 789. United States Rule for Partial Payments. 
 Remark. — Settlements by this rule are made as follows: 
 
 Example. — A note, the face of which was $3600, bearing interest at 6$, was 
 
 given Oct. 17, 1884, and settled Feb. 14, 1889. Find the balance due, the 
 
 following payments having been made: Mar. 3, 1885, $600; Oct. 25, 1886, $1000; 
 
 Dec. 6, 1888, $2400. 
 
 Operation and Explanation. 
 
 Remark. — Find the time by compound subtraction. 
 
 Face of note _.- $8600.00 
 
 Interest to date of first payment (4 mo. 16 da.) .... w .... . 81.00 
 
 Amount of principal and interest at time of first payment — .... ............... $3681. 60 
 
 First payment (of Mar. 3, 1885) 600.00 
 
 Remainder after deducting first payment.. $3081.60 
 
 Interest to date of second payment (1 yr. 7 mo. 22 da.) 304.05 
 
 Amount due at time of second payment ...................... $3385.65 
 
 Second payment (of Oct. 25, 1886) 1000.00 
 
 Remainder after deducting second payment $2385.65 
 
 Interest to date of third payment (2 yr. 1 mo. 11 da.) - 302.58 
 
 Amount due at time of third payment -..—......................... ... $2688.23 
 
 Third payment (of Dec. 6, 1888) 2400.00 
 
 Remainder after deducting third payment $288.23 
 
 Interest to time of settlement (2 mo. 8 da.) 3.27 
 
 Balance due at time of settlement (Feb. 14, 1889) $291.50 
 
 Rule. — Find the amount of the principal to the time when the pay- 
 ment, or the sum of the payments, shall equal or exceed the interest then 
 due; from this amount deduct the payment or payments made; and 
 with the remainder as a new principal, proceed as before, to the time of 
 
 settlement. 
 
 Second Operation and Explanation 
 
 Remark. — Find the time by compound inverse subtraction. 
 
 1884—10—17) =date of note. Face of note $3600.00 
 
 >• = 4 mo. 16 da. = time first payment, which was ...... $600.00 
 
 ) Interest on principal to time of first payment 81.60 518.40 
 
 ) Remainder after deducting proceeds of first payment $3081.60 
 
 . y = 1 yr. 7 mo. 22 da. = time to second payment which was $1000.00 
 
 ) Interest on new principal to date of second payment .. 804.05 695.95 
 
 J Remainder after deducting proceeds of second payment $2385.65 
 
 J. = 2 yr. 1 mo. 11 da.=time to third payment which was $2400.00 
 
 ) Interest on new principal to date of third payment 802.58 2097.42 
 
 1888—12— 6 x Remainder after deducting proceeds of third payment $288.23 
 
 > = 2 mo. 18 da. = time to settlement. 
 
 1889— 2 14 ) I nterest OD new principal to settlement 3.27 
 
 Balance due at time of settlement - $291.50 
 
 Rule. — Find the interest on the principal to the time when the pay- 
 ment, or the sum of the payments, shall equal or exceed the interest then 
 due. Deduct the interest from the payment or payments made, and 
 this difference subtract from the principal. Treat the remainder thus 
 found as a new principal, with which proceed as before, to the time of 
 settlement. 
 
EXAMPLES IN" PARTIAL PAYMENTS. 24} 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 790. 1. On a loan of $2000, made Mar. 19, 1884, and bearing 6$ interest, 
 payments were made as follows: Nov. 1, 1885, $500; May 3, 1887, $700; Feb. 
 1, 1888, $1000. How much will be required for settlement in full, Mar. 2, 1888? 
 
 2. Oct. 1, 1885, a note for $1000 was given, payable in 4 years, with. 6$ 
 interest. A payment of $50 was made 1 yr. from date; a payment of $250 was 
 made 1 yr. 6 mo. from date; a payment of $224 was made 2 yr. from date; a pay- 
 ment of $20 was made 2 yr. 8 mo. from date; a payment of $110 was made 2 yr. 
 10 mo. from date. How much remained due at the maturty of the note? 
 
 3. On a claim for $3000, dated Aug. 12, 1885, and bearing interest at 7#, 
 payments were made as follows: Dec. 15, 1885, $30; Apr. 1, 1886, $550; Jan. 
 20, 1887, $85; June 12, 1887, $1651.50. How much was due May 30, 1888 ? 
 
 4. I gave a mortgage for $10000, May 9, 1881, bearing 6$ interest, and made 
 thereon the following payments: Sept. 19, 1881, $500 ; Jan. 1, 1883, $500 ; 
 Apr. 25, 1883, $4000; Oct. 15, 1885, $4000; May 1, 1888, $3525. How much 
 was due at final settlement, June 2, 1888 ? 
 
 5. The following note was settled Oct. 13, 1888; a payment of $25 having 
 been made Feb. 15, 1887; one of $300, July 12, 1887; and one of $200, Apr. 1, 
 1888. If money be worth 8$, how much was due at final settlement? 
 $585.50. Elmira, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1886. 
 
 Six months after date, I promise to pay to James H. Kingsbury, or order, Five 
 
 Hundred Mqhty-five and ■&& Dollars, value received. 
 
 SIMEON G. FREEMAN, 
 
 6. On a mortgage for $5500, dated Aug. 13, 1882, and bearing 6$ interest, 
 the following payments were made: Jan. 1, 1883, $100; Mar. 2, 1883, $25; Aug. 
 13, 1885, $2500; Dec. 19, 1887, $2500; Mar. 1, 1889, $500. How much was 
 required for full settlement, Mar. 11, 1889 ? 
 
 7. On the following note payments were endorsed as follows: Nor. 3, 1886, 
 $50; Mar. 16, 1887, $50; Oct. 1, 1887, $50; Dec. 30, 1887, $1000j Apr. 1, 1888, 
 $625. How much was due, if paid in full May 8, 1888, money being worth 6#? 
 $1600.00. Dayton, Ohio, Apr. 1, 1886. 
 
 Three years after date, I promise to pay to the order of Silas Hopkins, One 
 
 Thousand Six Hundred Dollars, value received, with use. 
 
 PETER 8. BRYANT. 
 
 8. On the following note indorsements were made as follows: Aug. 1, 1883, 
 $350; Nov. 3, 1883, $1000; Mar. 20, 1886, $600; Mar. 31, 1885, $2500; Deo. 11, 
 1888, $2000. What was the balance due Jan. 30, 1889 ? 
 
 $6500.00. Clricago, 111, Mar. 19, 1882. 
 
 On demand, we promise to pay to the order of Ames & Adams, Six Thousand 
 Five Hundred Dollars, with interest at 6 per cent. 
 
 Value received. HURD <& HOUGHTON 
 
 791. Merchants' Rule for Partial Payments. 
 
 Example.— Find the balance due Oct. 13, 1888, on a note for $1500, dated 
 July 1, 1887, bearing 6$ interest, and on which the following payments had been 
 made: Oct. 1, 1887, $300; Feb. 12, 1888, $420; June 13, 1888, $700. 
 16 
 
B42 EXAMPLES IX PARTIAL PAYMENTS. 
 
 Operation and Explanation 
 Remark. — Find the time by compound subtraction. 
 
 Face of note, dated July 1, 1887 $1500.00 
 
 Interest to date of settlement (1 yr. 3 mo. 12 da,) 115.50 
 
 Amount of note at date of settlement $1615.50 
 
 First payment (of Oct. 1, 1887) $300.00 
 
 Interest of first payment to date of settlement (1 yr. 12 da.) .....;.. 18.60 
 
 Second payment (of Feb. 12, 1888) . 420.00 
 
 Interest on second payment to date of settlement (8 mo. 1 da,)........ . 16.87 
 
 Third payment (of June 13, 1888) 700.00 
 
 Interest on third payment to date of settlement (4 mo.) 14.00 
 
 Total amount of the payments $1469.47 
 
 Balance due $146.03 
 
 Rule. — Find the amount of the principal to the time of settlement; 
 also find the amount of each payment, from the time it was made to 
 the time of settlement; subtract the sum of the payments fj*om the 
 amount of the principal debt; the remainder will be the balajtce due. 
 
 Remark. — This rule is mainly used in case of short notes or business accounts. 
 
 EXAMPES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 792. 1. What is the balance due, Apr. 27, 1889, on a note for $1050, dated 
 Jan. 24, 1888, bearing 7$ interest, if the following indorsements were made 
 thereon: July 1, 1888, $150; Oct. 15, 1888, $400; Jan. 21, 1889, $300; Mar. 27, 
 1889, $60. 
 
 2. Find the balance due at the maturity of the following note, payments 
 having been made as follows: Apr. 1, 1888, $500; Aug. 25, 1888, $1250; Nov. 3, 
 1888, $240; Dec. 30, 1888, $300; Feb. 1, 1889, $200. 
 $3000.00. St. Louis , Mo., Dec. S, 1887. 
 
 Eighteen months after date, I promise to pay to the order of Ezra R. Andrews, 
 Three Thousand Dollars, with interest at 5 per cent. 
 
 Value received. GEO. J. BEATER. 
 
 S. How much was due at the maturity of the following note, payments hav- 
 ing been made as follows: Sept. 11, 1888, $75; Sept. 19, 1888, $225; Sept. 26, 
 1888, $159; Oct. 1, 1888, $155. 
 $650.00. Wichita, Kan., Sept. 6, 1888. 
 
 Thirty days after date, 1 promise to pay to Gideon Piatt & Co., Six Hundred 
 and Fifty Dollars, with interest at 10 per cent., without gram. 
 
 Value received. BENJ. F. COLEMAN. 
 
 4. Find the balance due on the following note, payments having been made 
 as follows: May 28, 1888, $255.50; June 13, 1888, $168.41; Aug. 31, 1888, $50; 
 Oct. 30, 1888, $500; Nov. 1, 1888, $684.25. 
 $2150.00. Denver, Colo., May 1, 1888. 
 
 Six months after date, we promise to pay to the order of Wm. H. Sanford, Two 
 Thousand One Hundred Fifty Dollars, with interest at 8 per cent. 
 
 Value received. MARTIN F. RIQNET t 
 
 RICHARD M. PECK. 
 
EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS. 243 
 
 EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 793. Equation of Accounts, or Equation of Payments (called also 
 Averaging Accounts or Averaging Payments), is the process of finding the date 
 on which a single payment can be made of two or more debts falling due at 
 different dates, or when the balance of an account having both debits and credits 
 can be paid without loss of interest to either party. 
 
 794. Accounts having entries on but one side, either debit or credit, are 
 appropriately called simple accounts, and the process of equating such accounts 
 may be called Simple Equation. 
 
 795. Accounts having both debit and credit items may likewise be called 
 compound accounts, and the process of equating such accounts may be called 
 Compound Equation. 
 
 796. The Average Date of Payment, or Due Date, is the date on which 
 such payment or settlement may be equitably made; called also the Equated Time, 
 
 797. The Focal Date is any assumed date of settlement, with which the 
 dates of the several accounts are compared for the purpose of finding the average 
 time or due date. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Any date conceivable may be taken as a focal date, and interest may be 
 computed at any rate per cent., and either on a common cr exact basis, without varying the 
 result; providing only that the dates of all items be compared with such focal date, and 
 uniformity in rate and manner of computing interest be observed throughout. 
 
 2. In practice it is vastly better to observe a simple method, by assuming the latest date in 
 the account as a focal date, computing all interest at 6^ by the snort method, on a 360 day basis. 
 
 3. The importance of uniformity, simplicity, accuracy, and rapidity in the equation of 
 payments and accounts is such as to justify the use and repetition of the above suggestions as a 
 
 General Hule.— In all equations, extend time if credit or time paper 
 be involved; select the latest date as a focal date, find actual time irv 
 days, and compute interest at 6 per cent., on a 360 day basis. 
 
 798. The Term of Credit is the time to elapse before a debt becomes due; 
 if given in days, it is counted on from the date of purchase or sale the exact 
 number of days of the term; if given in months, it is counted on the number of 
 months, regardless of the number of days thus included. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Book accounts bear legal interest after they become due, and notes, even if 
 not containing an interest clause, bear interest after maturity. 
 
 2. The importance of a thorough knowledge of both the theory and practice of Equation 
 of Accounts, on the part of bookkeepers and accountants, can hardly be over-rated, as much of 
 this class of work is to be found in every wholesale and commission business. 
 
 799. The equity of a settlement of an account by equation rests in the fact 
 that, by a review of such account, one of the parties owes the other a balance to 
 
244 EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 which certain interest should be added or from which certain interest (discount) 
 should be subtracted. 
 
 800. To find the Equated Time, when the Items are all Debits or all Credits 
 and have no Terms of Credit. 
 
 Example.— When does the (face) amount of the following account become 
 due by equation? 
 
 Peter Dunn, Directions.— 1. Take Nov. 1 as the focal date. 
 
 To Eobt. S. Campbell, Br. 2 ' Find the exact time in da ^ s from the date ot 
 w £oo eac h item to the focal date. 
 
 a /* m- tii-j A ™ 8 Com P ute interest at 6 per cent. , 360 day basis, 
 
 Sept. 5. To Mdse $ 60 on each item for its time. 
 
 "26. " " _ 100 4. Find the total of interest 
 
 Oct. 8. " " 200 5. Divide the total interest by the interest on the 
 
 Nov. 1. " " 120 face amoiint for one day; the quotient will be the 
 
 average time in days. 
 
 $480 6. Count back from the focal date the number of 
 
 days average time thus found 
 Remark. — Compute interest by rules on page 217 
 
 Operation. Explanation.— Assume Nov. 1 as a focal date, 
 
 1888. Items. Time. Int. and reason as follows: If, on Nov. 1, Dunn pays 
 
 Sept. 5. $60X57 = 1.57 Campbell the $120 due on that day, there will be no 
 
 " 26. 100 X 36 = .60 interest charged, because that item was paid when it 
 
 Oct. 8. 200 X 24 = .80 became due. If, on Nov 1, Dunn pays Campbell 
 
 Nov. 1. 1-0 X 0= 00 the $200 that has been due since Oct 8, he should pay 
 
 • — — interest also for the 24 days between Oct. 8, when 
 
 $480 $1.97 that item became due, and Nov. 1, when, as we have 
 
 Int. on $480 for 1 day = $ .08 assumed, it was paid, or he should pay, or be charged 
 
 $1.97 -7- .08 = 24f or 25 days with > $- 80 interest If > on Nov. 1, Dunn pays the 
 the average time; 25 days back fi , du ? f pt 2 ^ h + e ^>uld pay interest also for the 
 •p XT i * n \ ys between Se P t 26 and Nov - 1, or $ . 60. If, on 
 
 Irom JNov. 1 is Oct. 7. Nov> 1? Dunn pays the $60 due Sept. 5, he should pay 
 
 interest also on that item from its date to Nov. 1, or for 57 days, or $ .57 Now, on Nov. 1, 
 Dunn owes Campbell not only the $480, the total face amount of the debt, but also $1 97 
 interest; and if a cash balance were required Nov. 1, Dunn would owe $481.97. 
 
 But the question was not, what is the cash balance due Nov. 1, but when was the $480, the 
 face amount of the account, due; that is, from what date should such face amount draw 
 interest, in order that neither party gain or lose. 
 
 Now observe that we have the principal, $480, the interest as found, $1.97, and the rate as 
 assumed and used, 6 per cent., to find the time. The interest on $480 for 1 day is $ 08. 
 Since it takes the principal 1 day to accumulate $ .08, it must have taken it as many days to 
 accumulate $1.97 — or the account was due as many days back from Nov. 1, the focal date — as 
 $ 08 is contained times in $1.97, or 25 days. Count back 25 days from Nov. 1, 1888, and 
 obtain Oct. 7, 1888, the equated date of payment, or the date on which Dunn could pay Campbell 
 $480, the face of the debt, without loss of interest to either party. 
 
 Again: the same example solved, when assuming Sept. 5, the earliest date, as a 
 focal date, or by the discount method. 
 
 Remark. — Explanations like the following are based upon a settlement of accounts, none 
 of which are due at the date of settlement or adjustment, as in case of the giving of an interest 
 bearing note or bond for the equitable amount due, or for anticipating the payments of debts 
 thus requiring a cash balance. 
 
Sept. 5. 
 
 $ GO X = $.00 
 
 " 26. 
 
 100x21= .35 
 
 Oct. 8. 
 
 200 X 33= 1.10 
 
 Nov. 1. 
 
 120 X 57 = 1.14 
 
 EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS. 245 
 
 Operation. Explanation.— Assume the earliest date (Sept. 5) 
 
 Items. Time, pisct. as the focal date, and reason as follows: If, on Sept. 
 
 5, Dunn pays the $00 due on that date' he will neither 
 have to pay interest on it nor be allowed discount; 
 but if, on Sept. 5, he pays the $100 due Sept. 26, he 
 should be allowed discount oa that item for the 21 
 days between Sept. 5 and Sept. 26, or $ .35 discount. 
 $480 $2.59 i f> on Sept 5 ne pays ihe ^00 not due until Oct. 8, 
 
 he should be allowed discount on that item for the 33 days between Sept. 5 and Oct. 8, or 
 $1.10 discount; and if, on Sept. 5, he pays the $120 not due until Nov. 1, he should be allowed 
 discount on that item for the 57 days between Sept. 5 and Nov. 1, or $1.14 discount. There- 
 fore, assuming Sept. 5 as the date of settlement, Dunn does not owe on that date the face amount 
 of the account, but such amount, $480, less the amount of the above discounts, $2.59, or really a 
 cash balance of $480, minus $2.59, or $477.41. But the question is not, what was the cash 
 balance Sept. 5, but on what date would the payment of the face amount, $480, have been 
 equitable? We have thus a condition similar to that found in the first operation, viz.: the 
 principal, $480, the rate, 6 per cent., and the discount (interest) given, to find the time; and, 
 as before, divide the discount by the discount on the principal for 1 day, and the quotient, 32, 
 will be the average time in days. And reason, in conclusion, that from Sept. 5 Dunn is 
 entitled to retain the face amount of his debt, $480, for 32 days, or until it has accumulated 
 $2.59 interest in his hands; or, in other words, in equity, he should pay such amount 32 days 
 after Sept. 5, or Oct. 7. 
 
 Again: same example, explained with an intermediate date (Oct. 1) assumed 
 as a focal date. 
 
 Opebation. 
 
 Interest on $60 from Sept. 5 to Oct. 1, 26 days = $.26 . 
 
 Interest on $100 from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1, 5 days = .0833 + 
 
 Total interest, -' - - $.3433 + 
 
 Discount on $200 from Oct. 8 back to Oct. 1, 7 days == $.2333 + 
 Discount on $120 from Nov. 1 back to Oct. 1, 31 days = .62 
 
 Total discount, ... - 8.8533 + 
 
 .8533-1 .3433+ = $.51, excess of discount. $.51 ^ .08 — 6 days. 
 
 Oct. 14-6 days = Oct. 7. 
 
 Explanation. — Assume Oct. 1 as the focal date, and reason as follows: If, on Oct. 1, Dunn 
 pays the $60 due Sept. 5, he should also pay interest on that item for the 26 days between Sept. 
 5, when it became due, and Oct. 1, when it was (assumed to have been) paid, or he should 
 pay or be charged with $.26 interest. If, on Oct. 1, he pays the $100 due on Sept. 20, he 
 should also pay interest on that item for the 5 days between Sept. 26, when it became due, 
 and Oct. 1, when it was (assumed to have been) paid, or he should pay $ .0833+ interest; thus 
 we have a total interest charge against him of $.3433+ on the two items of his account not 
 paid until after they were due. But if, on Oct. 1, he pays the $200 not due until Oct. 8, he 
 should be allowed a discount for the 7 days between Oct. 8, when it became due, and Oct. 1, 
 when it was paid, or he should be allowed a discount of $ .2333+ on that item; and if, on Oct. 
 1, he pays the $120 not due until Nov. 1, he should be allowed a discount on that item for the 31 
 days between Nov. 1, when it became due, and Oct. 1, when it was paid, or he should be allowed 
 a discount of $ .62. Thus we have a total discount to be allowed him of $.8533+ off from 
 the two items of his account which he paid before they were due. The difference between 
 the amount of interest charged to him, $ .3433+, and the amount of discount for which he 
 is given credit, $.8533+, is $.51, an excess of discount, showing that at the date assumed 
 
246 EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 (Oct. 1) he does not owe the face amount of the account, $480, but $480, the face amount, lesj 
 $.51 discount, or only $479.49, which sum is the cash balance due on that date (Oct. 1). But 
 since, as before, the question is not as to the cash balance, but is the date on which equitable 
 settlement could have been effected by the payment of the face amount of the account, $480, 
 we have, as before, the principal, rate, and discount (interest) given, to find the time. Divide 
 the discount, $.51 by $.08, and find Dunn to be entitled to withhold or delay the payment 
 of the $480 until it accumulates $ .51 interest (discount) in his hands, or that he keep the $480 
 for 6 days after Oct. 1, thereby in equity paying it on Oct. 7, as already twice shown. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. The above explanation is given in. addition to the former two, in order to 
 illustrate that any date may be used as a focal date, and for the object of aiding the teacher in 
 imparting to the pupil a full understanding of the underlying principles involved, and it gives 
 added assurance that the solutions before given led to a correct result. Yet no one of them, nor 
 all of them taken together, can be accepted as being anything beyond assurances. They are 
 not proofs. 
 
 2. If settlement on Oct. 7 be equitable, the interest on such of the accounts as fall due 
 before that date must be offset or balanced by the discount (interest) of such of the accounts as 
 fall due after that date, to within less than one-half of the interest (discount) of the face amount 
 of the account for one day; otherwise the due date as determined would be proven wrong. 
 
 Pkoof. — Oct. 7 as a focal date. 
 
 Explanation.— Assume Oct, 7 as a focal date, 
 and reason as follows. If, on Oct. 7, Dunn pays 
 the $60 due Sept. 5, he should pay interest also 
 on that item for the 32 days between Sept. 5 and 
 Oct. 7, or $ .32 interest; and if, on Oct. 7, he pays 
 the $100 due Sept. 26, he should pay interest 
 on that bill for the 11 days between Sept. 26 and 
 Oct. 7, or $.1833-J- interest; being thus charged 
 $ .5033+ interest on the two items not paid until 
 after they were due. But if, on Oct. 7, be pays the 
 $200 not due until Oct. 8, he should be allowed a 
 discount on that item for the 1 day between Oct. 
 $ . 03 7 and Oct 8, or $ .0333+ discount; and if, on Oct. 
 
 7, he pays the $120 not due until Nov. 1, he should be allowed a discount on that item for the 25 
 days between Oct. 7 and Nov. 1, or $.50 discount; being thus allowed a total discount of 
 $ .5333+ for the pre-payment of the items of the account coming due after Oct. 7. The 
 difference between the amount of the interest on the items of the account falling due before 
 Oct. 7, from their respective dates down to Oct. 7, and the amount of the discounts on the items 
 of the account coming due after Oct. 7 from their respective dates back to Oct. 7, is only $.03, 
 or is less than one-half the interest (or discount) on the face amount of the account for one 
 day, thus proving Oct. 7 to be the date on which the payment of the face amount of the 
 account, $480, will effect an equitable settlement between Dunn and Campbell. 
 
 Rule.— I. Select the latest date as a focal date; find the time in days 
 from the date of each item of the account to the focal date, and compute 
 the interest on each of the respective items for its time as found. 
 
 II. Divide the amount or sum of the interest on the items by the inter- 
 est on the face amount of the. account or items for one day ; the quotient 
 will be the number of days average time. 
 
 III. Count bach from the focal date the number of days so found ; the 
 date thus reached will be the due date of the face amount of the account 
 or the date on which such face amount could be paid without loss to 
 either party. 
 
 
 
 Operation. 
 
 
 
 
 Days to Oct. 7. 
 
 Interest. 
 
 Sept. 
 
 5, 
 
 $ 60.. 
 
 ...32... 
 
 .1.32 
 
 Sept. 
 
 26, 
 
 100.. 
 
 ...11... 
 
 . .1833 + 
 
 .5033 + 
 
 Discount. 
 
 Oct. 
 
 8, 
 
 $200.. 
 
 .. 1.... 
 
 $.0333 + 
 
 Nov. 
 
 1, 
 
 120 .. 
 
 ..25.... 
 
 .50 
 
 
 $.5333 + 
 
 
 
 
 
 .5033 + 
 
EXAMPLES IX EQUATION" OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 247 
 
 Remarks. — 1. In finding the average time of credit in days, fractions of a day of one-half or 
 greater are counted as a full day; fractions less than one-half are rejected 
 
 2. In business, odd days, odd cents, and even odd dollars, are often rejected in the interest 
 calculations in equating the time, it being correctly reasoned that, in the long run, any losses or 
 gains thereby shown would fairly balance; and therefore business men, so settling, may 
 cut off as they please. But for class-work, exact money, exact time, and interest computed to 
 four decimal places, should be required. 
 
 3. Any date between the extremes, or within the account, may be taken as a focal date, the 
 only question involved being a balance of the interest or discount ; but, except for illustrative 
 purposes by the teacher, or test exercises for advanced pupils, the selection of any date except 
 the latest for a focal date is not recommended. 
 
 4. The selection of the latest date saves one interest computation, and removes the objection 
 often raised in case an earlier or the earliest date be chosen, that an account is not likely to 
 have been settled before it was made. 
 
 5. The product method of equating accounts, often used, and in many cases capable of 
 producing correct results, is not recommended, because: 
 
 First. It is much more difficult to comprehend than the interest method. 
 
 Second. It usually involves a greater number of figures. 
 
 Third. By it, a cash balance, often desirable, is only obtainable by an additional operation, 
 and with difficulty and perplexity. 
 
 Fourth. Equation of accounts having debit and credit items is impossible by that method, 
 in case, as frequently happens, the face amounts of the two sides chance to be equal; i. e. } the 
 debtor having paid the face amount of his obligation; while there may still be an important 
 balance of interest or discount, which can be readily adjusted if the interest method be used. 
 
 Fifth. A book-keeper, equating by the interest method, can readily exhibit to his employer 
 the equity conditions of an excess of interest or discount, even though the employer be unfa- 
 miliar with the formal work of the equation. 
 
 Suggestion to the Teacher. — Place on the blackboard, as an example, an account with 
 a dozen or more items, having different dates, and each for a simple amount, and so assign the 
 example that each pupil may have a different focal date from which to work; then require 
 each pupil to prove his result and withhold the announcement until called for. Such exercises 
 will stimulate the pupils to accuracy and speed in their work, and will result in imparting a 
 very thorough knowledge of the subject. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOB PRACTICE. 
 
 801. When are the following accounts due by equation: 
 Remark. — The teacher should require that each result be proved. 
 
 Oct. 
 
 Warren Pease, 
 
 To Calvin Gray, Dr. 
 
 ToMdse $ 75 
 
 " " 50 
 
 " " _ 80 
 
 " " 120 
 
 " " 40 
 
 Oct. 
 
 1, 
 
 6, 
 14, 
 25, 
 31, 
 
 Norman Colby, 
 
 To Seth Stevens & Sons, Dr. 
 
 1, To Mdse $300 
 
 5, " " 150 
 
 11, " " 120 
 
 16, " " 200 
 
 28, " " 100 
 
 30, " " 180 
 
 Aug. 7, 
 
 " 25, 
 
 Sept. 30, 
 
 Oct. 12, 
 
 Parker H. Goodwin, 
 
 To Perkin3 & Hawley, Dr, 
 
 To Mdse $200.00 
 
 " " 180.55 
 
 " « 35.60 
 
 " " 100.00 
 
 " " 50.25 
 
 Dec. 3, " " 
 
 £ Wm. P. Dugan, 
 1889# To Godfrey, Son & Co., Dr. 
 
 To Mdse $200 
 
 " 100 
 
 " _. 100 
 
 " " 300 
 
 ". " 300 
 
 " 200 
 
 Jan. 
 Feb. 
 
 6, 
 
 1, 
 
 " 27, 
 Apr. 3, 
 
 " 20, 
 
 ei 27 
 
248 
 
 EQUATION" OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 O. 
 
 Gerald, Jones & Co., 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 io oamuei oi 
 
 mm, ur. 
 
 Oct. 13, 
 
 To 3 
 
 ..._$500.00 
 
 Nov. r 
 
 ee 
 
 a 
 
 _._ 821.75 
 
 " 28, 
 
 '6 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 ... 150.00 
 
 Dec. 17, 
 
 ee 
 
 _.. 205.25 
 
 " 30, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 ... 33.00 
 
 1889. 
 
 
 
 Jan. 12, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 ... 300.00 
 
 6. Theodore Stanley, 
 
 
 1887. 
 
 
 To Paul Fleming, Dr. 
 
 Nov. 6, 
 
 To Mdse 
 
 $500 
 
 " 28, 
 
 a 
 
 ee 
 
 200 
 
 Dec. 17, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 150 
 
 " 29, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 150 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 
 
 Jan. 13, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 300 
 
 " 30, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 100 
 
 Feb. 11, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 200 
 
 Mar. 31, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 200 
 
 7. Felix Peterson & Bro., 
 1888. To Paul Paulson & Co., Dr. 
 
 Dec. 1, To Mdse._ $1500 
 
 " 16, " " 2000 
 
 Jan. 19, 
 
 Mar. 1, 
 
 " 21, 
 
 7000 
 
 500 
 
 1000 
 
 8. Philip Darling, 
 
 To Jacob V. Hall, Dr. 
 
