The vvell spryng of sciences whiche teacheth the perfecte woorke and practise of arithmeticke, bothe in whole nombers and fractions, with suche easie and compendious instruction into the said arte, as hath not heretofore been by any sette out nor laboured. Beautified with moste necessary rules and questions, not onely profitable for marchauntes, but also for all artificers, as in the table doeth partlie appere: set forthe by Humfrey Baker citezeine of Lo[n]don.

¶ Here ensueth other necessarie que∣stions, whiche are wrought by multiplication in bro∣ken nombers.

I Demaunde howe muche the ⅝ of. 20. shillynges are worth or what are the ⅝. of. 20. shil∣lynges. Aunswere: you muste multiplie ⅝ by 1••/5, and the product will bee 100/8, therefore diuide. 100. by. 8. and thereof commeth. 12. ½, whiche is to saie. 12. shillynges. 6. pence, and so muche are the 5/••. of. 20. shillynges worthe.

2. I demaunde what the ¼ of ⅚ of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pounde of money are worthe, that is to sa••e, of. 20. shillynges. Aunswere: multiplie. ¾. by ⅚. And thereof com∣meth 5/2. Then take the 5/•• of 20. shillin∣ges, as in the last questiō goyng before and you shall finde. 12. shillynges. 6. pence, and so muche are the ¾ of ⅚, of 20 shillynges worthe.

3. I demaunde what the ⅔ of. 8. pence ••/2 are worth. Aunswere: multiplie. 8. ••/2 by ⅔, or els ⅔ by. 8. & ••/2 whiche is all one, and you shall finde 34/6. Then diuide 34 by. 6. and your quotient will bee fiue pence ⅔, and so muche are the. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. of. 8. pence 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉the.

4. What are the ¾. of. 14. pence 〈◊〉〈◊〉, Aunswers multiplie. 14. ⅗ by ¾, and therof commeth 219/20. Therefore diuide 219. by. 20. and your quotiente will bee. 10. pence 19/20. and so muche are the ••/4 of. 14. ••/5.

5. How many 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of sworth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••••contain••r in. 7. ⅔. Aunswer multiplie, 7. ⅔ by 4/•• (because one whole

containeth. 4. quarters) and thereof commeth, 30. ⅔, and so many quarters are in the. 7. ⅔. that is to saie. 30. quar∣ters, and ⅔ of a quarter.

6. Howe many thirdes are in ¾ and ••/2, that is to saie in. 3, quarters, and ••/2 of one quarter, whiche are ⅞ by the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 reduction. Aunswere: multiplie 7/•• by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (for because that in one whol•• are cō∣tained. 3. thirdes) and thereof wil come ⅔ and ⅝ of a third, and so many thirdes are in ¾ and ½ or in ⅞, whiche is al one