46 ARITHMETIC. ~ 



ALE AND BEER MEASURE, 



hhd. gal. qt. pt. hhd. gal. qt. pt. hlid. gal. qt. pt. 



DRY MEASURE. 



L. qr. ba. pe. gal. , 

 55231; 

 32321 

 22321 

 12 2 2 

 2173 

 562 



COMPOUND SUBTRACTION. 



Cjjdp-jiud S;:htracitofi teacheth to find the diiFerence of 

 any two numbers of different denominations. 



R U L E.* 



I. Place the less number under the greater, so that those 

 parts, which arc of the same denomination, may stand di- 

 rectly iindsr each other, and draw a line below them. 



2. Begin 



* The reason of this rule will readily appear from what was 

 said ia simple subtraction j for the borrowing depends upon the 

 very same principle, and is only different, as the numbers to be 

 subtracted arc of different denominations. 