 To Mdse $300 
 
 " " 150 
 
 1887. 
 
 Oct. 6, 
 
 " 31, 
 
 Nov. 17, 
 
 Dec. 1, 
 
 1888. 
 
 Jan. 20, 
 Feb. 16, 
 Mar. 3, 
 Apr. 6, 
 
 150 
 450 
 
 300 
 600 
 300 
 300 
 
 802. To find the Equated Time, when the Items have Different Dates, and 
 the Same or Different Terms of Credit. 
 
 Example (requiring time extension). — When does the face amount of the 
 following account become due by equation ? 
 
 • John Price, 
 1888. To Volney Clark, Dr. 
 
 Sept. 14, To Mdse., 1 mo $1000 
 
 5 mo 500 
 
 60 da 700 
 
 30 da 200 
 
 2 mo 600 
 
 If the time for the payment of each of the several items of the above account 
 be extended for the term of credit indicated, the account will stand as follows: 
 
 John Price, 
 
 Directions. — 1. Assume the latest date as a focal 
 date. 
 
 2. Star the focal date to distinguish it. 
 
 3. Observe general directions for example on page 
 244. 
 
 ee 
 
 30, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 Nov. 
 
 10, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 29, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 Dec. 
 
 31, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 To Volney Clark, Dr. 
 
 1888, Oct. 14... $1000 
 
 1889, Feb. 28._ 500 
 
 1889, Jan. 9 700 
 
 1888, Dec. 29 200 
 
 1889, Feb. 28 600 
 
 Rule.— I. Extend the time of credit of such items as are sold on credit. 
 
 II. Select the latest date as a focal date, and find the interest on each 
 item from its maturity date to the focal date. 
 
 III. Divide the aggregate of interest thus found by the interest on the 
 face amount of the account for one day ; the quotient ivill be the time in 
 days to be counted bach from the focal date to determine the due date or 
 average date. 
 
EXAMPLES IK" EQUATION" OE ACCOUNTS. 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 249 
 
 803. On what dates are the face amounts of the following accounts due by 
 equation ? 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Extend the time, by adding the term of credit to the date of each item, before 
 proceeding wjith the work. 
 
 2. Should two or more items mature on the same date, their sum may be found, and one 
 computation of interest serve for all. 
 
 Sept 
 
 12, 
 
 To] 
 
 lldsc 
 
 a 
 
 30, 
 
 (6 
 
 ee 
 
 Nov. 
 
 10, 
 
 << 
 
 ee 
 
 a 
 
 29, 
 
 it 
 
 ee 
 
 Dec. 
 
 31, 
 
 SC 
 
 it 
 
 1. Herbert G. Williams, 
 1888. To Brewster & Brewster, Dr. 
 Aug. 15. To Mdse., 2 mo., $180 
 
 " 29, " "' " 300 
 
 Sept. 20, " " " 200 
 
 Oct. 4, " " u 120 
 
 Nov. 1, u " M 100 
 
 Samuel S. Sloan, 
 
 To A. D. Wilton, Dr. 
 
 To Mdse., 1 mo., $1000 
 
 5 mo., 500 
 
 60 da., 700 
 
 30 da., 200 
 
 2 mo., 300 
 
 & H. C. Colvin, 
 1888. To Jas. Fowler, Dr. 
 Nov, 3, To Mdse., 30 da., $550 
 
 " 23, " " " ... 800 
 
 Dec. 1, " " " 90 
 
 " 28, " " " 210 
 
 1889. 
 
 Jan. 11, " u " 600 
 
 " 31, " « " 300 
 
 Jf. Oliver H. Brown, 
 1888. To Stephen Brackett, Dr. 
 Oct. 3, To Mdse., 30 da.,__.$ 319.50 
 " 31, " " 4 mo., ... 750.00 
 
 Dec. 1, " " 280.50 
 
 " 31, " " 2 mo., ... 400.00 
 
 1889. 
 
 Feb. 3, " *■ 60 da.,... 250.50 
 
 " 28, " " 216.75 
 
 Mar. 12, " " 80.25 
 
 Apr. 30, " " 1 mo.,... 150.00 
 
 5. T. L. King & Son, 
 1888. To Groves & Co., Dr. 
 
 Jan. 30, To Mdse., 1 mo., $ 300 
 
 Feb. 28, " " 60 da., 300 
 
 Mar. 25, " " 2 mo., 1200 
 
 June 29, " " 30 da., . 1500 
 
 Jan. 
 
 ee 
 
 Feb. 
 Mar. 
 June 20, 
 July 8, 
 
 John Jennings, 
 
 To Richard Smith, Dr. 
 To Mdse., ._•_ $ 50 
 
 1 mo., 100 
 
 2 mo., 600 
 
 200 
 
 3 mo., 120 
 
 1 mo., 300 
 
 17, 
 31, 
 9, 
 3, 
 
 Feb 
 
 29, 
 14, 
 25, 
 
 1, 
 31, 
 June 24, 
 
 Mar. 
 
 ee 
 
 May 
 
 Porter Cass & Sons, 
 
 To Phelps Bros., Dr. 
 
 19, To Mdse., 60 da., ..$519.22 
 60 " .. 211.50 
 30 " .. 120.00 
 30 " .. 181.75 
 
 2 mo., .. 80.00 
 1 " .. 69.78 
 
 3 " - 127.75 
 
 a 
 ee 
 ee 
 ee 
 ee 
 ee 
 
 a 
 a 
 a 
 a 
 ee 
 
 8. 
 
 H. B. Spencer & Co., 
 
 1888. To Wood, Son & Co., Dr 
 
 Sept. 14, To Mdse., 1 mo., $ 1000 
 
 « 30, " " 5 mo., 500 
 
 Nov. 10, " " 60 da., 700 
 
 " 29, " " 30 da., 200 
 
 Dec. 31, " " 2 mo., 600 
 
 Jan. 30, " 
 Feb. 28, " 
 Mar. 25, " 
 June 29, " 
 
 1 " 
 
 60 da., 
 
 300 
 
 300 
 
 1200 
 
 1500 
 
250 
 
 EQUATION* OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 804. To find the Equated Time, when an Account has both Debits and Credits. 
 
 Example. — What is the balance of the following account, and when due hy 
 equation. 
 
 Dr. 
 
 
 
 James B 
 
 . Gkeene. 
 
 
 Or. 
 
 1889. 
 
 Jan. 
 Feb. 
 
 15 
 
 28 
 
 To Mdse., 
 
 
 600 
 300 
 
 
 I 1889. 
 
 Feb. 
 1 Mar. 
 
 1 
 31 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 © © 
 © © 
 
 CO CO 
 
 Directions. — 1. Select the latest date as a focal date. 
 
 2. Find the time from the date (maturity) of each item to the focal date. 
 
 3. Compute the interest on each item for its time. 
 
 4. By addition, determine the sum of the interest on each side. 
 
 5. Find the difference between the Dr. and Cr. interest for an interest balance. 
 
 6. Divide this interest balance by the interest on the balance of the account for one day. 
 
 1889. Jan. 15, $600. 
 
 " Feb. 28, 300. 
 
 Total Dr., $900. 
 
 Operation. 
 Dr. 
 75 days to focal date = $7.50, interest. 
 31 " " " " = 1.55, " 
 
 05, total Dr. interest. 
 
 Cr. 
 
 1889. Feb. 1, $300. 
 " * Mar. 31, 300. 
 
 $2.90, total Cr. interest. 
 
 58 days to focal date = $2.90, interest. 
 " u " « =z 00, " 
 
 Total Cr., $600. 
 Dr. balance, $300. 
 Interest on $300 for 1 day = $.05. 
 $9.05 — $2.90 = $6.15, excess Dr. interest. 
 $6.15 ~ $ .05 = 123, or 123 days equated time. 
 123 days lack from Mar. 31, 1889, gives Nov. 28, 1888. 
 
 * Focal date. 
 
 Explanation.— Assume the latest date, Mar. 31, as a focal date, and reason as follows: If, 
 on Mar. 31 , Greene receives credit for the $300 paid on that day, he should not receive credit 
 for any interest, because the money was paid on the day it fell due ; but if, on Mar. 31, he 
 receives credit for the $300 that he paid Feb. 1, he should receive credit also for the interest 
 on that payment for the 58 days between Feb. 1, when he paid it, and Mar. 31, when he 
 received credit tor it, or he should be credited for $2.90 interest ; and if there were no debits 
 or charges against him, he would be entitled, Mar. 31, 1889, to a net credit of $602.90, as a cash 
 balance in his favor. But we have the debit of the account to be considered, as follows : If, 
 on Mar. 31, Greene be charged with $300, the value of Mdse. sold to him Feb. 28, he should 
 also be charged with its interest for the 31 days between Feb. 28 and Mar. 31, because he did 
 not pay for the Mdse. when the amount of it was due; or he should, on this item, be charged 
 $1.55 interest ; and if, on Mar. 31, he be charged with $600, the value of Mdse. sold him Jan. 
 15, he should also be charged with its interest for the 75 days between Jan. 15 and Mar. 31, 
 because he did not pay for the Mdse. when the amount of it was due; or he should, on this 
 item, be charged $7.50 interest, thus being charged a total of $9.05 interest, and showing his 
 total debt to be $909.05 on Mar. 31, in case he had received no credit for payments made. 
 But since he had received credit for payments amounting to $600, and for interest thereon 
 amounting to $2.90, his debt, on Mar. 31, was not $900, as the sum of the items charged, plus 
 
EQUATION" OF ACCOUNTS. 25J 
 
 1 9.05, the sum of the interest charged, but was $900, the sum charged, less $600, the sum 
 credited, or only $300 of principal debt or charge unpaid, and $9.05, less $2.90, or $6.15, 
 interest balance due. And if the cash balance due was required, it would thus be found to be 
 $306.15. But the question is not concerning the cash balance due Mar. 31, 1889,. but on what 
 date was the $300 balance of account due by equation ? And to determine this, proceed as 
 in the earlier explanation of this subject; having given the principal (balance of account), 
 $300, interest (balance), $6.15, and rate, to find the time. Divide the balance of interest by 
 the interest on the balance for 1 day, and find the time to be 123 days, and reason in conclusion 
 that, since on Mar. 31, Greene owed not only the $300, but also $6.15 interest, he had at that 
 date been owing the $300 for a time sufficient to enable it to accumulate $6.15 interest, or for 
 123 days; and if he had, on Mar. 31, 1889, been owing the $300 for 123 days, that debt must 
 have been due by equation 123 days prior to Mar. 31, 1889, or since Nov. 28, 1888. 
 
 For reference, and to give assurance of the correctness of the above conclusion, 
 the same example is taken and solved with the earliest date assumed as a focal 
 date. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 Dr. 
 1889. * Jan. 15, $600. days to focal date = 00, discount. 
 
 Feb. 28, 300. U " " " "= $2.20, total Dr. discount. 
 Total Dr., $900. 
 
 Or. 
 1889. Feb. 1, $300. 17 days to focal date = % .85, discount 
 " Mar. 31, 300. 75 " u " " = 3.75 , 
 
 Total Cr., $600. $4.60, total Cr. discount. 
 
 2. 20, total Dr. discount. 
 Dr. balance, $300. $2.40, excess Cr. discount. 
 
 Interest or discount on $300 for 1 day, = .05. 
 $2.40 -f- $.05 = 48 = number of day3 equated time. 
 48 days hack from Jan. 15, 1889, gives Nov. 28, 1888. . 
 
 * Focal date. 
 
 Explanation.— Assume Jan. 15, 1889, the earliest date, as a focal date, ana reason as 
 follows: If, on Jan. 15, Greene pays the $600, the value of Mdse. bought on that day, he 
 pays his debt when due, and should neither be charged with interest nor credited with 
 discount; but if, on Jan. 15, he pays the $300 not due until Feb. 28, he should be credited 
 with discount on that item for the 44 days between Jan. 15, when he paid it, and Feb. 28, 
 when it becomes due ; or he should be credited with $2. 20 discount for the pre-payment of this 
 item. Thus we find that, on Jan. 15, he did not owe the $900, the face amount of his debt, 
 but only $900, the face, less $2. 20 discount. If there were no credits to be considered, he 
 would, on Jan. 15, 1889, owe $897.80 as a cash balance. But we have to consider the Cr. of 
 his account, and do so as follows: If, on Jan. 15, he be credited for the $300 not paid until 
 Feb. 1, he should be charged discount on that sum for the 17 days between Jan. 15, when he 
 received credit for its payment, and Feb. 1, when such payment was actually made, or 
 he should be charged discount on this item of $ .85 ; and if, on Jan. 15, he receives credit 
 for the $300, the payment not made until Mar. 81, he should be charged discount on this 
 item for the 75 days between Jan. 15, when he received credit for its payment, and Mar. 
 31, when it was actually paid, or he should be charged discount on this item of $3.75; thus 
 we find that, on Jan. 15, he should have received credit for the sum of his payments, $600, 
 less the sum of the discount, $4.60, charged against him, or for $595.40 as a cash balance; or 
 
252 EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 that, on Jan. 15, he owed $300 and stood charged with discount balance of the difference 
 between $4.60 and $2.20, or $2.40 ; in other words that, on Jan. 15, 1889, he not only owed 
 the $300, balance of items, but also the $2.40 balance of discount, or had been owing the $300 
 for a length of time sufficient to enable that sum to accumulate $2.40 in the creditor's hands. 
 "We have thus, as before found, the principal, interest (discount), and rate given to find the 
 time; and divide the interest (discount) balance, $2.40, by the discount on the balance of the 
 account for 1 day, and find that, on Jan. 15, 1889, Greene had been owing the $300 for 48 days. 
 Counting back 48 days from Jan. 15, 1889, find, as before, the balance, $300, to have been due 
 by equation Nov. 28, 1888. 
 
 Remarks.— 1. "While the result, being the same in both the foregoing operations, gives 
 assurance of the correctness of both, it is assurance only, it is not proof. 
 
 2. If the conclusions drawn from the above explanations be correct, and the balance be due 
 Nov. 28, 1888, as found, then the sum of the discount of the Dr. items from their respective 
 dates back to Nov. 28, 1888, must be offset or balanced by the sum of the discount of the Cr. 
 items from their respective dates back to Nov. 28, 1888, to within less than one-half of the 
 discount of the balance, $300, for 1 day, or to within less than $.02£. 
 
 Proof. — Take the example as above explained, and assume Nov. 28, 1888, as 
 a focal date. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 Dr. 
 1889. Jan. 15, $600. 48 days back to focal date = $4.80, discount. 
 " Feb. 28, 300. 92 " " " " " = 4.60, " 
 
 $9.40, total Dr. discount. 
 Cr. 
 1889. Feb. 1, $300. 65 days back to focal date = $3.25, discount. 
 " Mar. 31, 300. 123 " " " " " = 6.15, " 
 
 $9.40, total Cr. discount. 
 Focal date, Nov. 28, 1888. 
 
 Explanation.— Assume Nov. 28, 1888, as a focal date, and compute the discount on each 
 item of the account for the time between the date of such item and the focal date, and find 
 that the total of the Dr. discount exactly balances the total of the Cr. discount. Hence it is 
 proved that the balance of the account considered was due by equation Nov. 28, 1888, as 
 twice shown. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. In case a cash balance is required at any given date, it may be ascertained in 
 either of the two following ways: First, compute interest or discount on all debit items; add the 
 interest to these items, or subtract the discount from them; find the total amount of these items 
 for a total debit; in the same way find the total amount of the credit items for a total credit; 
 then by subtraction, find the balance due. Second, find the date on which the face balance of 
 the account is due by equation, then if the due date comes before the actual date of settlement, 
 add to the face balance of the account the interest upon it from the due date to the actual date 
 of settlement; or if the due date comes after the actua 1 date of settlement, subtract the discount 
 on the face balance for the same time. 
 
 2. After the due date is determined, the rate of interest or discount allowed should be deter- 
 mined by the law of the place, but it may be determined by agreement of the parties. LocaJ 
 interest and usury laws would prevail in disputed cases. 
 
 3. In proving the equation of accounts, the equitable settlement of which is found to come at 
 a date within the account or between its extreme dates, the difference between the interest and 
 discount of the Dr. items from their respective dates to the due date (by equation) must be offset 
 or balanced by the difference between the interest and discount of the Cr. items, from their re 
 spective dates to the due date, within one-half of the interest or discount on the balance for one day 
 
EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 253 
 
 805. Example. — What is the balance of the following account, and when is 
 it due by equation ? 
 
 Dr. 
 
 Feb. 
 
 a 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 To Mdse., 
 
 (Student's Ledger.) 
 Charles S. Williams. 
 
 
 
 1886 
 
 
 600 
 
 
 Feb. 
 
 19 
 
 1800 
 
 
 a 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 Mar. 
 
 6 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 Or. 
 
 300 
 300 
 300 
 
 Operation. 
 Dr. 
 June 19, 1886, focal date. 
 
 1886. Feb. 1, $ 600. 138 days to focal date = $13.80, interest, 
 « Feb. 10, 1800. 129 " «! " " = 38.70, " 
 
 Total Dr., $2400. 
 
 Cr. 
 
 $52.50, total Dr. interest, 
 
 1886. Feb. 19, $300. 
 
 120 days to focal date = $6.00, interest. 
 
 « Feb. 28, 300. 
 
 Ill " " " 
 
 " = 5.55, 
 
 " Mar. 6 ; 300. 
 
 105 « * " 
 
 " = 5.25, «. 
 
 Total Cr., $900. 
 
 
 $16.80, total Cr. interest. 
 $52.50, Dr. interest. 
 
 Dr. balance $1500. 
 
 • 
 
 16.80, Cr. interest. 
 
 Interest of $1500 for 1 day = $ .25. $35.70, excess Dr. interest. 
 
 $35.70 ~ $.25 = 142| = 143 days equated time. 
 143 days back from June 19 = Jan. 27, 1886. 
 
 Remark. — Since debit and credit accounts are accounts wherein both debtor and creditor 
 are represented by certain purchases (debts) and payments, and since the items constituting the 
 Dr. on the Ledger of one of the parties would constitute the Or. on the Ledger of the other 
 party, and vice versa, it follows that an account equated from both these views must show 
 like conclusions; i. e., the above account reversed, so that its Cr. shall appear a Dr., and its 
 Dr. appear a Cr., and equated from any date as a focal date, must show the same conclusion 
 as before. 
 
 Example. — Same as Def ore, reversed, and with May 1 assumed as a focal date. 
 
 Dr. 
 
 1886. 
 
 
 Feb. 
 
 19 
 
 a 
 
 28 
 
 Mur. 
 
 6 
 
 To Cash, 
 
 (Charles S. Williams' Ledger.) 
 "Student." 
 
 Or. 
 
 
 
 1886. 
 
 
 300 
 
 
 Feb. 
 
 1 
 
 300 
 
 
 (4 
 
 10 
 
 300 
 
 
 
 
 By Mdse., 
 
 600 
 1800 
 
254 EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 May 1, 1886, focal date. 
 
 1886. Feb. 19, $300 
 " Feb. 28, 300 
 • Mar. 6, 300 
 
 Total Dr., $900. 
 
 1886. Feb. 1, $ 600. 
 " Feb. 10, 1800. 
 
 
 Operation. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dr. 
 
 
 
 
 71 days to focal date 
 62 " " " " 
 56 " " M " 
 
 = $3.55, 
 = 3.10, 
 
 = 2.80, 
 
 interest. 
 
 ee 
 
 
 
 Or. 
 
 $9.45, 
 
 total Dr. 
 
 interest. 
 
 89 
 80 
 
 days to focal date 
 
 U ti €< « 
 
 = $ 8.90 3 
 = 24.00, 
 
 , interest. 
 
 ee 
 
 
 Total Cr., $2400. $32.90, total Cr. interest. 
 
 9.45, total Dr. interest. 
 Cr. balance, $1500. $23.45 
 
 Interest of $1500 for 1 day = $.25. 
 $23.45 -J- $.25 = 93f = 94 days equated time. 
 94 days back from May 1, 1886 = Jan. 27, 1886, as before found. 
 
 Example ( same as first illustrated ). — Proof, assuming Jan. 27, 1886, as a 
 
 focal date. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 Dr. 
 1886. Feb. 1, $ 600. 5 days after focal date = $ .50, discount. 
 " Feb. 10, 1800. 26 " " ' " " = 4.20 , 
 
 4.70, total Dr. discount. 
 Cr. 
 
 1886. Feb. 19, $300. 23 days after focal date = $1.15, discount. 
 
 ee 
 
 Feb. 28, 
 
 300. 
 
 32 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 = 1.60, 
 
 ee 
 
 ee 
 
 Mar. 6, 
 
 300. 
 
 38 
 
 ee 
 
 €€ 
 
 cc 
 
 ee 
 
 = 1.90, 
 
 ee 
 
 $4.65, total Cr. discount. 
 
 Cr. balance, $1500. $4.70, total Dr. discount. 
 
 Discount on $1500 fori day, $.25. 4.65, " Cr. 
 
 $.05, difference. 
 
 Explanation. — The difference between the Dr. discount and the Cr. discount is 5 cents, 
 or -fa = i of the discount on the $1500 balance for 1 day, or less than one-half of 1 day's 
 discount, thus proving the balance to have been due since Jan. 27, 1886, as determined by both 
 the former operations, and rendering an explanation which could be made in the usual form 
 quite unnecessary. 
 
 Rule. — Find the face balance of the account, and also the excess of 
 interest from the latest date as a focal date. If the balance of account 
 and excess of interest be on the same side, date bach; if on opposite 
 sides, date forward. 
 
EXAMPLES IN EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS. 255 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 806. 1. When is the balance of the following account due by equation ? 
 Dr. Frank H. Barnard. Or. 
 
 1887, 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 15 
 
 Feb. 
 
 28 
 
 To Mdse., 
 
 600 
 300 
 
 1887. 
 
 Feb. 
 Mar. 
 
 1 By Cash, 
 31 " " 
 
 300 
 300 
 
 2. What is the balance of the following account, and when due by equation ? 
 Dr. Benj. F. Hawkins. Or. 
 
 1887. 
 
 
 
 
 1887. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 14 
 
 To Mdse., 
 
 600 
 
 Jan. 
 
 20 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 1000 
 
 
 Feb. 
 
 28 
 3 
 
 a a 
 a a 
 
 300 
 500, 
 
 Feb. 
 
 10 
 
 a a 
 
 700 
 
 
 tt 
 
 15 
 
 a a 
 
 600] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. If money be worth 7$ per annlim, what was the cash balance due on the 
 following account July 1, 1887 ? 
 
 Dr Victor E. Brown & Co. Cr. 
 
 1887. 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 31 
 
 Mar. 
 
 30 
 
 To Mdse., 
 
 
 
 1887. 
 
 
 450 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 2 
 
 450 
 
 
 Feb. 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 Mar. 
 
 29 
 
 By Mdse., 
 " Cash, 
 " Mdse., 
 
 600 
 300 
 300 
 
 4. What was the cash balance due on the following account Jan. 1, 1889, if 
 money be worth 8$ per annum ? 
 
 Dr. Henry J. Sanford & Bro. Cr. 
 
 1888. 
 
 Aug. 
 
 4 
 
 To: 
 
 Md 
 
 Sept. 
 
 1 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 
 Oct. 
 
 31 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 
 Dec. 
 
 3 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 
 4 mo., 
 
 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 200 
 
 
 Oct. 
 
 1 
 
 400 
 
 
 Nov. 
 
 1 
 
 600 
 
 
 Dec. 
 
 1 
 
 300 
 
 
 1889. 
 
 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Feb. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Mar. 
 
 1 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 150 
 150 
 150 
 
 150 
 150 
 150 
 
 5, Find the balance of the following account, and when due by equation. 
 Dr. Louis K. Gould. Cr 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 Sept. 
 
 21 
 
 Oct. 
 
 5 
 
 - a 
 
 30 
 
 Dec. 
 
 18 
 
 1889. 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 31 
 
 Feb. 
 
 28 
 
 To Mdse., 1 mo., 
 " " 60 da., 
 " " 30 da., 
 " " 60 da., 
 
 1 mo., 
 
 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 100 
 
 
 Nov. 
 
 1 
 
 150 
 
 
 a 
 
 28 
 
 116 
 
 50 
 
 Dec. 
 
 31 
 
 251 
 
 45 
 
 1889. 
 
 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 15 
 
 80 
 
 75 
 
 Mar. 
 
 1 
 
 100 
 
 10[ 
 
 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 " Mdse., 1 mo., 
 
 " " 2 mo., 
 
 " Cash, 
 
 75 
 110 
 120 
 
 175 
 200 
 
 50 
 
256 
 
 EXAMPLES IN EQUATION OF ACCOUNT^. 
 
 6. What is the balance of the following account, and when due by equation : 
 Dr. Keed & Co. Cr. 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 
 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 
 
 
 June 
 
 14 
 
 To Mdse., 
 
 300 
 
 
 July 
 
 1 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 100 
 
 
 a 
 
 29 
 
 « Cash, 
 
 150 
 
 
 Aug. 
 
 1 
 
 a a 
 
 100 
 
 
 Aug. 
 
 4 
 
 " Mdse., 
 
 200 
 
 
 Sept. 
 
 1 
 
 a 66 
 
 100 
 
 
 Oct. 
 
 31 
 
 " Cash, 
 
 100 
 
 
 Oct. 
 
 1889. 
 
 Jan. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 a it 
 
 " Mdse., 
 
 100 
 
 450 
 
 
 Remark. — Interest may be computed on one of the four similar Cr. items for the aggregate 
 of their days. 
 
 7. When is the balance of the following account due by equation ? 
 Dr. King & Sherwood. 
 
 Cr. 
 
 Nov. 
 Dec. 
 
 1889. 
 
 Jan. 
 Mar. 
 
 3 
 31 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 To Mdse., 
 
 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 750 
 
 
 Dec. 
 
 20 
 
 1000 
 
 
 1889. 
 
 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 1 
 
 600 
 
 
 Feb. 
 
 1 
 
 150 
 
 
 May 
 
 3 
 
 By Cash, 
 " Mdse., 
 
 tt a 
 
 " Cash, 
 
 500 
 
 500 
 
 1500 
 
 500 
 
 8. When is the balance of the following account due by equation ? 
 Dr, Samuel Peck & Son". 
 
 Or. 
 
 1887. 
 
 
 
 
 
 1887. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mar. 
 
 3 
 
 To Mdse., 
 
 60 
 
 
 Apr. 
 
 1 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 150 
 
 
 Apr. 
 
 24 
 
 a a 
 
 100 
 
 
 June 
 
 1 
 
 it a 
 
 150 
 
 
 May 
 
 1 
 
 tt tt 
 
 150 
 
 
 Aug. 
 
 1 
 
 6( (t 
 
 150 
 
 
 a 
 
 30 
 
 tt a 
 
 90 
 
 
 Oct. 
 
 1 
 
 <( 66 
 
 90 
 
 
 Aug. 
 
 17 
 
 tt €€ 
 
 200 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Find, 1st, the balance of the following account; 2d, when due by 
 equation. 
 
 Dr. Walter L. Parker. Cr. 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 
 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 
 
 
 May 
 
 11 
 
 To Mdse., 2 mo., 
 
 108 
 
 40 
 
 June 
 
 1 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 124 
 
 27 
 
 July 
 
 1 
 
 " " 30 da., 
 
 225 
 
 
 Oct. 
 
 31 
 
 " 4 mo. note (no 
 
 
 
 Aug. 
 
 31 
 
 66 tt 
 
 280 
 
 80 
 
 
 
 interest), 
 
 167 
 
 91 
 
 Oct. 
 
 1 
 
 66 ft 
 
 137 
 
 50 
 
 Dec. 
 
 1 
 
 " Cash, 
 
 305 
 
 05 
 
 10. Find, 1st, when the following account is due by equation ; 2d, the cash 
 balance due Jan. 1, 1888, if money be worth 5/ per annum. Prove the result. 
 
 Dr. John Montgomery & Co. Cr. 
 
 1887. 
 
 
 
 
 
 1888 
 
 
 
 
 
 Dec. 
 
 15 
 
 To Mdse., 
 
 200 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 2 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 300 
 
 
 tt 
 
 28 
 
 " " » mo., 
 
 300 
 
 
 Mar. 
 
 1 
 
 " 60-da. note (no 
 
 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 interest), 
 
 150 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 14 
 
 " " 30 da., 
 
 300 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EXAMPLES Itf EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 25? 
 
 Remark.— In case a negotiable paper is given, its maturity is determined in the usuai 
 way, by adding to its express time three days of grace. If the paper bear interest, its value 
 is equivalent to its face as cash at its date; while if the paper be non-interest bearing, its value 
 is equivalent to cash at its full maturity. 
 
 11. Find, 1st, the balance of the following account; 2d, when due by equation; 
 3d, cash balance due Jan. 1, 1888, if money be worth 6$ per annum. Prove the 
 result. 
 Dr. R. E. Rogers & Bro. Cr. 
 
 1887. 
 
