The revised Grade arithmetic. [With] Answers, Volume 1

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Page 35 - TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. NOTE 1. The pound, ounce, and grain, in Apothecaries' and Troy Weight are equal, but the ounce is differently subdivided.
Page 35 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 35 - LENGTH. 12 inches . . . 1 foot 3 feet.... 1 yard 2 yards . . . 1 fathom 5 \ yards . . 1 pole 22 yards . . . 1 run 220 yards . . . 1 furlong 8 furlongs . . . ~| 5280 feet . . . J 1760 yards . . . j.

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