14. How many pecks in 17 quarts? In 27 quarts? In 33 quarts?

15. How many bushels in 13 pecks? In 23 pecks? In 33 pecks?

16. What will 5 quarts of plums cost at 4 cents a pint?

17. A man carried 3 pecks of cherries to market, and sold them at 10 cents a quart: how much did he receive?

18. If beans are worth $1.60 a bushel, how much are they worth a quart?

19. When apples sell at 20 cents a peck, what are they worth a bushel?

20. A boy bought half a bushel of chestnuts for $1, and sold them at 8 cents a quart: how much did he make?

WRITTEN EXERCISES.

21. How many pecks in 12 bushels? How many quarts? How many pints?

22. Reduce 12 bu. 3 pk. 1 pt. to pints.

23. Reduce 5 bu. 2 pk. 7 qt. to pints. 24. Reduce 15 bu. 5 qt. 1 pt. to pints. 25. Reduce 8 bu. 3 pk. to quarts.

26. How many pints in 3 pk. 5 qt. 1 pt.? 27. How many quarts in 3 pk. 7 qt.?

28. How many pints in 1 bu. 1 qt.?

29. How many bushels in 768 pints? In 817 pints?

30. Reduce 168 qt. to bushels. 31. Reduce 342 pt. to bushels. 32. Reduce 51 pt. to pecks.

33. How many pecks in 37 pints?

34. How many bushels in 151 quarts?

35. What will 3 pk. 5 qt. of cherries cost at 5 cents a pint?

36. A man sold 1 bu. 3 pk. 5 qt. of clover-seed at 8 cents a quart: what did he receive?

37. A fruit dealer paid $7 for 3 bu. 3 pk. of peaches, and sold them at 75 cents a peck: what was his gain? 38. How many bushels of chestnuts can be bought for $15.50, at 5 cents a quart?

39. A fruit dealer put 3 bu. 2 pk. of strawberries into quart baskets: how many baskets were filled? 40. A boy bought 5 pecks of cherries at 60 cents a peck, and sold them at 10 cents a quart: how much did he gain?

Art. 109. Liquid Measure is used in measuring

liquids; as, oil, milk, alcohol, etc.

The denominations are gills, pints, quarts, and gallons.

NOTES.-1. The standard liquid gallon contains 231 cubic inches. 2. The size of casks for liquids is variable. The capacity of vats, cisterns, etc., is usually measured in barrels of 31 gallons.

In 10 pints?

1. How many gills in 3 pints? In 10 In 20 pints? In 32 pints?

2. How many pints in 5 quarts? In 84 quarts? In 12 quarts? In 10 quarts?

3. How many quarts in 5 gallons? In 7 gallons? In 11 gallons?

4. How many pints in 16 gills? In 24 gills? In 32 gills? In 36 gills? In 40 gills?

5. How many quarts in 12 pints? In 16 pints? In 22 pints?

6. How many gallons in 20 quarts? 32 quarts? 28 quarts? 36 quarts? 40 quarts?

7. How many quarts in 8 pints? 15 pints? 19 pints? 13 pints? 21 pints?

8. How many pints in 8 quarts? 11 quarts? 16 quarts? 15 quarts? 20 quarts?

9. How many gallons in 8 quarts?

21 quarts? 24 quarts? 29 quarts?

13 quarts?

10. How many quarts in 6 gallons? 93 gallons? 11 gallons?

11. What part of a gallon is 1 quart? 2 quarts? 3 quarts? 4 quarts?

12. How many quarts in of a gallon?

13. What will 10 quarts of milk cost at 5 cents a pint?

14. If a gallon of wine cost $6, what will 1 pint cost?

15. If maple syrup cost $1.60 a gallon, what will 1 quart cost?

16. At 4 cents a pint, what will 5 gallons of milk cost?

WRITTEN EXERCISES.

17. How many pints in 21 gallons?

18. How many gills in 7 gal. 3 qt. 1 gi.? 19. How many pints in 34 gal. 1 pt.?

20. Reduce 9 gal. 2 qt. 1 pt. to pints.

21. Reduce 38 pints to gallons.
22. Reduce 245 gills to gallons.

23. Reduce 130 gills to quarts.
24. Reduce 547 gills to gallons.
25. Reduce 45 gallons to gills.
26. Reduce 56 gal. 1 pt. to pints.
27. Reduce 305 pints to gallons.

28. What will 256 pints of maple syrup cost at $1.30 a gallon?

29. How many vials, holding 2 gills each, can be filled from a gallon of alcohol?

30. How many jugs, each containing 1 gal. 2 qt., can be filled from a barrel of vinegar containing 31 gallons?

31. A grocer bought 25 gallons of maple syrup at $1.20 a gallon, and sold it at 40 cents a quart: how much did he gain?

32. A grocer bought 6 barrels of vinegar, containing 31 gallons each, at $6.50 a barrel, and sold it at 10 cents a quart: how much did he make?

33. A merchant bought a hogshead of molasses, containing 63 gallons, and sold of it at 75 cents a gallon, and the rest at 20 cents a quart: what did he receive for it?

34. A man bought 5 hogsheads of molasses, each containing 63 gallons, at $31.50 a hogshead, and sold 3 hogsheads at 70 cents a gallon, and 2 hogsheads at 65 cents a gallon: how much did he gain?

TO TEACHERS. See MANUAL OF ARITHMETIC for additional problems in Denominate Numbers.