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EXAMPLES. 



I. It* looib. in America make 951b. Fiemlsh ; and 191b. 

 Flemish, 251b. at Bolognia ; how many pcund^ iu Apaerir 

 ca are equal to 5olb. at Bolognia ? 



Cons. Ant. 



95 : ICO 

 25 : 19 . 



475 

 190 



237^ : 1900 : : 50 

 50 



)9jooo(4oIb. the answer. 

 9500 



o 

 Or by abbrevlatioru 



95 ; 100 5 : 100 5:4 



>^5 » 19 ;: 50 25 : I :: 50 i : i ;: 50 i : 4 :; 10 : 



4 



Ans. 4olb. 



2. If 251b. at Boston be 22lb. at Nuremburg -, 881b. at 

 Nuremburg, 921b. at Hamburg ; 461b. at Hamburg, 491b. 

 at Lyons ; how .many pounds at Boston are equal to 

 981b. at Lyons .'' Ans. looJb. 



3. If 6 braces at Leghorn make 3 ells English ; 5 ells 

 English, 9 braces at Venice ; how many braces at Leghorn 

 will make 45 braces at Venice ? Ans. 50 braces. 



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BARTER. 



Barter is the exchanging of one commodity for anoth- 

 er, and directs traders so to proportion their goods, tjiat 

 neither party may sustain loss. 



RULE. 



