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numeromancer on Dec 1, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895? Take ...

Why weight? The problem only requires knowing how to convert a bushel to English measurements.

jcl on Dec 1, 2010 [–]

The next question on the test is:

3. If a load of wheat weighs 3942 lbs., what is it worth at 50 cts. per bu., deducting 1050 lbs. for tare?

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