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must confess have not been able either
to discover any meanng in the question III
your paper Of the 18th inst, or to understand
the principles on w','eh the solution is found
ed. Your correspondent ~ appears from
his solution to suppose that dollars multiplied
by dollars make dollars. Where he got this
from, will not pretend 70 say, but ~ the
same rule we could have cents multiplied BY
cents make cents; dimes by times make
dimes; and eagles by eagles make eagles;
Applying this to the present question we
have 500 cents multiplied BY 500 cents. re-
suit. $50 900 cents, or $500 dollars. 80 dimes
(or 500 cents multiplied BY 30 dimes, make
$500 dimes or $40 dollars. S dollars multi
piled by 5 dollars make 25 dollars We may
make as many dVeyent results as we please.
How then is it that the same question work
cd by the same rule should bring such va
rious answers. This rule must be false, for
truth is always consistent with itself. In
multiplication, the multipler denotes the
number of times the multiplicand is to be
en-, and must therefore be an abstract
number and neither cents, cow, or grind
stones. The product might be obtained IN q
more tedious manner, by putting down the
multiplieand tho number Of times indicated
by the multiplier, aud finding the result
But to talk of putting it down the number OF
times indicated by 500 cents, SO dimes, or s
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Ms question is, if possible, more absurd
than the former one. for he requires us te
take the multiplicaud a number OF times in
dcated by long train Of dollars, dimes
cents, and mills. n understands his uwr
rule he certainly must be able to explain it
and also to inform me what is the result o.
500 wheelbarrows multiplied by 500 steam
engines. 7.