Operation:
| 2 | 361 | pt. |
| 8 | 180 | qt. + 1 pt. |
| 4 | 22 | pk. + 4 qt. |
| 5 | bu. + 2 pk. |
Explanation: As there are 2 pints in 1 quart, 361 pints are equal to one-half that number of quarts = 180 quarts, with a remainder of 1 pint. Also, 180 quarts are equal to one-eighth of that number of pecks = 22 pecks, with a remainder of 4 quarts. Finally, 22 pecks are equal to one-fourth of that number of bushels = 5 bushels, with a remainder of 2 pecks. Hence, 361 pints are equal to 5 bushels 2 pecks 4 quarts 1 pint.
MEASURES OF WEIGHT
Avoirdupois Weight
Avoirdupois Weight is used for weighing heavy articles as grain, groceries, coarse metals, etc.
| 16 | ounces (oz.) | = | 1 pound (lb.) |
| 100 | pounds | = | 1 hundredweight (cwt.) |
| 20 | hundredweight | = | 1 ton (T.) |
| Ton | Hundred- weight | Pounds | Ounces | |||
| 1 | = | 20 | = | 2000 | = | 32000 |
| Scale.—20, 100, 16. | ||||||
In weighing coal at the mines and in levying duties at the United States Custom House, the long ton of 2240 pounds is sometimes used.