 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1869 - 348 pages
...meat, coal, cotton, all the metals except gold and silver, and drugs when sold in quantities. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, . . . . oz. 16 ounces,...quarters, 1 hundred-weight, cwt. 20 hundred-weight, 1 ton, . . . . T. T. 1 = 20 = 80 = 2000 = 82000 = 512000 286. For what is Avoirdupois Weight nsed ? Kecite... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1869 - 336 pages
...weighing the coarser articles of merchandise, such as hay, cotton, tea, sugar, copper, iron, etc. . TABLE. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred Weight, c'vt. 20 Hundred Weight " 1 Ton, ' t. oz. , dr. Ib. 1 = 16 qr.- 1 = 16 = 256 cwt. 1... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1869 - 332 pages
...Weight is used for nearly all articles estimated by weight, except gold, silver, and jewels. Ta~ble. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, oz. 16 ounces, 1 pound, Ib. 25 pounds, 1 quarter, qr. 4 quarters, or 100 Ib., 1 hundred-weight, cwt. 20 hundred-weight, 1 ton, T. Formerly, 112 pounds, or 4 quarters... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1869 - 76 pages
...Denominations are, the Ton, Hundred, Quarter, Pound, Ounce, and Dram. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred pounds " cwt. 20 cwt., or 2000 IbS." 1 ton " T. Avoirdupois weight is used for all the ordinary... | |
 | John Sturgeon Mackay - 1870 - 138 pages
...OF..WEIOHTS AND MEASURES. AVOIRDUPOIS •WEIGHT. Used for weighing all articles except gold, silver, &o. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 ounce (oz.) 16 Ounces „ 1 pound (Ib.). 28 Pounds „ 1 quarter (qr.). 4 Quarters „ 1 hundredweight (cwt.). 20 Hundredweights « 1 ton. It... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1871 - 80 pages
...Denominations are, the Ton, Hundred, Quarter, Pound, Ounce, and Dram. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred pounds " cwt. 20c\vt.,or2000lbs." 1 ton " T. Avoirdupois weight is used for all the ordinary... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1871 - 384 pages
...AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 187. Avoirdupois Weight is used for all the ordinary purposes of weighing. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, Ib. 100 Ib. " 1 hundred weight, . cwt. 20 cwt., or 2000 Ibs., " 1 ton, T. tTNIT EQUIVALENTS. oz. dr. «,•... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1871 - 300 pages
...AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 25. Avoirdupois Weight is used for all the ordinary purposes of weighing. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, Ib. 100 Ib. " 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 cwt., or 2,000 Ibs., " 1 ton, (short ton) T. UNIT EQUIVALENTS.... | |
 | Shelton Palmer Sanford - Arithmetic - 1872 - 404 pages
...etc. ? Ans. 2cong. 50 3fJ 5fg. ABT. 167. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, 01. 16 ounces " 1 pound, Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, qr....1 hundredweight, cwt. 20 hundredweight " 1 ton, T. This weight is used for weighing all coarse and heavy articles, such as iron, coal, hay and groceries.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1866 - 212 pages
...articles, such as groceries, metals, drugs by wholesale, etc. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces .... 1 pound, . . . Ib. 25 pounds ........ 1 hundredweight, cwt. 20 hundredweight . 1 ton, .... X NOTES. — 1. The standard Avoirdupois pound of the United States is determined from the Troy... | |
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AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred-weight, cwt. 20 Hundred-weight 
