 | Albert Newton Raub - Arithmetic - 1877 - 348 pages
...MEASURE. 113. Dry Measure is used in measuring grain, fruit, salt, soft coal, etc. TABLE. 2 pints = 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts = 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks - 1 bushel, bu. COMPARISON OF UNITS. 1 bu. = 4 pk. = 32 qt. = 64 pt. 1 pk. = 8 qt. = 16 pt. 1 qt. = 2 pt. The Winchester... | |
 | Daniel Bernard Hagar - Arithmetic - 1877 - 236 pages
...and similar articles. The units are a pint, a quart, a peck and a bushel. TABLE. % pints (ptj are 1 quart. . . qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck. . . . pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel . . bu. llu=4pk.= 32 qt. = 64 pt. A Gallon, or 4 quarts, dry measure, contains 268J cubic inches; and a bushel,... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Electa Nobles Lincoln Walton - Arithmetic - 1877 - 348 pages
...pint, and gill. These are the units of DRY MEASURETABLE. 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints = 1 quart, " qt. 8 quarts = 1 peck, " pk. 4 pecks = 1 bushel, "' bu. EXAMPLES. 85. In 3 bu. 3 pk. of chestnuts how many quarts ? 86. What cost 8 bu. 2 pk. 5 qt. of nuts,... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1877 - 108 pages
...coffee, how many ounces do you get ? LESSON LXXXIII. DRY MEASURE. • 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart : marked qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck : " pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel : " bu. 1. How many pints in 2 quarts? In 3? In 4? 2. How many quarts in 12 pints? In 14? In 16? 3. How many pecks... | |
 | Edgar Arthur Singer - 1878 - 196 pages
...units or denominations of dry measure are pint, quart, peck, and bushel. Table. 2 pints (pt.) are 1 quart, qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel, bu. The gallon, or half-peck, or 4 quarts, dry measure, contain #68 1 cubic inches. 1 bushel contains 2150.4$!... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Arithmetic - 1878 - 240 pages
...18£ inches across, and 8 inches deep; containing 2,150f cubic inches. TABLE. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart . . . . qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck .... pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel .... bu. LIQUID MEASURE. 208. This is used in measuring liquids. The primary unit is 1 gallon. It contains 231... | |
 | Frederic William Bardwell - Arithmetic - 1878 - 416 pages
...standard of measure, and the other denominations are given in the following Table. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel bu. A cylindrical box, 8 inches in depth, and 18£ inches in diameter, liolds a bushel. Such a box contains... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1879 - 238 pages
...is used in measuring such dry articles as grain, fruit, roots, coal, etc. Table. 2 pints (pt.) arc 1 quart, qt. . 8 quarts, 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks, 1 bushel, bu. A gallon, or 4 quarts, Dry Measure, contains 268^ cubic inches, and a bushel, 2150-^ cubic inches.... | |
 | Malcolm MacVicar - Arithmetic - 1880 - 268 pages
...fruits, salt, etc. The measures in use are of various sizes, thus : TABLE OF UNITS. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart . qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck . pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel . bu. In many of the States the weight of a bushel of certain grains, etc., lias been fixed by law. The standard... | |
 | Joseph Ficklin - Arithmetic - 1881 - 406 pages
...Standard Unit is the bushel of 2150.42 cubic inches. TABLE OF UNITS. EQUIVALENTS. 2 Pints (pt.) = 1 Quart, . . . qt. 8 Quarts = 1 Peck, . . . pk. 4 Pecks = 1 Bushel, . . bu. 1 Bu. = 64 p«. # MEASURES OF WEIGHT. 256. Weight is the measure of the force of gravity, and varies... | |
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Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) A bushel contains 2150.42 cubic inches. 
