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out of the soup and weighed, and was found to weigh 

 i Ib. 22 loths. The soup weighed 15 Ibs., and these 

 divided equally among the twelve persons belonging 

 to the mess gave for each portion 4! loths pf beef 

 and i Ib. 8 loths of soup ; and the cost of the whole 

 (19! kreutzers) divided by 18 gives i-fj kreutzers for 

 the cost of each portion. 



For the Liver Dumplings. 



Ibs. loths. Kreutzers. 



2 28 of fine semmel bread 15 



Total 7 12 Cost .... 23 kreutzers. 



" These ingredients being made into dumplings, the 

 dumplings after being properly boiled were found to 

 weigh 8 Ibs. This gave for each portion 2i|- loths; 

 and the amount of the cost (23 kreutzers) divided 

 by 12, the number of the portions, gives for each 

 iy| kreutzers. 



" The quantity of dry ammunition bread furnished 

 to each person was i Ib. 8 loths ; and this, at two 

 kreutzers a pound, amounts to 2\ kreutzers." 



Recapitulation. 



For each person. 



Ibs. loths. Kreutzers. 



4^ of boiled beef, and > 3, 



1 8 bread soup > 



2i\ liver dumplings \\^ 



1 8 dry bread ......... 2-^ 



3 9! of food. Cost .... 6-fa 



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