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KEY TO CARD No. 29.

LESSON 1.

In 5 t. 83 43 29 17 gr. how many grains?

it. 339 gr.

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CARDS ARE OMITTED AT PRESENT.

CLOTH MEASURE.

4 nails, marked na. make 1 quarter of a yard, qr.

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In 75 yards how many quarters and nails?

Answer, 300 quarters, 1200 pa.

75 yds.

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In 441 yards, 1 qr. 1 na. how many nails? Ans. 7061 na.

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In 55 Ells French how many nails? Answer, 1320.

55 × 6 × 4 = 1320.

LESSON 6. Cloth Measure.

How many yards of muslin in the four following pieces?

yds.

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In 5 loads of wheat, each 21 bushels, how many pecks?

21 x 5 x 4 = 420.

Answer, 420 pecks.

LESSON 2.

A farmer wishes to seed 54 acres with wheat, at the rate of 5 pecks to the acre; how much wheat is required?

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A merchant wishes to transport 504 bushels of flaxseed, in casks that will hold 7 bushels each; how many casks

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NOTE.-231 solid inches make a gallon.

* A hogshead in the United States is of no certain quantity; it con

tains from 100 to 125 gallons; but generally about 112.

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A vintner had 2 pipes of wine, each containing 126 gallons, and he wished to draw it off into bottles of 7 gills each; how many bottles were sufficient? Ans. 1152.

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252 gallons in all.

4 quarts in a gallon.

1008 quarts in the whole.
8 gills in a quart.

÷Gills in each bottle, 7)8064 gills in the whole.

1152 number of bottles.

LESSON 3. Wine Measure.

If a grocer reduce 126 gallons of brandy, by mixing water equal to one fourth the quantity of brandy, how many gallons will he have in the whole? Answer, 157 gal. 2 qts. 126÷÷4=31 gal. 2 qts. over.

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5 Yards or 164 feet, 1 rod, pole, or perch.

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But, in measuring distances, the Chain is preferable to

the Rod or Pole,

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1122

In 34 miles how many poles? 16.5)18513.0(119

165

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165

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