Comment on Could You Have Passed the 8th Grade in 1895? Take a LookComments−jluxenberg15yA wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?I like how the volume and weight of a bushel of wheat was common knowledge :)−jasonkester15yIn Kansas, in 1895, there really wasn't a lot else to know about besides wheat.−tankenmate15yI suspect the percentage of GDP from agriculture (and related industries) in 1895 was a fair bit higher than it is today.−numeromancer15yWhy weight? The problem only requires knowing how to convert a bushel to English measurements.−jcl15yThe 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?−roel_v15ySo, 4 replies and nobody gave the answer yet ;) ?
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A wagon box is 2 ft. deep, 10 feet long, and 3 ft. wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
I like how the volume and weight of a bushel of wheat was common knowledge :)
In Kansas, in 1895, there really wasn't a lot else to know about besides wheat.
I suspect the percentage of GDP from agriculture (and related industries) in 1895 was a fair bit higher than it is today.
Why weight? The problem only requires knowing how to convert a bushel to English measurements.
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?
So, 4 replies and nobody gave the answer yet ;) ?