LESSON CXLIV. 1. How many gills in 1 pt? In 2 pints? In 1 quart? bu.? In 21 bu.? 9. How many pints in 1 pk. ? In 1 pk. 1 qt. ? 10. How many quarts in bushel? In bushel? 2014 11. How many pecks in 2 bushels? In 1 12. How many half-pecks in a bushel? 13. In 48 quarts, how many pecks? 14. In 64 pints, how many quarts? 15. When milk is worth 10 cents a quart, what is a pint worth? What is 1 gallon worth? In 2 bu.? How many bu.? pecks? bushels ? 16. At 5 cents a pint, what will a half-peck of chestnuts cost? 3 qt. 1 pt.? 17. How many pounds in a half-bushel of wheat? In bu. of corn? In bu. of oats? 18. How many pounds in a peck of oats? Of barley? 19. At 4 cents a pint, what will 2 quarts of milk cost? 20. If a cup hold 3 pints, how many times can you fill it from a 3 gallon jar full of water? 21. If a bushel of plums cost 2 dollars, what is the cost of a peck? Of a quart? 22. How many quart boxes will 3 pk. 6 qt. of berries fill? How many half-gallon measures? 1. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and jewels, and in philosophical experiments. 2. Apothecaries' Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. 20 Grains (gr. xx) = 1 Scruple. sc., or . 3 Scruples (Diij) 8 Drams (3 viij) 12 Ounces (3xij) gr. 5760. Medicines are bought and sold in quantities by Avoirdupois weight. The pound, ounce and grain are the same as those of Troy weight, the ounce being differently divided. LESSON CXLVI. 1. Avoirdupois Weight is used for all the ordinary purposes of weighing. The ounce is often divided into halves, quarters, etc. 2. The following denominations are also used: 100 Pounds of Grain or Flour make 1 Cental. 100 Pounds of Dry Fish ་་ 1 Quintal. 66 = 480 66 5760 Grains, =7000 Grains, 1 Ounce = 480 66 437.5 The Standard Bushel of the United States contains 2150.42 cubic inches, and is a cylindrical measure 18 inches in diameter and 8 inches deep. The English Quarter contains 8 Imp. bushels, or 8 U. S. bushels. Grain is shipped from New York by the Quarter of 480 lb. (8 U. S. bu.), or by the ton of 331 U. S. bushels. It is sufficiently accurate in practice to call 5 stricken measures equal to 4 heaped measures. The Standard Liquid Gallon of the United States contains 231 cubic inches, and is equal to about 8 lb. Avoir. of pure water. The half-peck, or dry gallon, contains 268.8 cubic inches. Six dry gallons are equal to nearly seven liquid gallons. LESSON CXLVII. 1. How many ounces in 2 pounds of tea? In 3 lb.? 2. How many pennyweights in two ounces? Ounces in 60 pwt.? Pounds in 48 ounces? 3. How many drams in 1 ounce? In 3? In 4? In 6? 4. How many ounces in a pound? In ? In ? 5. How many pounds in a hundredweight? In 3 cwt.? 6. How many pounds in 14 cwt.? In 24 cwt.? In cwt.? 7. How many hundred weight in 1 ton? In 2 tons? In ton? In 1? In ? 8. How many ounces in 1 pound of gold chain? In 1 pound of medicine? In 1 pound of coffee? 9. At 6 cents a pound, how many pounds of rice can you buy for 30 cents? For 42 cents? 10. In 2 cwt. 40 lb., how many pounds? In 5 cwt. 50 lb.? 11. What part of a hundredweight are 50 pounds? Are 25 pounds? Are 75 pounds? 12. How many hundredweight in of a ton of hay? In of a ton? In of a ton ? 13. How many pounds in barrel of pork? In barrel of beef? In barrel of flour? 14. At 9 cents a pound, what will a keg of nails cost? 15. At 2 cents a pound, what will a cental of flour cost? 16. What will 5 centals of wheat cost, at 4 dollars a cental? 6 centals, at 3 dollars a cental? 17. How many barrels are 600 pounds of pork? 18. How many centals are 500 pounds of flour? 19. How many kegs are 800 pounds of nails? 20. How many barrels are 1000 pounds of beef? LESSON CXLVIII. 1. Time is the measure of a portion of duration. 366 Days = 1 Leap Year. yr. 2. Circular or Angular Measure is used in measuring angles, arcs of circles, etc. 12 Signs, or 360° = 1 Circle A Semi-Circumference is one-half of a circumference, or 180°. A Quadrant is one-fourth of a circumference, or 90°. A Sign is one-twelfth of a circumference, or 30°. A Degree (1°) is one-thirtieth of a Sign. |