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26 COMPOUND SUBTRACTION.
Examples or Money.
i s d i s d r s d i $ d
From 79 17 8^ 103 3 2i 57 0 10 251 13 C
Take 35 12 4$ 71 12 5* 29 13 3^ 35 4 :
Rem.
Proof
What is the difference between 73/ o^d and 19/ 13s 10.'
Ans. 53/ 6s 7^
A lends to B, 100/; how much is B in his debt, after .
has taken goods of him to the amount of 73/ 12s 4-Jrf.
Ans. 26/ 7s 7*
Suppose that my rent for half a year is 10/ 12s ; and th;
I have laid out for the land-tax, 14s 6d, and for several r
pairs, 1/ 3s 3fd: What have I to pay of my half-year
rent ? - - - - Ans. 8/ 14s 2|«
A trader, failing, owes to A, 35/ 7s 6d; to B, 91/ li
3\d; to C, 53/ 7id; to D, 87/ 5s ; and to E, 111/ 3s 5*.
When this happened, he had by him in cash, 23/ 7s 5d; i
Wares, 53/ 11s 1 O^d; in household furniture, 63/ 17s n4
and in recoverable. book-debts, 25/ 7s 5d: What will h
creditors lose by him, supposing these things delivered 1
them? ... Ans. 212/5s 6£<
Examples of Weights, Measures, fyc.
TROY WEIGHT. APOTHECARIES WEIGH'
lb oz dwt gr lb oz dwt gr. lb oz dr sc j
From 7 3 14 11 4 9 1 13 73 4 7 0 1
Take 3 7 5 19 3 7 16 12 26 7 2 1 1
Rem.
Proof