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COMPOUND ADDITION.
1 S d
14. 0 7i
5 13 6
62 4 7
4 17 8
23 0 4a
6 6 7
91 0 la*;
1 s d
37 15 8
14 12 9|
5 6 11
23 10 9i
8 6 0
14 0 5*
54 2 7*
1 s d
61 . 3 2|
7 16 8
29 13 10|
8 14 0
0 7 5J
24 13 0
5 0 10a
1 s d
472 15 3
9 2 2^
27 12 6j
370 16 2*
25 3 8
6 10 5^
30 0 11|
Suppose that A is indebted to B, 34/ 13s 7d, and to C
1730/, tp D, 9/ 19s 2d, to E, 134/ 7d, to F, 17s 2d, and t<
G, 9d : What is A’s whole debt ? Ans. 1909/ 1 Is 3d
Suppose that B owes A 75/ 17s ; C owes 15s 5d; D owe
21/ 13s 6\d; E owes 9\d; F owes 79613d; and G owe
17/ 13s lOd: What is due to A by all of them ?
Ans. 912/ Os lOd
A owes to B, for tea, 13/ 10s; for cheese, 17/ 13s 5d
for cotton, 208/ 17s ; for Indian chintz, 86/ 7d; for his ac
ceptance of a bill, 300/; for factorage, 15/ 17s 3%d; als<
for insurance and other charges, 30/ 10s 4-\d: How mud
is A’s whole debt to B ? Ans. 672/ 8s 8^d
A corn-factor pays for wheat, 37/ 15s 8d; for rye, 11
16s 3d; for oats, 96/ 7{d; for barley, 53/ 12s ; also for pea*
and beans, 10/; he has also paid for carriage and othe:
petty charges, 3/ 17s 5\d; and for insurance, 11/ S^d
Now, supposing his commission on the whole is 7/ 3s 0|cf
for how much must he draw upon his employer to clea
the account ? Ans. 231/ 5s 4|d
A nobleman going out of town, is informed by hi
steward, that his butcher’s bill comes to 197/ 13s 7\d; hi
baker’s to 59/ 5s 2|a?; his brewer’s to 85/; his wine
merchant’s to 103/ 13s; to his lordship’s cpm-chandler i
due 75/ 3d; to his tallow-chandler and cheesemonger, 27
15s 1 \\d; and to his tailor, 55/ 3s 5\d; also for rent, ser
vants’ wages, and other charges, 127/ 3s : Now, supposing
he would take 100/ with him, to defray his charges on th>
road, for what sum must he send to his banker ?
Ans. 830/ 14s 6^d