 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1906 - 302 pages
...= 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 4 quarts = 1 gallon A gallon is equal to 231 cubic inches. Dry Measures 2 pints = 1 quart 8 quarts = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel A bushel is equal to 2150.42 cubic inches, or approximately 1J cubic feet. Avoirdupois Weight 16 ounces... | |
 | Samuel Hamilton - Arithmetic - 1907 - 422 pages
...gallon of water weighs nearly 8J pounds 1 cubic foot of water weighs nearly 62 J pounds Dry Measures 2 pints = 1 quart 8 quarts = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel 1 bu. .= 4 pk. =32 qt. = 64 pt. Our standard unit, the Winchester bushel, used for measuring shelled... | |
 | George Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1907 - 282 pages
...? 7. How many pints in a quart? A pint is what part of a quart ? 8. We now know the following TABLE 2 pints = 1 quart 8 quarts = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel 9. For short we write pt. for pint or pints; qt. for quart or quarts; pk. for peck or pecks; bu. for... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1907 - 616 pages
...reduction of square chains to acres, by moving the decimal point one place toward the left. Dry Measures 2 pints = 1 quart 8 quarts = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel 1 bu. = 2150.42 cu. in., or approximately 1J cu. ft. Our bushel is the Winchester bushel. In form it... | |
 | John William McClymonds, David Rhys Jones - Arithmetic - 1907 - 390 pages
...used in some parts of the ~United States. Where it is not used, articles are usually sold by weight. 2 pints = 1 quart 8 quarts •-. 1 peck 4 pecks :-: 1 bushel The dry quart contains 67.20 cubic inches, the fluid quart 57.75 cubic inches. A bushel contains 2150.42... | |
 | Lorenzo Dow Harvey - Arithmetic - 1908 - 316 pages
...the board. 16. How far will each have walked in 2 hours? Show by use of drawings on the board. Learn: 2 pints = 1 quart 8 quarts = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel To THE TEACHER. Illustrate with pint, quart, and peck measures the relative capacities of the three... | |
 | Samuel Hamilton - Arithmetic - 1908 - 512 pages
...gallon of water weighs nearly 8J pounds 1 cubic foot of water weighs nearly 62 J pounds Dry Measures 2 pints = 1 quart 8 quarts = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel 1 bu. =4pk. =32 qt. =64pt. Our standard unit, the Winchester bushel, used for measuring shelled grains,... | |
 | John Andrew Bexell - Agriculture - 1909 - 170 pages
...feet. (Used in measuring depths at sea.) 1 knot = 1.15 miles. (Used in measuring distances at sea.) DRY MEASURE 2 pints = 1 quart. 8 quarts = 1 peck. 4 pecks = 1 bushel. 1 bushel contains 2,150.42 cubic inches or approximately 1i cubic feet. LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills = 1... | |
 | Andrew Cassius West - Steam engineering - 1909 - 282 pages
...is only .8333 of the British imperial gallon. A cubic foot contains about 1\ United States gallons. DRY MEASURE. 2 pints =1 quart. 8 quarts =1 peck. 4 pecks =1 bushel. Four quarts in dry measure contain 268.8 cubic inches, or .96945 of the British imperial gallon. The... | |
 | DeForest A. Preston, Edward Lawrence Stevens - Arithmetic - 1910 - 274 pages
...table, we can use the same plan with all tables which we have time to learn, or need to use. TABLE FOR DRY MEASURE 2 pints = 1 quart. 8 quarts = 1 peck. 4 pecks = 1 bushel. Changing to lower denominations. (Reduction descending.) 126. i. Change 3 bushels, 2 pecks, '3 quarts... | |
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Dry Measure. — 2 pints = 1 quart; 8 quarts = 1 peck; 4 pecks = 1 bushel. Liquid Measure. — 4 gills = 1 pint; 2 pints = 1 quart; 4 quarts = 1 gallon; 31| gallons = 1 barrel; 2 barrels = 1 hogshead. Long Measure. — 12 inches = 1 foot; 3 feet... 