 May 
 June 
 July 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 31 
 
 To Mdse. 
 
 , 1 mo., 
 60 da., 
 2 mo., 
 
 300 
 200 
 400 
 
 
 1887. 
 
 May 
 July 
 
 1888. 
 
 Jan. 
 
 31 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 By 2-mo. note 
 interest), 
 
 " 30-da. note, 
 interest. 
 
 " Cash, 
 
 (no 
 on 
 
 240 
 150 
 100 
 
 
 12. Find, 1st, the balance of the following account; 2d, when due by equation; 
 3d, the cash balance due Jan. 1, 1888, if money be worth 10$ per anr am. Prove 
 the result. 
 Dr. King, Son & Co. Cr. 
 
 1887. 
 
 
 Oct. 
 
 1 
 
 Nov. 
 
 3 
 
 Dec. 
 
 14 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 15 
 
 To Mdse., 1 mo., 
 " " 2 mo., 
 
 * « 60 da,, 
 
 
 
 1887. 
 
 
 150 
 
 
 Nov. 
 
 1 
 
 150 
 
 
 Dec. 
 
 1 
 
 300 
 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 300 
 
 
 Feb. 
 
 15 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 " 3-mo. accpt. (no 
 
 interest), 
 
 " Cash, 
 
 IS. When is the balance of the following account due by equation ? 
 
 200 
 200 
 200 
 
 Dr. 
 
 
 Spaulding & Co. 
 
 
 Cr. 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 
 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Oct. 
 
 15 
 
 To Mdse., 30 da., 
 
 278 
 
 50 
 
 Nov. 
 
 20 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 210 
 
 
 a 
 
 31 
 
 " " 4 mo., 
 
 147 
 
 50 
 
 Dec. 
 
 31 
 
 " 2-mo. accpt. (no 
 
 
 
 1889. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 interest), 
 
 175 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 5 
 
 <( €4 
 
 160 
 
 25 
 
 1889. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Feb. 
 
 14 
 
 " • 60 da. 
 
 311 
 
 50 
 
 Mar. 
 
 1 
 
 u 60-da. note, on 
 interest, 
 
 220 
 
 50 
 
 14-. Find, 1st, the balance of the following account; 2d, when due by equation; 
 3d, the cash balance due Mar. 1, 1889, if money be worth 5/ per annum. Prove 
 the result. 
 Dr. Abraham Bradley. Cr. 
 
 1888, 
 
 
 Aug. 
 
 31 
 
 i-ept. 
 
 5 
 
 Oct. 
 
 31 
 
 Dec. 
 
 19 
 
 1889. 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 1 
 
 By Mdse., 1 mo., 
 
 " " 60 da., 
 
 •* 4 mo., 
 
 " 30 da., 
 
 a 
 it 
 (( 
 
 tt, 
 
 17 
 
 w 1 mo., 
 
 
 
 1888, 
 
 
 150 
 
 
 Oct. 
 
 2 
 
 200 
 
 
 
 
 600 
 
 
 (6 
 
 30 
 
 150 
 
 
 Dec. 
 
 1 
 
 100 
 
 
 1889. 
 
 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 25 
 
 By 30-da. note (no 
 
 interest), 
 " Cash, 
 " 60-da. note, on 
 
 interest, 
 
 *' 1-mo. accpt. (no 
 interest), 
 
 100 
 200 
 
 300 
 
 500 
 
258 
 
 EXAMPLES IN" EQUATION OF ACCOUNTS. 
 
 15. Find, 1st, the balance of the following account ; 2d, when due by equa- 
 tion ; 3d, the cash balance due Apr. 1, 1889, if money be worth 7$ per annum. 
 Prove the result. 
 
 Dr. Lee & Powers. CV. 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 
 
 
 1889. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sept. 
 
 9 
 
 To Mdse., 
 
 600 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 1 
 
 By Cash, 
 
 500 
 
 
 Oct. 
 
 1 
 
 " " 2 mo., 
 
 300 
 
 
 Mar. 
 
 16 
 
 " 2-mo. note, on 
 
 
 
 Dec. 
 
 13 
 
 " " 1 mo., 
 
 150 
 
 
 
 
 interest, 
 
 100 
 
 
 1889. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Apr. 
 
 30 
 
 <e 3-mo. note (no 
 
 
 
 Jan. 
 
 31 
 
 " " 1 mo., 
 
 450 
 
 
 May 
 
 I 
 
 interest), 
 « Cash, 
 
 300 
 
 200 
 
 
 16. When are the net proceeds of the following account sales due by equation? 
 
 Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 3, 1888. 
 Account Sales of Flour, 
 
 Sold for account of Henry H. Grinkell & Co., 
 
 Burlington, Iowa. 
 By C. H. Brayton". 
 
 1888. 
 
 
 Sept. 
 
 23 
 
 Oct. 
 
 1 
 
 a 
 
 18 
 
 Nov. 
 
 3 
 
 a 
 
 25 
 
 Sept. 
 
 24 
 
 a 
 
 26 
 
 Oct. 
 
 28 
 
 Nov. 
 
 15 
 
 a 
 
 25 
 
 95 barrels to Hudson & Son, 
 200 " " Chas. H. Knapp, 
 
 QK <i it (t (( it 
 
 110 " « Wm. Clark & Bro., 
 130 " " Clinton McPherson, 
 Charges. 
 
 Freight, 
 
 Cartage, 
 
 Cash advanced on consignment, . - 
 
 Cooperage, 
 
 Commission, 4$, 
 
 @ $5.60, cash, 
 @ $5.75, 1 mo., 
 @ $5.80, 60 da., 
 @ $5.80, 30 da., 
 @ $5.75, cash, 
 
 62 
 
 30 
 
 2000 
 
 5 
 
 137 
 
 Remakes. — 1. In rendering Accounts Sales, the expenses (freight, storage, commission, etc.) 
 charged constitute the Debits of the account, while the gross sales constitute the Credits. Equate 
 such accounts in the usual manner. 
 
 2. After extension of time to determine actual due (or just Cr.) dates of the items on both 
 sides of the account, should it then be found that certain items of the Dr. have dates corres- 
 ponding to those of certain items of the Cr., such items, if of equal amount, may be cancelled 
 the one against the other; if of unequal amounts, they may be offset for like amounts, and 
 only their difference enter into the work of the equation. 
 
RATIO. 259 
 
 RATIO. 
 
 807. Ratio is the relation of one number to another of the same denomi- 
 nation. It is of two kinds, Arithmetical and Geometrical. 
 
 808. Arithmetical Ratio is the difference of the two numbers; as, the 
 arithmetical ratio of 7 and 3, or 7 — 3 = 4. 
 
 Remark. — Arithmetical ratio indicates subtraction, and is or shows a difference. 
 
 809. Geometrical Ratio is the quotient of one number divided by another; 
 as, the ratio of 6 to 2, or 6 -r- 2 = 3. 
 
 810. The Sign of Ratio is the colon (:), and is considered to be the 
 division sign with the horizontal bar omitted, and is read is to. Thus, 6 : 2 is 
 read, 6 is to 2. 
 
 811. The Terms of a ratio are the two numbers compared, and taken 
 together they are called a couplet. 
 
 812. The left hand term of an arithmetical ratio is called the antecedent, and 
 stands in the relation of a minuend; the right hand term is called the consequent, 
 and stands in the relation of a subtrahend. 
 
 813. In geometrical ratios, the antecedent corresponds to the dividend, and 
 the consequent to the divisor; and to such ratios the General Principles of 
 Division apply, as follows: 
 
 1st. Any change in the antecedent produces a like change in the ratio. 
 2d. Any change in the consequent produces an opposite change in the ratio. 
 3d. A similar change effected in both terms will not change the ratio. 
 
 814. Reverse, indirect, or reciprocal ratios are formed by reversing the 
 position or order of the terms. 
 
 815. Simple Ratio is the ratio of two numbers; as 20 : 5. 
 
 816. Compound Ratio is the ratio of the products of the corresponding 
 terms of two or more ratios; as, 20 : 5 and 15 : 3 may be compounded and read 
 20 x 15 : 5 X 3, which, when the multiplication is performed, becomes a simple 
 ratio. 
 
 ( Ratio = Antecedent — Consequent. 
 
 ' Arithmetical. \ Consequent = Antecedent — Ratio. 
 
 ( Antecedent = Consequent -f- Ratio. 
 Formulas. \ , ' 
 
 C Ratio = Antecedent -^ Consequent. 
 
 Geometrical. < Consequent = Antecedent -f- Ratio. 
 
 ( Antecedent = Consequent X Ratio. 
 
2^0 SIMPLE PROPORTION. 
 
 PROPORTION. 
 
 817. Proportion is an equality of ratios, and is indicated in two ways: 
 1st. By placing the sign of equality between the ratios; thus, 8 : 2 = 12 : 3; or, 
 2d. By placing a double colon ( : : ) between the ratios; thus, 8 : 2 : : 12 : 3, 
 which reads, 8 is to 2 as 12 is to 3. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. The first and fourth, or outside terms, oi * proportion ars called the extremes; 
 the second and third, or inside terms, are called the means. 
 
 2. Observe that, in the arithmetical proportion, 7 : 3 : : 12 : 8, the sum of the extremes equals 
 the sum of the means. If, then, either extreme be wanting, it may be found by subtracting 
 the given extreme from the sum of the means. If either mean be wanting, it may be found 
 by subtracting the given mean from the sum of the extremes. If the extremes be equal and 
 both wanting, each must equal one-half of the sum of the means, and if the means be equal, 
 and both wanting, each must equal one half of the sum of the given extremes. This is shown 
 and its use made valuable in proportions of three terms; as, 9 : 6 : 3, in which 6 is a mean 
 proportional term, the extended form being 9 : 6 : : 6 : 3. 
 
 3. Observe that, in the geometrical proportion, 12 : 4 : : 15 : 5, the product of the extremes 
 equals the product of the means. If, then, either extreme be wanting, and both means given, 
 the wanting extreme can be found by dividing the product of the means by the given extreme; 
 and if one mean be wanting, and both extremes given, the wanting mean can be found by 
 dividing the product of the extremes by the given mean. And if the extremes be equal and 
 both wanting, each must equal the square root of the product of the means; and if the means 
 be equal, and both wanting, each one must equal the square root of the product of the extremes. 
 This is again shown and its use made valuable in proportions of three terms; as, 27 : 9 : 3, in 
 which 9 is a mean proportional term, the extended form being 27 : 9 : : 9 : 3. 
 
 SIMPLE PROPORTION. 
 
 818. A Simple Proportion is an equality of two simple ratios; thus, 
 27 : 3 : : 45 :'5, consisting of four terms, the relations of which, as above explained, 
 are such that, if any three of them are given, the fourth may "eadily be found; 
 for this reason, solutions by proportion were said, by the old writers, to come 
 under "the Eule of Three." 
 
 819. Take the proportion 27 : 3 : : 45 : 6, and suppose the last extreme 
 unknown, and indicate its value by x. The proportion would read. 27 : 3 : : 45 : x, 
 in which the value of # is found by dividing 3 X 45 (the product of the means) 
 by 27 (the given extreme); 3 X 45 = 135; 135 -f- 27 = 5; hence, x = 5. 
 
 Rules.— 1. Divide the product of the given means by the given extreme; 
 the quotient will be the other extreme. Or, 
 
 2. Divide the product of the given extremes by the given mean ; the 
 quotient will be the other mean. 
 
 Remark. — Since the unknown term and its given multiplier (mean or extreme) constitute 
 the factors of the divisor, and the remaining two terms the factors of the dividend, the rules 
 for Cancellation apply, and their use will simplify the work. 
 
COMPOUND PROPORTION. 261 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 820, Find the unknown term in each of the following proportions: 
 
 I 39:3::52:z. | £ x : 9 : : 45 : 5. 
 
 0. 105: 15:: a: 4. 6. 96 yd. : x: : $134.50 : $403.50. 
 
 3. 42: x:: 54: 9. \ 6. x : $77.50 : : 8bu. 2pk. : 153 bu. 
 
 7. If a post 7 i ft. high casts a shadow 1| ft., what is the hight of a towel 
 that casts a shadow 150 ft. at the same time? 
 
 8. If 15 bushels of wheat can be bought for $13.50, how many bushels can 
 be bought for $430.20? 
 
 9. An insolvent debtor owes $14400, and has an estate valued at $10800. 
 How much will A receive, on a claim of $3750? 
 
 10. A friend loaned me $750, for 3 yr. 4 mo. 15 da. For what period of 
 time should I loan him $900 to fully repay his favor? 
 
 COMPOUND PROPORTION. 
 
 821, A Compound Proportion is a proportion, any of the terms of which 
 have been compounded — i. e., in which such terms are made up of factors; as, the 
 simple proportions 6 : 2 : : 15 : 5 and 21 : 3 : : 28 : 4, become compound when 
 expressed 6 X 21 : 2 X 3 :: 15 X 28 : 5 X 4. This, is more conveniently expressed 
 as follows: 
 
 6. 2. .15. 5 
 21 • 3 • • 28 • 4 
 
 Remark.— In compound proportions, wherein the number of factors in the couplets are 
 more than two, it is weU to substitute lines for colons, as follows: 
 
 6 
 21 
 
 15 
 
 28 
 
 822. Every question of proportion involves the principle of cause and effect. 
 That is, work done for pay, cash given for goods, wood cut by labor performed, 
 investments made resulting in gains or losses, etc. ; and to keep theorizing as 
 simple as possible in a subject rarely used, it seems best to adhere to some one 
 of the many logical statements of the principles of proportion, as follows: 
 1st Cause : 1st Effect : : 2d Cause : 2d Effect. 
 
 This will apply, whichever term may be unknown, and will apply as well to 
 groups of causes or groups of effects, as may be shown in compound proportions. 
 Take for illustration the following: 
 
 Example. — If 10 men, working 12 days, of 8 hours each day, can cut 200 
 cords of wood, how many cords should be cut by 12 men in 15 days, if they work 
 6 hours per day? 
 
 Explanation. — Observe that the cutting of 200 cords of wood is an effect produced, the 
 cause of which was 10 men, working for 12 days of 8 hours per day; and that the working of 
 12 men for 15 days of 6 hours per day was a cause, the effect of which is unknown; but from 
 the application of the logical statement of the principles of proportion (1st Cause : 1st Effect : 
 2d Cause : 2d Effect), we have the statement of the example given in form as follows: 
 
262 
 
 COMPOUND PROPORTION. 
 
 1st Cause. 
 10 
 12 
 
 or vice versa. 
 
 1st Effect. 2d Cause. 2d Effect. And since, as before shown, the extreme (or 
 
 12 outside) terms constitute the factors of the divisor, 
 
 200 15 X and the mean (or inside) terms constitute the fac- 
 
 6 tors of the dividend, any factor of the divisor may 
 
 be cancelled against any factor of the dividend, 
 
 Reproducing the above statement, and effecting possible cancellations, we have: 
 
 x = 225 cords. 
 
 5 X 15 X 3 = 225. 
 
 Remark. — All problems in proportion, simple or compound, by some called the " single 
 rule of three" or the " double rule of three," can be solved as above. 
 
 n 
 
 l 
 
 \tt 
 
 « 
 
 200 
 
 15 
 
 n 
 
 5 1 
 
 1 ♦ 
 
 3 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 823. 1. If 5 men, working 6 days of 12 hours per day, can cut 24 acres of 
 corn, how many acres of corn should 8 me a cut in 5 days, if they work 10 
 hours per day? 
 
 2. If 6 men, working for 12 days, dig a ditch 80 rods long, how many rods 
 of such ditch should 15 men dig in 21 days? 
 
 Remark. — When any term or terms is fractional, either common or decimal in form, treat 
 them in the usual manner, or reduce such fractions to a common denominator and compare 
 their numerators. 
 
 S. If 15 men earn $607.50 in 18 days, how much should 21 men earn in 12 
 days? 
 
 Jf.. If $1600, invested in a business for 3 years, gain $960, how much should 
 $2150 gain in the same time. 
 
 5. If $145.35 interest accrue on $510, at 6$, in 4 yr. 9 mo., how much interest 
 will accrue at the same rate and time on $1350? 
 
 6. If <40 yards of carpet, f of a yard in width, will cover a room 18 feet long 
 and 15 feet wide, how many yards of carpet, -J- of a yard in width, will cover a 
 room 35 feet long and 28 feet in width? 
 
 7. If $G84, at interest for 3 yr. 3 mo. 18 da., at 5$, accrue $112.86 interest, 
 at what rate per cent, must $1800 be put at interest for the same time to accrue 
 $445.50 interest? 
 
 S. If $760, put at interest at 10#, accrue $9.50 interest in 45 days, in how 
 many days will $1140 accrue $17.67 interest at 6^ ? 
 
 Remark.— The subjects of Ratio and Proportion have been briefly discussed as above 
 for the sole purpose of the introduction and use of the analysis of the principles involved in 
 • them, in the division of the gains or losses in partnerships. 
 
PARTS ERSHIP. 263 
 
 PARTNERSHIP. 
 
 824. Partnership is the association resulting from an agreement between 
 two or more persons to place their money, effects, labor, and skill, or some or all 
 of them, in some enterprise or business, and divide the profits and bear the losses 
 in certain proportions. 
 
 825. Partnerships may be formed by written agreement, sealed or unsealed, 
 by oral agreement, or by implication. 
 
 Remark. — Important partnerships should be formed by written agreements, in which all of 
 the conditions of the partnership should be fully stated. 
 
 826. The business association is generally called a Firm, but is sometimes 
 designated as a House. 
 
 827. The Capital consists of the money or other property invested. 
 
 828. The Resources or Assets of a firm consist of the property it owns and 
 the debts due the firm. 
 
 829. The Liabilities of a firm are its debts. 
 
 830. The Net Capital is the amount which the resources exceed the liabilities. 
 
 831. The Net Insolvency is the amount which the liabilities exceed the 
 resources. 
 
 832. The Net Investment of a partner is the amount of the firm's capital 
 which he has invested, less the amount which he may have withdrawn from the 
 business. 
 
 833. The Net Gain is the excess of the total gains over the total losses, for 
 a given period. 
 
 834. The Net Loss is the excess of the total losses over the total gains, for 
 a given period. 
 
 835. Partners are of four classes: 
 
 1. Real or ostensible. 
 
 2. Dormant, silent, or concealed. 
 
 3. Limited. 
 
 4. Nominal. 
 
 836. A Real or Ostensible Partner is one who appears to the world to 
 be and who actually is a partner. 
 
 837. A Dormant or Silent Partner is one whose name does not appeal 
 in the firm name, whose relation is purposely concealed, but who yet profits by 
 an investment. 
 
 Remark. — The rule concerning silent partners is, that, being sharers in the firm's profits, 
 they are liable the same as real partners to all creditors of the firm who, either before or after 
 trusting the firm, learn of their connection therewith. 
 
264 PARTNERSHIP. 
 
 838. A Limited Partner is one who, according to the requirements of 
 •Statute law, publishes his connection with the firm, names the limit of his respon- 
 sibility thereby assumed, and in that manner escapes general responsibility. 
 
 839. A Nominal Partner is one whose name appears to the public, but 
 who has no investment, and receives no share of the gains. 
 
 Remark. — The rule of law concerning nominal partners is, that false appearances have 
 been held out by them, and that all persons trusting the firm, on account of the association of 
 their names with it, are entitled to hold them the same as if they were real partners. 
 
 840. To Divide the Gain or Loss, when each Partner's Investment has been 
 Employed for the Same Period of Time. 
 
 Remark. —In determinning the division of the gains or losses in partnership, the principles 
 of Proportion will be found applicable, as in the following: 
 
 Example. — A and B together bought a house for $8750, of which A paid 
 $5000, and B paid $3750. If the house rents for $560 a year, how many dollars 
 of the rent should each receive? 
 
 Remark. — By reference to conditions heretofore given, it will be observed that money 
 invested is a cause, and profit therefrom is an effect. 
 
 From the above example, we have the following 
 
 Statement. 
 
 Investment of $8750, first cause. 
 
 Gain, in rent, of . _ 560, first effect. 
 
 , A's investment of 5000, second cause. 
 
 The unknown term second effect. 
 
 From which relations we have, by application of the principles and use of the explained 
 forms of Proportion, the following 
 
 Operation. 
 
 IstC. IstE. 2dC. 2dE. 
 
 $8750 : 560 : : 5000 : (A's part of the rent). 
 Reproducing and canceling, we have: 
 
 WlW : 00 : : 0000 : (A's part). 
 1 8 40 
 
 8 x 40 = $320, A's part of the rent. 
 
 B's part is the difference between the whole rent, $560, and the part to which A is shown to 
 be entitled; or it may be obtained by application of the same form as that used to determine the 
 gain of A, viz. : 
 
 OT0 : $0 : : MW : (B's part). 
 t 8 30 
 
 8 X 30 = $240, B's part of the rent. 
 
 Rule.— The whole capital is to the whole gain, as each partners share 
 of the capital is to his share of the gain. 
 
 Remarks. — 1. Should the result of the investment be a loss, the share to be sustained by 
 each can be determined in the same manner as above. 
 
 2 If investments are made for different periods of time, compute the investment of each 
 partner for one period of that time, day, month, or year, then make the proportion as above. 
 
EXAMPLES Itf PARTNERSHIP. 265 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE, 
 
 841. 1. Two men bought a mine for $20000, of which sum A paid $12500, 
 and B paid the remainder; they afterwards sold the mine for $42000. How much 
 of the selling price was each partner entitled to receive? 
 
 2. The condition of the business of Hadley & Hunt is as follows: Mdse. on 
 hand, $28240; notes and accounts due the firm, $21416.54; cash on hand, 
 $1619.62; total liabilities of the firm, $23186.75. Hadley's investment was 
 $9000, and Hunt's $12500. What has been the gain or loss, and what is the 
 share of each? 
 
 3. A, B, C, and D, engaged in a business, in which D invested $8400, which 
 was also the amount of the net gain; if A's share of the gain was $1800, B's 
 $3000, and C's $2400, what must have been the whole capital and D's gain? 
 
 4. A, B, and C are partners, A's investment being $9600, B's $8100, and C's 
 $7500. At the end of the year they have resources amounting to $27850, and 
 liabilities amounting to $3150. What is the present worth of each partner at 
 closing? 
 
 5. Four partners, A, B, C, and D, invested equal amounts, and agreed to 
 equally apportion the gains or losses. At the time of dissolution, the firm had 
 resources to the amount of $33800, and liabilities to the amount of $51975. If 
 the net loss was $27460, what was the net insolvency of each partner at the time 
 of dissolution? What was each partner's investment ? 
 
 6. A and B were partners 1 year, each investing $3500, and agreeing to 
 equally share the gains or sustain the losses. At the close of the year their 
 resources were: Cash, $2650; Mdse., $3040; accounts due them, $3150. During 
 the year, A drew out $4500, and B $5750. How much has been gained or lost? 
 What is the solvency or insolvency of the firm? What is the present worth 
 of each? 
 
 7. Harrison and Morton bought a section of Nebraska prairie for $8000, 
 Harrison paying $5000, and Morton paying the remainder. Cleveland offered 
 them $8000 for one-third interest in the land; the offer being accepted, the land 
 was surveyed and divided, each taking for his exclusive use one-third of it. How 
 should Harrison and Morton divide the $8000 received from Cleveland? 
 
 8. Seaman and Sullivan entered into partnership with a joint capital of 
 $35500, of which Seaman invested $22000. During the existence of the part- 
 nership, each withdrew $1500, and it was agreed that no interest account should 
 be kept, and that Seaman should receive £ of the gains, and sustain the same 
 share of the losses, if any; while Sullivan should receive I of the gains, and sustain 
 that share of the losses, if any. At the time of the dissolution, the resources and 
 liabilities were as follows: 
 
 Resources. 
 Cash $ 2050 
 
 Accounts receivable 15850 
 
 Keal estate . 8100 
 
 Find the net loss of the firm, and each partner's net insolvency at closing. 
 
 Liabilities. 
 
 Notes outstanding $21500 
 
 Accounts outstanding ,...-$16500 
 
 Insurance and interest due 2000 
 
266 
 
 EXAMPLES IN" PARTNERSHIP. 
 
 Operation and Explanation. 
 
 Total liabilities $40000. 00 
 
 Total resources 26000.00 
 
 Net insolvency $14000. 00 
 
 Seaman's f of net loss $29062.50 
 
 Sullivan's f of net loss 17437.50 
 
 Total loss $46500.00 
 
 Proof, 
 
 Seaman's net insolvency $8562.50 
 
 Sullivan's net insolvency . . - 5437.50 
 Net insolvency of firm $14000.00" 
 
 Seaman's investment $22000 
 
 Seaman's withdrawal 1500 
 
 Seaman's net investment $20500 
 
 Whole investment $35500 
 
 Seaman's investment 22000 
 
 Sullivan's investment $13500 
 
 Sullivan's withdrawal 1500 
 
 Sullivan's net investment $1200G 
 
 Seaman's net investment $20500 
 
 Sullivan's net investment 12000 
 
 Firm's net investment $32500 
 
 Firm's insolvency 14000 
 
 Firm's net loss.... $46500 
 
 Seaman's f of loss, $29062.50, less his net investment, $20500 = $8562.50, 
 Seaman's net insolvency. 
 
 Sullivan's f of loss, $17437.50, less his net investment, $12000 ss $5437.50, 
 Sullivan's net insolvency. 
 
 841. To Divide the Gain or Loss, according to the Amount of Capital Invested, 
 and Time it is Employed. 
 
 Example. — A, B, and C are partners in business; A invested $3000 for foui 
 years, B invested $5000 for three years, and C invested $4500 for two years. 
 How should a gain of $15000 be divided? 
 
 Operation and Explanation. 
 
 A's investment of $3000 for 4 yr. = an investment of $3000 X 4, or $12000, for 1 yr. 
 B's investment of $5000 for 3 yr. = an investment of $5000 X 3, or $15000, for 1 yr. 
 C's investment of $4500 for 2 yr. = an investment of $4500 X 2, or $9000, for 1 yr. 
 
 A's investment for 1 yr. = $12000 
 
 B's investment for 1 yr. = $15000 
 
 C's investment for 1 yr. = 9000 
 
 Total investment for 1 yr. = $36000 
 Proportion: 
 
 $0000 
 $0000 
 
 n 
 
 $0000 
 It 
 
 *2000 
 
 W00 
 5 
 
 *0000 
 
 5 
 
 , -1#000 : A' gain. 
 5000 
 
 $5000 = A's part of gain. 
 : W00 : B's gain. 
 1250 
 
 5 X 1250 = $6250 = B's gain. 
 : 0000 : C's gain. 
 750 
 5 x 750 = $3750 = C's gain. 
 
EXAMPLES IX PARTNERSHIP. 26? 
 
 Remark. — Should withdrawals of capital be made at different times, or additional invest- 
 ments be made, follow the steps taken above: i. e., by subtracting from the whole investment 
 for 1 year (or 1 month) the whole withdrawal for 1 year (or 1 month). 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 842. 1. Three persons traded together and gained $900; A had invested in 
 the business $1000, for 6 months; B had invested $750, for 10 months; and C 
 had invested 81200, for 5 months. How should the gain be divided? 
 
 2. A, B, and C were partners; A had $800 in the business for 1 year, B had 
 $1000 in for 9 months, and C had $2000 in for 8 months. How should a gain of 
 $2150 be divided ? 
 
 3. Martin and Eaton were partners one year, Martin investing at first $5000, 
 and Eaton $3000; after six months Martin drew out $3000, and Eaton invested 
 $1500; they gained $3600. What was the gain of each, and the present worth 
 of each, at the time of the dissolution of the partnership? 
 
 If. A, B, and C hired a pasture for 6 months for $95.10; A put in 75 sheep, 
 and 2 months later took out 40; B put in 60 sheep, and at the end of 3 months 
 put in 45 more; C put in 200, and after 4 months took them out. What part 
 of the rent should each pay? 
 
 5. A, B, and C were partners, with a joint capital of $18600; As capital 
 was invested for 6 months, B's for 10 months, and C's for 1 year; A's part of 
 the gain was $1260, B's $1500, and C's $1200. Find how much was invested by 
 each. 
 
 6. A and B engaged in the grocery business for 3 years, from March 1, 1885; 
 on that date each invested $1600; June 1, A increased his investment $400, and 
 B drew out $300; Jan. 1, 1886, each withdrew $1000; Jan. 1, 1887, each invested 
 $1500. How should a gain of $7500 be divided at the time of the expiration of 
 the partnership contract? 
 
 7. A commenced digging a ditch, and after working 6 days was joined by 
 B, after which the two worked together 9 days, when they were joined by C. 
 The three then worked 12 days, at the end of which time A left the job and D 
 worked with the other two 3 days and the work was comnleted. If $92 was paid 
 for the work, how much should each receive ? 
 
 8. July 1, 1885, A and B commenced business with a capital of $7500, for 
 which A furnished f and B the remainder; May 1, 1886, B invested $1500, and 
 A withdrew $600; Oct. 1, 1886, they admitted C as a partner, with an investment 
 of $4500; Jan. 1, 1887, each partner invested $1000, and on Jan. 1, 1888, each 
 partner withdrew $500. On closing business, Oct. 1, 1888, it is found that a net 
 loss of $3000 has been sustained. Find each partner's proportion of the loss. 
 
