EXHIBIT 11(i)
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                                            INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
                                   COMPUTATION OF PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE
                       (In thousands of dollars except for shares and per share amounts)

                                                            Years ended December 31,                     
                                             1994          1993          1992          1991          1990
     PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE:
     Earnings before effect of
                                                                              
       accounting changes..........  $    211,140  $    163,524  $    115,594   $   150,589  $    185,343
       Less dividends on
         preference stock .........            --            --            --            --         1,838
     Earnings applicable to common
       stock before effect of
       accounting changes..........       211,140       163,524       115,594       150,589       183,505
     Effect of accounting changes:
       - Postemployment benefits               --       (21,000)           --            --            --
       - Postretirement benefits
           other than pensions.....            --            --      (332,000)           --            --
       - Income taxes..............            --            --       (18,000)           --            --
     Net earnings (loss) applicable
       to common stock.............  $    211,140  $    142,524  $   (234,406) $    150,589  $    183,505

     Average number of common
       shares outstanding..........   105,458,116   104,991,535   104,340,622   103,634,178   103,351,708

     Primary earnings per share:
     Earnings before effect of
       accounting changes..........         $2.00        $ 1.56        $ 1.11         $1.45         $1.78
       Effect of accounting changes:
         - Postemployment benefits             --         (0.20)           --            --            --
         - Postretirement benefits
             other than pensions...            --            --         (3.19)           --            --
         - Income taxes............            --            --         (0.17)           --            --
     Primary earnings (loss) per
       share.......................         $2.00        $ 1.36        $(2.25)        $1.45         $1.78









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                                INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY
                      COMPUTATION OF PRIMARY EARNINGS PER SHARE
                                     (Continued)


          Notes:  All common share and per share amounts have been adjusted
          for the 2-for-1 stock split which was made in the form of a stock
          dividend in 1992.   On February 7,  1990, the board of  directors
          authorized the redemption of  the Dutch Auction Rate Transferable
          Securities  preference stock.   The  company redeemed  Series D-1
          preference stock  on March  14, 1990, and  Series D-2  preference
          stock  on April 4, 1990.  Shares issuable under outstanding stock
          plans, applying  the "Treasury Stock" method,  have been excluded
          from  the computation of  primary earnings  per share  since such
          shares  were  less  than  1%  of  common  shares  outstanding, as
          follows:  1994 - 496,893; 1993  - 600,429; 1992 - 738,149; 1991 -
          632,056; 1990 - 639,836.
































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