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atop, stands 36 inches; and under 8 inches, stands.12 inches now 36 and 12, make 48, the answer in inches; : and 48 12 4 feet, or just half a cord.

3. Admit the breadth to be 3 feet 11 inches, and height 3 feet 9 inches; required the content.

Under 3 feet at top, stands 70; and under 9 inches, is 18: 70 and 18, make 88÷127 feet 4 inches, or 7 ft. 1 qr. 2 inches, the answer.

TABLE I.

Showing the amount of £1, or $1, at 5 and 6 per cent. per annum, Compound Interest, for 20 years.

Frs. 15 per cent.16 per cent.|Yrs. 15 per cent.16 per cent.
1,0600011 1,71034 1,89829
1,12360 12 1,79585 2,01219
1,15762 1,19101 13 1,88565
4 1,21550

1,05000
1,10250

2,13292

1,26247 14
1,33822 15

1,97993 2,26090

1,27628

2,07893

2,39655

1,84009 1,41851 16 2,18287

1,40710

2,29201

1,50363 17 1,47745 1,59384 18

2,40661

2,85433

9 1,55132 1,68947 19 10 1,62889 1,79084 20 2,65329 3,20713

2,52695

3,02559

VII. The weights of the coins of the United States.

put. gr.

11 6

5 15
2 191

Eagles,
Half-Eagles,
Quarter-Eagies,
Dollars,
Half-Dollars,
Quarter-Dollars,
Dimes,

Hale Dimes,

Cents,
Half-Cente,

Copper.

4 8

The standard for gold coin is 11 parts pure gold, and one part alloy-the alloy to consist of silver and copper. The standard for silver coin is 1485 parts fine to 179 parts alloy-the alloy to be whol

ly copper.

2,54727

2.69277

17 8

8 16

1 17

204

Standard

Gold.

Standard

Silver.

ANNUITIES.

TABLE II.

Showing the amount of fi annuity, forborne for 31 years or under, at 5 and 6 per cent. compound interest.

TABLE III. Showing the present worth of annuity, to continue for $1 years, at 5 and 6 per cent. compound int.

Trs.

1,000000 1,000000|| 0,952381 0,943396| 2 2,050000 2,060000 1,859410 1,833393

3 3,152500 3,183600|| 2,723248 2,673012 4,310125 4,374616|| 3,545950 3,465106 5 5,525631 5,637195|| 4,329477 4,212364

6 6,801913 6,975319|| 5,075692 4,917324 7 8,142009 8,395838|| 5,786278 5,582381| 9,549109 9,897468|| 6,463213 6,209794

9 11,026564 11,491316 7,107822 6,801692 10 12,577892 13,180770 7,721735 7,360087 11 14,206787 14,971643 8,306414 7,886875 12 15,917126 16,869942 8,863252 8,383844 13 17,712982 18,882130 9,393573 8,852683 14 19,598632 21,015066 9,898641| 9,294984 15 21,578564|23,275969||10,379658| 9,712249 16 23,657492 25,672528 10,837769 10,105895 17 25,840366 28,212380|11,274066 10,477260 18 28,132385 30,905653||11,689587 10,827603 19 30,539004 33,759992||12,085321 11,158116 20 33,065954|36,785592||12,462210 11,469921 21 35,719252 39,992727||12,821153 11,764077 22 38,505214 43,392291||13,163003|12,041582 23 41,430475 46,995828||13,488574 12,303380 24 44,501999 50,815578|| 13,798642 12,550357 25 47,727099 54,864512 14,093944 12,783356 26 51,113454|59,156382||14,375185|13,003166 27 54,669126 63,705765||14,643034 13,210534 28 58,402583|68,528112||14,898127 13,406164 29 62,32271273,639798||15,141073 13,590721 30 66,438847 79,058186||15,372451 13,764831 51 |70,760790|84,801677||15,592810|13,929086

THE three following Tables are calculated agreeable to an Act of Congress passed in November, 1792, making foreign Gold and Silver Coins a legal tender for the payment of all debts and demands, at the several and respective rates following, viz. The Gold Coins of Great-Britain and Portugal, of their present standard, at the rate of 100 cents for every 27 grains of the actual weight thereof.-Those of France and Spain 273 grains of the actual weight thereof.-Spanish milled Dollars weighing 17 pwt. 7 gr. equal to 100 cents, and in proportion for the parts of a dollar.-Crowns of France, weighing 18 pwt. 17 gr. equal to 110 cents, and in proportion for the parts of a Crown.-They have enacted, that every cent shall contain 208 grains of copper, and every half-cent 104 grains.