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A question that may not strike a “cord” with people today: At $2.00 a cord, what price is a pile of wood measuring 8 by 8 by 16 feet?

A question that may not strike a “cord” with people today: At $2.00 a cord, what price is a pile of wood measuring 8 by 8 by 16 feet? Correct Answer $16

Overtaken in popularity by coal in 1885, wood was still being used by many Americans to heat their homes in 1912, so figuring out its price was still a relevant skill for many people. A cord is 4 x 4 x 8 feet, or 128 cubic feet. A woodpile measuring 8 x 8 x 16 feet is 1,024 cubic feet, which is eight cords. Eight times $2 equals $16. By the way, these days a cord of wood often costs more than $300.

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