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6. How many bushels will a wagon bed 10 ft. long, 3 ft. 

 wide, and 2 ft. deep hold ? 



7. A huckster in selling apples gives stricken measure 

 (2150.4 cu. in.) instead of heaped measure. In selling 23 bu. 

 of apples at $1 per bushel, he cheats his customers out of 

 how much money ? 



8. A grocer pays $1.20 per bushel for apples which he 

 retails at 3 for 5$. The apples average 96 to the bushel. 

 What per cent does he make on the sale of each bushel if 

 10% of the selling price is the expense of handling? 



9. A grocer uses a half-peck measure 6 in. in diameter. 

 What is the height of the measure ? 



10. A grocer uses a peck measure 7 in. in diameter. What 

 is the height of the measure ? 



11. A farmer sold .2 ton of hay for $2.50. What was 

 the value of the hay per ton ? 



12. A farmer sold his hay at the barn. The average 

 weight of each bale was determined by weighing 15 repre- 

 sentative bales. Their combined weight was 1320 Ib. How 

 many bales would a purchaser of 2| tons receive ? 



