CLOTH MEASURE.

1. A merchant bought a piece of cloth containing 86yd. 1gr. 2na., and sold 55yd. 2qr. 3na. ofit; how much had he left? Ans. 30yd. 2qr. 3na.

EXPLANATIONS.

Begin, as before, at the right hand yd. qr.na. denomination to substract. When the 86 1 2 lower line of nails is larger than the 55 2 3 upper, borrow four and add to the up

per line, because four nails are equal 30 2 3 to one quarter of a yard; substract the

lower line from the amount, and carry one to the column of quarters. When the lower line of quarters is larger than the upper, borrow four and add to the upper line, because four quarters are equal to one yard; substract the lower line and carry one to the column of yards. Substract the yards as in Simple Substraction, because yard is the highest denomination in cloth

1. Substract 4S. 14° 18 10" from 5S. 19° 46'

9'. Ans. 1S. 5° 27′ 59′′.

EXPLANATIONS.

S..

"

51946 9 414 18 10

1 527 59

Begin, as before, at the right hand denomination to substract. When the lower line of seconds is larger than the upper, borrow sixty and add to the upper line, because sixty seconds are equal to one minute; substract the lower line from the amount, and carry one to the column of minutes. When the lower line of minutes is larger than the upper, borrow sixty and add to the upper line, because sixty minutes are equal to one degree; substract the lower line from the amount, and carry one to the column of degrees. When the lower line of degrees is larger than the upper, borrow thirty and add to the upper line, because thirty degrees are equal to one sign, and carry one to the column of signs. Substract the signs as in Simple Substraction, because sign is the highest denomination in circular motion.

1. A papermaker had 24ba. 4bun. 1r. 18g. 16s.,

and sold 19ba. 3bun

much had he left?

1r. 129. 22s. to a printer; how Ans. 5ba. Ibun. Or. 5g. 18s.

EXPLANATIONS.

ba.bun.r. q. s. 24 4 118 16 19 3 11222

5 1 0 518

Begin, as before, at the right hand denomination to substract. When the lower line of sheets is larger than the upper, borrow twenty-four and add to the upper line, because twenty-four sheets are equal to one quire; substract the lower line from the amount, and carry one to the column of quires. When the lower line of quires is larger than the upper, borrow twenty and add to the upper line, because twenty quires are equal to one ream; substract the lower line from the amount, and carry one to the column of reams. When the lower line of reams is larger than the upper, borrow two and add to the upper line, because two reams are equal to one bundle; substract the lower line from the amount, and carry one to the column of bundles. When the lower line of bundles is larger than the upper, borrow five and add to the upper line, because five bundles are equal to one bale; substract the lower line from the amount, and carry one to the column of bales. Substract the bales as in Simple Substraction, because bale is the highest denomination in paper.

(2.) ba.bun.r. q. s. 38 1 116 19 29 0 1 13 16

(3.) ba.bun.r. q. s. 93 1 1 19 14 36 2 0 15 23

(4.)

ba. r. 9: .117 1 14 114 1 17

EXAMPLES

For Practical Exercise.

1. A gentleman paid $325,37,5 for a coach, and $275,25 for a span of fine horses; how much more did he pay for the coach than for the horses? Ans. $50,12,5.

2. William lent James $36,75; he has paid him $15,42; how much remains unpaid? Ans. $21,33.

3. A merchant deposited £275 13s. 4d., and drew out £125 6s. 7d.; how much did he leave in the bank? Ans. £150 6s. 9d.

4. A merchant bought 2cwt. 3gr. 167b. 8oz. of tea, and sold 2cwt. 3qr. 14lb. 4oz. of it; how much has he left? Ans. 2lb. 4oz.

5. A silversmith bought 67b. 4oz. 14pwt. 19gr. of silver, and manufactured 4lb. 6oz. 19pwt. 16gr.; how much has he unmanufactured? Ans. 1lb. 9oz. 15pwt. 3gr.

6. A merchant bought 74bu. 3p. 4gt. of wheat, and sold 56bu. 2p. of it; how much had he left? Ans. 18bu. 1p. 4qt.

7. A grocer bought 5hhd. 17gal. 3qt. of brandy, and sold 3hhd. 57gal. 2qt. Ipt. of it; how much had he left? Ans. 1hhd. 23gal. Oqt. 1pt.

8. A man walked 25m. 5fur. 25rd. in one day, and 36m. 6fur. 27rd. in another; how much farther did he travel the second day than the first? Ans. 11m. Ifur. 2rd.

9. A farmer had 215a. 1r. 20po., and gave 127a. 3r. 19po. to his son; how much had he left? Ans. a. 2r. 1po.

10. A man brought 127C. 66ft. of wood to market, and sold 93C. 94ft.; how much had he left? Ans. 33C. 100ft.

11. A merchant bought 575yd. 3gr. of cloth, and. sold 434yd. 2qr. of it; how much had he left? Ans. 141yd. 1qr.

12. A paper maker had 179ba. 2bun. of paper, and sold to a printer 1566a. 1bun.; how much had he left? Ans. 23ba. 1bun.

COMPOUND MULTIPLICATION.

Q. What is COMPOUND MULTIPLICATION? A. Compound Multiplication teaches a short way of doing Compound Addition.