 9. Olsen and Thompson dissolved a three-year's partnership Aug 1, 1888, 
 having resources of $16500, and liabilities of $2150. At first Olsen invested 
 $2750, and Thompson $2500; at the end of the first year Olsen drew out $1500, 
 and Thompson invested $3000; six months later each invested $1200. No 
 interest account being kept, what has been the gain or loss, and the share of 
 each partner, if apportioned according to average investments ? 
 
268 EXAMPLES I]* PARTNERSHIP. 
 
 10. Simmons and Sawyer commenced business with $25500 capital, of which 
 Simmons invested $13500. It was agreed that Sawyer should have $1200 a year 
 salary for attending to the business, and that the net gain should be divided in 
 proportion to investments. At the close of 1 year the partnership was dissolved, 
 the firm having resources to the amount of $37500, and liabilities, other than for 
 Sawyer's salary, to the amount of $4150. If neither made withdrawals during 
 the year, what was the interest of each partner at closing? 
 
 11. Drew, Allen, and Brackett, each invested $15500 in a business that gave 
 the firm a profit of $21000 in one year. Nine months before dissolution, Drew 
 increased his investment $3000, and Allen and Brackett each withdrew $3000*, 
 six months before dissolution, Allen invested $2000, and Drew and Brackett each 
 drew out $2000; three months before dissolution, Brackett invested $1000, and 
 Drew and Allen each drew out $1000. If no interest account was kept, and the 
 gain be divided according to average investment, what is each partner's share ? 
 
 12. A and B formed a copartnership for 3 years, A investing $7200, and B 
 investing $5400. At the end of 6 months A increased his investment by $1500, 
 and B withdrew $900; one year before the expiration of the partnership, each 
 withdrew $1000; and 6 months later each invested $500. The net loss was 
 $2400. How much should be sustained by each, if sustained according to aver- 
 age investment; and if each be credited for interest at 6$ on investments and 
 be charged interest on withdrawals, what will be the present worth of each at 
 closing ? 
 
 13. Sept. 1, 1883, Martin and Gould engaged in partnership for 5 years, Martin 
 investing $13000, and the firm assuming his debts, amounting to $2750;, Gould 
 investing $9600, and the firm assuming his debts, to the amount of $1G50. At 
 the end of the first year Martin withdrew $2000, and Gould invested $800. At 
 the end of the second year Cole was admitted as an equal partner, he making an 
 investment of $6000. One year later each drew out $1000; and six months 
 before the partnership contract expired, each invested $2500. Sept. 1, 1888, 
 the partnership was dissolved, at which time it was found that a ne^ loss of $75 
 has been sustained. If the loss was shared in proportion to average investment, 
 what was the loss o* each -partner ? 
 
 MISCEIXANEOUS EXA3IPLES. 
 
 1. Hart, of Kansas, and Brown, of New York, form a copartnership in 
 the grain business; Hart to make purchases, Brown to effect sales, and they 
 agree to share equally the gains or losses. Brown sent Hart $12,000 cash; Hart 
 bought grain to the value of $14,382.50, and sent Brown 40 car loads of corn, of 
 600 bushels each, which Brown sold at 65^ per bushel. Hart paid traveling 
 expenses to the amount of $438.20, and Brown paid freight $1249.70. At the 
 close of the season Hart had in his possession wheat to the value of $1128.42, 
 and Brown had on hand 8300 bushels of oats, worth 28^ per bushel in the New 
 York market. They then dissolved partnership, each taking the grain in his 
 possession at the values stated. What has been the gain or loss, and how should 
 the partners settle ? 
 
 "Remark. — By application of the principles of debit and credit, as used in book-keeping, a 
 book-keeper may with ease and certainty close up the affairs of z partnership involving any 
 agreed division of gains or losses, interest conditions, or those of prior or subsequent insolvency. 
 
EXAMPLES 1ST PARTNERSHIP. 
 
 Dr. 
 
 Hart. 
 
 Cr. Dr. 
 
 $12000.00 
 1128.42 
 
 $13128.42 
 3183.29 
 
 $16311.71 
 
 $14382.50 
 
 438.20 
 
 1491.01 
 
 $16311.71 
 
 Operation. 
 Brow>:. 
 
 Cr. 
 
 $15600.00 
 2324.00 
 
 $12000.00 
 1249.70 
 1491.01 
 
 
 $14740.71 
 3183.29 
 
 $17924.00 
 
 $17924.09 
 
 Dr. Grain. 
 
 Or. 
 
 $14382.50 
 
 438.20 
 
 1249.70 
 
 $16070.40 
 1491.01 
 1491.01 
 
 $15600.00 
 1128.42 
 2324.00 
 
 $19052.42 
 
 $17924.00, Brown's debit. 
 14740.71, Brown's credit. 
 
 $19052.42 
 $19052.42, sales of grain. 
 16070.40, purchases of grain. 
 
 $3183.29, excess received by Brown, or 
 the amount due from Brown to Hart. 
 
 2 ) 2982.02, n et gain of firm. 
 1491.01, net gain of each. 
 
 Explanation. — Credit Brown for the $12000 cash sent by him to Hart, and debit Hart for 
 the same amount. Credit Hart for the $14382.50 paid by him for grain, and debit Grain for 
 the same amount. Credit Grain for $15600, the price received by Brown for the 40 car loads 
 of corn, and debit Brown for the same amount. Credit Hart for the $438.20 expenses paid 
 by him, and debit Grain for the same amount, as an element of its cost. Credit Brown for the 
 $1,249.70 freight paid, and debit Grain for the same amount as an added element of its cost. 
 Now under the dissolution agreement, debit Hart for $1128.42, the inventory value of the 
 grain taken by him, and credit Grain for the same amount, as having virtually been sold to Hart. 
 Debit Brown for $2324, the inventory value of the oats taken by him, and credit Grain for 
 that amount, as having virtually been sold to Brown. Having now disposed of all the grain, 
 the difference between its cost, Dr., and the returns from its sales, Cr., will show the gain or loss. 
 Foot the debits, and find the total cost to have been $16070.40; foot the credits, and find the 
 total receipts from sales to have been $19052.42, showing a net gain of the difference, or 
 $2982.02, one-half of which, or $1491.01, should go to the credit of each partner. Debit 
 Grain for Hart's one-half of the gain, $1491.01, and credit Hart for the same amount, to which 
 he is entitled by the partnership agreement; and for like reasons, debit Grain for $1491.01, as 
 Brown's one-half of the gain, and credit Brown for the same amount, as his one-half of the 
 gain, and find that while Brown is entitled, as shown by his credits, to only $14740.71, he 
 has actually received, as shown by his debits, $17924, or that he has received the difference 
 $3,183.29, more than he is entitled to receive. Also find that while Hart is entitled, as shown 
 by his credits, to receive $16311.71, he has actually received, as shown by his debits, only 
 $13128.42, or that he has received the difference, $3183.29, less than is due him. If then, 
 Brown pays the excess, $3183.29, that he has received, over to Hart, the accounts of both, as 
 well as the Grain account, will be in balance, and the obtained results will be shown as follows: 
 
 1st. Net gain, $2982.02. 2d. Net gain of each, $1491.01. 3d. Brown owes Hart $3183.29. 
 
 2. Hopkins and Hawley formed a partnership Sept. 1, 1886, for two years, and 
 agreed that the gains or losses in the business should, on settlement, be adjusted- 
 according to the average investment. Sept. 1, 1886, Hopkins invested $6250, and 
 Hawley invested $4500. Three months later each invested $1750. On Mar. 1, 
 1888, Hopkins drew out $3000, and Hawley invested $2000. How should a gain 
 of $9400 be divided ? 
 
 3. Three boys bought a watermelon for 24^, of which price Charles paid 
 9^, John 8^ and Walter 7^. Ralph offered 24^ for one-quarter of the melon, 
 which offer was accepted and the melon divided. How should the 24^ received 
 from Ralph be divided among the other three boys? 
 
•70 EXAMPLES IN" PARTNERSHIP. 
 
 4. At the time of closing business, the resources of a firm were: Cash, 
 $931.50; Mdse., per inventory, $13196.25; notes and accounts due it, $8154; 
 interest on same, $211.50; real estate, $11150. The firm owed, on its notes, 
 acceptances and bills outstanding, $7142, and interest on the same, $348.50; and 
 there was an unpaid mortgage on the real estate of $2500, with interest accrued 
 thereon of $88.50. If the invested capital was $22500, what was the net solvency 
 or net insolvency of the firm at closing, and how much has been the net gain or 
 net loss ? 
 
 5. Gray, Snyder and Dillon entered into partnership with equal investments, 
 and agreed that, in case no withdrawals of capital were made, and no added 
 investments made by either, they should share the gains or losses equally; but in 
 case either party increased or diminished his investment, the gains or losses 
 should be shared according to average investment. At the end of 6 months Gray 
 withdrew $2000, and Snyder $3000, and Dillon invested $5000. Three months 
 later Gray invested $1000, and Snyder and Dillon each withdrew $1500. At the 
 end of the year they dissolved the partnership, having as total resources, $51000; 
 total liabilities, $16500. ISio interest account having been kept, what was the 
 present worth of each at closing, and what was the gain of each, the whole gain 
 being $6900 ? 
 
 6. Phelps, Rogers, and Wilder enter into partnership for five years. Phelps 
 invested $10000; Rogers, $20000; and Wilder, $30000. At the end of each year 
 Phelps withdrew $1000; Rogers, $1600; and Wilder, $1800. Upon final settle- 
 ment, the value of the partnership property was $57200. How much of this 
 sum should each receive? 
 
 7. Apr. 1, 1884, Smith and Jones commenced business as partners, Smith 
 investing $8000, and Jones $6000; six months later each increased his investment 
 $1500; and on Jan. 1, 1885, Brown was admitted as a partner with an investment 
 of $2400. On Oct. 1, 1885, each partner drew out $1500; on Apr. 1, 1886, Smith 
 and Jones each drew out $1000, and Brown invested $6000. On Jan. 1, 1889, 
 it was found that a net gain of $37500 has been realized. What was the share of 
 each? If by agreement Smith, at final settlement, was to be allowed $1200 per 
 year for keeping the books of the concern, what was the present worth of each ? 
 
 8. Burke, Brace, and Baldwin became partners, each investing $15000, and 
 each to have one-third of the gains or sustain one-third of the losses. Burke 
 withdrew $2100 during the time of the partnership, Brace $1800, and Baldwin 
 $2000. At close of business their resources were: Cash, $3540; Mdse., $14785; 
 notes, acceptances, and accounts receivable, exclusive of partner's accounts, 
 $16250; real estate, $28500. They owed on their outstanding notes $8125, and 
 on sundry personal accounts $1950. Find the present worth of each partner at 
 closing. 
 
 9. Parsons and Briggs became partners Apr. 1, 1887, under an agreement 
 that each should be allowed 6$ simple interest on all investments, and that, on 
 final settlement, Briggs should be allowed 10$ of the net gains, before other 
 division, for superintending the business, but that otherwise the gains and losses 
 be divided in proportion to average investment. Apr. 1, 1887, Parsons invested 
 $18000, and Briggs $4000; Jan. 1, 1888, Parsons withdrew $5000, and Briggs 
 
EXAMPLES IN PARTNERSHIP. 271 
 
 invested $3000; Aug. 1, 1888, Briggs withdrew #1500; Dec. 1, 1888, the partners 
 agreed upon a dissolution of the partnership, having resources and liabilities as 
 follows: 
 
 Liabilities. 
 
 Notes and acceptances ._ $6520. 00 
 
 O utstanding accounts 21246. 50 
 
 Rent due 1200.00 
 
 Resources. 
 
 Cash on hand and in bank $ 1101.05 
 
 Accounts receivable 1 6405. 50 
 
 Bills receivable 2550. 00 
 
 Int. accumulated on same 287.41 
 
 Mdse. per inventory 9716.55 
 
 If, of the accounts receivable, only 80$ prove collectible, what has been the net 
 gain or loss? What has been the gain or loss of each partner? What is the firm's 
 net insolvency at dissolution? What is the net insolvency of each? 
 
 10. Bradley and Maben became partners July 1, 1885, under a 3-year's contract 
 which provided that Bradley should have $1500 each year for superintending 
 sales, and that Maben should have $1000 each year for keeping the books of the 
 concern, and that these salaries should be adjusted at the end of each year and 
 before other apportionment. of gains or losses was made. July 1, 1885 each 
 invested $12500. Six months later each increased his investment $5000. July 
 1, 1886, Bradley drew out $3600, and Maben drew out $3000. Oct. 1, 1886, 
 Bradley withdrew $1000 and Maben invested $2000. July 1, 1887, each drew 
 out $1500. At the expiration of the time of the contract the resources exceeded 
 all liabilities $47280. What was the gain of each, and the present worth of 
 each ? 
 
 11. Clark, Wilkin and Ames bought a section of Kansas land for $6400, of 
 which Clark paid $1600, Wilkin $2000, and Ames the remainder. Wheeler 
 offered $4000 for one-fourth of the land; the offer was accepted, and each of the 
 four had set apart a quarter-section for his exclusive use. How shall the money 
 received from Wheeler be divided ? 
 
 12. A, B, and C, formed a copartnership for 2 years, investing equal sums, 
 with the agreement that each shall receive interest at the rate of 6$ on all sums 
 invested, be charged interest at the same rate on all sums withdrawn, and the 
 gains or losses shown on final settlement be apportioned according to average net 
 investment. Three months after the formation of the partnership A drew out 
 $1200, and six months later B and C each drew out $1000, and A invested $6000; 
 at the end of the first year each drew out $500. On closing the affairs of the 
 firm, the following statement was made: net gain, $15000; present worth, $75000. 
 What was the original investment of each? What was the present worth of each 
 at the time of dissolution? What w T as each partner's share of the gain? 
 
 IS. A and B became partners for one year; A investing -f of the capital, and 
 B |; the agreement being that the gains or losses shall be apportioned accord- 
 ing to average net investment, and that each partner be allowed 6$ interest 
 per annum on all investments, and be charged interest at that rate on all 
 sums withdrawn. At the end of the year the firm had as resources: Mdse., 
 per inventory, $21460; real estate, $15000; cash, $1950; bills receivable, 
 $13146.50; interest accrued on the same, $519.25; accounts due it, $11218.50; 
 
272 EXAMPLES IN PARTNERSHIP. 
 
 store furniture, $1320; delivery wagons and horses, $2100. The liabilities were: 
 mortgage on real estate, $7000; interest on same accrued, $210; notes outstand- 
 ing $26950; interest accrued on same, $811.75. The firm owes Barnes, Clay & 
 Co., of Boston, $33560. It is found that 33 J per cent, of the accounts due the 
 firm are uncollectible. If the firm's losses during the year have been $12000, how 
 much was invested by each partner ? What is the present worth or net insolvency 
 of the firm, and of each partner, at closing ? 
 
 \ lJf.. Clay and Hard commenced business Nov. 1, 1883, with the following 
 resources: 
 
 Clay invested cash $1 0000 
 
 Store, valued at 12000 
 
 Marble fixtures, valued at 1500 
 
 Hard invested Mdse., valued at. _ $13500 
 
 Cash _.. _ 3000 
 
 Good will of trade, valued at__. 7500 
 
 The firm assumed an outstanding mortgage on the store of $6000, and a note 
 made by Hard for $3000, and due without interest July 1, 1884. Jan. 1, 1884, 
 each partner withdrew $300; May 1 , 1S86, Clay withdrew $2000, and Hard invested 
 the same amount. Jan. 1, 1887, Dunn was admitted to the partnership, with a 
 cash investment of $4500. Nov. 1, 1887, each partner invested $1000; and on 
 Nov. 1, 1888, the partners agreed upon a dissolution, the following being shown 
 from the ledger of the firm: 
 
 Liabilities. 
 
 Notes and acceptances $3825.00 
 
 Interest on notes 114.60 
 
 Balance of mortgage unpaid- . 2150.00 
 
 Taxes on store, due 75. 40 
 
 Due Hard for keeping the books 5000. 00 
 
 It was agreed that Hard should, at the time of dissolution, be allowed $1000 
 per year for keeping the books of the concern. If no interest account was kept 
 and the gains or losses be apportioned according to average investment, what are 
 the net resources of the firm at closing ? What has been the net gain or loss ? 
 What has been the gain or loss of each parter ? What h the present worth of 
 each at closing ? 
 
 Mdse. , per inventory $48450. 50 
 
 Cash 10918.20 
 
 Accounts receivable 23416. 80 
 
 Real estate 15000.00 
 
 Movable fixtures and sundries, 3114. 50 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 STOCKS AND BONDS. 
 
 843. Stocks is a term applied to shares in the capital stock of banking, 
 insurance, railroad and other incorporated or joint stock companies. 
 
 844. A Stock Certificate is a written or printed instrument of a Joint Stock 
 Company or Corporation, signed by the officers of the company, certifying that 
 the holder of the certificate is the owner of a certain number of shares of its 
 capital stock. 
 
 A share represents simply a certain component part of the capital stock, which is usually 
 divided into shares of $25, $50, $100, $1000. The Stock Certificate represents the number ot 
 shares specified therein. 
 
 The Capital Stock of a company is the sum of all the shares issued, at their par value. 
 
 The Par Value of stock is the sum for which stock is issued. The Market Value is the 3um 
 for which stock can be sold. 
 
 Stocks are at par when they sell for the value written on their face. 
 
 Stocks are below par when worth less than their face value, and above par when worth more 
 than their face value. 
 
 845. The Preferred Stock of a corporation is stock on which dividends are 
 payable before those on the original shares or common stock. 
 
 Preferred Stock is usually issued to take up certain floating indebtedness of a corporation, 
 and agreed dividends are declared at certain intervals out of the net earnings, and before any 
 dividend can be declared on the common stock. Such stock is usually issued upon the reor, 
 ganization of railroads and consolidated joint stock companies. 
 
 846. A Bond is a written or printed obligation of government, Joint Stock 
 Company or Corporation. It is conditioned to pay a certain sum of money at 
 a specified time and at an agreed or fixed rate of interest, payable at regular 
 intervals. 
 
 Bonds of business corporations are usually secured by mortgage on their real estate. Municipa, 
 Bonds are issued by a vote of the people or their representatives, and for the payment of which 
 a Sinking Fund is accumulated by a yearly rate per cent, levied on all the real property within 
 the limits of the municipality. 
 
 847. Government Bonds are bonds issued by the general government. 
 Their names are usually derived from the interest they bear and the time when 
 due; as 4-Twenties, 4i-'91's, TJ. S. Cur. 6V97, etc. 
 
 848. A Coupon Bond is one with certificates attached showing amount, date 
 of interest and when due. When paid the coupons are detached and canceled 
 as vouchers. 
 
 18 
 
274 appendix. 
 
 The interest coupons on government coupon bonds are payable to the bearer, and will be 
 cashed by any bank or banker in the United States. Coupon bonds may be converted into 
 registered bonds of the same issue. 
 
 849. A Registered bond is one which is payable to the owner as registered 
 in the books of the corporation or government issuing it. Kegistered bonds can 
 be transferred only by assignment and registry on the books of the corporation. 
 
 The interest on registered bonds is paid by checks, which are made to the order of the regis 
 tered owner and sent to him by mail. The checks for interest on registered government bonds, 
 when properly endorsed, will be cashed by any bank or banker. 
 
 850. A Corporation is a fictitious person. It consists of several natural 
 persons, who in the name of the corporation are authorized by law to transact 
 business. 
 
 The instrument which defines the rights and duties of a corporation is called a Charter. It 
 is issued by government, under seal. 
 
 851. Stock Quotations are the public prices or rate per share that stock 
 sells for. 
 
 852. A Dividend is a certain profit divided among stockholders. 
 
 Dividends and assessments are declared at a certain per cent, on the capital stock. Divi 
 dends are declared yearly, semi-annually and quarterly. 
 
 853. An Assessment is a sum levied upon the stockholders of a corporation 
 to make up its losses, etc. 
 
 854. Premium is the per cent, profit of stock over 100$, or its par value. 
 Discount is the per cent, loss of stock below 100$, or par value. 
 
 855. To Find the Dividend on Stocks, the Capital Stock and Rate Per Cent 
 of Dividend being given. 
 
 Example. — The Wilson Manufacturing Co., of Trenton, N". J., has a net 
 profit of $17812.50 for the year, to be adjusted. Its capital stock is $250000, 
 divided into 2500 shares of $100 each, and the directors have declared a dividend 
 of 6ifc. How much will the dividend be, and how much will the sinking fund be 
 after the dividend is transferred? also, how much of the dividend will be due 
 0, B. Henry, who owns 15 shares? 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — Since the divi 
 
 ~ .. , *o-aaaa dend is a certain per cent, of the 
 
 Capital _ =$2o0000. capital stock, 5££ dividend repre- 
 
 Rate of dividend = 5^. sen ts 5$% of $250000 or $13750. 
 
 Net earnings =$17812.50. As the net earnings are $17812. 50, 
 
 Dividend = .05* X $250000 = $13750. and the dividends are $13750, 
 
 Sinking fund = $17812.50 - $13750 = $4062.50. * ber ? ™ H ™ for *° sinkl ^ 
 Kim*.!, ft ^ fund, the difference between the 
 
 C. B. Henry's dividend. two amounts; and $17812.50 — 
 
 , T , ., K -, * unA $13750 = $4062.50. Since C. B. 
 
 Value 15 shares = $1500. * , 
 
 Henry has 15 shares, the parvalue 
 h\i of $1500 = $82.50. of which ig j lgoo ^ his dividend 
 
 will be h\% of $1500 = $82.50. 
 
APPEXDIX. 275 
 
 Rule.— I- To find the total dividend: Multiply the par value of the 
 capital stock by the rate per cent, of dividend. 
 
 II. To find the dividend due a stockholder: Multiply the par value of 
 one share by the number of shares owned, and multiply this product by 
 the rate per cent, of dividend. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 856. 1. The Citizens Gas Co., of Rochester, N. Y., declares a dividend of 
 7^/ on its capital stock of $300000. Find the total dividend and the amount 
 due Martin Bishop, who owns 25 shares of the par value of $50 each. 
 
 2. A bank with a capital of $200000 declares a dividend of 4|#. Find the 
 amount of dividend, and B's dividend who owns 12 shares, of the par value of 
 $100 each. 
 
 3. A Boston railroad company having a capital stock of $3500000, divided 
 into 35000 shares, declares a semi-annual dividend of 2f#. How much is the 
 total dividend, and how much is due A, who holds a certificate for 16 shares? 
 
 Jf. The Johnson Machine Co., of Cincinnati, 0., declared a quarterly dividend 
 of lf$ on its capital stock of $150000. Find the total dividend due stockholders, 
 and C's portion, who owns 50 shares of the par value of $100 each. 
 
 5. A manufacturing concern has a capital stock of $200000. Its net earnings 
 for the year are $28512.75. Pursuant to its charter 3$ of the net earnings is set 
 aside as a Sinking Fund to cover losses, 8$ is declared for dividends, and the 
 remainder is transferred to an account called Undivided Profits, from which to 
 declare subsequent dividends or to meet current expenses. Find the amount 
 carried to dividend account, sinking fund account, and undivided profits account. 
 
 857. To Find the Rate Per Cent, of Dividend, the Capital Stock and Net 
 Earnings being given. 
 
 Example. — An insurance company having a capital stock of $500000, has net 
 earnings of $45813.50. After setting aside 1-J$ for a sinking fund, how great an 
 even per cent, dividend may be declared out of the remainder? 
 
 Operation. 
 
 Capital stock =s $500000. 00 
 
 Net earnings = 45813.50 Explanation. — Since the rate per cent, of divi- 
 
 Sinking fund l£<ti = 687.20 dend is a certain number of hundredths of the cap- 
 
 P . , ^ ital stock, the capital stock is the base. As \\% is 
 
 Kemamder, $>4ol*ib.d0 tQ be get agide frQm thg net earniDg8 for a sinking 
 
 \% of capital = $5000 fund, which equals $687.20, then $45813.50— $687.20 
 
 $45126.30 -f- $5000 = 9 times, = $45126.30, the remainder from which to declare 
 
 Plus $126.30 undivided profits. dividends. As \% of the capital stock = $5000, there 
 
 Rate dividend = 9$ can ^ e as £ reat an even per cent, dividend declared 
 
 ^ as $5000 is contained an even number of times in 
 
 Q- l • #» i w _. a rqv on $45126.30; and $15126.30 -4- $5000 = 9 times, with a 
 
 binkmg fund, 1£$ — $ 687.20 remainder of $126.30; therefore the rate of dividend 
 
 Dividend, 9$ = 45000.00 i s g& and undivided profits = $126.30. 
 Undivided profits = 126.30 
 Net earnings = $45813.50 
 
276 APPENDIX. 
 
 Rule.— From the net earnings deduct the amount to be set aside for the 
 sinking fund, if any, and divide the remainder by 1% of the capital stock; 
 the quotient will represent the rate per cent, of dividend. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 858. 1. If the capital is $1500000, and the net earnings are $52500, what 
 rate per cent, of dividend may be declared? 
 
 2. A railroad company having a capital of $400000 has net earnings of $33500 
 to divide among its shareholders. What is the greatest even per cent, of dividend 
 that may be declared? 
 
 3. A gas company having 2000 shares, at the par value of $50 each, has net 
 earnings of $18500. What even rate per cent, of dividend may be declared? 
 
 J/.. On Jan. 1st, 1894, a manufacturing company issued 2000 shares of its 
 capital stock at the par value of $100 each. At the end of the year the net earn- 
 ings were $16850. What even rate per cent, of dividend was declared, and how 
 much remained for undivided profits? 
 
 5. The Excelsior Bicycle Co.'s loss and gain accounts show the following for 
 the year: Gross earnings, $29518.75; expenses, $9618.75. Its capital stock being 
 $200000, what even per cent, of dividend may be declared, and what will be the 
 amount of undivided profits, if 1$ is first set aside as a sinking fund? 
 
 859. To Find the Par Value, the Premium or Discount being given. 
 
 Example. — Sold Mutual Gas Co. stock for $18000, at a gain of 12£#. Find 
 the par value of the stock. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 100 $ = par value. Explanation.— The par value is 100$ and the gain, 
 
 12 1( £ = premium. 12£#, is the premium, therefore, 112£# = sale of $18000. 
 
 - — - . ■ ' As 112£# = $18000, the unit of measure, or 1% = 
 
 112i$ = sale, $18000. , $i 8 ooo -*- 112£ = $160; and 100<£, or par value, = 100 X 
 
 1 $ = $160 unit of measure. $160 = $16000. 
 100 $ = $16000, par value. 
 
 Rule.— Divide the sale by 100% plus the rate of premium, or minus the 
 rate of discount ; the quotient will represent 1% of the par value, which 
 multiplied by 100, will represent 100%, or the par value. 
 
 When the net gain or the net loss, and the per cent, of gain or loss are given, divide the 
 gain or loss by the rate and multiply the quotient by 100. 
 
 When dividends or assessments and the amount of the sale are given, proceed as under the 
 rule. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 860. Find the par value. 
 
 1. $16640 sale, 4$ premium. 
 
 2. $24000 sale, 4=/ discount. 
 
 3. $17510 sale, 3$ premium. 
 
 4. $82616 sale, 8$ loss. 
 
 5. $17940 sale, 8$ loss. 
 
 6. $750 assessment, 5$ rate. 
 
 7. $L450 dividend, 2$ rate. 
 
 8. $640 discount, 4$ rate. 
 
 9. $845 loss, 2ifc rate. 
 10. $648 gain, 3$ rate. 
 
APPENDIX. 277 
 
 861. To Find the Market Value, the Premium or Discount being given. 
 
 Example. — Find the market value of 150 shares Vermont Central Railroad 
 stock, par value $100 each, quoted at 93-^$. 
 
 Operation. 
 Par value = 150 x $100 = $15000. 
 100$ = par value. 
 93-j-$ = market value. 
 ,93^ X $15000 = $14025 market value. 
 
 Explanation. — The par value of 1 share 
 is $100. The par value of 150 shares 
 equals 150 X $100 = $15000. 100# = the 
 par value, and the market value = 93^ of 
 the par value, therefore .93£ X $15000 = 
 $14025, market value. 
 
 Rule. - Multiply the par value by 100% plus the rate per cent, of prem- 
 ium or minus the rate per cent, of discount. The product will be the 
 market value. 
 
 862. Find the market value of the following stock of the par value of $100 
 per share. 
 
 1. 50 shares quoted at 92f. 
 
 2. 75 shares quoted at 31|. 
 S. 80 shares quoted at 75f. 
 
 4. 100 shares quoted at 43-^. 
 
 5. 200 shares quoted at 72. 
 
 6. 58 shares quoted at 62£. 
 
 7. 150 shares quoted at 85. 
 
 8. 300 shares quoted at 73. 
 
 9. 500 shares quoted at 154-J-. 
 10. 450 shares quoted at 112-J. 
 
 863. To Find the Rate Per Cent, of Investment, the Cost and Dividend being 
 given. 
 
 Example. — What per cent, profit is made on stock costing 80 and paying a 
 dividend of 10$? 
 
