how many pecks did he pick
2006-12-16 13:22:28 · 32 answers · asked by Liz M 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, how many pecks of pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?
2006-12-16 13:25:17 · update #1
one peck
2006-12-16 13:23:31 · answer #1 · answered by Pace 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Perceive poor Peter Piper picking pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers did poor Peter Piper pick. Wait!
Perhaps poor P. P. pondered pickled peppers picked. Pickling peppers purchased, I think.
2006-12-16 13:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by thrag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It says he picked a peck of pickled peppers, so he picked one peck. One peck is equal to:
peck (pk)
a traditional unit of volume, formerly used for both liquids
and solids but now used mostly for dry commodities such as
grains, berries, and fruits. A peck is 2 gallons, 8 quarts,
or 1/4 bushel. In the U. S. customary system, a peck holds
537.605 cubic inches or approximately 8.8098 liters. In the
British imperial system, a peck is a little larger, holding
554.84 cubic inches or approximately 9.0923 liters. The word
"peck", originally spelled "pek", comes from the name of a
similar old French unit; the origin of the French unit is
not known.
- Doctor Sarah, The Math Forum
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2006-12-16 13:35:56 · answer #3 · answered by Dawn J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
None. A peck is a measure of something, like a punnet. The peppers were pickled so they must have been in a jar. You can't pick a peck of peppers from a jar only from a tree.
So either the peppers weren't pickled or he was a greedy little sod who nicked a whole jar
2006-12-16 13:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
peck (pk)
a traditional unit of volume, formerly used for both liquids
and solids but now used mostly for dry commodities such as
grains, berries, and fruits. A peck is 2 gallons, 8 quarts,
or 1/4 bushel. In the U. S. customary system, a peck holds
537.605 cubic inches or approximately 8.8098 liters. In the
British imperial system, a peck is a little larger, holding
554.84 cubic inches or approximately 9.0923 liters. The word
"peck", originally spelled "pek", comes from the name of a
similar old French unit; the origin of the French unit is
not known.
2006-12-16 14:06:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peter Piper picking pecks of pickled peppers picked a parcel of pickled peckers putting peppers on his pecker pickling petty patty puffing a pack of puffins. Petty Patty said to Peter Piper picked a-plenty of pickled peppers pickling her while puffing puffins. what the pack! Peter Piper!
2006-12-16 13:55:55 · answer #6 · answered by DelVinci 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
about 20
2006-12-16 13:23:27 · answer #7 · answered by preciousmoments1962 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
One peck, but the question should be how many peppers are in a peck...
2006-12-17 04:05:45 · answer #8 · answered by Wee W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just one peck, my friend... just one..
Read it for yourself..
Peter, picked a peck.
However with the help of Man, he picked more, probably three, at least..
2006-12-16 13:31:06 · answer #9 · answered by scrubbag 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one peck.....4 pecks to a bushel
crane from Spain lit upon the mast post..stretch his neck and dumped a peck and slowly closed his AH
2006-12-16 14:04:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He physically was unable to pick any pickles because that is a nursery rhyme. It is a tounge twister and nothing more.
2006-12-16 13:26:10 · answer #11 · answered by snipps 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