LESSON XLI.

71. What is a square? A square is a figure having four equal straight sides and four equal corners or angles.

72. What are surface or square measures? Surface or Square Measures are those used in estimating surfaces.

1 Square Inch.

square feet?

feet?

1 acre,

1 square mile,

73. 1. How many square inches in 1 square foot? In 1 twelfth of a square foot?

2. How many square feet in 1 square yard? In 3 square yards? In 7 square yards? In 8 square yards? In 9 square yards?

3. How many square yards in 9 In 36 square feet? In 81 square

4. How many square rods in 1 rood? In 3 roods? In 7 roods?

5. How many roods in 80 square rods? In 120 square rods? In 160 square rods?

6. How many square rods in 1 fourth of an acre? In 1 half of an acre?

7. How many square rods in a field 12 rods long and 9 rods wide?

LESSON XLII.

74. What is a cube? A Cube is a body bounded by six square and equal sides or faces.

75. What are solid or cubic measures? Solid or Cubic Measures are those used in measuring things having length, breadth, and height or depth. The dimensions are determined by Linear Measure. The contents by Cubic Measure.

NOTE.

TABLE.

1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) are 1 cubic foot.

cu. ft.

76. 1. How many cubic inches in 1 cubic foot?

2. How many cubic yards in 27 cubic feet? In 54 cubic feet? In 81 cubic feet?

3. If 40 cubic feet are 1 ton of timber, how many cubic feet are in 2 tons of timber? In 3 tons of timber? In 5 tons of timber?

1 Cubic Inch.

4. How many tons in 80 cubic feet of timber? In 120 cubic feet? In 160 cubic feet?

5. How many cord feet in 2 cords of wood? In 5 cords? In 9 cords?

6. How many cords in 16 cord feet? feet? In 80 cord feet?

In 24 cord

7. How many cubic feet in 1 cord of wood?

8. What cost 5 cords of wood, if 4 cord feet cost $3?

9. What cost 2 tons 20 cubic feet of timber, at $1 for 4 cubic feet?

77. What are liquid measures? Liquid Measures are those used in measuring all kinds of

78. 1. How many gills in 4 pints? In 8 pints? In 12 pints? In 15 pints?

2. How many pints in 8 gills? In 16 gills? In 32 gills? In 36 gills?

3. How many pints in 4 quarts? In 6 quarts? In 9 quarts? In 12 quarts?

4. How many quarts in 3 gallons? In 8 gallons? In 12 gallons? In 15 gallons?

5. How many gills in 1 quart? In 1 gallon?

6. How many pints in 1 gallon? In 2 gallons? In 3 gallons?

7. At 15 cents a quart, what will 1 gallon of molasses cost?

8. What cost 8 gallons of vinegar, at 5 cents a quart? At 10 cents ?

9. If 2 quarts of oil cost 48 cents, what cost 1 quart? 1 pint? 1 pint? 1 gill?

10. If 2 gills of molasses cost 4 cents, how much will 1 gallon cost?

11. If 3 quarts of oil cost 60 cents, what cost 3 gallons and 3 quarts?

12. How many gills in 2 quarts and 1 pint?

13. When 5 gallons of burning-fluid can be bought for 3 dollars, what cost 7 gallons?

LESSON XLIV.

79. What are dry measures? Dry Measures are those used in measuring such dry articles as grain, fruit, roots, coal, etc.

80. 1. How many pints in 4 quarts? In 6 quarts? In 10 quarts? In 11 quarts?

2. How many quarts in 12 pints? In 18 pints? In 20 pints? In 30 pints?

3. How many quarts in 4 pecks? 4. How many pecks in 16 quarts? In 64 quarts? In 40 quarts?

In 8 pecks?
In 32 quarts?

5. How many pecks in 4 bushels? In 5 bushels ? In 9 bushels? In 6 bushels ?

6. How many bushels in 12 pecks? In 32 pecks? In 48 pecks? In 50 pecks?

7. What costs 1 bushel of corn, at 3 cents a quart? At 2 cents?

8. What cost 2 pecks of cherries, at 4 cents a pint? At 5 cents?

9. How many quarts in 2 bushels? In 3 bushels? In 10 bushels?

10. How many quarts in 2 bu. 3 pk. 4 qt.?

11. If 3 pints of cherries cost 15 cents, what will 1 bushel cost?

LESSON XLV.

81. What is time? Time is measured portion of duration.