 1* 
 
 Hot 
 
 Operation. 
 
 = cost. 
 
 = dividend. 
 
 = unit of measure. 
 
 -4- .8$ = 12| or 12£$. 
 
 Explanation. — To find the rate of investment refers 
 to the cost, therefore, 1% of cost = 1% of 80$, or .8%. 
 As 1% of cost equals .8% profit on the investment, 10# 
 profit 'will equal as many per cent, as .8% is contained 
 times in 10$; and 10# -=- .8% = 12£, or 12i£. Proof: 
 121% of 80# = .12J X 80# = 10#. 
 
 Rule.— Divide the rate of income by 1% of the cost or market value, 
 quotient will represent the rate of investment. 
 
 The 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 864. Find the rate of investment. 
 
 Kate of Income. 
 
 i. \%\i. 
 
 2. 10$. 
 
 3. 33$. 
 
 4. 20$. 
 
 5. 40$. 
 
 Cost. 
 
 Rate of Tncome. 
 
 Quotations. 
 
 75. 
 
 6. 
 
 16f$. 
 
 83£. 
 
 90. 
 
 7. 
 
 10$. 
 
 80. 
 
 110. 
 
 8. 
 
 6$. 
 
 95. 
 
 120. 
 
 9. 
 
 5$. 
 
 96. 
 
 130. 
 
 10. 
 
 15$. 
 
 120. 
 
278 APPENDIX. 
 
 MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 
 
 865. 1. What per cent profit is made on the investment if stock paying 6# 
 dividend is bought at 120? 
 
 2. A manufacturing company having a capital of $100000 has net earnings 
 of $6500. What rate per cent dividend may be declared? 
 
 3. A natural gas company declares a semi-annual dividend of 7£$ on its capital 
 of $300000. What is the total dividend, and how much is due C, who owns 68 
 shares of the par value of $50 each? 
 
 4. How much money will be required to purchase 150 shares D. R. & B. rail- 
 road stock, par value $100 each, quoted at 76^, brokerage -J#? 
 
 5. I paid $4440 for Kansas City & Pacific Railroad stock at 74. How many 
 shares at $50 each did I buy? 
 
 6. H. M. Barton bought through a broker, at \<f> brokerage, the following 
 shares of railroad stock of the par value of $100 each: 75 shares Mobile & Ohio, 
 at 65g; 100 shares Milwaukee & St. Paul, at 123; 80 shares Louisville & Nash- 
 ville, at 113i; 20 shares K Y. Central, at 123±. Find the total cost. 
 
 7. A broker bought for a customer, at -J# brokerage, 800 shares New Jersey 
 Central Railroad stock, par value $100, at a total cost to his customer of $100100. 
 Find the market quotation and brokerage. 
 
 8. A business man owns 18 shares of gas stock of the par value of $100 per 
 share, upon which he was paid $99 as a dividend. If the capital stock was 
 $150000, what was the total dividend paid to stockholders? 
 
 9. A street railway company declared a dividend of 2^ per cent. If the amount 
 of the dividend was $16875, what was the capital stock? 
 
 10. The Silver Lake Ice Co. declares a semi-annual dividend of 2£# on its 
 capital stock of $100000. Find the total dividend and the amount due Horace 
 Brown who owns 75 shares of the par value of $100 each. 
 
 11. When U. S. 5's, 1907, are selling at 119^, how much must be invested in 
 them to produce a quarterly income of $1250? 
 
 12. Brown bought bank stock paying a regular annual dividend of 8$ and 
 realized 6$ on his investment. What did he pay for the stock? 
 
 13. I purchased through a broker $5000 Rock Island 5's at 10 H. What did 
 the bonds cost me, the broker's charges being ■£■#? 
 
 U. A father invested $5712.50 in U. S. 4's, 1907, for his son. If the bonds 
 were purchased at 114J, what was the son's annual income from the bonds? 
 
 15. What is the cost of four $1000 U. S. 4's, 1907, reg. bonds at 114^, brok- 
 erage -J$? 
 
 16. The net earnings of a railroad company is $1336375.48, and its capital 
 stock, $25000000. If 6$ is set aside for a sinking fund, what even per cent, of 
 dividend can be declared, and how much will remain for undivided profits? 
 
 17. Find the total cost of 1000 shares of American Sugar Ref., at 82; 500 
 shares of General Electric, at 37-J-; 75 shares Michigan Central, at 99; 10 shares 
 Manhattan Elevated, 113f. Brokerage -J#. 
 
APPENDIX. 279 
 
 18. With the proceeds of Louisville & Nashville stock which I sold at 52£, I 
 purchased $21000 in Rock Island 5's, at 100J. What was the par value of the 
 stock sold, brokerage %%? 
 
 19. What is the total par value and the total market value of 50 shares Amer. 
 Ex., at 114; 125 shares Adams Ex., at 146^; 200 shares Chicago Gas, at 73^; 
 150 shares N. Y. C. & St. L. 1st preferred, at 65? 
 
 20. Jones bought 100 shares of railroad stock paying a regular annual divi- 
 dend of 4-|%, at 75. Smith bought the same number of shares of bank stock 
 paying 8% dividend, at 125. Which made the better investment, and what per 
 cent, better? 
 
 21. I bought Canadian Pacific stock at 6*,', which paid regular annual divi- 
 dends of 4$. What rate per cent, of income will I receive on my investment? 
 
 22. Purchased 1000 shares of Amer. Sugar Refinery at 80-J ; 500 shares General 
 Electric at 37-J; 125 shares of Manhattan Elevated at 113|. Sold the Sugar at 
 81 J-, the General Electric at 37-J, and the Manhattan at 113 J. What was the net 
 gain or loss, brokerage \% each way, no interest? 
 
 28. Jones bought dies. & Ohio bonds at 25% below par and by so doing real- 
 ized 8% on his investment. He also purchased Texas Pacific bonds bearing the 
 same rate of interest at 15% below par and received on these an annual income of 
 $1800. What did he pay for the Texas Pacific bonds? 
 
 24. I own 150 shares of Western Union Telegraph stock, for which I paid 
 $13500. If I realize 0% annually on my investment, what is the rate per cent, of 
 dividend? 
 
 25. A capitalist invested $5306.25 in " industrial " stock at 106, paying 9% 
 annual dividends; $2678.13 in U. S. cur. 6's, '97, at 107; $5012.50 in express 
 stock at 50, annual dividends 3%; and $7471.88 in railroad stock at 99 J, annual 
 dividends 1% ; brokerage \%. How much was invested, and what was the total 
 annual income? 
 
280 APPENDIX. 
 
 EXCHANGEo 
 
 866. Exchange is a system by which debts are paid in distant places without 
 the transmission of money. This is done by the means of written orders called 
 Bank Drafts, Bills of Exchange, Commercial Paper, Express Orders, Telegraphic 
 Money Orders and Post Office Money Orders. 
 
 867. Bills of Exchange are classed as Domestic or inland, and Foreign. 
 
 868. Domestic Bills of Exchange are those payable at some place in the 
 same country in which they are drawn. 
 
 Domestic Bills are called Drafts whether drawn at sight or on time. 
 
 869. Foreign Bills of Exchange are those payable at some place in another 
 country 
 
 870. A Place of Exchange is some great money center. 
 
 The principal centers of exchange in the United States are New York, Boston, Philadelphia^ 
 (Chicago, St. Louis, Baltimore, Cincinnati and San Francisco. Those of Europe are London 
 Paris, Antwerp, Geneva, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Frankfort, Bremen, Berlin and Vienna- 
 
 DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. 
 
 871. A Bank Draft or Domestic Bill of Exchange is an order written by 
 one bank directing another bank to pay a specified sum of money to a third party 
 or to his order. Following is a form of 
 
 BANK DRAFT. 
 
 ALLIANCE BANK. No. 76G. 
 
 Kochester, N. Y., Novo 18, 1894- 
 Pat to the Order of 
 
 Williamson Publishing Co., $155.86. 
 
 One Hundred Fifty-five _ ■£$% Dollars, 
 
 To Ninth National Bank, ) 0. J D Barton, 
 
 -\ 
 
 New York. ) Cashier. 
 
 Nearly all banks keep money deposited with some one bank, called a correspondent, at one 
 or more commercial centers, against which they draw drafts to sell to their customers for remit 
 tance to creditors; these drafts pass as cash in the section of country tributary to the commercial 
 centers where the banks are located upon which the drafts are drawn, 
 
 872. Commercial Paper consists of Sight and Time Drafts drawn by one 
 person or firm, called the drawer, directing a second person or firm, called the 
 drawee, to pay to a third person or firm, called the payee, or to his order, a 
 specified sum of money. Following is a common form of 
 
W. B. Keynolds & Co. 
 
 APPENDIX. 281 
 
 COMMERCIAL PAPER. 
 
 $418.50. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1894. . 
 
 At one day's sight 
 
 Pay to the order of M. F. Brownell & Son, 
 
 Four Hundred Eighteen " and T %\ Dollars, 
 
 and charge to the account of 
 
 To Barker Bros., ) 
 
 Newark, N. J. ) 
 
 Bank drafts are drawn against cash balances on deposit, while commercial drafts are drawn 
 to collect a debt due. 
 
 873. United States Post Office Money Orders are drawn by the post- 
 master, or his clerk, at one office, directing the postmaster of another office to pay 
 to the person named in his private letter of advice, the sum specified in the order. 
 
 Applications for money orders must be in writing, and must state the amount of each order 
 wanted, the name and address of the person to whom the order is to be paid, and the name 
 and address of the remitter. Application blanks may be obtained at any money order office 
 
 The maximum amount for which a single money order may be issued at an office designated 
 as a "Money Order Office" is $100, and at an office designated as a "Limited Money Order 
 Office," $5. When a larger sum is to be sent, additional orders must be obtained But post- 
 masters are instructed to refuse to issue in one day to the same remitter, and in favor of the 
 same payee, on any one post office of the fourth class, money orders amounting in the aggre- 
 gate to more than $300, as such office might not have funds sufficient for immediate payment 
 of any large amount. 
 
 The payee who desires a money order to be paid to another person must fill in and sign the 
 form of transfer which appears on the face of the order. More than one transfer is prohibited 
 by law. 
 
 If a money order is lost, a certificate should be obtained from both the paying and issuing 
 postmasters that it has not been paid, and will not be paid, and the Department at Washington 
 will issue another on application. If a money order is not collected within one year from date, 
 it is invalid, and can be paid only by the Department at Washington on application through 
 the issuing or paying postmaster. 
 
 U. S. MONEY ORDER RATES. 
 
 Domestic. 
 
 For $2.50 or less 3 cents. 
 
 Over$2.50to$ 5.00 5 cents. 
 
 Over! 5.00 to $ 10.00 8 cents. 
 
 Over $10.00 to $ 20.00 10 cents. 
 
 Over $20.00 to $ 30.00. 12 cents. 
 
 Over $30.00 to $ 40.00 15 cents. 
 
 Over $40.00 to $ 50.00 18 cents. 
 
 Over $50.00 to $ 60.00 20 cents. 
 
 Over $60.00 to $ 75.00 25 cents. 
 
 Over $75.00 to $100.00 30 cents. 
 
 International. 
 
 For $10.00 or less ..1 10 cents. 
 
 Over $10.00 to $ 20.00_ _ 20 cents. 
 
 Over $20.00 to $ 30.00 30 cents. 
 
 Over $30.00 to $ 40.00 40 cents. 
 
 Over $40.00 to $ 50.00 50 cents. 
 
 Over $50.00 to $ 60.00 60 cents. 
 
 Over $60.00 to $ 70.00 70 cents. 
 
 Over $70.00 to $ 80.00 80 cents. 
 
 Over $80.00 to $ 90.00_ 90 cents. 
 
 Over $90 to $100 1 dollar. 
 
 The above and following tables of rates are given to aid the student in working the examples 
 relating to money orders in this subject. These rates, while current at the time of the writing 
 of this chapter, are subject to change, and hence should not be regarded as authentic by the 
 business man, until verified. 
 
282 APPENDIX. 
 
 874, An Express Money Order is an order drawn by the agent of an 
 express company at the office where the order is bought, directing another agent 
 of the company, at some place designated, to pay to the person named therein a 
 certain sum of money. 
 
 Express orders are transferable by indorsement the same as checks. 
 
 EXPRESS MONEY ORDER RATES. 
 
 Payable in U. S., Canada or Europe. 
 
 Not over 85. 00 5 cents. 
 
 Over! 5.00 to $10.00 Scents. 
 
 Over $10.00 to $20.00 10 cents. 
 
 Over $20.00 to $30.00 -12 cents. 
 
 Over $30.00 to $40.00 - - 15 cents. 
 
 Over $ 40.00 to $ 50.00 18 cents. 
 
 Over $ 50.00 to $ 60.00 -----20 cents. 
 
 Over$ 60.00 to $ 75.00 25 cents. 
 
 Over $ 75.00 to $100.00 30 cents. 
 
 Over $100.00 at above rates. 
 
 875. Telegraphic Money Orders represent a system of exchange by which 
 the remitter sends a message to the payee, directing him to call at a certain tele- 
 graph office for the sum named therein. The telegraph agent at the sending 
 office instructs the agent at the receiving office, to pay to the person named in 
 the message, the sum specified, upon his personal application and proper identi- 
 fication. 
 
 Express companies also contract to transmit orders for funds by telegraph, but instead of 
 requiring the payee to call for the funds in person, they deliver them to him at his residence 
 or place of business. 
 
 TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER RATES. 
 
 For not more than $50, 50^; $50 to $100, 1%; $100 to $200, $1.25; over $200 
 to $300, $1.50; over $300 to $400, $1.75; over $400 to $500, $2.00; over $500, 
 special rates. 
 
 The above rates are in addition to cost of telegraphic service, which is based upon distance 
 and the number of words contained in the message. 
 
 876. To Find the Cost of Domestic Exchange. 
 
 Example. — A hardware merchant of Toledo, Ohio, owes Morgan & Co., of 
 Taunton, Mass., an account of $750. He buys of his banker a draft on the 
 Commercial Bank of New York, at a cost of 10^ per hundred. How much did 
 the draft cost ? 
 
 Operation. Explanation. — The cost of the draft will be its 
 
 Draft face = $750.00 face, $750, plus the cost of exchange, 750 or $750.75. 
 
 Exchange — 71 X 10tf s= .75 Credit wil1 be given bv Mor S an & Co ' llowever > 
 
 ^ ' for only $750, for should they deposit this draft with 
 
 Cost of draft, = $750. 75 their banker, or transfer it to any one on account, 
 
 the draft would be worth only its face. $750. 
 
 Rule.— Add to the face of the draft, the charge for drawing same; the 
 sum will represent the cost of the draft. 
 
 Formerly domestic exchange was at a premium or discount in the city where purchased, 
 according as the balance of trade between that city and the one on which the draft was drawn, 
 
APPENDIX. 
 
 283 
 
 was in favor of or against the former city. If the drawer city owed the drawee city, exchange 
 on the latter would be at a premium in the former. If the balance of trade was in favor of 
 the drawer city, the conditions of exchange would be reversed in the two places. 
 
 For several years past, however, domestic exchange has been practically at par throughout 
 this country. Bankers usually make a charge, called "exchange," for the trouble of keeping 
 funds at commercial centers and drawing drafts against these funds, and also one, called "col- 
 lection," for collecting drafts deposited with them payable at banks outside of the section in 
 which the banks receiving them are located, or where they have no regular correspondents. 
 Some bank drafts, as those drawn on New York, are current at par almost everywhere in this 
 country. 
 
 Some banks make no charge for domestic exchange to regular depositors. 
 
 Instead of making remittances by exchange, merchants often send their personal checks in 
 payment of bills. These, having to be returned for collection, command a small charge, as 
 150 or 200 on each check, and not a, per cent, on the amount. 
 
 877. To Find the Cost of Exchange by Express Money Orders, U. S. Money 
 Orders and Telegraphic Money Orders. 
 
 Example. — W. J. Boone & Co., of Bandon, Oregon, have bills to pay <*a follows: 
 T. W. Brooks, Dayton, 0., $650; E. L. Greyson & Sons, Rosedale, Oregon, $48.53; 
 Barnes & Snyder, Bolton, Mo., $48.50; and their traveling salesman, W. H. Post, 
 is wanting $100 for expenses at Denver, Colorado. They pay the amounts by 
 remitting as follows: T. W. Brooks and E. L. Greyson & Sons, express money 
 orders; Barnes & Snyder, P. O. money order, and W. H. Post by telegraphic 
 transfer in a 10-word message, the message costing 50^. Find the total cost of 
 the remittances. 
 
 Operation. 
 
 Express orders: 
 Dayton remittance, $650.00 
 
 Exchange, 1.98 = $651.98 
 Rosedale remittance, $ 46.53 
 
 Exchange, 18 = $ 46.71 
 
 U. S. money order: 
 Bolton remittance, $ 48.50 
 
 Fee, .18 = $ 48.68 
 
 Telegraphic transfer: 
 Agent's remittance, $100.00 
 commission, l</ , 1.00 
 cost of message, .50 = $101.50 
 
 Total, " $848.87 
 
 Explanation. — By the table of rates 
 under Art. 874, the cost of $650 in express 
 order is $1.98 (300 on each $100 and 180 
 on remaining $50) and the total cost of the 
 remittance to Dayton is therefore $651.98, 
 and to Rosedale, $46.71. The fee on U. S. 
 money orders being 180 for sums over $40 
 and less than $50, the order on Bolton 
 costs $48.68. The rate for sending money 
 by telegraph being 1% on sums of not more 
 than $100, and the cost of the service being 
 500, the total cost of the remittance to the 
 agent at Denver is $101.50. The total cost 
 of exchange for the bills paid is $848.87. 
 
 Rule.— !• To find the cost of a remittance by express order or P. O. money 
 order: Add to the sum remitted the exchange as determined by the table 
 of rates. 
 
 II- To find the cost of telegraphic transfer of money: Add to the sum 
 transferred the commission, as determined by the table, and the cost of 
 sending the message. 
 
284 APPENDIX. 
 
 878. To Find the Proceeds of Commercial Paper Drawn at Sight. 
 
 Example. — Barnum & Co., of St. Paul, drew a sight draft for $1400 on Martin 
 & Cole, 415 High St., Boston, on account of an invoice of hides shipped them, 
 valued at $3000, as per B. of L. attached to draft. They sold the draft at a 
 bank at \<f> discount. What were the proceeds? 
 
 ~ ' Explanation. — As the draft is at sight, no time is con- 
 
 sidered, and as the B. of L. .valued at $3000 is attached to 
 Face of draft = $1400 the draft, that, together with the indorsement of Barnum 
 
 Pis. = ^</ of $1400 = 7 & Co , is a sufficient guarantee to the bank for the paper. 
 
 Proceeds = $1393 The discount is # of $1400 or $7, which subtracted from 
 
 the face of the draft leaves $1393, the proceeds. 
 
 Rule.— 1. Multiply the face of the draft by the rate per cent, of discount, 
 the product will be the discount. Subtract the discount from the face of 
 the draft, the result will be the proceeds. Or, 
 
 2. Multiply the face of the draft by 100%, minus the rate of discount. 
 
 Commercial paper is generally bought and sold at a discount, the rate depending somewhat 
 upon the cost of transmitting the money from the place where the paper is purchased to the 
 place on which it is drawn, and the condition of the money market in the former place. 
 
 879. To Find the Proceeds of Commercial Paper Drawn on Time. 
 
 Example. — A commission merchant of Charleston, S. C, bought a 90-day 
 commercial draft for $800 on a Boston firm at ■£# discount. If money be worth 
 6$, what did the draft cost him? 
 
 Explanation.— As the bank dis- 
 
 Operation. count on $1. 00 for 93 days is $ .0155 
 
 • Bank dis. on $1.00 for 93 ds. == $.0155 and the commercial discount on 
 
 Commercial dis. on $1.00 = % .005 t 1 - 00 at ** is * - m > the total dis " 
 
 count on $1 00 is $.0205, and the 
 
 Total dis. on $1.00 = $ .0205 proceeds are $1.00 -$.0205 =$.9795. 
 
 Proceeds of $1.00 = $1.00 — $ .0205 == $ .9795 Since each $1.00 of the draft cost 
 
 $800 draft costs 800 X $.9795 = $783.60 $.9795, the face of the draft will 
 
 cost 800 X $ .9795 = $783.60. 
 
 Rule.— Find the cost of $1.00 by deducting the bank discount for the 
 time and the commercial discount at the given rate. Multiply the cost of 
 $1.00 by the face of the draft, the product will represent the cost of the 
 draft. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 880. 1. A grocer at Kingsboro, Pa., had a debt of $38.17, due in New York, 
 which he paid' by U. S. money order. Find the cost of the order. 
 
 2. The proceeds of a 15-day draft, which was sold at \<f> discount, are $1943.44. 
 What was the face of the draft, interest 6$ ? 
 
 3. Find the cost of a bank draft for $2580 on Third National Bank of New 
 York, at the rate of 10 cents exchange for each $100. 
 
 If. What is the face of a time draft which can be bought for $313.14, if pay- 
 able 24 days after sight, discount §#, interest 5#? 
 
APPENDIX. 285 
 
 5. Gates & Son, of Memphis, drew a sight draft on Perrin & Boon, of Port- 
 land, Me., for $8750.85, which they sold at the Cotton Exchange Bank at f$ 
 discount. How much were the proceeds? 
 
 6. I drew a 60-day draft on one of my customers and sold it to a broker at f $ 
 discount, receiving $1354.18 as proceeds. What was the face of the draft, inter- 
 est 6^? 
 
 7. Jno. W. Williams, of Middlesex, Mass., remitted Janis Bros. & Co., of 
 Milwaukee, $1750 by draft on New York, exchange 15 cents per each $100; 
 Martin & Co., of Allentown, Pa., by American Express money order, $89.75; 
 and Theodore Emens, $28.50, by P. 0. money order. Find the total cost of 
 exchange. 
 
 8. An Atlanta broker bought, at £ % discount, a 90-day (after date) draft on 
 a Nashville merchant, 4 days after the draft was drawn, and gave his check for 
 $660.17 in payment. What was the face of the draft, interest 7$? 
 
 9. L. C. Thompson, of St. Louis, bought of Glenn & Garson a 60-day draft 
 for $3800 on Leroy & Co., of Boston, at f # discount and less 6$ interest for the. 
 time to run. He sent the draft to a Boston broker who sold it at -J$ discount 
 and less 6$ interest for 54 days. If the broker's commission was»J#, what amount 
 did he remit Thompson and what did Thompson make by the transaction? > 
 
 10. A wholesale grocer owed for an invoice of $5425.40, purchased in New 
 York, subject to a discount of 6$ if paid within 10 days. Within the required 
 time he discounted the bill and remitted for balance as follows: A sight draft 
 which he bought of E. M. Brooks on Gunn & Baker for $4000, at \<f> discount, 
 and a bank draft for remainder, the exchange being 10 cents for each $100. How 
 much was required to settle the bill, and how much was gained by discounting it? 
 
 FOREIGN EXCHANGE. 
 
 881. Foreign Exchange is the name given to drafts or bills of exchange 
 drawn in one Country and payable in another. 
 
 Foreign bills of exchange are usually drawn in the moneys of account of the countries in 
 which they are payable. Thus, drafts on England, Ireland, and Scotland are drawn in pounds, 
 shillings, and pence; on France, Switzerland, and Belgium, in francs; on Germany, in marks; 
 on Holland, in guilders. 
 
 Foreign bills of exchange are usually drawn in duplicate or triplicate of the same tenor and 
 date, one of which being paid the others are void. Formerly it was the practice to send the 
 different bills of a set of foreign exchange by different routes or vessels, to guard against loss 
 or accident. The present practice, however, especially between Europe and America, where 
 the mail service is both rapid and sure, is to send only the original bill and retain the others of 
 the set. 
 
 Foreign bills of exchange are sometimes used as a means of collecting debts due in foreign 
 countries. The method employed is similar to that used in collecting debts by means of 
 domestic bills. That is, the drawer leaves the bill with his local banker, who forwards it to 
 a correspondent in the place where the drawee resides, by whom it is collected, the drawee 
 paying the equivalent of the face of the bill in local current funds. The correspondent then 
 remits the proceeds of the bill in funds current in the place where the draft was drawn, and 
 when received by the local banker he pays or credits the drawer the face of the bill, less the 
 charges for collecting the same. 
 
286 APPENDIX. 
 
 SET OF EXCHANGE. 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 Exchange for £100. New York, Nov. 2, 1894. 
 Thirty days after sight of this First of Exchange 
 
 (Second and Third of the same tenor and date unpaid), 
 
 Pay to the order of Messrs. E. P. Reed & Co 
 
 One Hundred Pounds Sterling — 
 
 Value received, and charge the same to account of 
 
 To Union Bank, 
 
 London. 
 
 No. 1305. Chrystie & Jaxney. 
 
 Exchange for £100. New York, Nov. 2, 1894. 
 Thirty days after Sight of this Second of Exchange... 
 
 ll, I . (First and Third of the same tenor and date unpaid), 
 
 Pay to the order of Messrs. E. P. Reed & Co _ 
 
 One Hundred Pounds Sterling 
 
 Value received, and charg-e the same to account of 
 
 To Union Bank, 
 
 London. 
 
 No. 1305. Chrystie & Janney\ 
 
 3 
 
 Exchange for £100. New York, Nov, 2, 1894. 
 Thirty days after sight of this Third of Exchange 
 
 il | (First and Second of the same tenor and date unpaid), 
 
 lllll 
 
 Pay to the order of Messrs. E. P. Reed & Co.. 
 One Hundred Pounds Sterling 
 
 Value received, and charge the same to account of 
 
 To Union Bank, 
 
 London. 
 
 No. 1305. Chrystie & Janney. 
 
 882. The Par of Exchange is the established value or equivalent of th< 
 standard unit of money of one country, expressed in the standard unit of nionej 
 of another country. It is of two kinds, intrinsic and commercial. 
 
 The intrinsic par value refers to bullion value. Thus, the pound sterling of Great Britaii 
 contains 113 grains of pure gold, and the dollar of the United States contains 23.22 grains pun 
 gold. Since 113 grains are 4.8665 times 23.22 grains, the dollar is worth 100 cents, and th( 
 pound is worth 486.65 cents. 
 
APPENDIX. 287 
 
 The commercial par value refers to the value of the coin or currency of one country com- 
 pared with that of another country, as determined by its market value, or by the requirements 
 of trade or commerce. 
 
 The following quotations of the foreign moneys of account are used as the basis for com- 
 parisons in the United States: Great Britain, £1 = $4.8665; France, 1 Franc = $.193 ; German 
 Empire, 1 Mark = $ .238 ; Spain, 1 Peseta = $ .193 ; Italy, 1 Lira = $ .193 ; Mexico, 1 Dollar = 
 $ .79 ; Brazil. 1 Milreis = $.546; Cuba, 1 Peso = $.932 ; Hayti, 1 Gourde = $ .965. 
 
 Computations in the following examples will depend upon the quotations given in each. 
 
 883. The Commercial Kate of Exchange is the market value in one 
 country of the drafts on another. 
 
 Quotations of foreign exchange are given by means of equivalents, no reference being made 
 to the par value. 
 
 The commercial par of exchange cannot be greater or less than the intrinsic par to a point 
 beyond the transportation charges and insurance of shipping coin or bullion from one country 
 to the other. When the cost of exchange is greater than the intrinsic value of the coin repre- 
 sented by its face, to a point beyond the cost of transmitting such coin to that country, gold 
 can be exported at a profit ; when less than its intrinsic value, beyond the cost of shipment and 
 insurance, gold can be imported at a profit. 
 
 American exchange on Great Britain (Sterling exchange) is quoted by giving the exchange 
 value of £1 in dollars and cents ; on France, Belgium, and Switzerland by giving the exchange 
 value of $1 in francs and centimes ; on Holland by giving the exchange value of one guilder 
 in cents ; on Germany by giving the exchange value of four reichmarks in cents. 
 
 884. Documentary Exchange is a bill drawn by a shipper upon his con- 
 signee against merchandise shipped, accompanied by the letter of hypothecation, 
 the bill of lading endorsed to order of payee, and the insurance certificates cov- 
 ering the property against which the bill is drawn. 
 
 885. Cable Transfer. — Within a few years the practice has arisen of trans- 
 ferring money to foreign countries by telegraph, or, as it is termed, "cable 
 transfer." 
 
 By cable transfer a merchant who desires to ship wheat to London can complete the trans- 
 action in a few hours. He can ship the wheat, telegraph the fact to the consignee at London, 
 obtain particulars concerning the conditions of the market, and, if he thinks best, have the 
 wheat sold at once, "to arrive," and to remit the proceeds through a London banker. A bill 
 does not appear at all in the transaction. The amount of business done in this manner has 
 materially reduced the volume of bills in some places. In the eastern trade with London, in 
 which competition is exceedingly keen and the margin of profit consequently small, the tele- 
 graphic transfer system has been in use for several years. The amount of cable transfer 
 between this country and European countries is constantly increasing. 
 
 886. A Letter of Credit is a circular letter issued by a banking house to a 
 person who desires to travel abroad. The letter is usually addressed to the foreign 
 correspondents of the bank issuing it, requesting them to furnish the traveler such 
 funds as he may require up to the aggregate amount specified in the letter. 
 
