many bushels can be bought for of a dollar? How many for 1 dollars? 10. How many times is many times in 18? 11. How many times is 12. How many times is contained in ? How contained in ? contained in ? TABLES OF COINS, WEIGHTS, AND MEASURES. Table I.- FEDERAL MONEY. Federal Money is the currency of the United States. Used in weighing Gold, Silver, and some liquids. Table IV.-AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. Used in weighing Groceries, Hay, &c., and all the metals except gold and silver. It is now the custom to allow 100 lbs. for a bundred weight instead of 112 as formerly. Table V.- CLOTH MEASURE. Used in measuring Woollens and other cloths. inches (in.) 4 nails, or 9 in. 4 quarters Used in measuring Grains. Salt, Oysters, &c. For convenience of reckoning, it is usual in calendars to call the year 365 days for 3 successive years, and every fourth year 366, (for in 4 years the six hours overplus amount to a day) which is called bissextile or leap year. This day is added to Feb ruary. The common year is divided into twelve months, which are sometimes called calendar months, because they are the months used in calendars. The names of the months, and the number of days in each, are as follows: Names. 1 January Number of days. Winter. Autumn. Summer. Spring. Winter. 28, in leap year 29. 3. March 31 1. In 2 pounds how many ounces ? 7. of a yard is how many quarters and nails ? 8. In how many shillings? 10. How much is of a bushel of wheat? 11. How much would at one dollar a gallon? of a barrel of wine cost, 12. How much would cwt. of sugar cost, at 8 cents a pound? 13. How much is 14. How much is 15. How much is of a day? of a day? 16. How much is cost, at 2 dollars a gallon? of a hogshead of wine 18. If a man spend 28 dollars in a month, what is that a week? How much a day? 19. If a man spend 16 dollars a week, what is that a day? 20. If a man buy 4 bushels of grain for 5 dollars, how much is that a bushel? 21. If wine is 2 dollars a gallon, how much is that a pint ? 22. If you give 5 cents a gill for wine, what is that a pint? What is it a quart? What is it a gallon ? 23. If wine is worth 20 cents a pint, what is that a gill? What is it a quart? What is it a gallon? 24. If a yard of cloth is worth 7 dollars, what are 23 yards worth? 25. If a man earn 11 dollars a week, what is that a day? What for 3 days? What for 4 days ? 26. If a man earn 23 dollars in a day, what will he earn in a week? 27. What is of a hogshead of wine 32. 2 pence is what part of a shilling? 33. 3 pence is what part of a shilling? 34. 5 pence is what part of a shilling? 35. 6 pence is what part of a shilling? 36. 7 pence is what part of a shilling? 37. 8 pence is what part of a shilling? 38. 9 pence is what part of a shilling? 39. 10 pence is what part of a shilling? 40. 11 pence is what part of a shilling? 41. 1 shilling is what part of a pound? 42. 2 shillings is what part of a pound? 13. 3 shillings is what part of a pound? 14. 4 shillings is what part of a pound? 15. 5 snillings is what part of a pound? 46. What part of a pound is 6 shillings? 7 shillings? 8 shillings? 9 shillings? 10 shillings? 11 shillings? 12 shillings? 13 shillings? 14 shillings? 15 shillings? 16 shillings? 17 shillings? 18 shillings? 19 shillings? 47. How many farthings are there in a shilling? 48. One farthing is what part of a shilling? 49. 2 farthings is what part of a shilling? 3 farthings? 4 farthings? 5 farthings? 6 farthings? 7 farthings? 8 farthings? 9 farthings? 10 farthings? 50. How many pence are there in a pound? 51. One penny is what part of a pound? 4 52. What part of a pound is 2 pence? 3 pence? pence ? 5 pence? 6 pence? 7 pence? 8 pence? 11 pence? 15 pence? 27 pence? 35 pence? 53. How many pence are there in I shilling and 6 pence? 54. In 2 shillings and 4 pence, how many pence? 55. In 4 shillings and 5 pence, how many pence? 56. In 5 shillings and 8 pence, how many pence? 57. In 9 shillings and 11 pence, how many pence? 58. What part of 1£ is 2s. 6d. ? 59. 3s. 5d. is what part of 1£ ? |