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36S A R I T H M E T I C K. of hundreds, and you will find the fum or total to be 687. MONEY-TABLE. Examp. II. Having placed the numbers, units under units, 6'c. as in the margin, fay 2 and 1 make 3, and 3 make 6, and 4 make 10; which 5074 24 = 2 being juft 1 ten, and nothing over, fet the right- 9803 36= ? hand figure o in the place of units ; and becaufe 7541 16 : 48—4 ten in any lower place makes but one in the next 862 60 = 5 fuperior place, carry 1 ten, as diredted in Rule II. 24 = 72 = 6 faying, 1 ten, coiledfed out of the units, and 6 24180 ' 28 = 84 = 7 tens, make 7 tens, and 4 make 11, and o makes but 96 = 8 32 = ftill 11, ajrd 7 make 18 ; here again fet down the right36 = 108 = 9 hand figure 8, in the place of tens, and carry the re== 109 40 = 120 = 10 maining figure 1, being 1 hundred, to the next place, viz. that of hundreds ; and having in like manner added Examp. Having, according to (10) (20) (12) (4) up this Column, the amount is 31 ; fet down die rightlike parts under L. s. d. f. hand figure 1 in the place of hundreds, and carry the re- Rule I.viz.placed farthings under far- 74 18 11 3 maining figure 3 to the next place or column ; which be- other, things, pence under pence, he. 96 9 10 2 ing alio added, amounts to 24; fet the right-hand figure and each of thefe denomina- 58 17 8 I 4 below, in its proper place, and the remaining figure 2, tions,in units under units, tens 63 11 9 2 which belongs to the next place, fet on the left hand, under tens, in the margin, there being no figure in the next place to which it can begin with the asloweft of the parts, 293 18 4 be carried. So the fum or total is 24180. viz. the farthings ; and fay, 2 and 1 farthing make 3 farthings, and 2 make f, II. Addition of the partr of integers, fuch -as fbil- farthings and 3 make 8; which, by the money-table, is 2 fours, lings, pen:e, farthings, ounces, &c. or 2 pence, and nothing over; wherefore place o below in, the place of farthings, or rather leave that place Rule I. Place like parts under other ; viz. far- blank, and carry 2 pence to the place of pence, as things under farthings, pence under pence, <bc, in Rule II, faying, 2 pence, colle&ed out of II. Begin at die loweft of the parts, and carry ac- directed farthings, and 9 make 11, and 8 make 19, and t cording to die value of an unit of the next fuperior deno- the (paffing the this fum of units add the mination ; viz. for every four in the fum of farthings tens. Thus,o) 20makeand20;1 tento make 30, and 1 ten more carry 1 to the pence, and for every twelve in the pence make 40 pence; which, by the money-table, is 3 twelves, carry 1 to the {hillings, <bc. and 4 pence over; thefe 4 pence fet beIII. If you carry at 20, 30, 40, 60, or any juft orlow3 in{hillings, the place of pence, and carry 3 {hillings to the number of tens, as in adding {hillings, degrees, poles, of (hillings. Thus, 3 {hillings, colledbed out of minutes, feconds, <be. proceed with the column of u- place pence, and 1 {hilling make 4, and 7 make n, and nits as in addition of integers, and from the fum of the the make 20, and 8 make 28; and becaufe in {hillings we column of tens carry 1 for every two, or 1 for every 9carry at a juft number of tens, viz. at 20, fet the rightthree, he. according as 20 or two tens, thirty or three hand figure in the place'of units, as dire&ed in tens, he. make an unit of the next fuperior denomina- Rule III. and8 below carry the 2 tens to the plate of tens. tion. The reafon appears plain in the fallowing opera- Thus 2 tens coMedted out of the units, and 1 ten make tions. 3 tens, and 1 make 4, and 1 make 5 tens, or 2 twenties, and 1 ten over; and becaufe 2 tens, or 1 twenty, make 1. MON E Y. an unit in the next place, viz. that of pounds, fet the 1 ten below in the place of tens, and carry the 2 twenTABLE. ty {hillings. Or 2 pounds, to the place of pounds ; which, 4 farthings') C 1 penny being integers, are added as taught in addition of in*2 pence C make <. 1 {hilling tegers. 20 {hillings 3 1 pound It is ufual to fubjoin the farthings to the X. s. d. Marked thus. pence byway of fradMon, as in the mar- 74 18 n|. /. r. d. /.or?. gin, where the former example is tranferi- 96 9 ip^.1 = 20 = 240 = 960 bed in this form for the learner’s inftruc- 58 17 8 ‘ Note, The above mark fignifies equal to. tion ; in which ^ denotes one farthing, |- 63 11 94J. is put for libra, a pound; d. for denarius, a penny; two farthings, and 4 three farthings. and q. for quadrans, a fourth-part; but f is now the 293 18 4 more ufual mark for fardiings. In adding up large accounts, fome dot at 60 in the That the learner may proceed in addition of money pence, and for every dot carry 5 to the {hillings; and with the greater eafe, it will be proper he get the fol- in adding the {hillings they dot likewife at 60, and for lowing table by heart. every dot carry 3 to the pounds. Others chufe to divide