 | Wooster Woodruff Beman, David Eugene Smith - Arithmetic - 1897 - 234 pages
...100 pfennigs = 1 mark (M.) = $0.238. APOTHECABIES' WEIGHT. 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.). 5760 grains = 1 pound. The table of apothecaries' weight is used in... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Bookkeeping - 1899 - 650 pages
...contains 480 grains, is meant. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. TABLE l5c. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple sc. or Ï) 3 scruples = 1 dram dr. or 3 8 drams — 1 ounce oz. or % 12 ounces — 1 pound ¿b. or Ib gr. 933 «>• 20 = 1 60 = 3=1 480 = 24 = 8 = 1 5,760 = 288 = 96... | |
 | George Edward Atwood - Arithmetic - 1899 - 392 pages
...Weight is used by druggists in weighing medicines not liquid. 20 grains = 1 scruple . . . sc. or 9 3 scruples . . . . = 1 dram . . . . dr. or 3 8 drams =1 ounce . . . . oz. or § 12 ounces . . . . = 1 pound . . . Ib. 154. One pound Avoirdupois = 7000 grains. 155. One pound Troy... | |
 | James Morgan Rawlins - Arithmetic - 1899 - 302 pages
...used in weighing medicines required by prescriptions. Table. 20 Grains (gr.) = 1 Scruple (sc. or J)). 3 Scruples = 1 Dram (dr. or 3). 8 Drams = 1 ounce (oz. or £). 12 Ounces = 1 pound (Ib. or Й>). ORAL EXERCISES. 1. How many grains in 1 sc. ? 4 sc. ? 5 sc.... | |
 | James Morgan Rawlins - Mental arithmetic - 1899 - 196 pages
...used in weighing medicines required for prescriptions. Table. 20 Grains (gr ) = 1 Scruple (sc. or J))3 Scruples = 1 Dram (dr. or 3). 8 Drams = 1 Ounce (oz. or ^). 12 Ounces = 1 Pound (Ib. or П>). Exercises. 1. How many grains in 6Э ? 9Э ? 12э ? 2. How many... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1900 - 236 pages
...Apothecaries' Weight is used by apothecaries and physicians. TABLE. 20 grains (gr.)= 1 scruple (sc., or Э). 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr., or 3). 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz., or §)• 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib., or ft). EXERCISES. \ 1. How many gr. are there in 3 sc. ? In 4 sc.... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Sheet-metal work - 1901 - 578 pages
...means 5 drams 2 scruples. TABLE OF APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 20 grains (fr.) = 1 scruple . . sc, or ^. 3 scruples ....•.=1 dram . . . dr. or 3 . 8 drams =1 ounce . . oz. or ; . 12 ounces =1 pound . . Ib. or ft. gr. 3 3 I fc 20= 1 60 = S=1 480 = 24 = 8 = 1 5,760 = 288.= 96... | |
 | Charles Edward White - Arithmetic - 1901 - 472 pages
...physicians in weighing medicines that are not liquid. TABLE. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple, sc. or Э3 scruples = 1 dram, dr. or 3. 8 drams = 1 ounce, oz. or 3 12 ounces = 1 pound, ib. or Ib. 1 Ib. = 12 oz. = 96 dr. = 288 sc. = 5760 gr. Dry medicines are bought... | |
 | Alvord D. Robinson - Arithmetic - 1902 - 652 pages
...buy by avoirdupois and sell by apothecaries' weight. TABLE. 20 grains (gr.) = 1 scruple (sc.), or (3) 3 scruples - 1 dram (dr.), or (3) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz.), or (5) 12 ounces = 1 pouud (Ib.), or (tt>) COMPARISON OF WEIGHTS. TABLE. 1 pound avoirdupois - 7000 grains 1 ounce avoirdupois... | |
 | Gordon Augustus Southworth - Arithmetic - 1903 - 152 pages
...Apothecaries' Weight. «, ?™ rr = 1 acre (A.) 43,560 square feet/ v ' 20 grains = 1 scruple (sc. or 3) 3 scruples = 1 dram (dr. or 3 ) 8 drams = 1 ounce (oz. or § ) 12 ounces i 5760 grains } = l Pound <lb' or ft') . f 1 square mile 640 acres = J. (. (sq. m.)... | |
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Weight is used in mixing medicines. TABLE. 20 Grains (gr.) make 1 Scruple, sc. or B 3 Scruples " 1 Dram, dr. or 3 8 Drams 
