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4. What is the area of an elliptical shape with diameters 

 4 ft. 5 in. and 7 ft. 8 in.? 



5. What is the volume of a cube 1 ft. 8 in. on a side? Give the 

 answer in cubic feet. 



6. What is the volume of a rectangular tank 8 ft. 5 in. by 7 ft. 

 7 in. by 5 ft. 4 in.? 



7. What is the volume of a sphere 8 in. in diameter? 



8. What is the volume of a cylinder 14 in. high with a diameter 

 of 7 in.? 



9. What is the area of a triangular surface, base 11 in. and 

 height 9 in.? 



10. What is the circumference of a pulley that measures 24 in. 

 in diameter? 



11. What is the side or thickness of a square bar, machine made 

 from 13/6 in. circular stock? 



12. A square bar is IT& in. thick, what size of circular stock 

 must be used to make it? 



13. What are the contents of a wedge with a triangular base 

 of 14 sq. in. and 4 ft. high? 



14. Give the area of the surface of a cylinder with diameter 

 7 in. and length l l / 2 ft.? 



15. What is the surface of a sphere in square feet with a 

 diameter of 11 in.? 



16. What are the contents of a sphere with a diameter 4 3/2 in.? 



17. Give the contents in gallons of a conical-shaped vessel with 

 a diameter of 2^ in. and a height of 1J4 ft.? 



18. What is the volume in cubic centimeters of a tank 

 2 m. X 4 dm. X 5 cm.? 



19. Give the English equivalents of the following dimensions 

 from a French blue-print : 1.7m.; 26dm.; 3cm.; 5mm.; 19mm.; 

 24 dm.; 89 m.; 4 km.; 46 dm.; 7.9 m. 



20. Give the metric equivalents of the following dimensions: 

 18 in.; 3 ft. 7 in.; 1 gal.; 7 qt.; 19 pt.; 5 ft. 9 in.; 2^ Ibs.; 1 Ib. 

 9 oz.; 1 ton; 34 oz. 



21. A milkman charges 60 a gallon for milk. What is the price 

 per liter? 



22. A powder sells for 70^ a pound. What is the price per 

 kilogram? 



