Fish's arithmetic number one[-two] Volume 2; oral and written

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...and the product will be the required number of bushels. Conversely, 2. Divide the number of Stricken bushels by.8, or the number of Heaped bushels by.68, and the quotient will represent the capacity in cubic feet. The following examples are all solved by these last rules. 3. A bin 10 ft. long, 6 ft. wide, and 4 ft deep, will hold how many bushels of oats? Of potatoes? _( 10 x 6 x 4 x.8 = 192 bu. of oats. Ution.--(10x6x4x.63 = 151.2 bu. of potatoes. 4. What is the volume in cubic feet of a bin that will hold 320 bushels of grain? Of corn in the ear? i 320-s-.8 = 400 cu. ft. 320ч-.63 = 507.93 cu. ft. 5. What must be the depth of a bin to contain 240 bu. of grain, its length-being 10 ft. and its width 5 ft.? Solution.--2404-.8 = 800; 300 cu. ft.-=-10x5 = 6 ft., the depth. 6. How many bushels of grain will a bin 10 ft. square and 4 ft. high contain? 7. A rectangular box will hold 256 bu. of wheat What 13 its volume in cubic feet? 8. How many bushels of wheat can be put in a bin 8 ft. long, 6 ft. 6 in. wide, and 3 ft. 4 in. deep? 9. What must be the length of a bin that is 6 ft wide and 4£ ft deep, to contain 324 bushels of oats? 10. How many bushels will a bin bold, that is 16 ft. long, 4 ft. 6 in. wide, and 3 ft. 4 in. deep? 11. A bin that holds 100.8 bu. of corn is 7 ft. long and 6 ft. deep. How wide is it? 12. How many bushels of grain will fill a bin that is 8.5 ft. long, 4.25 ft. wide, and 3J ft. deep? 13. How many bushels of apples will a wagon-box hold, that is 12 ft. long, 3 ft. wide, and 2 ft. 6 in. deep? How many bushels of barley? 14. A bin 20 ft. long, 12 ft. wide, and 5 ft deep, is full of wheat. What is its value at $2 a bushel? 15. A bin 7 ft. long, 6 ft. wide, and 5 ft. deep, is î full of rye. What is its value at $1.37£ a b...