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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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Hinguisted incorworinds, viz. allication Medi-p. Dirilor. Lhe Ouorient ot chis Divilion Mesthe
ut and Alternate.
Ouantier ot che hiphest priz d Ingrediene, che o-
alligation Medial reaches how to find a Mean cher isthe Complement r0 che whole: And whem
in che Price, Ouantiey, or Oualier berween the more Ingredienes chan tuo are in the Compositi.
Fixrreams; and all Cales in ic may be solred by on, the Dirisors are che several Remains ot the
these Propolicions and Rules.
least Value caten from the orher. Phe Divi-
P. Flarins che Ouanciries of che Ingredients, dends are the Remains letr uxon the Divisions
and che parricular Prices, 10 sind che Price or eill o remain chere; Which will be one sore ol
Value oF Tome pare oC che Mixture.
Rule, Mulciply he neredients severally b)
the number. os Ingredienrs, and chis defective In.
prediene is ro be luxplied as a Complemene; anc
ehieir omn Prices, and divide the Summ ot chole in Dirision no more must be caken in every Ouo-
Produets by che Summ of che lneredienes, and che cienc, than thac chere may remain enouxh tor thC
Ouoriem ansivers che Ovection.
2. Flavins che particular Prices oP che trere.
dients, and ihe Summ paid or receired For a Mix-
cure boushr or (old, eo find Wvhar Ouantiry 0
each was boughe or (old.
Rule, Divide the Summ paid or received (or
other Divisors, and che late ro leare nochins re
mainins.
2. Allication alternate, Mews che due pro-
porcion ot every Ingrediene enerine the Mixturs
and councer changes ihe places ot such fexcesles
Or Disterences as tall our becween che Mean Price
the Mixcure bouxhe or Cold, by the Summ oE the and che Extreams, alcribing ic ro rhe GreareT FX
parricular Prices, the Ouoriene sives what was
required.
3. Lnomine che Ingrediens ot 2 Mixcure, re
auxment or diminis che Mixture proxorrio
nallV.
Rule. Sum ux che Tneredients, ihen Cay, A
thac Summ is eo che Augmentarion or Diminuri
on, sois the Onancier oF cach Parcel OEThe MIX
cure, coche Onanrier oF rhe Mixture desired.
cream which proceeds trom che Lesser, and chC
contrari.
Rule 1. Pet erery ereates Fxcream be livked
vich one leNer.
2. Orten citier ot ihe Latreams be sirele, and
che ocher Fxreams be plurat, chesinele Exrream
must be linked eo aIl ehe rest.
3. Is Boch Greater and lesser Lxrreams are not
single, then they may be lintred lo diverAy, that
4. Knowins che Nacure, Oualiiy or Finenels oE Cundry Differences may be calcen, and Diversiries
the several Ingrediens of a Mixcure, 10 sind rtic
Of Antvers co che Ouection, vet all true: Buc it
resulrins Temperamene or Finenels ol che wtiole. one ol che tixcreams be sinele, chere can be bur
Rule. Place che lereral Ouanciries oF che MIX
cure in Rows, against wwhich place orderly cheir
several Qualicies of Finenels, and mulciply each
Ouanciey by irs omn Oualiey or Desrec ol Fine-
nels, then as the Summ ot all etre Ouanciries is eo
theProducts oF alIche Ovancicies, 10 is Vniry re
che Oualirs or Finenels ot Mixcure.
Fxample. There are melced and mixed roge
cher evo kinds ot Silver, one worch 5s. and cho
ortier worch 4 s. an Ounce, and chere vere.
Ounces ol che former and 8 oF the lacrer; Wotia
is che value ot an Ounce of rhe Mixture.
121. 52:: 2: 23 (= 4
chings, then 127, Ho CHC LBLOTCHC LSCCS
in che Composition is io che pare of che Mixture
propoled, (0 is che Ouancicy oF che Ingredient
propoled in che whole Compolicion, rorhie Ouan-
rier et ehe Ingrectene in the Part centeu
Bur il che MIxture be decomponnded, rhet
sou must repeat jour n’ork upon every Mix
TUTC.
One AnsWeC.
4. The Numbers beins linked, cake the Disse-
rence ot each Number trom che Nean or Com.
mon Price, and place chis Disterence aeainst che
Number it is linked eo alternarels.
5. Every Number linked wirh more than one,
must have all, che Differences ot the Numbers ir
is linkred ro lec against ir.
6. Thole Disserences relolre che Ouestion
Wohenthe Price oF every oE the Inpredients is gi
ven wichort cheir Ouanciries, and the Demand ve
comix ehem (0 as ro sell a certain Ouantiry ac 2
mean rate.
Duc notien che Ouanticy oE one, Wvicti che
Price oF all ehe Ingredienes is given, and theDe
mand is eo teno ihe Ouanciries of che ocher In-
oredients, then che Rule of Three is to be uled.
8. And ivhen the Price oE every Ingredient is
siven, withour any oE cheir Ouancicies, and che
Demand be ro make ux a cerrain Ouanriry r0
be sold at a mean Rare, chen aIl rhe Disserences
added rogether MaII De the Airst Number in ihe
Dule of Threc; che Whole Ouanrier to be mixed
MalI be the 2d. Number; and each Disterence
apare rhe several chird Numbers: And (0 many
loris mix d, Co mans Operarions os rie Rule o
three
9. A Ouestion may be s0 propounded; 25
boch foris ot allixation is necatul io che Reloly
rion.
Bedmple.
Oun. s
Silver Z
= 3
3. Knovine che Ouanriries ot a Nixture, re
sind che parricular Ouanciries ot any Inoredien
In aHY ParE OF che MIXTUITC.
I the Mixcure be compounded oF BuE tvO
L5. 20
8. Knowins che Pocal oF a Mixture, Wich che
Focal raitte, and che Values oF e Leetat L
Predlens mixed, r0 find ine leveral Quanciries
mixed, chouoh unequally.
Rulc. Mulciply che Foral oF che Mixture by chie may be afforde d at 12 d. per Ouart.
least Value, Cubiract che Produe tromche Tocal
Sus pos a Ab oobasc b) Mrctob 6 229 at1d. b 1
quired, that must be made ux os these severat
Prices, 7d. 8d. 14d. and 15d. so as the whole
CtavIS HK a 8 10 14, and 7 10 15, And
Value, alte the Remainder is rhe Arst Ma. councerchareed rtieir Difference From the Com-
Then cakre che said least Value trom che flealelt) mon Price 12d. I snd rhe Summ of cheir Dit.
aliea laesedienes anil che tepraindee is che fect lesenceo 10 be 14. bs plich divieine 113