 When the traveler desires funds he goes to the correspondent in the city which he is then 
 visiting and draws a draft for the amount on the correspondent mentioned in the body of the 
 letter of credit. The draft is signed in the presence of the local correspondent, who carefully 
 compares the signature with the one on the letter, and if found to agree, the draft is cashed, 
 and the amount inscribed on the back of the letter. The last draft drawn is attached to the 
 letter itself. 
 
288 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 The difference between a bill of exchange and a letter of credit is that the former is payable 
 at a certain designated place, at a specified time and in one amount, while the latter is payable 
 at several places, at different times and in variable amounts. 
 
 887. Travelers Cheques are a substitute for letters of credit and bills of 
 exchange. They are similar in form to bank bills. They are issued for fixed 
 printed amounts, with the equivalent of each denomination in the money of the 
 principal European countries, and are payable to order, after being signed and 
 countersigned by the purchaser or holder. 
 
 Travelers Cheques are cashed, without discount or commission, by an extended list of banks 
 and bankers, and are received in settlement of hotel bills by the principal hotels in Europe. 
 
 Following is the form of Travelers Check issued by the American Express 
 Company: 
 
 TRAVELERS CHEQUE. 
 
 THE AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY. 
 
 Estahi,»hed 1841. 
 CAPITAL, $19,000,000. 
 
 Principal Office, 65 Broadway, N. Y. 
 
 London Bankers : 
 
 National Provincial Bank of England. 
 
 Paris Bankers • Credit Lyonnais. 
 
 No Cheque issued until its full value 
 has been paid in. Payment is assured 
 however long checks may remain out- 
 standing. 
 
 Cheques are issued for $10. $20, $50 and 
 $11)0 each or foreign equivalents. 
 
 This Cheque will be cashed by any of 
 the 8000 agencies of the Company in 
 United States or Canada, and in Europe 
 at the Company's agencies, 35 Milk St., 
 near Cheapside, London. E. C. : 13 Water 
 St., Liverpool •. £ Rue Scribe, Paris ; 117 
 Langenstrasse, Bremen. 
 
 By Credit Lyonnais, Paris, Havre, Ly- 
 ons, Nice, Brussels, Madrid, Geneva, 
 Constantinople, Smyrna. Alexandria, 
 Cairo and St. Petersburg . Munster & 
 Leinster Bank, Cork and Dublin ; North- 
 ern Banking Co. and Ulster Bank, Bel- 
 fast . National Bank of Scotland, Royal 
 Bank of Scotland, and British Linen Co. 
 Bank of Edinburg and Glasgow ; Dres- 
 dener Bank, Berlin and Dresden : Bank 
 fur Handel & Industrie, Frankfurt, A. 
 M.; Bayerische Vereins Bank, Munich ; 
 Anglo-Austrian Bank, Vienna ; Maguay, 
 Hooker & Co., Rome, Florence, Leghorn 
 and Pisa : Hope & Co., Amsterdam ; 
 Land man dsbanken. Copenhagen: T. J. 
 Heftye & Sons, Christiania: Kredit Ar- 
 tiebolaget, Stockholm, and other Banks, 
 Bankers. Hotels, etc , as per list. 
 
 In Austria, Russia, Spain, Portugal, ete., 
 Cheques are paid at the current rate of ex- 
 change. 
 
 the 39368 
 
 When Countersigned Below with American Express Company 
 this Signature travelers cheque. 
 
 ^^<M**^**yJ&*4^<^ / '/(Ftf/jb 
 
 The ^mmm %m$m& % 
 
 Will pay to the Order of (Qy i*w*fow 
 
 $20°? 
 
 Twenty £ » d Francs Cent. Marks Pfgs. Lira Cent. Kravas Ore. Florins Cent. 
 
 Dalian 4 17 ! 102 50 i 82 50 1 102 50 74 07 49 02 
 
 COUNTER8IGNED : (see signature above.) 
 
 Treas- 
 
 To provide the necessary security in case cheques are lost and a simple means of identifica- 
 tion, the intended user must at once place his or her signature in the upper left hand corner 
 of each check under heading "When countersigned below with this signature," leaving the 
 other spaces blank until the necessity arises for making use of same. This will prevent the 
 use of the cheque by any other than the person whose signature is so written. 
 
 When the occasion arrives to obtain funds at a bank, or to pay hotel or other bills or accounts, 
 the user fills out the check to the order of the party to whom payable, and places his or her 
 signature in the lower space thereon under heading " Countersigned " (see signature above), 
 thereby completing the issuance and insuring the identification of the rightful owner, as the 
 two signatures must agree. No identification is required. 
 
APPENDIX. 289 
 
 888. To Find the Cost of a Foreign Bill of Exchange, the Face of the Bill and 
 the Rate of Exchange being given. 
 
 Example. — Find the cost of a draft on London for £380, 10s. 6d. sterling, 
 exchange being quoted at $4.86f. 
 
 „ -, ,, ' „ OOA .,. Explanation.— Changing 10s. 6d. to the 
 
 Face draft = £380. 525. decimal of a pound = £ f^ = £ ^ an(J ^ 
 
 Monetary unit — £1. f ace of the draft in sterling exchange is worth 
 
 Market quotation of £1 = $4. 86 J. £380.525. The value of £1 is $4.86f, there- 
 
 380.525 X $4.86f = $1851.729. fore, £380.525 is worth 380.525 x $4.86£ =■ 
 
 Cost of draft = $1851.73. $1851.73. 
 
 Rule.— Change the given denominations to units and the decimal of a 
 unit of the money of account of the country upon which the exchange is 
 drawn. Multiply the value of 1 monetary unit, or market quotation, by 
 the number of monetary units, the product will represent the cost in 
 United States money. 
 
 889. To Find the Face of a Foreign Bill of Exchange, the Amount and Rate 
 being given. 
 
 Example. — The cost of a bill of exchange on London, bought at 4.86|, was 
 $3654.47. What was the face of the bill? 
 
 Operation. 
 4.865) 3654.47 
 
 £751 + £.175 rem. Explanation.— Since £1 costs $4,865, $3654.47 will 
 
 20 buy as many £ as 4.865 is contained in 3654.47, or £751.- 
 
 ol T kT~ ™ m 175. Reducing the decimal of a pound to shillings and 
 
 Ob. ~\~ .Ob. IcHl. .»*»« 
 
 pence, we have 3s. 12d. 
 I* 
 
 6d. 
 
 Rule.— Divide the cost or market value by the quotation, if both express 
 similar monetary units; or multiply the quotation by the cost or market 
 value, if they express different monetary units. 
 
 If brokerage is included, divide the gross cost in purchasing a draft by 100$ plus the rate 
 of brokerage ; or the net proceeds in selling a draft by 100$ minus the rate of brokerage. The 
 quotient will be the net cost or market value of the draft. 
 
 EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 
 
 890. 1. I bought a bill of exchange on Paris and paid $2156. "What was 
 the face of the bill, the quotation being 5.17f ? 
 
 Since $1 will buy 5.17* francs, $2156 will buy 2156 X 5.17* francs, or 11157.30 francs. 
 .30 francs = 30 centimes. 
 
 2. An importer owes a bill in London of £400, 8s. lOd. How much will it 
 cost him to settle the bill in London exchange, quoted at $4.86f ? 
 
 3. I bought a bill of exchange on London at 4. 87 J, and paid for the same 
 $2487.57. What was the face of the bill? 
 
290 APPENDIX. 
 
 Jf. A New York importer who owed a Dresden manufacturer 21320 reichs- 
 marks, bought a bill of exchange on Berlin at 95f, and paid for the same by- 
 check. What was the face of the check? 
 
 5. What is the face of a bill of exchange on London which can be bought for 
 $5807.25 if quoted at 4.85, brokerage ifc? 
 
 6. An exporter sold through a broker a bill of exchange on Hamburg, at 95f , 
 and received $5953.49 as net proceeds. What was the face of the bill, brokerage -J$? 
 
 7. Hibbard & Co., of Brooklyn, purchased a bill of exchange on London at 3 
 days' sight for £342, 12s. 6d., at 4.86£. How much did the bill cost? 
 
 8. What will be the face of a bill of exchange on Paris that can be bought for 
 $1284.40, exchange being quoted at 5.17-J? 
 
 9. An importer purchased a sixty-day bill of exchange on Bremen at 95f for 
 $446.20. What was the face of the bill? 
 
 10. A New York diamond merchant purchased a bill of exchange on Amster- 
 dam at 3 days' sight for 63892 guilders, at 40^. What did the bill cost? 
 
 11. I purchased a bill of exchange on Paris for 33250 francs and paid $6412.72. 
 What was the course of exchange? 
 
 12. The Armour Packing Company received $3149.25 for a bill of exchange 
 on Hamburg. What was the face of the bill, exchange being 94^, brokerage -£$? 
 
 13. An importer purchased a bill of exchange on Amsterdam for S575 guilders' 
 and paid $1443.41 for it. What was the course of exchange? 
 
 llf. A Manchester manufacturer drew a bill of exchange at 3 days' sight for 
 £450, 10s. 8d. on a Eochester, N. Y., merchant. The draft was presented to the 
 payee by a local bank, and paid by check. What was the face of the check, 
 exchange being 4.85i, collection £#? 
 
 15. Langdon & Perry, of New York, owed on foreign invoices as follows: 
 T. C. Shepherd Sons, London, £1800, 8s.; J. L. Von Buesche, Berlin, 160C 
 marks; Perrie, Buzzell & Co., Paris, 4016 francs; F. Gonzalez, Mexico, 816 dol- 
 lars. They bought at their bank: Exchange on London, at 4.86^; on Berlin, 
 96^; on Paris, 5.19^; on Mexico, 79^-, and issued one check to cover the total 
 purchase. What was the amount of the check? 
 
 16. When N. Y., N. H..& H. stock is quoted in New York at 181-J-, and ster- 
 ling exchange at 4.86-J, what should be the London quotation of the stock? 
 
 Note. — American securities are quoted in London at an assumed valuation of $5 to the 
 pound sterling, instead of the actual value of $4.8665. Hence, to obtain the equivalent London 
 quotation, multiply the American quotation by 5 and divide the product by the rate of exchange. 
 
 17. If N. Y. C. K. R. stock is quoted in London at 103£, what is the equiva- 
 lent New York quotation, sterling exchange being quoted in New York at 4.87^? 
 
 Multiply the London quotation by rate of exchange, and divide the product by 5. 
 
 18. When sterling exchange is quoted in New York at 4.86£, what is the 
 equivalent London quotation of Can. Pacif. R. stock, listed in New York at 64|? 
 
 19. Pennsylvania R. R. stock is quoted in London at 54. What is the equiva- 
 lent New York quotation if the rate of exchange is 4.86^? 
 
 20. When Manhattan Elevated stock is quoted in New York at 113^, what k 
 the equivalent London quotation, the course of exchange being 4.86-J? 
 
ANSWERS 
 
 Page 12. 
 
 6. 
 
 6457434373. 
 
 
 Page 22. 
 
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 1866. 
 
 Art. 64. 
 
 6. 
 
 515. 
 
 
 Art. 91. 
 
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 7245. 
 
 1. 45. 
 
 7. 
 
 599100. 
 
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 126. 
 
 6. 
 
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 2. 306. 
 
 8. 
 
 £919760700. 
 
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 124. 
 
 7. 
 
 2650. 
 
 S. 217. 
 
 9. 
 
 $519949564.3a 
 
 3. 
 
 54. 
 
 8. 
 
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 4. 1647. 
 
 5. 979. 
 
 6. 262. 
 
 10. 
 11. 
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 £87197000. 
 168 in. 
 
 $178586. 
 
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 6. 
 
 300. 
 204. 
 450. 
 
 9. 
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 11. 
 12. 
 
 7665. 
 3516. 
 23413. 
 9576. 
 
 7. 853. 
 <?. 599. 
 9. 1053. 
 
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 513281. 
 
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 182. 
 
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 42084. 
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 10. 1610. 
 
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 10. 
 
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 1. 3342. 
 & 22512. 
 3. 26052. 
 
 16. 
 
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 $3361127356. 
 
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 12342. 
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 35610. 
 
 7872. 
 
 27120. 
 
 6454. 
 
 £ 161840. 
 5. 223732. 
 
 
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 Art. 80. 
 
 16. 
 17. 
 
 693. 
 1197. 
 
 6. 2967515. 
 
 
 
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 832. 
 
 
 
 7. 813496. 
 
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 613. 
 
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 9. 24543879. 
 
 20. 
 21. 
 
 712. 
 1440. 
 
 
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 10. 8179519. 
 
 4 
 
 13890. 
 
 22. 
 
 572. 
 
 
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 6. 
 
 50000. 
 
 23. 
 H. 
 
 25. 
 26. 
 
 585. 
 3015. 
 1300. 
 6987. 
 
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 1. 133.36. 
 
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 9. 314.61. 
 
 
 
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 20. 296.19. 
 
 
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 Page 24. 
 
 Z. $3102. 
 
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 8679. 
 
 
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 615. 
 
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 6. 8352192. 
 
 7. 7809840. 
 
 8. 7809840. 
 
 9. 7809840. 
 
 10. 7809840. 
 
 11. 7809840. 
 
 12. 7809840. 
 
 13. 5184. 
 U. 5184. 
 15. 5184. 
 
 Page 25. 
 
 Art. 100. 
 
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 18941400. 
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 1305 cents. 
 990 dollars. 
 3030 dollars. 
 2700 dollars. 
 57708. 
 238800800. 
 2285 dollars. 
 15378 dollars. 
 $645 gained. 
 3720 dollars. 
 
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 Page 26. 
 
 Art. 101. 
 
 1. $385560000. 
 
 2. $189739175. 
 8. $123224. 
 
 4. $15147.50. 
 
 5. $116816. 
 
 6. 26784 ft. 
 
 7. 6717 0. 
 
 8. $200. 
 
 9. 16890. 
 
 10. 33610. 
 
 11. $844. 
 
 12. 92700 pairs. 
 
 Page 27. 
 
 IS. 3583020. 
 U. 2915 lb. 
 IB. 71700. 
 
 16. $8158 gained. 
 
 17. $675. 
 
 18. $2230. 
 
 19. $1899600. 
 
 20. $1649 gain. 
 
 Page 29. 
 
 Art. 118. 
 
 1. 8,4,2. 
 
 2. 10, 5, 4, 2. 
 
 3. 14, 7, 28, 8, 4. 
 4- 18, 30, 15, 6, 10. 
 
 5. 5, 3, 9, 15. 
 
 6. 9, 2, 3, 18, 4. 
 
 7. 12,36,6,3. 
 
 8. 12, 21, 42, 7, 4. 
 P. 20, 4, 50, 25, 10. 
 
 10. 4, 12, 6, 2, 3. 
 
 ii. 25, 5. 
 
 12. 12, 4, 16, 8, 24. 
 
 13. 8, 16, 2, 32, 4. 
 2£ 6,40,15,24,10. 
 
 15. 20,5,8,4,10. 
 
 16. 12, 18, 24, 36, 
 
 48, 6. 
 
 17. 5,25,35. 
 
 18. 16,12,3,8,6. 
 
 19. 36, 54, 12, 18, 
 
 9, 4. 
 
 20. 40,20,10,25,60. 
 
 Page 30. 
 
 Art. 117. 
 
 1. 323. 
 
 2. 315. 
 
 5. 281. 
 4. 529. 
 
 6. 3945f. 
 0. 6744£. 
 
 7. 17?H- 
 
 8. 13023^-. 
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 5. 4^ miles, and 
 
 $138i|f. 
 
 6. 36666667. 
 
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 10. 715 acres. 
 
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 11. 21«. 
 
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ANSWERS. 
 
 293 
 
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 5. 2f 22. 2. 
 
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 7. 8f 15. 18. 
 
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 Art. 305. 
 
 2. 25. 5. 344. 
 
 2. 7ft. 10. 600. 
 
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 4. 30. 12. 297i. 
 
 5. 124. 25. 265. 
 
 6. 26f. 24. 679. 
 
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 f. 6f 20. 6£. 
 
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 5. 35. 25. 10. 
 
 6. 2. 14. 16. 
 
 7. 15. 15. 36. 
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 2. 49. 20. 427, 
 
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 5. 49f 13. 65ft. 
 6\ 81f 24. 168ft 
 
 7. 152. 25. 6972. 
 
 8. 3f. 26. 448. 
 
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 Ait. 310. 
 
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ANSWERS. 
 
 295 
 
 S. $90, and $60. 
 
 10. 
 11. 
 
 12. 
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 Page 58. 
 
 Art, 314. 
 
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 5. T&. 13. 34**. 
 
 6. 4*. 24. 20|f. 
 
 7. 3ff. 25. 14A- 
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 Art. 217. 
 
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 5. 21f 25. 24. 
 
 i. 51f. U. 67*. 
 
 5. 888*. 25. 81. 
 
 6. 20. 26. 40. 
 
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 20. 3ff. 00. 21. 
 
 Art. 218. 
 
 2. $72. 
 
 2. 5 shares. 
 
 5. 40 families. 
 
 4. 24 bu. 
 
 5. 5 da. 
 
 6. lift. 
 
 7. *A. 
 
 & 3089*f, or 3090 
 sacks. 
 
 Page 60. 
 
 Art. 220. 
 
 i. f. 9. iff. 
 
 j?. 2*. 20. }. 
 
 5. 1*. 22. ff. 
 
 4- I #• H. 
 
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 25. . 13. 
 
 19. 12* da. 
 
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 21. 834f cords. 
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 05. 279* miles. 
 Page 61. 
 
 . Art. 233. 
 
 2. 2ff. 
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 A 7**. 
 
 5. $14000. 
 
 6. $6772*f. 
 
 7. 3 bu. 
 
 8. 21b. 
 
 0. $135000. 
 20. 323AV. sulphur, 
 215 T 4 A salt., and 
 1615f*char. 
 
 11. $52500. 
 
 12. $80 watch, and 
 
 $35 chain. 
 
 Page 62. 
 
 25. $5f. 
 
 24. 15 days. 
 
 25. $19000. 
 16. $67837*. 
 
 27. 51 + 0. 
 18. $2. 
 
 25. $248.70|. 
 
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 02. $5. 
 
 £0. $13200. 
 
 28. 336 trees. 
 04. 1001b. 
 25. $67*. 
 
 06. $6, $15 and $16. 
 
 27. 62* years. 
 
 28. S $1190, H $476 
 
 and R $544 
 
 29. 90A years. 
 
 Page 63. 
 
 SO. $35 and $40. 
 
 31. 105. 
 
 3$. 6f bu. 
 
 55. 22* da. 
 
 34. J$47*, C$38£ 
 
 35. 40 ft. 
 
 36. 94* ft. 
 
 57. Cow $30, colt 
 
 38. 2 p. m. 
 
 3d. 36 ft. 
 
 40. 405.. 
 
 42. H $216, C $324. 
 
 42. 30f years. 
 
 43. 6* da. 
 4*. 5A 5 yda. 
 
 45. 42f da. 
 
 46. 67* da. 
 
 47. S $180, B $1501 
 
 48. 150 ft. 
 
 Page 64. 
 
 49. H- 
 
 50. 176 rd. 
 52. 14f min. 
 
 50. Ben 70, John 1£ 
 55. 28 bu. and80bu. 
 
 54. 5A m i Q « pas* 1 
 
 o'clock. 
 
 55. 27A min. of 7 
 
 o'clock. 
 
 56. 10f£ min. of 10 
 
 o'clock. 
 
 57. 5A niin. of 11 
 
 o'clock. 
 
 58. 60. 
 
 59. 520 loss. 
 
 60. $1500, $3000, 
 
 $4500, $6000. 
 
 61. 62A 3 T yards. 
 
 60. A $19.75, and B 
 $15.80. 
 
 63. 15 hr. 
 
 64. 4 min. 
 
 65. 55 yr. 
 
 66. A $HAfr, B 
 
 $14AV and 
 $10*. 
 
 Page 65. 
 
 67. B 42*, S 25|; B 
 
 $16*, S $28*. 
 
 65. Hfffda; 
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 H $25fff , 
 T $22|*f , 
 
 L $19AV- 
 
 69. 16f da.; A, $44 
 
 f£f;andB,$30 
 
 70. $7350. A, $2650} 
 
 B, $2700; O, 
 $2000. 
 
 71. H,216;M,129f 
 
 and B, 64$ 
 
 72. 81 dr 
 
 73. 49**. 
 
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 ANSWERS. 
 
 
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 75. H,$33*;M,$55f, 
 
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 76. A, 135f da.; B, 
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 16. 103.587. 
 
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 Art. 251. 
 
 188* da.; D, 
 674 da. 
 
 17. 640.64. 
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 77. A and B, 75* da. ; 
 
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 45* da. 
 
 ftft 479027004.00000- 
 
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 10. 57597.358230005, 
 
 79. 26^ da. 
 
 80. A, 77^%; 
 
 26. .001003. 
 
 27. .0100011. 
 
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 12. 1627.325 A. 
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 D, HS^Vft. 
 
 iiilfiooo* 
 
 14. 1798.9425 bu. 
 
 Page 69. 
 
 Art. 340. 
 
 Art. 246. 
 
 15. 395.8125 yd. 
 
 Art. 238. 
 
 1. .25. 
 
 1. .0625. 
 
 16. 376. 
 
 1. .026. 
 ft, .27. 
 
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 2. .65. 
 
 17. 926 s . 
 
 A .00256. 
 
 A .275. 
 
 Art. 253. 
 
 5. .0016, 
 
 4. 9.01. 
 
 5. 1.476. 
 
 4. .09375. 
 A .1375. 
 
 1. .811357+. 
 
 4. .04. 
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 6. .193024. 
 
 7. .00504. 
 
 A .52. 
 
 7. .0525. 
 
 2. 2.23985+. 
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 7. 83.0504. 
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 A 2146.9003. 
 P. 56973.805. 
 
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 5. 1384.4959234662- 
 
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 10. .0024. 
 
 9. 500. 05. 
 
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 11. 1001.0100. 
 
 11. 33254.81. 
 
 12. .00001876. 
 
 X*. .9375. 
 
 12. .015625. 
 
 6. 5569.3518126587* 
 42. 
 
 12. 1890.090. 
 
 13. 850.05. 
 U. 1000.10. 
 
 13. 10.007. 
 
 14. .00097. 
 
 15. 15.0015. 
 15. .035700097. 
 
 1A .0015625 
 
 14. .8875. 
 
 15. .00024. 
 
 16. .96875. 
 
 Page 75. 
 
 Art. 255. 
 1. .412. 
 
 Art. 239. 
 
 17. 219760.0801. 
 
 17. .984375. 
 
 2. .52977. 
 
 1. 11.107. 
 
 18. .046700004. 
 
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 ft, 15.0014. 
 
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 e 1 ci c/» i«r» 
 
 A .000726. 
 
 20. 1101.10011 
 
 m .95. 
 
 A l. 545648. 
 
 4. 1106.0012. 
 
 
 £1. .94. 
 
 A 54.2294. 
 
 5. 1600.16. 
 
 A 10000000.000010. 
 
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 Art. 244. 
 
 22. .226. 
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 7. 754.6005. ■ 
 A 10000.0999. 
 9. .3148. 
 
 7. 300.65. 
 
 
 24, .76. 
 
 
 £A .015625. 
 
 10. 213.889625. 
 
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 Page 73. 
 
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 Art. 249. 
 
 
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 Page 76. 
 
 11. .500. 
 
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 ft. f 
 
 Art. 257. 
 
 ?2. .00005. 1 
 
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 1. .546. 
 
ANSWERS. 
 
 29? 
 
 t. .01968. 
 
 5. 1.26875. 
 4. 39.9024. 
 
 6. 23469.986904. 
 
 6. 4625520.705. 
 
 7. 1. 
 
 8. 9. 
 
 9. .625000. 
 
 10. .87600. 
 
 11. 7231.98325125. 
 
 12. 49. 
 tf. .1. 
 
 U. 275400116.25610- 
 
 02754. 
 
 15. $20217.72. 
 
 '16. $536.88. 
 
 17. $937.04. 
 
 18. $336.33. 
 Page 77. 
 
 Art. 260. 
 
 1. .25. 
 
 2. 305. 
 
 3. 250. 
 
 4. .5. 
 £. .05. 
 
 6. 50. 
 
 7. 500. 
 
 8. 4000. 
 P. 2000. 
 
 f0. .002. 
 
 11. .000025. 
 
 22. 183100. 
 
 13. 5.5875. 
 
 14. 5252000. 
 25. 50. 
 
 lb. .00007. 
 
 27. .001. 
 
 18. 4000. 
 
 29. 1000000000. . 
 
 20. .000001. 
 
 22. 25. 
 
 22. 4000000000. 
 
 S3. .15. 
 
 24. 60000000. 
 
 25. 1. 
 10. 
 100. 
 100.' 
 1000. 
 .1. 
 
 1. 
 10. 
 100. 
 .01. 
 
 26. .1. 
 .01. 
 
 .0001. 
 
 .00001. 
 
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 100000. 
 
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 27. .02. 
 200. 
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 .0002. 
 .00000002. 
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 20000000. 
 .0000002. 
 .000000000002. 
 10000000000. 
 
 Page 78. 
 
 28. 6400646464647.0- 
 
 406464000064. 
 
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 80. 40000400000.044- 
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 31. 400044440440.00- 
 
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 S3. 150001650151.80- 
 1650000015. 
 
 15. 
 16. 
 17. 
 18. 
 19. 
 
 12711.8750. 
 
 10.625. 
 
 1011.6. 
 
 6.875 da. 
 
 $274.58. 
 
 $24.9331+. 
 
 
 Page 80. 
 
 
 Art. 266. 
 
 1. 
 
 1991.1198244. 
 
 2. 
 
 .61032010. 
 
 8. 
 
 .1625. 
 
 4. 
 
 601 
 
 Twcro"- 
 
 5. 
 
 .0038462. 
 
 6. 
 
 2116.99454. 
 
 7. 
 
 187.2996. 
 
 8. 
 
 $7,766. 
 
 9. 
 
 41.299781. 
 
 10. 
 
 7.029956572371- 
 
 
 000. 
 
 11. 
 
 999999999.99999- 
 
 
 9998. 
 
 12. 
 
 .90. 
 
 13. 
 
 572501.2525. 
 
 u. 
 
 $1100.869. 
 
 3. 
 
 4. 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12 
 
 Page 84. 
 
 Art. 287. 
 
 1. 6000. 
 
 2. 11100^. 
 
 3. $2.41. 
 A $10.44 
 6. $214.68. 
 
 6. $18. 
 
 7. $510. 
 
 8. $98.76. 
 
 9. 100980. 
 
 10. 3750. 
 
 11. 26530. 
 
 12. 157320. 
 
 Art. 289. 
 
 1. $88.84. 
 
 Page 85. 
 
 $144.89. 
 
 $4337.77. 
 
 $221.53. 
 
 $378.07. 
 
 $377.29. 
 
 384. 5 i. 
 
 1088 60 . 
 
 4073 76 . 
 
 3065«b. 
 
 896 86 . 
 
 2094.15. 
 
 Art. 291. 
 
 $8179.88. 
 
 Page 86. 
 
 $4859.76. 
 
 $29.52. 
 
 $839.26. 
 
 $33.73. 
 
 Art. 293. 
 $2284.35. 
 $1315.63. 
 $7.13. 
 950 bu. 
 $344.73 gain. 
 $91.10. 
 
 Page 88. 
 
 Art. 294. 
 
 7. 26 and 39. 
 
 8. 16^ min. aftei 
 
 3 o'clock. 
 
 9. Midnight. 
 
 10. B. 12, A. 20, 
 
 C. 78. 
 U. B. 840 and O. 
 
 450. 
 12. 1900. 
 
 Page 93. 
 
 Art. 304. 
 2. $143. 
 
 3. 
 
 4. 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
 13. 
 
 $65,875. 
 
 $113.75. 
 
 $291.83£. 
 
 $133.31£. 
 
 $247.60. 
 
 $63.05. 
 
 $1.21£. 
 
 $3.70. 
 
 $67.71£. 
 
 $10.50. 
 
 $841.15. 
 
 $1156.97. 
 
 Page 94* 
 
 Art. 306. 
 
 2. $75. 
 
 2. $358.75. 
 
 3. $22.13. 
 
 4. $53.50. 
 
 5. $1125. 
 
 6. $612. 
 
 7. $3281.25. 
 
 8. $382. 
 
 9. $24.06. 
 
 10. $45.56. 
 
 11. $34. 
 
 12. $1567.501 ' 
 
 13. $187.50. 
 
 14. $281.25. 
 
 15. $125.25 
 
 16. $370. 
 
 17. $2750. 
 
 18. $46.25 
 
 19. $50.25 
 
 20. $86.25. 
 
 21. $156.25. 
 
ANSWERS. 
 
 Art. 307. 
 2. $2507.96. 
 
 Page 95. 
 
 2. $332446. 
 $4321.26. 
 $5282.20. 
 $8096.48. 
 $3364.72. 
 
 1. 
 
 2. 
 8. 
 
 4. 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 
 3. 
 
 4- 
 5. 
 6. 
 7. 
 8. 
 9. 
 10. 
 
