| 4 | ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| $ | 2 | . | 5 | 0 |
Or, if the pounds are equal parts of one hundred and the price is not, then the same result may be obtained by dividing the price by the equivalent of the quantity as seen in the table; thus, in the above case, if the price were 10c and the number of pounds 25, it would be worked just the same.
Example. Find the cost of 50 yards of gingham at 14c a yard.
| 2 | ) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| $ | 7 | . | 0 | 0 |
When the price is one dollar and twenty-five cents, fifty cents, or any number found in the table, the result may be quickly found by finding the price for the extra cents, as in the above examples, and then adding this to the number of pounds or yards and calling the result dollars.
Example. Find the cost of 20 bushels potatoes at $1.12-1/2 per bushel.
| 8 | ) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | |||
| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | |
| $ | 2 | 2 | . | 5 | 0 |
If the price is $2 or $3 instead of $1, then the number of bushels must first be multiplied by 2 or 3, as the case may be.
Example. Find the cost of 6 hats at $4.33-1/3 apiece.
| 3 | ) | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | |||||
| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| 2 | 4 | . | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | . | 0 | 0 | ||
| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| $ | 2 | 6 |