III. OF TROY WEIGHT. 1. In 276 lb. 11 oz. 19 pwts. 23 grs. how many ounces, pennyweights and grains? Ans. lbs. 0%. pwl. grs. 276 11 19 12 Ans. 3323 ounces. Ans. 66479 pwts. 265939 132958 1595519 grains. 23 2. In 15 lb. 9 oz. 13 pwts. 16 grs. how many ounces, pwts. and grains? Ans. 189ozs. 3793pwts. and 91048 grains. 3. In 1595519 grains of gold, how many pounds, &c. ? 24) 1595519 grs. 2,0)6647,9 23 grs. over. 12)3323 19 pwts. over. lb.276 11 oz. 19 pwts. 23grs. 4. In 8lb. 2 oz. 3 pwts. 16 grs, how many grs.? Ans. 47128 grs. 5. In 91048 grains of silver, how many pounds, &c.? Ans. 15 lb. 9 oz. 13 pwts. 16 grs. 6. In 275520 grains how many pounds, &c.? Ans. 47 pounds, 10 ounces. IV. OF AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. N. B.-The following denominations of Avoirdupois Weight are sometimes used in mercantile transactions, and may be referred to as occasion requires. lbs. Cut. qrs. lbs. A stone of butter 16 A puncheon of prunes 10 0 00 2. A physician mixed 8 oz. of jalap with 2 oz. 6 dr. 1 sc. 4 grs. of calomel, and is desirous of knowing how many potions of 18 grs. each, are contained in the said composition. Ans. 288. 3. In 89572 grains of medicine, how many pounds, &c. Ans. 15 lbs. 6 oz. 4 dr. 2 sc. 12 gr. 4. A doctor bought of an Apothecary, 64 gallypots, each containing 5 drachms of medicine, how many potions of 25 grains each are contained therein. Ans. 768 potions. VI. OF CLOTH MEASURE. Ans. 278 na. Ans. 294 yds. 2 qrs. 1. In 17 yards, 1 qr. 2 nails, how many nails? 2. In 4712 nails, how many yards, &c.? 3. In 47128 nails of Irish linen, how many pieces, each 25 yds.? Ans. 112 pieces, 20 yds. 2 qrs. nails? 4. In 4 pieces of cloth, each 14 yds. how many quarters and Ans. 224 qrs. 896 nails. 5. In 626 English ells, how many yards? Ans. 782 yds. 2 qrs. 6. In 1425 yds. of tapestry, how many Flemish ells? Ans. 1900. 7. In 4975 Flemish ells, how many English ells? Ans. 2985 E. E. 8. In 4599 yds. how many French ells? Ans. 3066. 9. In 54 yds. 3 qrs. 7 inches, how many inches? Ans. 1978 in. 10. In 2397 ins. how many E. ells, &c. Ans. 64 E. E. 1 qr. 8in.. VII. OF DRY MEASURE. EXAMPLES. Ans. 31678 pints. 1. In 98 barrels, 4 bu. 3 pks. 1 gal. 3 qts. of Indian corn, how many pints, and proof? 2. In 33867 pints of wheat, how many bushels, &c. ? Ans. 529 bus. 0 pks. 1 gal. 1 qt. 1 pt. 3. In 16127 quarts of barley, how many quarters, &c.? Ans. 62 qrs. 7 bu. 3 pks. 1 gal. 3 qts. VIII. OF LIQUID MEASURE. 1. In 72 hogsheads of beer, how many barrels ? Ans. 108 bls.. 2. If a back contain 30 barrels of beer, how many gallons does it hold? Ans. 1080 gallons. 3. In 92 hogshead of ale, how many barrels, kilderkins, firkins, gallons, quarts, and pints? Ans. 138bls. 276kil. 552fir. 4416gal. 17664qts. 35328pts. 1 4. In 36408 pints of beer, how many barrels, &c.? Ans. 126bls. 1fir. 6gals. 5. In 126 gallons of cider, how many bottles, each holding 13 Ans. 672 pints? 6. In 3 hogsheads of brandy, how many half-anchors? Ans. 37, half anchors and 4 gallons over. 7. In 1712 gallons of wine, how many pipes? Ans. 13 pipes, 1 hogshead, 11 gallons. 8. In 8063 gills of wine, how many hogsheads, &c.? Ans. 3hhds. 62gals. 3qts. 1pt. 3 gills. IX. OF LAND MEASURE. EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 17 acres, 3 roods, 10 perches, to perches. Ans. 2850 2. Reduce 17551 perches into acres, &c. Ans. 109A. 2r. 31p. 3. If a piece of ground contain 24 acres, and an inclosure of 17 acres 3 roods be taken out of it, how many perches are there in the remainder? Ans. 1000p. 4. One field contains 7 acres, 1 rood, 36 perches; another 10 acres 32 perches; and a third 12 acres 1 rood. How many shares, of 76 perches in each share, are contained in the whole? Ans. 63. 4. How many barleycorns will reach round the terraqueous globe, which is 360 degrees, and each degree 694 English miles? Ans. 4755801600 barleycorns.. XI. OF SOLID MEASURE. 1. How many solid feet and inches are contained in a block of marble that is 6 feet 8 inches long, 4 feet 6 inches wide, and 2 feet 4 inches thick? ft. in. 68 long. 4 6 wide. 24 0 2 8 3 0 0 4 Square 300 measure. 24 thick. 60 0 10 0 Ans. 70 0 solid feet, and 120960 solid inches. 2. How many cords are contained in a pile of tan-bark that is 30 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 12 feet high? Ans. 56 cords, and 32 feet over. 3. If a pile of wood be 50 feet long, 12 feet wide, and 8 feet high, how many cords are contained therein? Ans. 37 cords, and 64 feet over. 4. How many tons of round timber are contained in 1000 solid feet? Ans. 25 tons. 5. How many tons of hewn timber are contained in 2000 solid feet? Ans. 50 tons. 6. How many tons of hewn timber are contained in 2500 solid feet? Ans. XII. OF TIME. EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce 12 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, 2 days, 18 hours, 20 minutes, and 44 seconds, into seconds. Ans 403639200 seconds. 2. In 121812 seconds how many days, &c.? |