 1. 
 
 2. 
 
 8. 
 
 4- 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
 
 Page 96. 
 
 Art. 309. 
 
 23 lb. 
 4627.5 yd. 
 61b. 
 
 763.2 yd. 
 876.5 doz. 
 371 lb. 
 81.5 yd. 
 115.2 acres. 
 689 yd. 
 123 lb. 
 $40.96. 
 
 Page 97, 
 
 Art. 311. 
 
 1. $21.91. 
 
 $70.07. 
 
 $28.35. 
 
 $148.28. 
 
 $31.68. 
 
 $25.31. 
 
 $89.10. 
 
 $63.63. 
 
 $35.65. 
 
 Art. 313. 
 
 $24.75. 
 $14.66. 
 
 $158.76. 
 
 $123.18. 
 
 $53. 
 
 $38.75. 
 
 $19.80. 
 
 $100.32. 
 
 $140.81. 
 
 $34.78. 
 
 $68296.35. 
 
 $2819.31. 
 
 Page 98. 
 
 Art. 315. 
 1. $4.02. 
 
 $4.71. 
 
 $78.70. 
 
 $13.84. 
 
 $2014.46. 
 
 $2016.46. 
 
 $941.63. 
 
 $21.06. 
 
 $2.77. 
 
 $19.51. 
 
 $296.24. 
 
 $15.77. 
 
 $56.72. 
 
 $66162.39. 
 
 Page 99. 
 
 Art. 317, 
 
 $28.56. 
 
 $28.08. 
 
 $52.83. 
 
 $39.29. 
 
 $24.66. 
 
 $27.15. 
 
 $55.67. 
 
 $58.33. 
 
 $174.78. 
 
 $132.36. 
 
 $121.68. 
 
 $242.79. 
 
 $333.31. 
 
 $109.57. 
 
 $198.91. 
 
 $28.16. 
 
 $11.57. 
 
 $12.06. 
 
 $60.89. 
 
 $30.14. 
 
 $15.62. 
 
 $1941.92. 
 
 Page 101. 
 
 Art. 326. 
 
 1. $9.03. 
 
 Page 102. 
 
 2. $49954.08. 
 
 3. $191.47. 
 
 Page 103. 
 
 4. $1812.31. 
 
 Art. 327. 
 
 1. $46731.58. 
 
 Page 104. 
 
 2. $967.31. 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
 13. 
 
 1. 
 
 2. 
 
 8. 
 
 4- 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
 13. 
 
 15. 
 16. 
 17. 
 18. 
 19. 
 
 8. $66.21. 
 
 Page 105. 
 
 Art. 328. 
 
 $943.54. 
 $57269.94. 
 
 Page 106. 
 
 Art. 329. 
 
 $115.68. 
 $560.50. 
 $1528.75. 
 $190.33. 
 $272.35. 
 ).14. 
 
 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 
 10. 
 
 Page 107, 
 
 $524.03. 
 $1718.01. 
 $168.68. 
 $322.29. 
 
 Page 112. 
 
 Art. 355. 
 
 1. 450 min. 51 sec. 
 
 2. 23 hr. 5 min. 29 
 
 sec. 
 
 3. 7 da. 1 hr. 30 
 
 min. 51 sec. 
 
 4. 24 yr. lmo. 5 da. 
 
 6 min. 
 
 5. 6332£ hr. 
 
 6. Jan. 14, 1889. 
 
 7. 3405 da. 
 
 8. 1169 da. 
 
 9. 11 mo. 9 da. 
 
 10. 1 yr. 10 mo. 19 
 
 da. 19* hr. 
 
 Page 113. 
 
 11. 1440 min. 
 
 12. 939613.7 sec. 
 
 Art. 358. 
 
 1. 35° 54'. 
 
 2. 24° 16' 46". 
 
 3. 3S. 1°49'41\ 
 
 4. 1296000. 
 
 5. 4907'. 
 
 6. 205737. 
 
 7. 136° 2'. 
 
 8. 21600'. 
 
 9. 8° 39'. 
 
 Page 115. 
 
 Art. 363. 
 
 1. 2 hr. 30 min. 24 
 
 sec. 
 
 2. 41 min. 40 sec. 
 
 3. 57 min. 44 sec. 
 
 after 3 a. m. 
 
 4. 1 hr. 52 min. 8 
 
 sec. 
 
 5. 16 min. past 8 
 
 p. m. 
 
 Art. 365. 
 
 1. 47° 59'. 
 
 2. 35° 13' E. 
 
 3. 74° 58'. 
 
 Page 11G. 
 
 4. 36° 52' 20" N. 
 
 5. t 77° 1'. 
 
 Art. 366. 
 
 1. 180°. 
 
 2. 180°. 
 
 3. 4 5 16 p. m. 
 
 4. 6 33 40 a. m. 
 
 6 min. of 1 
 
 p. m. 
 
 6 a. m. 
 
 10 9 20 p. m. 
 
 1 21 21£ p. m„ 
 
 3 min. 48 sec. 
 
 past 7 a. m. 
 
 Page 117. 
 
 Art. 371. 
 
 1. £256 4 s. 
 
 2. 248 s. 3 d. 
 
 3. £54 6 s. 10 d. 
 
 % £195 4s.4d.) 
 far. 
 
 Art. 373. 
 
 1. . 6480 d. 
 
 2. 956 far. 
 
 3. 38853 d. 
 
 4. 39450 far. 
 
 5. 13206 far. 
 
 Page 118. 
 
 Art. 375. 
 
 1. $350.26. 
 
 2. $525.80. 
 
 3. $63544.40. 
 

 ANSWERS. 
 
 299 
 
 4. $15.03. 
 
 28. 73 lb. 2 oz. 8 pwt. 
 
 5. $254.49. 
 
 10. 484 mi. 53 rd. 1 
 
 5. $54.29. 
 
 19 gr. 
 29. $154.22. 
 
 6. $5.04. 
 
 yd. 2 ft. 6 in. 
 
 Art. 377. 
 
 30. $360.67 gain. 
 
 Art. 400. 
 
 Page 134. 
 
 1. £38 3 d. 2.4 far. 
 
 
 1. 928 pt. 
 
 Art. 434. 
 
 2. £63 7 s. 10 d. 
 
 Page 127. 
 
 2. 599 pt. 
 
 1. 35676648 sq. in. 
 
 3. £513 14 s. 3 d. 
 
 Art. 395. 
 
 3. 186 bu. 3qt.2pt. 
 
 2. 134498442f sq.ft. 
 
 3 far. 
 
 1. 34669 lb. 
 
 £ 7qt. lfpt. 
 
 3. 112 A. 40 sq. rd. 
 
 4. £751 14 s. 3 d. 
 
 5. £22621 2 s. 8 d. 
 
 2. 15 T. 12 cwt. 75 
 lb. 
 
 Page 130. 
 
 261 sq. ft. 51.84 
 sq. in. 
 
 lfar. 
 
 3. 12 cwt. 50 lb. 
 
 4. 56 lb. 4 oz. 
 
 5. 5 bu. 1 pk. 1 qt. 
 1 pt. 
 
 Page 135. 
 
 Page 124. 
 
 5. 7 cwt. 68 lb. 6 
 .4 oz. 
 
 0. 83 bu. 1 pk. 3 qt. 
 lfpt. 
 
 4. 110 sq. rd. 
 
 
 "■ '44<J0B4400 "I mu 
 
 Art. 393. 
 
 6. 12 cwt 501b. 
 
 7. $184.12. 
 
 6. .9382+ A. 
 
 1. 7653 pwt. 
 
 iy 7089 T 
 
 *. in CWt. 
 
 9. .24125 cwt. 
 20. .99996875 T. 
 
 Page 128. 
 
 Art. 402. 
 
 7. 101 sq. rd. 2 sq. 
 
 2. 155948 gr. 
 
 3. 4 lb. 11 gr. 
 
 4. 5 lb. 3 oz. 2 pwt. 
 
 9gr. 
 
 5. 432 gr. 
 
 6. & pwt. 
 
 1. 5932 gi. 
 
 2. 31 bbl. 7 gal. 1 
 
 pt. 3 gi. 
 
 3. 651.168 gi. 
 
 4. 6 gal. 2 qt. 1.16 
 
 yd. 21.6 sq. in. 
 
 8. 4 A. 83 sq. rd. 6 
 
 sq. yd. 64f sq 
 in. 
 
 9. 3lf, squares. 
 10. 63 yd. 
 
 ~ T&W 0Z - 
 
 5. 1 oz. 13 pwt. 18 
 
 11. 30 T. 1 cwt. 94 
 lb. 11 oz. 
 
 g>. 
 
 J. $71.75. 
 
 11. 90 ft. 
 
 12. 230 ft. 
 
 12. $72.81. 
 
 6. 7 gal. 2 qt. 1 pt. 
 
 13. 25|A. 
 
 gr. 
 
 13. 2 T. 5 cwt. 84 lb. 
 
 % gi- 
 
 14. $107156.25. 
 
 10. 12 pwt. 12 gr. 
 
 11. T y F ib. 
 
 12. f§9 lb. 
 
 Art. 397. 
 
 7. 13 gal. 1 pt. 1 gi. 
 £. $19.16. 
 
 15. $3277.97. 
 
 16. 357£ rd. 
 
 1. 17 lb. 9 oz. 5 dr. 
 
 1 sc. 
 
 2. 5896 dr. 
 
 P. $72.58, gain. 
 
 17. 414f ft. 
 
 13. 7 oz. 14 pwt. 
 
 4.8 gr. 
 14- 18 pwt. 2.4 gr. 
 25. .297916 + lb. 
 tf. .875 oz. 
 
 Page 131. 
 
 18. 130£ A. 
 
 19. Not any. 
 
 3. T 9 x¥*lb. 
 
 Art. 403. 
 
 20. 2 sq. rd. 
 
 4. 11 oz. 3 dr. 2 sc. 
 
 1. 1579y 4 y pt. 
 
 21. 28f. 
 
 •8gr. 
 
 2. 134.5 + pt. gain. 
 
 22. 4f|A. 
 
 17. 472 lb. 1 oz. 12 
 
 5. 63 sc. 
 
 3. $.52 gain. 
 
 23. 58£ rd. 
 
 pwt. 8 gr. 
 
 6. 6 lb. 9 oz. 6 dr. 
 11.5 gr. 
 
 4. $5.25, gain. 
 
 5. $7.99 less. 
 
 24. 12. 
 
 25. 26 A. 11 sq. rd. 4 
 
 Page 125. 
 
 7. 1 lb. 2 oz. 4 dr. 
 I sc. 4 gr. 
 
 Page 132. 
 
 sq. yd. 5 sq. ft. 
 36 sq. in. 
 
 IS. 211 lb. 11 oz. 19 
 
 8. 7 lb. 3 oz. 4 dr. 
 
 Art. 409. 
 
 26. $60.06. 
 
 pwt. 21 gr. 
 
 12 gr. 
 
 1. 127002 in. 
 
 27. $10.56. 
 
 10. 2 pwt. 20. 4 gr. 
 
 5. 6 lb. 2 oz. 6 dr. 
 
 2. 39 mi. 155 rd. 4 
 
 28. 9 A. 110 sq. rd. 
 
 20. .0067+. 
 
 1 sc. 8 gr. 
 
 yd. 3 in. 
 
 12 sq. yd. 3 sq. 
 
 21. 8 lb. 2 oz. 13 pwt. 
 
 10. 15 lb. 10 oz. 5 
 
 *• "i 2 6 * s • 
 
 ft. 54 sq. in. 
 
 6gr. 
 
 dr. 2 sc. 8 gr. 
 
 4. 213 rd. 1yd. 2 ft. 
 
 29. 38 A. 59 sq. rd. 
 
 22. 18 lb. 9 oz. 14 
 
 11. 11 oz. 2 sc. 4& 
 
 6 in. 
 
 12 sq. yd. 5 sq. 
 
 pwt. 2 gr. 
 
 gr- 
 
 5. fjrd. 
 
 ft. 112 sq. in. 
 
 93. $8032.50. 
 
 
 6. 173 rd. 2 yd. 1ft. 
 
 30. 640 rd. 
 
 24. $1924.39. 
 
 Page 129. 
 
 312 in. 
 
 31. 320 rd. 
 
 U. 5 oz. 2 pwt. 17 
 
 Art. 398. 
 
 7. .892+. 
 
 
 gr. 
 
 1. "$1477.27. 
 
 <?. 123 mi. 162 rd. 3 
 
 Page 136. 
 
 26. 1 oz. 13 pwt. 8 
 
 2. $2255.25. 
 
 yd. 1 ft. 4 in. 
 
 32. 60 yd. 
 
 gr. 
 
 3. 61b. 10 oz. 15 gr. 
 
 9. 1593 mi. 312 rd. 
 
 33. $40.30. 
 
 27. $11655. 
 
 4. 18 lb. 6.43f oz. 
 
 2 yd. 1 ft. 8 in. 
 
 34. $58594.44 
 
300 
 
 ASTSWEKS. 
 
 35. $1884.04. 
 
 36. $15.63. 
 
 37. 43 rolls. 
 
 ■38. 128£ yd., 130 
 yd., and $327. 
 25. 
 
 39. 4861£f. 
 
 ft. 12 sq. ft 
 
 41. $9.46. 
 
 42. 28512. 
 
 43. 52.177+ ft. and 
 
 104.354+ ft. 
 
 44. 147840. 
 
 45. $74.36. 
 
 46. $204.73. 
 
 Page 137. 
 
 Art. 430. 
 
 1. 1. 
 
 2. 9. 
 A 16. 
 £ 25. 
 
 5. 81. 
 
 6. 100. 
 
 7. 9801. 
 A 65536. 
 
 Page 139. 
 
 Art. 439. 
 
 1. 14. 
 
 2. 15. 
 J. 12. 
 * 24. 
 
 5. 35. 
 
 6. 75. 
 
 7. 206. 
 <?. 11.2. 
 P. 7.09. 
 
 10. 21.954. 
 
 11. 5.07. 
 
 
 Page 140. 
 
 12. 
 
 10.3156. 
 
 13. 
 
 f. 
 
 U- 
 
 f. 
 
 15, 
 
 .968+. 
 
 16. 
 
 .85+. 
 
 17. 
 
 5510. 8 +. 
 
 18. 
 
 68548.66+. 
 
 
 Art. 446. 
 
 1. 
 
 10. 
 
 2. 
 
 49.777. 
 
 Page 141. 
 
 3. 108.25+. 
 
 4. 60.81+. 
 
 5. 56.796; 113.592. 
 
 6. 208.71 + ft. 
 
 7. 1866. 76 + ft. 
 
 8. 660 ft. 
 
 9. 124.03 — ft. 
 
 10. 77. 88 + ft. 
 
 11. 72.56 + ft. 
 
 12. 452 rd., 8 ft., 
 
 10.92 + in. 
 
 13. 226.42 + rd. 
 
 14. 720 rd. 
 
 15. 208.80 rd. 
 
 Page 142. 
 
 Art. 448. 
 
 1. 211618.48 in. 
 
 2. 1 mi. 68 ch. 1 rd. 
 
 161. 
 
 3. 3rd. 18 1.59.4 in. 
 
 4. 76241. 
 
 5. 7ch.l41. 2.27fin. 
 
 6. 8927^ ft. 
 
 7. 1924| rd. 
 
 8. 16 ch. 91 1. 5.22 
 
 in. 
 
 9. 2738 steps, - llf 
 
 in. rem. 
 
 Page 145. 
 
 Art. 459. 
 
 1. 10 cu. yd. 1533 
 
 cu. in. 
 
 2. 6178581. 
 
 3. 8 cu. yd. 972 cu. 
 
 in. 
 
 4. 7200 cu. ft. 
 
 5. 508& cu. yd. 
 
 6. 247 T 3 T pch. 
 
 ?• rnrWir cu. yd. 
 
 8. .2615 + cu. yd. 
 
 9. ^ cu. ft. 
 
 10. 14 cu. ft, 302.4 
 
 cu. in. 
 
 11. $2320.76. 
 
 12. $2622.38. 
 
 13. 642081.6 bricks. 
 14^ 47£ cd. 
 
 15. 39|f cd. 
 
 16. 26 ft. 9^ in. 
 
 17. $227.11. 
 
 18. 54468f lb. 
 
 19. 4531£ lb. 
 
 20. 46656. 
 
 21. 10 cu. yd. 20 cu. 
 
 ft. 13391 cu. in. 
 
 22. 659.772+ pch.; 
 
 254436 bricks; 
 $2060.93 
 
 Page 146. 
 
 23. 198 cu. ft. 
 
 24. 27.52+ bu. 
 
 Page 150. 
 
 Art. 474. 
 
 1. 
 2. 
 3. 
 
 4. 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
 •13. 
 
 14. 
 15. 
 16. 
 
 12. 
 
 25. 
 
 48. 
 
 404. 
 
 12.898+. 
 
 49.21+. 
 
 36.1 +. 
 
 .8+. 
 .92+. 
 2.93 + 
 15.177+. 
 
 .743+. 
 .97+. 
 
 Page 151. 
 
 17. 10 ft. 9 + in. 
 
 18. 47 ft. 5 + in. 
 
 19. 5 ft. 4 + in. wide; 
 
 10 ft. 9 + in. 
 high, and 37 ft. 
 7 4- in. long. 
 
 20. 18 ft. 10 + in. 
 
 21. 7 ft. 7 + in. deep, 
 
 and 15 ft. 2 + 
 in. square. 
 
 Page 153. 
 
 Art. 492. 
 
 1. 78 sq. ft. 
 
 2. 85.45 + sq. yd. 
 8. 32| A. 
 
 4. 360 A. 
 
 5. 259.182 ft. 
 
 6. 472.68 + ft. 
 
 7. 12.27 + A. 
 
 8. 88. 6 + ft. 
 
 •9. 29.7+ in square. 
 
 10. $37.70. 
 
 11. 26649.9 gal. 
 45 sq. 
 
 12. 
 
 ft. 
 
 Page 154. 
 
 . 13. 26£ sq. yd. 
 
 14. 201.0624 sq. in. 
 
 15. 33.5104 cu. ft. 
 
 16. 1262.3 +. 
 
 17. 4561.6 mi. 
 
 18. 117.6264 gal. 
 
 19. 22.3074 gal. 
 
 Page 157. 
 
 Art. 502. 
 
 1. £359, 12 s. IX 
 
 + far. 
 
 2. Jan. 3, 1870. 
 
 3. 420 sq. ft. 
 4- 2.295 + A. 
 
 5. 122.18 + pch. 
 
 6. 17280 shingle? 
 
 7. 27 T 3 T rd. 
 
 8. $65.66+. 
 
 9. $14.04. 
 
 10. 117.77 + A. ' 
 
 11. 220.85 qt. 
 
 12. 17 da. 13 hr. 12 
 
 min. 
 
 13. 143823.788 fr. 
 
 14. 1424^f| fr. 
 
 15. 364764|f £ bbl. 
 
 16. 58 min., 39.2+ 
 
 sec. after 10 
 o'clock A. M. 
 
 17. $16.56. 
 
 18. 222.63+. 
 
 19. 24715. 7+. 
 
 20. 15yr.80da.5hr. 
 
 33 min. 20 sec. 
 
 21. $11.20. 
 
 Page 158. 
 
 22. 65i yd. 
 
 23. 28 T. 8.9 + cwt. 
 
 24. 42° 30'. 
 
 25. 229.2784 lb. 
 
 26. 14 min. 20 sec. 
 
 after 1 p. m. 
 Aug. 19, 1909. 
 
 27. 10716.38 + fr. 
 
 28. $145.10. 
 
 29. 6289.308+mar. 
 
 30. 72 T 8 T ft. 
 
ANSWEKS. 
 
 301 
 
 31. 20 A. 4 sq. rd< 
 
 31 sq. ft. 
 S2. 7 Mm. 6 Km. 7 
 
 Hra. 2 Dm. 6 
 
 M. 8 dm. .438 
 
 cm. 
 SS. Coat $7.54, and 
 
 vest $3.28. 
 84. 78 sq. rd., 106 
 
 sq. ft., 25.56 
 
 sq. in. 
 
 35. $25.03 gain. 
 
 36. $414.95. 
 
 37. 302.379 sq. ft. 
 
 38. $4026.10. 
 
 39. $446511.63. 
 
 40. 617A.,120sq.rd. 
 
 41. $.31. 
 
 42. $845.25. 
 
 43. 25. 19 + ft. 
 
 Page 159. 
 
 44- $6189.51. 
 
 45. 161f ft. 
 
 46. $188.67. 
 
 47. $6431.23. 
 
 48. 64 rd. 9.6+ ft. 
 
 49. $14.39. 
 
 50. 2.886+. 
 
 51. 5 da. 
 
 52. 24 lb. 10 oz. 7 
 
 pwt., 2.95 gr. 
 
 53. 14 ft. 4 + in. 
 
 54. 24.33 da. 
 
 55. 2 mi. 108 rd. 6 
 
 ft. 
 
 Page 1G2. 
 
 Art. 523. 
 
 1. 5. 
 
 2. 72. 
 
 3. 120. 
 
 4. 100. 
 
 5. 300. 
 
 * *. 
 
 7. 360. 
 
 <?. 36. 
 
 5. 340. 
 
 Art. 524. 
 
 i. 150 A. 
 2. 872 sheep. 
 «?. $28653.75. 
 
 4. 198.24 lb. 
 
 5. 2 lb . 10 pwt. 
 
 6. $621. 
 
 7. $86.79 gain. 
 
 8. $14375 and $8125. 
 
 9. $32.50. 
 
 10. 725f bu. 
 
 Page 163. 
 
 11. $17500. 
 22. $682.50. 
 
 13. $266666.66f. 
 
 14. $22720.50. 
 
 15. 38f A. 
 
 16. $14.04. 
 
 17. $36453.10. 
 
 18. $42.50 gain. 
 
 Art. 526. 
 
 1. 14100. 
 
 £. 21500. 
 
 3. 10860. 
 
 4. 657. 
 
 5. 20000. 
 
 6. $8480. ' 
 
 Page 164. 
 
 7. $4000. 
 5. 250 A. 
 9. $108. 
 
 Art. 527. 
 
 1. 400 bales. 
 
 £. $740.88. 
 
 3. $1475. 
 
 .4. $693. 33£. 
 
 5. $40300. 
 
 6. $538294.12. 
 
 7. $90000. 
 <?. 101040. 
 5. 70000. 
 
 10. $180000. 
 
 Page 165. 
 
 Art. 529. 
 
 1. 20*. 
 
 2. 25*. 
 
 8. 50$. 
 
 4. law. 
 
 5. 33£*. 
 
 6. 12**. 
 
 7. 25*. 
 
 8. 2000*. 
 S>. 3000*. 
 
 Art. 530. 
 
 1. 25*. 
 
 -2. 3**. 
 
 5. 33£*. 
 
 4. 20*. 
 
 5. 62£*. 
 
 6. 53i*. 
 
 7. 57£*. 
 
 8. m%\%. 
 
 9. 33i*. 
 10. 56±*. 
 22. 25*. 
 
 Page 166. 
 
 Art. 532. 
 
 1. 1.10, amt. per. 
 
 cent. 
 
 2. 1.75, amt. per. 
 
 cent. 
 
 3. 2.10, amt. per. 
 
 cent. 
 
 4. 1.16$, amt. per. 
 
 cent. 
 
 5. 1.87£, amt. per. 
 
 cent. 
 
 Art. 533. 
 
 1. 1.05 per cent. 
 
 2. 1.09^*. 
 
 3. 1.40*. 
 
 Art. 535. 
 
 1. .85, difference 
 
 per cent. 
 
 2. .62*, difference 
 
 per cent. 
 
 3. .99£, difference 
 
 per cent. 
 
 4. .96$, difference 
 
 per cent. 
 
 5. .30, difference 
 
 per cent. 
 
 Art. 536. 
 1. 71f*. 
 
 3, .60, difference 
 per cent. 
 
 Page 167. 
 
 Art. 538. 
 
 1. 1650. 
 
 2. 1695. 
 
 3. 462. 
 £ 1180. 
 
 5. 277.2. 
 
 0. 2580. . 
 
 7. 840. 
 
 5. 637. 
 
 9. 450. 
 
 Art. 539. 
 
 2. $14512.50. 
 
 3. $11200. 
 
 4. 816. 
 
 5. 3537. 
 
 6. $886.50. 
 
 
 Art. 541. 
 
 2. 
 
 12. 
 
 2. 
 
 150. 
 
 3. 
 
 945. 
 
 
 Page 168 
 
 4. 
 
 612. 
 
 5. 
 
 1200. 
 
 6. 
 
 500. 
 
 7. 
 
 5. 
 
 8. 
 
 567 ft. 
 
 Art. 542. 
 
 $2843.75. 
 581| A. 
 $2053.13. 
 $632.50. 
 
 Art. 544. 
 
 1. 600. 
 
 2. 400. 
 
 3. 300. 
 
 Page 169. 
 
 4. 100. 
 
 5. 
 
 Art. 545. 
 
 1. $1000. 
 
 2. $4.51. 
 
 3. $7950. 
 
 4. $480. 
 
 5. $106. 
 
 6. $3200. 
 
 7. $30000. 
 
 8. $10000. 
 
 9. 500 pupils. 
 
 10. Invest, in farm, 
 $280. 
 
 Page 170. 
 
 Art. 548. 
 
 /. 64|f*. 
 2. 681b. 
 
302 
 
 ANSWERS. 
 
 3. 
 
 A- 
 
 5. 
 
 6. 
 7. 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 
 11. 
 12. 
 13. 
 
 80%. 
 $2333 
 28H, 
 
 77 yr. 
 
 42f, and 
 
 H.$200, M.$170, 
 
 C. $15. 
 S1081.25. 
 25 lb. warp, and 
 
 71£ lb. rags. 
 $160, and $224. 
 $113.78. 
 1£% gain. 
 
 Page 171. 
 
 U. $4387.50. 
 
 15. $1045.45 + . 
 
 16. 216%+. 
 
 17. 27 ¥ V%, 21|f%, 
 
 andl8 T f T %. 
 
 18. 100 head. 
 
 19. 9^%. 
 
 20. 25%. 
 
 22. $6344.40. 
 20. 18f%. 
 
 23. $1000 loss. 
 f4. 400. 
 
 25. 3000. 
 
 *?. 77§H%. 
 
 27. 10 yd. 
 
 &?. $4856.25. 
 
 29. $60250. 
 
 Page 172. 
 
 ,20. Grazing, 504 A.; 
 grain, 420 A. ; 
 timber, 936 A. 
 
 81. $192 C. 
 
 82. A $93840, and B 
 
 33. $22400. 
 
 34. Not any. 
 
 35. 7500, 9750, 6825, 
 
 and 9555. 
 
 36. Clover, 450; tim- 
 
 othy, 450 ; or- 
 chard grass, 150 
 and 50 red top. 
 
 37. $81.20, $101.50, 
 
 $182.70. 
 
 38. 16f%. 
 
 89. $22629.31. 
 
 40. $1750, $3062.50, 
 
 $6125, and 
 $8575. 
 
 41. 25600 T. 
 
 42. Wife, $21750 ; 
 
 D., $10000; Y. 
 S., $12500; and 
 E.S., $13750. 
 
 Page 173. 
 
 Art. 557. 
 
 3. $750. 
 
 Page 174. 
 
 4. $50. 
 
 5. $32. 
 
 6. $320. 
 
 7. $225. 
 
 8. $2100. 
 
 9. $700. 
 
 Art. 558. 
 
 1. $592.50 gain. 
 
 2. $3997.50 loss. 
 
 3. $677.25 loss. 
 
 4. $9.47 gain. 
 
 5. $184.92 gain. 
 
 6. $6 gain. 
 
 7. $10.16 loss. 
 
 8. $22.97. 
 
 9. $133.59. 
 
 Page 175. 
 
 Art. 560. 
 
 1. $100. 
 
 2. $3500. 
 
 3. $10000. 
 £ $4400. 
 
 5. $40. 
 
 6. $300. 
 
 7. $900. 
 
 8. $1050. 
 
 9. $1. 
 
 Art. 561. 
 
 1. $57.50. 
 
 2. $500 and $625. 
 
 3. $600. 
 •4. $700. 
 
 5. $7085.71. 
 
 6. 200 A. 
 
 7. $2750. 
 <?. $240. 
 9. $5000. 
 
 7. 
 S. 
 P. 
 
 10. 
 
 11. 
 
 12. 
 13. 
 
 U. 
 
 15. 
 
 Page 176. 
 
 Art. 563. 
 
 10%. 
 
 5%. 
 
 12i%. 
 
 20%. 
 
 50%. 
 
 33i%. 
 
 150%. 
 
 9i%. 
 
 20|%. 
 
 Art. 564. 
 
 150%. 
 
 25%. 
 
 Oats. 12| % 
 
 331%. 
 
 9% gain. 
 
 77|% gain. 
 
 Page 177, 
 
 20% profit. 
 13 1 % gain. 
 
 66|%. 
 6i loss. 
 50% gain. 
 18%. 
 
 $23163.12. 
 
 Art. 566. 
 
 1. $100. 
 
 2. $40. 
 
 3. $15. 
 
