LONG MEASURE. 1. In 29 miles how many inches? Ans. 1837440 inches, How many furlongs in 19753 yards? Ans. 89 fur. 173 yds. 3. In 590057 inches how many leagues? Ans. 3 leag, 2 fur. 110 yds. 1 f. 5in. TIME. 1. How many hours in 57 years, allowing each year to be 365 days 6 hours? Ans. 499662 hours. 2. In 57953 hours how many weeks? Ans. 344 w.. 6 da. 17 hr. 3. How many days from 19th of March to the 23d September following? Ans. 188 days. 4. How many days from 24th May, 1797, to 15th De cember, 1798? Ans. 570 days. LAND MEASURE. 1. In 4 acres 2 roods 14 perches, how many rods? Ans. 6654 rods or perches.. 2. How many square rods in 7752 square feet? Ans. 28-rods 129 feet. 3. In 5972 perches, how many acres? Aus. 37 ac. 1 rood. 12 per.. SOLID MEASURE. 1. In a pile of wood 96 feet long, 5 feet high, and 4 feet wide, how many cords? Ans. 15 cords. 2. In 82 tons of round timber how many inches? 3. Ans. 5667840 inches. What are the contents of a load of wood, 6 feet long, Ans. 32 lect. feet high, and 2 feet wide ?> GRINDSTONES are sold by the cubic foot, commonly called a stone, and the contents are thus found :. RULE. To the whole diameter add half of the diameter, and multiply the sum of these by the same half, and this pro duct by the thickness; divide this last number by 1728, the inches in a cuic foot, and the quotient is the content, " answer required. EXAMPLES. 4. How many cubic feet in a grindstone, 24 inches diameter, and 4 inches thick ? 5. What are the contents of a grindstone, 36 inches diameter, and 4 inches thick ? AMERICAN MONIÈS. To change New-England and Virginia currency to Federal money, the dollar being 6 shillings. RULE. As the value of a dollar is equal to three tenths of a pound, when pounds are given to be changed, annex three cyphers to the sum, and divide the whole by 3; the quotient is the answer in cents. When pounds and shillings are given, to the pounds annex half the number of shillings and two cyphers, if the number of shillings in the given sum be even; but if the number be odd, annex half the number, and then 5 and one cypher, and divide by 3; the quotient is the answer in cents. EXAMPLES. 1. Change £.59 18s. to Federal money. 3)59900 199663 cts. Ans. 199 dols. 66 cts. 2. Change £.93 13s. to Federal money. When there are shillings, pence, &c. in the given sum, annex for the shillings as before directed, and to these add the farthings in the given pence and farthings, observing to increase their number by one when they exceed 12, and by two when they exceed 37, and divide as before. EXAMPLES. 1. Change £.21 8s. 43d. to Federal money.. 3)21419 71393 cts. 4 is annexed to the pounds for half 2. Change £.117 16s. 2d. to Federal money. 3)117808 392693 cts. Ans. 392 dols. 693 cts. 3. Change £.721 9s. 111d. to Federal money. 3)721497 In this example 4 is annexed to the pounds for half the even shillings, and 47 for the farthings in 11d. and excess of 37, and then 5 is added to the figure next to half the shillings, making it 9 in place of 4 for the odd shilling. 240499 cts. Ans. 2404 dols. 99 cts. 4. Change £.29 11s. 24d. to Federal money. A TABLE FOR CHANGING SHILLINGS AND PENCE INTO CENTS AND MILLS. To change Federal Money to New-England and Virginia Currency. RULE. When the sum is dollars only, multiply it by 3 and double the first figure of the product for shillings, and the rest of the product will be pounds. When there are cents in the given sum, multiply the whole by 3, and cut off three figures of the product to the right hand as a remainder. Multiply this remainder by 20 and cut off as before. Proceed in this manner through the several parts of a pound, and the numbers standing on the left hand, make the answer, in the several denominations. NOTE. If there be mills, cut off four figures and proceed as above. EXAMPLE. 1. Change 872 dollars to New-England currency. |