What is a hogshead worth? What is of a hogshead worth? (A hogshead is divided into 63 parts, or gallons; therefore 1 gallon is.) What is ?? 48? 4. At a dollar a gallon, how many quarts will 50 cents buy? Will $2? Will $2,25? Will $3? Will $3,50? Will $4? Will $6? Will $10? Will $20? Will $30 ? 5. At $100 a hogshead, what will 2 pipes of wine cost? What will 3 pipes? 4 pipes? 6 pipes? 1 tun? 3 tuns? 4 tuns? 6. How many gills in 4 pints? In 2 quarts? In 3 qts.? In 4 qts.? In 6 qts.? In 12 qts.? In 20 qts.? Q. From what you have now been doing, for what purposes would you infer that this measure is used? A. To measure wine, spirits, vinegar, oil, cider, honey, mead, &c. Q. What are the denominations of this measure? A. Gills, pints, quarts, gallons, barrels, tierces, hogsheads, pipes, and tuns. Note. The wine gallon contains 231 solid inches, and is in the same proportion to the ale gallon of 282 solid inches, as the pound Troy is to the pound avoirdupois. Exercises for the Slate. 1. In 4 pints how many gills? In 20 pints how many gills A. 96 gills. 2. How many pints in 16 gills? In 80 gills? A. 24 pints. 3. How many pints in 2 quarts? In 480 quarts? A. 964 pints. 4. How many quarts in 4 pints? In 960 pts.? A. 482 qts. 5. In 2 hogsheads how many gallons? In 4137 hhds.? A. 260757 gallons. 1. How many pints in 2 quarts? In 6 qts.? In 10 qts.? In 20 qts.? In 200 qts.? In 600 qts.? 2. How many quarts in 8 pints? In 10 pints? In 12 pints? In 20 pints? 3. What will 1 gallon of beer cost, at 2 cents a quart? What will 2 gallons? What will 4 gallons? Will 5 gallons? Q. From these examples, what would you infer is the use of this measure? A. To measure ale, beer, and milk. Q. What are the denominations of this measure? A. Pints, quarts, gallons, barrels, and hogsheads. Note.-A gallon, beer measure, contains 282 cubic inches. Exercises for the Slate. 6. How many pints in 2 quarts? In 3600 qts.? A. 7204 pints. 7. How many quarts in 4 pints? In 7200 pts.? A. 3602 quarts. 8. How many gallons in 2 barrels? In 620 bar.? A. 22392 gallons. 1. How many nails in 2 qrs.? In 4 qrs.? In 8? In 10? In 11? In 12? In 15? 2. How many quarters in 1 yard? In a yard? In 1 yds.? In 2 yds.? In 5 yds.? In 7 yds.? In 9 yds.? In 12 yds.? In 20 yds.? In 30 yds.? 3. At 2 cents a quarter, what will 1 yard of cloth cost? a yd.? 14 yd.? 2 yds.? 5 yds.? 7 yds.? 9 yds. 12 yds.? 100 yds.? 4. How many quarters in 2 ells Flemish? 3? 5? 7? 97 11? 12? 15? 20? 5. How many quarters in 3 ells English? 5? 6? 8? 10? 11? 20? 6. How many quarters in 5 ells French? 7? 9? 11? 12? 15? 20? 7. If of a yard of cloth cost 10 cts., what cost? &? 8 ? & ? ? 18? 14? 1? 18? 2? 3? 응? 1층? 1 ? # ? ? 8? 10? 8. If of a yard of tape cost 5 cents, what will 1 yd. cost? What will 2 ells Flemish? 3 ells English? 4 ells French? Q. From what you have now been doing, for what purposes would you infer that this measure is used? A. To measure all kinds of cloth. Q. What are the denominations of this measure? A. Inches, nails, quarters, yards, and ells. Exercises for the Slate. 9. How many quarters in 2 yards? In 26872 yds? A. 107496 qrs 10. How many yards in 8 quarters? In 107488 qrs.? A. 26874 yds. 11. How many nails in 3 quarters? 12. How many quarters in 12 nails? In 42000 qrs.? A. 168012 na. In 168000 na.? A. 42003 qrs How many bushels make a chaldron? A. 36. 1. How many pints in 4 qts.? In 6? 7? 9? 10? 50? 100? 200? 2. How many quarts in 2 pecks? In 3? 4? 5? 6? 7? 8? 10? 12? 3. If you give 5 cents for 1 quart of flax-seed, what will 2 pecks cost? 3 pecks? What will of a peck? ? ? #? ? ? ? ? How much will 10 cents buy? 15 ets.? 20 cts.? 25 cts.? 30 cts.? 40 cts.? 4. How many pecks in 3 bushels? In 4? In 6? In 10? 6. At 40 cts. a bushel, how much rye can you buy for 20 cts.? For 30 cts.? For 60 cts.? For 70 cts.? For 80 cts.? For 100 cts.? For 120 cts.? For 160 cts.? For 360 cts.? Q. From what you have now been doing, for what purposes would you infer that this measure is used A. To measure corn, seeds, roots, fruits, salt, oysters, coals, &c. Q. What are the denominations of this measure? A. Pints, quarts, pecks, bushels, and chaldrons. Exercises for the Slate. 13. How many pints in 3 quarts? In 321 qts.? 14. How many quarts in 6 pints? In 1284 pts.? 15. How many pecks in 2 bushels? In 32 bu.? A. 648 pts. A. 645 qts. A. 136 pks. make 1 pennyweight, sign pwt. make 1 ounce,. make 1 pound, sign OZ. sign lb. 1. How many grains are there in two pennyweights? 2. What are 2 pennyweights of gold worth, if I grain is worth 2 cents? 3. How many pennyweights in 5 ounces? In 10? In 12? 4. You carry 2 ounces of old gold to a goldsmith, and he agrees to give you 10 cts. a pennyweight for it; how much will the 2 ounces come to? Will 3 oz.? Will 4 oz.? Will 5 oz. ? 5. How many ounces in 2 pounds? In 3 pounds? In 4 pounds? In 5 pounds? In 6 pounds? In 7 pounds? In 10 pounds? In 12 pounds? 6. What will a silver cup come to, that weighs 2 pounds, rf you get 1 dollar an ounce for it? If you get 2 dols.? 3 dols.? 4 dols.? 5 dols.? Q. How many parts is an ounce of silver divided into? Q. What are the parts called? A. Pennyweights. Q. How many carats fine is such gold as will abide the fire without loss accounted? A. 24. Q. How many ounces are there in a pound of silver, that loses nothing in trial? A. 12. Q. What is that base metal, which is sometimes mixed with gold or silver, called? A. Alloy. Q. From what you have now been doing, for what purposes would you infer that this weight is used? A. To weigh jewels, gold, silver, coin, bread and liquors.* Q. What are the denominations of this weight? A. Grains, pennyweights, ounces, and pounds. Exercises for the Slate. 16. In 2 pounds how many ounces? In 4200 pounds? A. 50424 oz 17. In 24 ounces how many pounds? In 120000 ounces? A. 10002 lbs. 18. How many grains in 4 pounds? In 3600 pounds? AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. A. 20759040 gr * A pound avoirdupois is heavier than a pound Troy, but an ounce Troy in heavier than an ounce avoirdupois. The pound avoirdupois is equal to 14 oz. 11 pwt. 15 grains Troy |