Sarah Hearsey, Reduction by multiplication

Sarah Hearsey, Reduction by multiplication Reduction by Multiplication Reduction by Multiplication* [?] to bring a high denomination to an equivalent value in a low denomination. Rule. Multiply each descending denomination by as many of the next lower denomination as make on in that which you are about to reduce;-- thus proceed till the question is brought into the denomination required Proof. Divide the last product by the last multiplier, and that quotient by the next, &c. If the last quotient be equal to the first multiplicand, the work is right. Writer Sarah Hearsey Date written 1805 Paper 33 cm x 20 cm; 13 in 7 5/8 in, ivory unlined Pen Book Penmanship Style Collection Courtesy Dartmouth College Library File name Sarah Hearsey 17xx-001-001-001