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INTELLECTUAL ARITHMETIC.

and 8 feet long contains 1 cord: and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile, thus:

PROBLEMS.

1. How many cubic feet in 2 cubic yards? In 4 cu. yds. In 1728 cu. in. 3456 cu. in.? ? 2. How many quarter cubic ft. in a perch of stone? In 2 perch of stone?

3. How many perch of stone in 99 qr. cu. ft.? In 198 qr. cu. ft.?

4. How many cubic feet in a pile of wood 7 feet long 2 feet wide and 3 feet high?

5. How many cords and feet in a pile of wood 13 feet long 3 feet high and 4 feet wide?

In 56 6. How many cords in 24 cord feet? cord feet? In 75 cord feet? In 150 cubic feet?

LESSON XXXVII.

ing all kinds of liquids.

NOTE. This measure was formerly in use in the U. S., but is now nearly or quite obsolete.

1 pipe or butt.

66

1 tun.*

PROBLEMS.

1. How many gills in 4 pints? In 6 pints? In 7 pints? In 11 pints? In 10 pints? In 14 pints? 2. How many pints in 3 quarts? In 20 quarts? In 47 quarts? In 1 gallon? In 4 gallons? In 12 gallons?

3. How many gills in 3 pints? In 3 gallons? In 7 quarts? In 7 gallons? In 4 quarts? In 4 gallons?

In

4. How many gills in 2 gallons 2 quarts? 2 gallons 2 pints? In 2 pints 2 gills? In 2 gallons 2 gills? 2 gallons 3 quarts? 2 qt. 2 pt. 2 gi. ?

5. How many quart bottles can be filled from 10 gallons of vinegar? How many pint bottles? How many gill cups? How many gallon jugs?

LESSON XXXVIII.

20. Dry Measure is used for solids; as grain, fruit,

NOTE. 5 gills wine measure make about 1 pint dry measure.

PROBLEMS.

1. How many pints in a peck? In 3 pecks? In 5 qts.? In 4 pecks 4 pirts? In 4 pecks 4 qts.? 2. In 84 pints how many qt.?

pecks? How many bushels?

3. In 80 qt. how many pints? pecks? How many bushels?

How many

How many

4. In 30 pecks how many bushels? How many pints? How many quarts?

5. At 6 cents a pint, what will be the cost of a peck of hickory nuts? Of 3 quarts? Of 1 bushel? 6. I bought a bushel of chestnuts at 10 cents a pint; how much was that a peck?

7. 2 pecks of cranberries cost 96 cents; what was that per pint? Per qt.? Per bushel? Per 3 pecks? Per 2 qts.?

8. I sold a bushel of chestnuts at 12 cents a quart; how much did I receive for them?

9. I bought a bushel of strawberries for $6.40, and sold them at 40 cents a quart: what did I gain?

10. I bought a barrel of apples, containing 3 bushels, and sold them at the rate of 15 cents for 2 quarts; how much did I receive for them?

11. A man bought a bushel of potatoes for $3, he sold them at the rate of 20 cts. for 2 quarts; did he make or lose, and how much? If sold at the rate of 2 quarts for 30 cts.?

1. How many seconds in 2 minutes? In 3 In 4 minntes ? In 12 minutes?

minutes?

*February has twenty-nine days in every Leap-year.