 | 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... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1877 - 212 pages
...measuring articles not liquid ; as grain, fruit, salt, roots, ashes, etc. TABLE. 2 Pints (pt.) make 1 Quart qt. 8 Quarts " 1 Peck pk. 4 Pecks " 1 Bushel bvu UNIT EQUIVALENTS. qt. pt. pk. 1=2 bu. 1 = 8 = 16 1 = 4 = 32 = 64 SCALE—ascending, 2, 8, 4 ; descending,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1877 - 374 pages
...not liquid, as grain, fruit, salt, roots, ashes, etc. What is dry measure 1 TABLE. 2 Pints (pt.) make 1 Quart qt. 8 Quarts " 1 Peck pk. 4 Pecks " 1 Bushel. bo. UHIT EQUIVALENTS. qt. pt. pk. 1=2 bu. 1 = 8 = 16 1 = 4 - 32 = 64 SCALE — ascending, 2, 8, 4 ;... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Arithmetic - 1878 - 240 pages
...measure 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 cubic inches.... | |
 | Edgar Arthur Singer - 1878 - 196 pages
...The 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$!... | |
 | 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
...EXERCISES. 154. Dry Measure is used in measuring grain, fruits, etc. TABLE OF UNITS. 2 pints (pt.) make 1 quart . . qt. 8 quarts " 1 peck . . pk. 4 pecks " 1 bushel . . bu. 1. In 1 peck how many pints ? In 2 pecks ? In 8 pecks ? In 24 quarts ? In 3 bushels ? In 10 bushels... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1881 - 446 pages
...is sold for $ 7 a cord. How much money is received for it ? MEASURES OF CAPACITY. Dry Measure. 295. 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.). 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.). 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.). Liquid Measure. 296. 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.). 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.). 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.). 31J gallons... | |
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LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal... 
