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Page 187 - Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians in compounding dry medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.} = 1 Scruple, . . sc., or 3. 3 Scruples = 1 Dram, . . dr., or 3 . 8 Drams = 1 Ounce, . . oz., or § . 12 Ounces = 1 Pound, . . Ib., or ft,.
Page 190 - TABLE. 2 pints pt. make 1 quart, marked qt. 8 quarts - 1 peck, - pk. 4 pecks - 1 bushel, - bu. 36 bushels - 1 chaldron, - ch.
Page 153 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator; under this sum write the denominator.
Page 9 - Two tens or twenty, 20 Three tens, or thirty, 30 Four tens, or forty, 40 Five tens, or fifty 50 Six tens, or sixty, 60 Seven tens, or seventy, 70 Eight tons, or eighty, 80 Nine tens, or ninety, 90 Ten tens, or one hundred, 100 Q.
Page 190 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November; All the rest have thirty-one, Save February, which alone Hath twenty-eight; and one day more We add to it, one year in four.
Page 154 - Divide the numerator by the denominator. The quotient will be the whole number, and the remainder, if...
Page 187 - Troy weight are weighed gold,* silver, jewels, and all iquors. The denominations are pounds, ounces, pennyweights, and grains. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) make 1 pennyweight, marked pwt. 20 pennyweights - - 1 ounce, ----- oz. 12 ounces - - - - 1 pound, ----- lb.
Page 191 - Things make 1 Dozen. 12 Dozen " 1 Gross. 12 Gross " 1 Great Gross. 20 Units
Page 164 - To divide a whole number by a fraction, — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator.
Page 187 - TABLE. 4 farthings (qrs.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence - - - - 1 shilling, - - s. 20 shillings - - - - 1 pound, - - £. Note.