$17,00 3,48 $20,48 June 5. To 8 barrels Cider, at $2,12) a barrel, 66 8. To 6 bushels Corn, " ,58 a bushel, July 16, 1828. Received payment, Rufus Paywell. In the Key, such examples as the two following have the several prices carried out, which renders the inspection of any erroneous process exceedingly easy. 400 yards Carpeting, at $,173 a yard, ❝,193" 200 pieces Nankin, each 42 yards, ,39 Received payment, 4,62 66 66 66 $113651,50 John Stimpson. For Stephen Notrust, 1. At 2 cents a gill, what will 1 pint of molasses cost? What will 2 pints? 4 pints? 5 pints? 6 pints? 8 pints? 10 pints? 12 pints? 20 pints? 50 pints? 100 pints? 2. At 24 cts. a gallon, what will 1. qt. of.ale cost? What will 2 qts.? a gallon? How much will 48 cents buy? Will 60 cts.? Will 72 cts.? Will 120 cts.? Will 150 cts.? Will 180 cts,? 3. When rum is a dollar a gallon, what is a barrel worth? * Hogsheads containing liquors, molasses, &c. are of various capacities, generally exceeding 100 gallons. $17,00 3,48 $20,48 June 5. To 8 barrels Cider, at $2,12 a barrel, 66 8. To 6 bushels Corn, " ,58 a bushel, July 16, 1828. Received payment, Rufus Paywell. In the Key, such examples as the two following have the several prices carried out, which renders the inspection of any erroneous process exceedingly easy. 400 yards Carpeting, at $,173 a yard, 200 pieces Nankin, each 42 yards, ,39" Received payment, "L ,193 แ 66 "4,62)" John Stimpson. For Stephen Notrust, 1. At 2 cents a gill, what will 1 pint of molasses cost? What will 2 pints? 4 pints? 5 pints? 6 pints? 8 pints? 10 pints? 12 pints? 20 pints? 50 pints? 100 pints? 2. At 24 cts. a gallon, what will 1. qt. of ale cost? What will 2 qts.? a gallon? How much will 48 cents buy? Will 60 cts.? Will 72 cts.? Will 120 cts.? Will 150 cts.? Will 180 cts.? 3. When rum is a dollar a gallon, what is a barrel worth? * Hogsheads containing liquors, molasses, &c. are of various capacities, generally exceeding 100 gallons. What is a hogshead worth? What is of a hogshead worth? (A hogshead is divided into 63 parts, or gallons; therefore 1 gallon is.) What is ? ? ? 4. At a dollar a gallon, how many quarts will 50 cents buy? Will $2? Will $2,25? Will $3? Will $3,50? Will $4? Will $6? Will $10? Will $20? Will $30? 5. At $100 a hogshead, what will 2 pipes of wine cost? What will 3 pipes? 4 pipes? 6 pipes? 1 tun? 3 tuns? 4 tuns? 6. How many gills in 4 pints? In 2 quarts? In 3 qts.? In 4 qts.? In 6 qts.? In 12 qts.? In 20 qts.? Q. From what you have now been doing, for what purposes would you infer that this measure is used? A. To measure wine, spirits, vinegar, oil, cider, honey, mead, &c. Q. What are the denominations of this measure? A. Gills, pints, quarts, gallons, barrels, tierces, hogsheads, pipes, and tuns. Note. The wine gallon contains 231 solid inches, and is in the same proportion to the ale gallon of 282 solid inches, as the pound Troy is to the pound avoirdupois. Exercises for the Slate. 1. In 4 pints how many gills? In 20 pints how many gills? A. 96 gills. 2. How many pints in 16 gills? In 80 gills? A. 24 pints. 3. How many pints in 2 quarts? In 480 quarts? A. 964 pints. 4. How many quarts in 4 pints? In 960 pts.? A. 482 qts. 5. In 2 hogsheads how many gallons? In 4137 hhds. ? A. 260757 gallons. |