 4. $75. 
 
 5. $1000. 
 
 6. $25600. 
 
 7. 
 
 Ait. 567. 
 $365.71. 
 
 2. $442.50. 
 
 3. $7500. 
 
 Page 178. 
 
 4. $7501. 
 
 5. 1080 lb. 
 
 6. $4000. 
 
 1. 
 
 Art. 569. 
 $153.60. 
 $500. 
 
 3. 48 yr. 
 
 4. 75% nitre, 12^% 
 
 sulphur, and 
 12£% charcoal. 
 
 Page 179. 
 
 5. 44. 
 
 6. $11.25. 
 
 7. $1260 and $840. 
 
 8. $2865. 
 
 5. $2890.80. 
 
 Itf. 37i%. 
 
 11. $800. 
 
 X2. $2. 
 
 13. $3111.11. 
 
 14. 331%. 
 25. 2200 bbl. 
 
 16. 46|%. 
 
 17. $31|. 
 
 18. No gain or loss. 
 
 19. 40%. 
 £0. $5. 
 21. 33|%. 
 
 20. $74.25. 
 £5. $1972.50. 
 
 24. 100%. 
 
 Page 180. 
 
 25. $9350. 
 2S. 270. 
 
 £7. $200 and $250. 
 
 28. 16| loss. 
 
 29. $2700. 
 50. $288. 
 31. $10000. 
 
 #?. $4312.50 gain. 
 
 33. $110. 
 
 34. 3f % loss. 
 
 35. $16.80. 
 
 30. 94^%. 
 
 37. $155. 
 
 38. $4. 
 
 39. 640, 
 
 40. $5.25 loss. 
 
 41. $59320. 
 
 Page 181. 
 
 42. $2.62|,6£%,and 
 
 $175 loss. 
 
 43. 25%. 
 
 44. 15^. 
 
 45. $420. 
 
 40. 18M% loss. 
 
 47. 83i%. 
 
ANSWERS. 
 
 303 
 
 4S- 
 
 49. 
 50. 
 
 51. 
 52. 
 53. 
 54. 
 55. 
 56. 
 
 68|%. 
 $5000 cost 
 $12441.60. 
 $450. 
 $6050.85. 
 $160. 
 $125. 
 
 l T 9 e% loss. 
 $58.60. 
 
 and 
 
 Page 182. 
 
 57. 78.596 yd. $19.40 
 
 gain. 
 
 58. 9Hgal. 
 
 59. $1100onions,and 
 
 $750 potatoes. 
 
 60. 9^. 
 
 61. $681,82 pear, 
 
 and $1071.43 
 apple. 
 
 62. $2273.40 gain, 
 
 and 12}f£%. 
 
 63. $454.59. 
 
 64. $4000. 
 
 65. 100500 corn, and 
 
 75375 wheat. 
 
 66. C, $27.18f ; H, 
 
 $326.25 ; and 
 S, $1.81 + . 
 
 Page 184. 
 
 Art. 575. 
 
 1. $24.48. 
 
 2. $51.30. 
 
 3. $660. 
 
 4. $5670. 
 
 5. $19.13 gain. 
 
 6. 200 yd. 
 
 7. $1515.64. 
 
 8. A, $72.50. 
 
 Page 185. 
 
 Art. 677. 
 
 $12571.43. 
 
 25%. 
 2f%. 
 
 Page 186. 
 
 8. $1000. 
 
 Art. 579. 
 
 1. 19%. 
 
 2. 39.4375%. 
 
 3. 51^%. 
 
 4. 66^%. 
 
 5. 7f%. 
 
 6. 37.791%. 
 
 Page 188. 
 
 Art. 588. 
 1. $211. 
 
 $483.96. 
 Page 189. 
 
 Art. 590. 
 
 1. $36.09. 
 
 2. $368.48. 
 
 Page 190. 
 
 Art. 593. 
 1. $64.50. 
 
 Page 192. 
 
 Art. 606. 
 
 1. $180. 
 
 2. $75. 
 
 3. $250. 
 
 4. $275. 
 
 5. $277.38. 
 
 0. $375.90. 
 
 Page 193. 
 
 Art. 608. 
 
 1. $5000. 
 
 2. $24500. 
 & $282. 
 
 4. $8672. 
 
 5. 9000 bu. 
 
 6. 50 bales. 
 
 Art. 610. 
 1. $12140. 
 £ 300001b. 
 
 3. 145 doz. 
 
 Page 194. 
 
 4. $40080. 
 
 J. 1500 A., and 
 
 $202.50. 
 6. 1750 1b. 
 
 Art. 611. 
 
 1. $67.50. 
 £. 225 bbl. 
 
 3. 4| %. 
 
 4. $10635.53. 
 
 5. 33^%. 
 
 6. 2000 lb. and 
 
 $16.20 com. 
 
 7. $1818.60. 
 
 8. $1184.60. 
 
 9. $1097.40. 
 
 10. 4|%. 
 
 Page 195. 
 
 11. $1888. 
 
 12. 194122.31b. and 
 
 $2773.17. 
 
 13. 1890 bbl. and 
 
 $1.11. 
 
 14. $648. 
 
 15. $1508.57 com. 
 
 and $16091.43 
 
 16. 5&. 
 
 17. 10666| yd. 
 
 18. $7021.21. 
 
 19. 45.278%. 
 £0. $30859.74. 
 
 21. 253 bbl. and 
 
 Page 196. 
 
 22. $31403.75. 
 
 23. 26250 corn, and 
 
 19200 barley. 
 
 24. 5%. 
 
 25. $5044.29. 
 
 26. Remitted $566f, 
 
 com. $1131, 
 and rate 16|%. 
 
 27. Loss of $280.26. 
 
 28. $26023.50. 
 
 29. 21071.52 bu. 
 
 30. Barley, 14333£ 
 
 bu. ; hops, 560- 
 67.13 lb.; and 
 com. $508.40. 
 
 Page 199. 
 
 Art. 634. 
 
 1. $22.80. 
 
 2. $300.38. 
 
 3. $8000. 
 
 4. $72. 
 
 5. $234. 
 
 6. 40 ga\. 
 
 7. $144. 
 
 Page 200. 
 
 Art. 637. 
 
 1. $5645.50. 
 
 2. $1744.80. 
 8. $1178.80. 
 
 4. $2188.60. 
 
 5. $10656.40. 
 
 Art. 638. 
 
 1. $904.70 
 
 2. $686.35. 
 
 3. $900.90. 
 
 4. $3565.68. 
 
 5. $757.20. 
 
 6. $10531.70. 
 
 7. $1970.90. 
 
 8. $3812.50. 
 
 Page 2d. 
 
 Ait. 649, 
 
 1. $91.20. 
 
 Page 202. 
 
 2. $386.25. 
 
 Art. 651. 
 f%, $62.50. 
 $3550. 
 $537.50. 
 4i mills, $70. 
 $35.35. 
 
 Page 203. 
 
 6. 3^ mills, $88& 
 
 83.13, S. T. 
 $27553.77. 
 
 7. 2£ mills; 2% 
 
 mills. 
 
 8. 4£ mills; $110.63 
 
 9. $54.05. 
 
 10. $462.33. 
 
 11. $.005f, and $85.- 
 
 17. 
 
 12. 1.25669 £. 
 
 Page 206. 
 
 Art. 677. 
 
 1. $5000. 
 
 2. 470. 
 
 3. $1600, $2400, 
 
 $2000. 
 
 4. $1576.50. 
 
 5. $523.75. 
 £. $4450. 
 
304 
 
 ANSWERS. 
 
 Page 207. 
 /. $87411.17. 
 
 8. $11454.55. 
 
 9. $14791.67. 
 
 10. $16853.56. 
 
 11. \%. 
 
 12. $1967.96. 
 
 13. $60. 
 
 H. $6093.40. 
 
 15. $3200. 
 
 16. $18242.66. 
 
 17. H, $26522.73 
 
 M, $45099.43 
 A, $23207.39 
 Phoenix, $265- 
 22.73; and Pro v- 
 ident,$26522.73. 
 
 18. $5000. 
 
 19. $47500, and $39- 
 
 375. 
 
 Page 208. 
 
 20. Q., $630; H., 
 
 $150; and M., 
 $837.50. 
 $142.50 gain. 
 
 6. 
 
 7. 
 
 8. 
 
 9. 
 10. 
 11. 
 12. 
 13. 
 
 If 
 
 15. 
 16. 
 17. 
 18. 
 19. 
 20. 
 21. 
 
 Page 211. 
 
 Art. 703. 
 
 $258.30. 
 
 $47.67. 
 
 $75.60. 
 
 $364.50. 
 
 $457.10. 
 
 Page 212. 
 
 $131.39. 
 
 $675.13. 
 
 $570. 
 
 $322,58. 
 
 $523.80. 
 
 $102.10. 
 
 $223.12. 
 
 $2800.53. 
 
 $74.43. 
 
 $300.28. 
 
 $220.26. 
 
 $1662.50. 
 
 $132.86. 
 
 $1798.30. 
 
 $717.27. 
 
 $791.78. 
 
 22. $2161.54. 
 
 23. $4981.67. 
 
 24. $98.90. 
 
 ?0. $100.83. 
 7. $96.75. 
 18. $16975. 
 
 Page 213. 
 
 >9. $74.94. 
 $2707.18. 
 $4310.74. 
 $2040.15. 
 $2766.55. 
 $1969.62. 
 $3519.75. 
 
 SO. 
 
 35. 
 
 1. 
 
 1. 
 
 Page 214, 
 
 Art. 705. 
 
 $343.75. 
 
 $4099.71. ^ 
 
 $337.41. 
 
 $857.01. 
 
 $27500. 
 
 $826.23. 
 
 Page 215. 
 
 Art. 707. 
 
 $445.94. 
 
 $10344.83. 
 
 $600. 
 
 $1000. 
 
 $291.85. 
 
 $739.13. 
 
 $1954.63. 
 
 Art. 709. 
 
 7%. 
 
 6f%. 
 
 6%. 
 
 5%. 
 
 6%. 
 
 10%. 
 
 Page 216. 
 
 Art. 711. 
 
 1. 2 yr. 5 ino. 24 da. 
 
 2. 3 yr. 10 mo. 12 
 
 da. 
 
 3. April, 25, 1881. 
 4.. 11 mo. 
 
 5. Sep. 22, 1889. 
 
 6. 12 yr. 6 mo. 
 
 Page 218. 
 
 Art. 715. 
 
 1. $4.38. 
 
 2. $5.25. 
 
 3. $3.71. 
 
 4. $17.44. 
 
 5. $9.24. 
 
 6. $1.13. 
 
 7. $5.83. 
 
 8. $3.33. 
 
 9. $1.76. 
 
 10. $5.70. 
 
 11. $2.34. 
 
 12. $8.02. 
 
 13. $6.32. 
 
 14. $3.00. 
 
 15. $24.58. 
 
 16. $1.15. 
 
 17. $4.37. 
 
 18. $11.65. 
 15. $1.34. 
 20. $10.96. 
 
 M. 
 
 <?i. 
 
 «?5. 
 36. 
 37. 
 
 40. 
 41. 
 4%. 
 &. 
 
 44. 
 45. 
 46. 
 47. 
 48. 
 
 49. 
 
 Page : 
 
 $6.61. 
 
 $19.71. 
 
 $25.80. 
 
 $10.60. 
 
 $25.38. 
 
 $2.39. 
 
 $4.86. 
 
 $8.22. 
 
 $6.18. 
 
 $2.82. 
 
 $7.79. 
 
 $1.79. 
 
 $8.78. 
 
 $14.30. 
 
 $1.41. 
 
 $1.47. 
 
 $.42. 
 
 $12.87. 
 
 $10.50. 
 
 $7.70. 
 
 $.12. 
 
 $.35. 
 
 $1.29. 
 
 $.70. 
 
 $5.50. 
 
 $16.53. 
 
 $11.66. 
 
 $5.70. 
 
 $29.17. 
 
 19. 
 
 50. $.53. 
 
 Art. 716. 
 
 1. $79.20. 
 
 2. $29.96. 
 
 3. $80.84. 
 
 4. $104.45. 
 
 Page 220. 
 173.41. 
 
 Art. 718. 
 
 $5.18. 
 
 si 1.53. 
 
 $3.62. 
 
 $2.80. 
 
 $5.19. 
 
 $16.81. 
 
 $3.95. 
 
 $5.10. 
 
 $16.95. 
 
 $4.50. 
 
 1. 
 
 2. 
 3. 
 
 4. 
 5. 
 6. 
 7. 
 8. 
 
 .9- 
 10. 
 
 Art. 719. 
 
 1. $191.26. 
 
 2. $90.88. 
 
 Page 221, 
 
 3. $45.89. 
 
 Page 222. 
 Art. 729. 
 
 $448.70. 
 $1546.70. 
 $366.60. 
 $2422.30. 
 
 $12726.80. 
 
 Page 223. 
 
 Art. 734. 
 
 $372.96. 
 
 $96.45. 
 
 $459.34. 
 
 $417.84. 
 
 $1198.09. 
 
 $2319.22. 
 
 Page 226. 
 
 Ait. 737. 
 
 $2766.75. 
 $1020.30. 
 
ANSWERS. 
 
 305 
 
 Art. 738. 
 
 1. $889.58. 
 
 2. $1773.73. 
 
 Page 227. 
 
 3. $1618.32. 
 
 4. $6386.77. 
 
 5. $879.71. 
 
 Art. 739. 
 
 1. 4 yr. 2 mo. 
 
 2. 6.716#. 
 
 3. 13.23%. 
 
 4. $920.08. 
 
 5. $20.72. 
 
 6. $8681.12. 
 
 7. U'%. 
 
 8. 3 yr. 7 mo. 24 
 
 da. 
 
 9. $10505.94. 
 
 10. 7£ yr. 
 
 11. *6856.52. 
 
 12. 6|i%. 
 IS. $4644.61. 
 
 Page 228. 
 
 14. May 18, '89. 
 
 15. Gain $875. 
 
 16. $2728.82. 
 
 17. Grace, $7678.96 ; 
 
 Mabel, $7031.- 
 85 ; Flora, 
 
 $4333.02. 
 
 18. $299.20. 
 
 IV. m%. 
 
 20. $1372.81. 
 
 21. $4128.37. 
 
 22. 725 M. 
 
 23. $2660, 
 
 24. 50 years. 
 
 25. Herbert, $5938- 
 
 66 ; Theodore, 
 $4847.72. 
 
 Page 229. 
 
 26. $536.95, better to 
 
 invest in land. 
 
 27. $33884.38. 
 
 28. $1508.75. . 
 
 29. $12006.80. 
 
 30. Chas., $5364.99; 
 
 John, $4590.03; 
 Walter, $3895.= 
 34. 
 
 Page 230. 
 
 Art. 744. 
 
 1. $540. 
 
 2. |99.75, and $38- 
 
 75. 
 
 3. $1654.61. 
 
 Page 231. 
 
 4. Interest, $12.29. 
 
 5. $.55, better to 
 
 pay cash. 
 
 6. No difference. 
 
 7. Loss $11.82. 
 
 8. $1523.15. 
 
 9. $7.48. 
 
 10. 1% loss. 
 
 11. $7481.30. 
 
 12. Cash offer, $8.37. 
 
 13. 21 fff % profit. 
 
 14. Gain $1202. 
 
 15. $44.85, and 8H%- 
 
 16. $683.22. 
 
 17. $4000. 
 
 18. $340.13. 
 
 19. $29.79. 
 
 Page 232. 
 
 20. $37.82. 
 
 21. $1756.27. 
 
 22. $272.58. 
 
 23. $9736.94. 
 
 24. $10855.79. 
 
 Page 236. 
 
 Ait. 778. 
 
 1. Bk. Dis., $9.38 
 
 Pro., $740.62. 
 
 2. Bk., Dis., $1.67 
 
 Pro., $284.83. 
 
 3. Bk. Dis., $22.08 
 
 Pro., $1302.92. 
 
 Page 237. 
 
 4. Bk. Dis., $4.47. 
 
 5. Proc, $988.37. 
 
 6. Gain, $11.35. 
 
 7. Bk. Dis., $13.92 ; 
 
 Pro., $1251.50. 
 
 8. Proc, $1749.47. 
 
 9. Jan. 28, 1889; 
 Term of Dis;., 
 27 days; Pro., 
 $284.71. 
 
 10. Feb. 29, 1888; 
 
 19 da., $799.09. 
 
 11. Aug. 6, 1888 ; 66 
 
 days ; $664.99. 
 
 12. Mar. 3, 1899 ; 179 
 
 days; $2382.89. 
 
 13. Dr., $125.29. 
 
 Page 238. 
 
 14. $1900.41 to their 
 
 credit. 
 
 15. $2865.30. 
 
 Art. 780. 
 
 1. $320. 
 
 2. $1250. 
 
 3. $923.87. 
 
 4. $2461.96. 
 
 5. $2150. 
 
 6. $691.12. 
 
 7. $175.08. 
 
 Page 241. 
 
 Art. 790. 
 
 1. $199.27. 
 
 2. $523.68. 
 
 3. $1100.85. 
 
 4. $4.07. 
 
 Page 241. 
 
 5. $100.53. 
 
 6. $1550.07. 
 
 7. $1.73. 
 
 8. $1890.50. 
 
 Page 242. 
 
 Art. 793. 
 
 3. 
 
 $640.89. 
 
 $39.18. 
 
 $563.53. 
 
 Page 247. 
 
 Art. 801. 
 
 Oct. 16, 1888. 
 Oct. 13, 1888. 
 Sep. 7, 1888. 
 Mar. 20, 1889. 
 
 Page 248. 
 
 5. Nov. 15, 1888. 
 
 6. Dec. 29, 1887. 
 
 7. Jan. 14, 1889. 
 
 8. Jan. 11, 1888. 
 
 Page 249. 
 
 Art. 803. 
 
 1. Nov. 12, 1888. 
 
 2. Dec. 21, 1888. 
 
 3. Jan. 10, 1889. 
 
 4. Feb. 12, 1889. 
 
 5. June 13, 1888. 
 
 6. May 9, 1889. 
 
 7. May 14, 1888. 
 
 8. Mar. 7, 1889. 
 
 Page 255. 
 
 Art. 806. 
 
 1. Nov. 28, 1886. 
 
 2. Feb. 11, 1887, 
 
 $300. 
 
 3. $313.18. 
 
 4. $601.73. 
 
 5. Oct. 14, 1888. 
 
 Page 256. 
 
 6. $100. Nov. 25, 
 
 1890. • 
 
 7. Sep. 21, 1889. 
 
 8. Dec. 23, 1886. 
 
 9. Sep. 4, 1887. 
 
 10. Jan. 24, 1888, 
 
 $348 88. 
 
 Page 257. 
 
 11. July 24, 1887, 
 
 $421. 
 
 12. $300, Dec. 27, 
 
 1887, $300.42. 
 
 13. Feb. 16, 1889. 
 
 14. $100, May 17, '89, 
 
 $98.93. 
 
 Page 258. 
 
 15. $400, Jan. 4, '88, 
 
 $435.23. 
 
 16. Dec. 7,1888. 
 
 Page 26 i. 
 
 Art. 820. 
 
 1. 4. 
 
 2. 28. 
 
 3. 7. 
 4.. 81. 
 5. $288. 
 
306 
 
 ANSWERS. 
 
 6, 
 
 $4.30+. 
 
 7. 
 
 7331 ft. 
 
 8. 
 
 478 bu. 
 
 9. 
 
 $2812.50. 
 
 10. 
 
 2 yr. 9 mo. 22| 
 
 
 days. 
 
 
 Page 262. 
 
 
 Art. 823. 
 
 1. 
 
 26|A. 
 
 2. 
 
 350 rd. 
 
 3. 
 
 $567. 
 
 * 
 
 $1290. 
 
 5. 
 
 $384.75. 
 
 6. 
 
 124f yd. 
 
 7. 
 
 n% 
 
 8, 
 
 93 da. 
 
 
 Page 265. 
 
 
 Art. 841. 
 
 1. 
 
 A., $26250; and 
 
 
 B., $15750. 
 
 2, 
 
 $6589.41. gain; 
 
 
 Hadley, $2758.- 
 
 
 36; and Hunt, 
 
 
 $3831.05. 
 
 3. 
 
 Whole capital, 
 
 
 $58800; D's 
 
 
 gain, $1200. 
 
 4* 
 
 A, $9409,52; B, 
 
 
 $7939 29; and 
 
 
 C, $7351.19. 
 
 5. 
 
 N. Insol., $4543.- 
 
 
 75. N. Invest., 
 
 
 $2321.25. 
 
 6. 
 
 Gained, $12090, 
 
 
 A's P. W., $504- 
 
 
 5; B's P. W., $37- 
 
 
 95; Solv., $8840. 
 
 7. 
 
 Harrison, $7000; 
 
 
 Morton, $1000. 
 
 
 Page 267. 
 
 
 Art. 842. 
 
 X 
 
 A, $276.92; B, 
 
 
 $346.15; C, 
 
 
 $276.93. 
 
 2. 
 
 A, $596.53; B, 
 
 
 $559.25; C, 
 
 
 $994.22. 
 
 3. Martin's gain, 
 $1737.93; Eaton's 
 gain, $1862.07; 
 Martin's P. W., 
 $3737.93; Eaton's 
 P. W., $6362.07. 
 
 4. A, $17.40; B, 
 
 $29.70; and C, 
 $48. 
 
 5. A's investment, 
 $8491.30; B's in- 
 vestment, $6065.- 
 22; C's invest- 
 ment, $4043.48. 
 
 6. A, $4548.39; B, 
 
 $2951.61. 
 
 7. A,$36;B, $32; C, 
 $20; and D, $4. 
 
 8. A, $731.57; B, 
 
 $1483.93; and 
 C, $784.50. 
 
 9. Net gain, $5200: 
 Olsen's share of 
 net gain, $1640.- 
 27, Thompson's 
 share of net gain, 
 $3559.73. 
 
 10 
 
 Page 268. 
 
 Simmon's, $170 
 20.59, and Saw 
 yer, $16329.41 
 
 11. Drews' gain 
 $8058.14; Allen's 
 gain, $6837.21 
 Brackett's gain, 
 $6104.65. 
 
 12. B, $838.10; and 
 
 A, $1561.90. 
 
 13. Martin, $3126.- 
 
 53; Gould, 
 
 $3104.46; and 
 Cole, $1269.01. 
 
 Page 269 
 
 Hopkins's 
 
 $4873.27; 
 
 gain, 
 Haw- 
 
 ley's gain, $4526.- 
 73. 
 
 3. Charles, 120; 
 John, 8^; Walter, 
 
 40. 
 
 Page 270. 
 
 4. Net resources, 
 $23564.25; net 
 solvency, $23564.- 
 25; net gain, 
 $1064.25. 
 
 5. Investm't of each, 
 $9866f; Gray's 
 gain, $2161.69; 
 Snyder's gain, 
 $1894.93; Dillon's 
 gain, $2843.38; 
 Gray's P. W., $11- 
 028.36; Snyder's 
 P. W., $7261.60; 
 Dillon's P. W., 
 
 • $16210.04. 
 
 6. Phelps, $8000; 
 
 Rogers, $18300; 
 Wilder, $30900. 
 
 7. Smith, $16170.43; 
 Jones, $11990.32; 
 Brown, $9339.25. 
 Smith 's P. W., $2- 
 8870.43; Jones's 
 P. W., $16990.32; 
 Brown's P. W., 
 $16239.25. 
 
 8. Burke, $17533.33; 
 Brace, $17833.33; 
 Baldwin, $17633.- 
 33. 
 
 9. Loss, $22747.09; 
 Briggs' loss, $5- 
 907.62; Parson's 
 loss, $16839.47; 
 net insolvency, 
 $2187.09; Briggs' 
 P. W., $127.38; 
 Parson's insolv., 
 $2314.47. 
 
 Page 271. 
 
 10. Bradley's gain, 
 $7517.61;Maben's 
 gain, $8362.39; 
 Bradley's P. W., 
 $23417.61; Ma- 
 ben's P. W., #26- 
 362.39. 
 
 11. Wilkins' share, 
 $1000; Ames' 
 share, $3000. 
 
 12. $17445.24; A's P. 
 W. $30165.84; B's 
 P. W. $22417.09; 
 C's P. W. $22417.- 
 08. A's share of 
 gain, $6033.17; 
 B's share of gain, 
 $4483.42; C's 
 share of gain, 
 $4483.41. 
 
 13. A's capital, $386- 
 5.80; B's capi- 
 tal, $2577.20; in- 
 solvency, $5557; 
 A's insolvency, 
 $3334.20; B's in- 
 solvency, $2222.- 
 80. 
 
 Page 272. 
 
 14. Net resources, 
 $89735; net gain, 
 $44335; Clay's 
 share of gain, 
 $17932.89; Hard's 
 share of gain, $24- 
 380.43; Dunn's 
 share of gain, $ 2- 
 021.68. Clay's P. 
 W. at closing, $3- 
 4132.89; Hard's 
 P. W. at clos- 
 ing, $53080.43; 
 Dunn's P. W. at 
 closing, $7521.68. 
 
ANSWERS. 
 
 307 
 
 Page 275. 
 
 Art. 856. 
 
 1. $22500. Martin 
 Bishop's divi- 
 dend, $93.75. 
 
 2. $9000. B's divi- 
 dend, $54. 
 
 3. $96250. A's divi- 
 dend, $44. 
 
 4. $2625. C's divi- 
 dend, $87.50. 
 
 5. Sinking fund, 
 $855.38. Divi- 
 dend, $16000. 
 Undivided prof- 
 its, $11657.37. 
 
 Page 276. 
 
 Art. 858. 
 
 I 3*£. 
 
 3. 
 
 18*. 
 
 
 4. 
 
 Dividend, 
 
 8*. 
 
 
 Undivided 
 
 prof- 
 
 
 its, $850. 
 
 
 5. 
 
 Dividend, 
 
 9*. 
 
 
 Undivided 
 
 prof- 
 
 
 its, $1701. 
 
 
 
 Art. 860. 
 
 
 1. 
 
 $16000. 
 $25000. 
 
 
 3. 
 
 $17000. 
 
 
 4- 
 
 $89800. 
 
 
 5. 
 
 $19500. 
 
 
 C. 
 
 $15000. 
 
 
 7. 
 
 $72500. 
 
 
 8. $16000. 
 
 9. $33800. 
 10. $21600. 
 
 Page 277, 
 
 Art. 862. 
 
 1. $4637.50. 
 
 2. $2362.50. 
 
 4. $4350. 
 
 5. $14400. 
 
 6. $3625. 
 
 7. $12750. 
 
 8. $21900. 
 
 9. $77062.50. 
 10. $50625. 
 
 Art. 864. 
 
 i. m%. 
 
 2. 11**. 
 
 3. 30#. 
 
 4. 16|*. 
 
 5. 80H*. 
 
 6. 20*. 
 
 7. 12**. 
 
 A 6^*. 
 5. 6A*. 
 
 10. 12**. 
 
 Page 278. 
 
 Art. 865. 
 
 X. 5*. 
 *. 6**. 
 
 3. Dividend, $22- 
 500. C's divi- 
 dend, $255. 
 
 4. $11456.25. 
 
 5. 120 shares. 
 
 6. $28781.25. 
 
 7. Brokerage, $100. 
 136*. 
 
 8. $8250. 
 
 9. $750000. 
 
 10. Dividend, $2250. 
 Horace Brown's 
 dividend, $168.- 
 75. 
 
 11. $119250. 
 
 12. 133*. 
 
 13. $5068.75. 
 
 14. $200. 
 
 15. $4575. 
 
 16. 5*. Undivided 
 profits,$6192.95. 
 
 17. $109509.38. 
 
 18. $40400. 
 
 19. Market value, 
 $48412 50. Par 
 value, $52500. 
 
 20. Smith, f*. 
 
 21. 6^*- 
 
 22. Net gain, $515.- 
 61. 
 
 23. $25500. 
 
 24. 4**. 
 
 #5. Total invest- 
 ment, $20468.76. 
 Total income, 
 $1200. 
 
 Page 284. 
 
 Art. 880. 
 
 $1964.06. 
 $2582.58. 
 $315.51. 
 
 Page 285. 
 
 5. $8696.16. 
 
 6. $1379. 
 
 7. $1871.30. 
 
 8. $676.96. 
 
 9. $3756.30. $24.- 
 70, gain. 
 
 10. $5080.98. $344.- 
 42, gain. 
 
 Page 289. 
 
 Art. 890. 
 
 1. 11157 francs, 30 
 centimes. 
 
 2. $1948.65. 
 
 3. £510, 10s. 8d. 
 
 Page 290. 
 
 4. $5103.48. 
 
 5. £1197, Is. 3d. 
 
 6. 25000 marks. 
 
 7. $1666.87. 
 
 8. 6646 francs, , 77 
 centimes. 
 
 9. 1864 marks. 
 
 10. $25876.26. 
 
 11. 5.18*. 
 
 12. 13400 marks. 
 
 13. 40f. 
 
 14. $2191.68. 
 
 15. $10558.96. 
 
 16. 186*. 
 
 17. 100f. 
 
 18. 66*. 
 
 19. 52*. 
 
 20. 116$. 
 
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