 Weight This is used to. some extent in filling prescriptions. The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in troy weight, but the ounce is divided differently. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple . . . sc. or 3 3 scruples = 1 dram . . . dr. or 3 8 drams = 1 ounce...  New Commercial Arithmetic - Page 137by John Henry Moore - 1904 - 392 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1868 - 200 pages
...medicines are bought and sold by Avoirdupois Weight. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruple, so. or 9 3 Scruples " 1 Dram, dr. or 3 8 Drams " 1 Ounce, oz. or § 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, lb. or ft ot lb. 1 = 1 = 12 = SCALE. Descending, 12, 8, 3, 20; Ascending, 20,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1868 - 468 pages
...the other denominations in the table are divisors. TABLE. 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, sc. or 9. 3 scruples " 1 dram, dr. or 3. .8 drams " 1 ounce, oz. or §. 12 ounces " 1 pound, Ib. or Ib. UNIT EQUIVALENTS. sc. gr. dr. 1 = 20 oz. 1 = 3 = 60 lh. 1 = 8 =... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1868 - 412 pages
...are pound*, ounces, drams, scruples, and grains. 20 grains (ljr.) make 1 scruple, marked sc., or 3. 8 scruples " 1 dram, " dr., or 3. 8 drams " 1 ounce, " oz., or §. 12 ounces " 1 pound, " ft. QUEST.— Point to an object that weighs an ounce. A pound. OJs. How... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1869 - 202 pages
...compounding medicines ; but medicines are bought and sold by avoirdupois weight. TABLE. It grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, sc. or 3. 3 scruples " 1 dram, dr. or 3....drams " 1 ounce, oz. or 5. 12 ounces " 1 pound, Ib. or ft. APOTHECARIES' FLUID MEASURE. 1 6. The measures for fluids, as adopted by apothecaries and physicians... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1869 - 348 pages
...Weight. What is the only difference between Apothecaries' and Troy Weight? TARLE. 20 grains (gr.) make 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. M. ST. dr. 1 = 20 w. 1 = 3 = 60 Ib. 1 = 8 = 24 = 480 1 = 12... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1869 - 324 pages
...medicines are bought and sold by Avoirdupois Weight. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruple, sc. or 9 3 Scruples " 1 Dram, dr. or 3 8 Drams " 1 Ounce, oz. or § 12 Ounces « 1 Pound, Ib. or ft XOTE 1. The ponnrt, ounce, and grain, in Apothecaries' and Troy... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Electa N. L. Walton - Arithmetic - 1869 - 188 pages
...weight is used by apothecaries for mixing medicines. TABLE. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple, sc. or 9. 3 scruples — 1 dram, dr. or 3 . 8 drams = 1 ounce, oz. or § . 12 ounces = 1 pound, Ib. or Ib. 1. How many grains in 2 scruples? in 1 sc. 15 gr. ? 2. How many... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1870 - 88 pages
...are, the Pound, Ounce, Dram, Scruple, and Grain. 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, marked sc. or Э • 3 scruples " 1 dram, " dr. or 3 . 8 drams " 1 ounce, " oz. or § . 12 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. or ft>. Apothecaries' weight is used in mixing medicines. But medicines... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1870 - 188 pages
...TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruple, marked 6C., or 9. 3 Scruples " 1 Dram, " dr., or 3. 8 Drama " 1 Ounce, " oz., or 5 . 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib., or Ib NOTE. The pound, ounce, and grain are the same in Apothecaries, Weight that they are in Troy Weight... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1871 - 300 pages
...but medicines are bought and sold in the quantity by Avoirdupois Weight. TABLE. 20 grains (gr.) make 1 scruple, sc. or 3. 3 scruples " 1 dram, dr. or 3 . 8 drams " 1 ounce, oz. or f . 12 ounces " 1 pound, Ib. or ft. UNIT EQUIVALENTS. ft I 3 3 &. \ - 12 = 96 = 288 = 5700 1 = 8 =... | |
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