 | Frederic A. Adams - Arithmetic - 1846 - 230 pages
...at this rate what will be the cost of carrying a barrel of flour 100 miles ? TABLE OF TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains [gr.] make 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces, 1 pound, Ib. This is used for weighing gold and silver. The pound Troy is nearly one fifth less than the pound... | |
 | Austin Baldwin - Arithmetic - 1848 - 80 pages
...the denominations of Troy weight ? A. Pounds, Ounces, Pennyweights, and Grains. Repeat the Table ? TABLE. 24 grains, gr. make 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces 1 pound, Ib. QUESTIONS. How many pennyweights make an ounce ? In 1 pound, how many ounces ? How many grains... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - Arithmetic - 1848 - 124 pages
...qr. h. 4 quarters (100 Ibs.) " - 1 hundred - hund. TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold and silver. 24 grains (gr.) - make - 1 pennyweight - dwt. 20 pennyweights - " - 1 ounce - - oz. 12 ounces " - 1 pound - - Ib. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT is used for compounding medicines, but not in selling them. 20 grains... | |
 | William Vogdes - 1849 - 134 pages
...11 6 I\ 25 2 8 (3.) £ sd qr 24 1 9 1 10 0 4 2 7 8 10 3 17 19 2 1 741 19 11 421 16 7 342 4 6 30 0 1 TABLE. 24 grains, gr. make . . 1 pennyweight, dwt....20 pennyweights ... 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces 1 pound, Ib. Golil, silver, jewels, precious stones, and liquors, are weighed by this weight. EXAMPLES. (i.)... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1849 - 162 pages
...180 3 10 0 195 3 15 0 200 4 0 0 300 4 5 0 400 4 10 0 500 4 15 0 600 5 0 0 1000 TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains make . 1 pennyweight dwt. 20 pennyweights . 1 ounce . . oz. 12 ounces . . 1 pound . ft. 25 pounds . . J quarter of a hund. qr. 100 pounds . . 1 hundred weight cwt. 20 cwt. . . 1 ton... | |
 | Benjamin Naylor - 1850 - 334 pages
...shillings, NE 1 guinea. NOTE. — One pound sterling is equal to <J>4.44J =$*^. TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains, grs. make 1 pennyweight, dwt 20 pennyweights 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces 1 pound, Ib. By this weight are weighed gold, silver, and jewels. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams, drs. make 1... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1851 - 260 pages
...to ounces. Amt. 10528 oz, 16. Reduce 2 cwt. 2 qr. 14 ounces to drams. Amt. 71,904 dr, TROY WEIGHT. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights - 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces - 1 pound, Ib. NOTE. — By this weight, jewels, gold, silver, anc Si liquors, are weighed. LjhrT_-_== :-^^~~misBg^^... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1851 - 314 pages
...is the amount of the whole debt ? Ans. 178/. 12s. EXAMPLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASUKES. TROTT WEIGHT.* 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight dwt. 20 Pennyweights - • 1 Ounce oz. 12 Ounces - 1 Pound Ib. 100 lbs.= l Hundred Weight, and 2000 lbs.= l Ton. Grains. 24= 1 Pennyweight. 480= 20= 1 Ounce.... | |
 | Oliver Byrne - Engineering - 1851 - 310 pages
...11 15J troy. 1 oz. — = 0 18 5J — 1 dr. — = 0 1 3J — TROY WEIGHT. Grains marked Gr. 24 Grains make 1 Pennyweight Dwt. 20 Pennyweights 1 Ounce Oz. 12 Ounces 1 Pound Lb. Gr. Dwt. 24 = 1 Oz. 480 = 20 = 1 Lb. 5760 = 240 = 12 = 1 By this weight are weighed Gold, Silver, and... | |
 | Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1851 - 280 pages
...is often expressed by 1 d., 2 farthings by i d., 3 farthings by | d. Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) =. 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, . . oz. 12 ounces — 1 pound, . . . Ib. gr. dwt. 24 — 1 480 = 20 = 1 .ib. 5760 zz: 240 zz: 12 — 1 OBS. 1. This weight is used... | |
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TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, dwt. 
