8. How many cubic inches in a rectangular stone post 3 ft. high, 1 ft. wide, and 1 ft. thick?

9. Find the value of 0.975 of a cubic yard.

10. Reduce 13 cu. ft. 864 cu. in. to the decimal of a cubic

yard.

11. A man bought 52 cu. yds. 18 cu. ft. 984 cu. in. of stone

for the cellar of a house, and as much for the cellar of a second house. How much did he buy for both? 12. How many cords of wood in a pile 50 ft. long, 6 ft. high, and 4 ft. wide?

13. How many cords of wood in a pile 42 ft. long, 61 ft. high, and 8 ft. wide?

14. What must be the length of a load of wood that is 4 ft. wide, 5 ft. high, to contain 2 cds.?

15. A cubic foot of wood weighs 20 pounds. Find the weight of 10 boards, each 30 ft. long, 1 ft. wide, and 1 in. thick.

NOTE. The gallon of liquid measure contains 231 cu. in. The bushel of dry measure contains 2150.42 cu. in. Therefore the quart of liquid measure contains 573 cu. in., and the quart of dry measure 67 cu. in.

Ex. 112. (Oral.)

1. How many pints in 16 gi.? in 37 gi.?

2. How many pints in 2 qts.? in 7 qts. 1 pt.?

3. How many quarts in 2 pks. ? in 3 pks. 3 qts.?

4. How many quarts in 3 bu.?

5. How many baskets holding 21 pks. each will 10 bu. of apples fill?

6. If a pint of milk cost 4 cts., what will a gallon cost? 7. How many times will a gallon of water fill a half-pint cup?

8. How many pint bottles will be required to hold 5 gals. 2 qts. of cider?

9. If 4 qts. of blueberries cost 32 cts., what will a bushel cost at the same rate?

10. A 2-gal. measure of molasses lacks 3 pts. of being full. What is the molasses worth at 80 cts. a gallon? 11. If a horse eats 4 qts. of corn a day, how many days will a bushel last him?

12. If a quart of berries is worth 10 cts., what is a peck worth?

Ex. 113.

1. Reduce 440 pts. to pecks, and 109 pts. to gallons.

2. Reduce 2024 pts. to bushels.

9. Multiply 15 gals. 2 qts. 1 pt. by 130g. 10. Divide 34 bu. 3 pks. 4 qts. by 9.

11. How many pint bottles will be required to hold 63 gals. of wine?

12. How many pint packages can a seedsman make from 3 bu. 3 pks. 6 qts. of peas?

13. In one season a market-gardener sold 3758 baskets of strawberries averaging 1 pt. each. How many bushels did he sell?

14. A farmer having a flock of 87 fowls feeds them daily 2 bu. 1 pk. 1 pt. of grain. What is the average amount for each fowl?

15. A lady in one month gave to her 4 canaries of a quart of seed, to her parrot 24 qts., and to 3 mockingbirds 14 qts. How much seed did she give to all the birds together?

16. A gardener raised of a bushel of Lima beans, and of a bushel of Caseknife beans. He sold 3 pks. 6 qts. 1 pt.; how many had he left?

17. A merchant receives 37 boxes of oranges, amounting to 25 bu. 3 pks. 7 qts. Only of the fruit was fit to sell; how many bushels had to be thrown away? 18. A tank is 30 ft. 3 in. long, 16 ft. 4 in. wide, and 6 ft. 4 in. deep. Find how many gallons it will hold. 19. Find the number of bushels in a bin that is 6 ft. long, 5 ft. wide, 4 ft. deep.

20. How many gallons will a cistern hold that is 5 ft. square and 6 ft. deep?

NOTE. Avoirdupois weight is used for weighing all articles except gold, silver, and jewels.

In the United States custom house and in wholesale transactions in coal and iron the long ton is used.

The pound avoirdupois contains 7000 grains.

Ex. 114. (Oral.)

1. How many ounces in 2 lbs. ? in 5 lbs.?

2. How many ounces in of a pound? in in of a pound? in g of a pound? in

of a pound?

of a pound?

3. What part of a pound are 4 oz.? 2 oz.? 8 oz.? 6 oz.?

4. How many pounds in 48 oz.? in 36 oz.? in 24 oz. ?

5. How many hundred-weight in 2 t.? in 3 t.?

6. How many 4-oz. packages of nutmegs can be put up from 24 lbs. of nutmegs?

7. If hay is $20 a ton, how many pounds can be bought for $5? $7? $10?

8. If hay is $16 a ton, what are 750 lbs. worth?

9. What part of a pound is of an ounce?

10. If butter is 25 cts. a pound, and hay is $16 a ton, how many pounds of butter will it take to pay for 1500 lbs. of hay?

Ex. 115.

1. Reduce 12,484 oz. to higher denominations.

2. Reduce 7 cwt. 64 lbs. to ounces.

3. Reduce 95,784 oz. to higher denominations.

4. A bushel of wheat weighs 60 lbs. How many bushels in 1 t.?

5. A cubic foot of water weighs 1000 oz. In 1800 cu. ft. of water how many tons?

6. What is the difference in pounds between 27 long tons of coal and 27 short tons of coal?

7. Find the value of of a ton.

8. What fraction of a pound is 0.00006 of a ton?

9. Add t., cwt., 4 lb.

10. Reduce 8 cwt. 34 lbs. to the decimal of a ton.

11. Find the value of 0.472875 of a ton.

12. Reduce 12 cwt. 80 lbs. 6 oz. to the decimal of a ton.

13. A farmer sold in one week 5.825 t. of hay. On Monday he sold 1350 lbs.; on Tuesday, t.; on Wednesday, 1 t.; on Thursday, 1.415 t.; on Friday, 1 t. What part of a ton did he sell on Saturday?

14. A grocer sold in one day 17 cwt. 83 lbs. 6 oz. of loaf

sugar, 13 cwt. 95 lbs. 12 oz. of
78 lbs. 15 oz. of brown sugar.
amount sold.

coffee sugar, 15 cwt.

Required the whole