Practical Questions in Troy Weight.

1. A person had a basin which weighed 8 lb. 10 oz.; It being melted in part; it then was weighed again, and its weight was 2 lb. 11 oz. 7 pwt. 4 grs. ; what was melted off? Ans. 10 oz. 12 pwt. 20 grs.

2. A silver smith had 21 lbs. 9 oz. of silver; he refined it by melting, and then weighed it, and its weight was 15 lb. 10 oz. 11 pwt. 19. grs.; what was lost by melting? Ans. 5 lb. 10 oz. 8 pwt. 5 grs.

3. How much silver must be given in exchanging a silver plate for a platter; the weight of the platter being 2 lb. 10 oz.; and the weight of the plate 1 lb. 4 oz. 7 pwt.? Ans. 1 lb. 5 oz. 13 pwt.

Practical Questions in Avoirdupois Weight. 1. A certain vessel was freighted with 22 tons, 13 cwt. 1 qr. of iron; in a storm she was lighted by throwing a part of the cargo overboard; on her arrival at port her cargo weighed but 15 T. 0 cwt. 1 qr. ; I demand the quantity lost.

Ans. 7 T. 13 cwt.

2. A merchant had 31 cwt. 2 qr. 21 lb. of sugar; he sold to A. 11 cwt. 1 qr.; and to B. 15 cwt. 2 qrs. 17 lb.; what had he left? Ans. 4 cwt. 3 qr. 4 lb.

3. A merchant had 1 T. 3 qr. 27 lb. of sugar, it was all stolen but I cwt. 1 qr. 8 lb."; I demand the quantity stolen. Ans. 19. cwt. 2 gr. 19 lb.

4. I bought 27 cwt. 2 qr. 19 lb. of flour, and sold 19 cwt. 3 qr, 27 lb. ; what remained on hand?

Ans, 7cwt. 2 qrs. 20 lb.

Practical Questions.

1. An Apothecary had 12 lb. 6 oz. 2 dr. of medicine in a certain vessel; by accident it was broken, and there remained in a broken peice of it, 8 lb. 11 oz. 7 dr. 1 sc. 13 grs.; I demand the quantity lost?

Ans. 3 lb. 6 oz. 2 dr. 1 sc. 7 grs: 2. What remains after taking 19 lb. 6 oz, 3 dr. ; from

26 lb. 7 oz. 7 dr?

Ans. 7 lb. 1 oz. 4dr.

3. What is the difference between 119 pounds, 6 ounces; and 111 pounds, 11 ounces?

LONG MEASURE.

Deg. mi. fur. rds. ft. in. bar.

27 59 6 30 15 11

Ans. 7 lb. 7 oz.

M. fur. rds. ft. in. bar. 224 3 21 13 1 1

Practical Questions in Long Measure.

1. Subtract 24 mi. 3 fur. 26 rds.; from 26 mi. and shew the difference. Ans. 1 mi. 4 fur. 14 rds. 2. Express the difference between 200 mi. 6 fur. 29 rds.; and 150 mi. 7 fur. 2 rds. 4 yds. 2 ft. 1 bar.

Ans. 49 mi. 7 fur. 26 rds. 0 yds. 0 ft. 11 in. 2 bar. 3. Express the difference between 7 lea. 2 mi. 6 fụr. 27 rods; and 5 lea. 1 mi. 7 fur. 30 rods.

་་་་་

Ans. 2 lea. O mi. 6 fur. 37 rds. 4. A man agreed with another to go 51 miles, 4 furlongs; and he went 60 miles, 2 furlongs, how much further did he go than he agreed to?

Ans. 8 miles, 6 fur.

Practical Questions in Square Measure.

I. A man's farm contained 246 acres, 1 rood, 7 rods; he sold to A. 27 acres, 2 roods, 1 rod; to B. 39 acres, 39 rods; and to C. 50 acres, 2 roods; how much had he left? Ans. 129 acres. 7 rods.

2. A man had 700 acres of land; and he had four sons; to the oldest he gave 60 acres 2 roods; and to the second, third and fourth, he gave half as much to each as he did to the first; how much had he left?

Ans. 548 acres, 3 roods.

3. A man had 3472 feet 142 inches of boards, he sold 1249 feet 126 inches; what had he left?

Ans. 2223 feet, 16 inches.

Practical Questions in Wine Measure.

1. A wine seller bought 22 hhds. 54 gal. of wine; he sold 12 hhds. 60 gal,; I demand the quantity unsold. Ans. 9 hhds. 57 gal. 2. A. bought 247 gal. 3 qts. 1 pt. of rum; and he sold from it 198 gal. 2 qts. ; how much had he left? Ans. 49 gal, 1 qt. 1 pt.

3. I demand the difference between 3 pipes, 1 hhd. 54.

gal.; and 1 pipe, 1 hhd. 61 gal.

Ans. 1 pipe, 1 hhd. 56 gal.

Practical Questions in Solid Measure.

1. A man had 249 tons 12 feet of round timber lying in the dock; in a high tide a part of it went adrift; there remained in the dock 142 tons, 12 feet, 1721 inches; I demand the quantity lost,

Ans, 106 tons, 39 ft. 7 in. 2. What is the difference between 49 tons 39 feet; and 27 tons, 38 feet, 1272 inches?

Ans. 22 tons, O O feet, 456 inches. 3. A stone cutter had on hand 1427 feet of stone; he sold 192 feet, 1427 inches; I demand the quantity unAns. 1234 feet, 301 inches.

sold.

Practical Questions in Wood Measure.

1. A wood seller bought 127 cords, 120 solid feet of wood; and sold 100 cords, 101 solid feet; how much had he left on hand? Ans. 27 cords, 19 feet.

2. A coaster freighted his vessel with 65 cords, 118 solid feet of wood; in a storm he was obliged to light her by throwing wood overboard; when she arrived in port, there was but 21 cords, 106 solid feet on board; I demand the quantity lost. Aus. 44 cords, 12 ft. 3. What is the difference between 27 cords, 104 feet; and 19 cords, 125 feet? Ans. 7 cords, 107 ft.

Practical Questions in Dry Measure.

1. What is the difference between 7953 chal. 13 bushels; and 3789 chal. 35 bushels?

Ans. 4163 chal. 14 bushels. 2. A merchant in Boston had a vessel coming from Virginia freighted with 2478 bushels, 3 pecks of corn; in a storm she was lighted by shovelling corn overboard; on her arrival in port, she had but 2027 bushels, 1 pk. on board; I demand the quantity lost.

Fr. E. gr. na. 12 4 3 9 5

Ans. 451 bu. 2 pks.

Practical Questions in Cloth Measure.

1. A dealer in clothes had 3 pieces containing in all 80 yards, 3 qrs; he sold 51 yards, 3 qrs. 3 nails; I demand what he had left. Ans. 28 yds. 3 qr. 1 na. 2. A merchant bought 6 pieces of cloth, each piece containing 26 yds. 3 qr. 3 na. ; he sold two pieces; how many yds. had he left? Ans 107 yds. 1 gr.