COMPOUND MULTIPLICATION. Cf 



EXAMPLES OF MONET, 



^. ^Ib. of tobacco, at 2s, S^d. per lb. 



2S. 8^(1. 



9 



il. 4s. 4|d. the answer. 

 2* 3lb. of green tea, at ps. 6d. per lb. Ans. il. 8s. 6d. 



3. 51b. of loaf sugar, at is. 3d. per lb. Ans* 61. 3s, 



4. pcwt. of cheese, at il. 1 is. 5d. per cwt. 



Ans. 14I. 2s. pd, 

 ^.12 gallons of brandy, at 9s. 6d. per gallon. 



Ans. 5I. 14s. 



CASE I, 



If the 7nu!i'ipUer exceed 1 2, multiply successively by its 

 component parts, instead of the whole number at once, a§ 

 ill simple multiplication. 



EXAMPLES, 



K. i6cwt. of cheese, at il. iSs. 8d. per c\yt, 

 il. 1 8s. M, 

 4 



7 14 8 

 4 



£2^ 18 8 the answer. 

 . ^. 22 yards of broadcloth, at 19s. 4d. per yarcL 



Ans. 27I. IS. 4dH 



3. g6 quarters of rye, at il. 3s. 4d. per quarter, 



Ans. 112L 



4. 120 dozen of candles, at 5s, pd. per doz, 



Ans, 34I. I OS. 



5. 132 yards of Irish cloth, at 2S. 4d. per yard. 



■ Ans. 15I. 83, 



6. 144 reams of pap$r, at 13s. 4d, per ream. 



Ans. 96U 

 7. 1210 



