 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 438 pages
...Avoirdupois Weight is used for weigb.ug overy thing except jewels, precious metals, etc. TABLE. 16 ounces . . =1 pound, . . . Ib. 100 pounds . . =1 hundredweight, cwt. 20 hundredweight . = 1 ton, . . T. I. NAME. — The term Avoirdupois is probably from the F»euch avoir dv poidSj to have vtiijht.... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1878 - 164 pages
...WEIGHT is used in weighing everything except jewels and the precioue metals. TABLE. 16 ounces . equal 1 pound, . . . Ib. 100 pounds . " 1 hundredweight, . cwt. 20 hundredweight " 1 ton, . T. NOTE.— A quarter means one-fourth of a hundredweight. MENTAL EXERCISES. Г. How many ounces in 3... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1889 - 482 pages
...Avoirdupois Weight is used for weighing everything except jewels, precious metals, etc. TABLE. 16 ounces . . =1 pound, . . Ib. 100 pounds . . =1 hundredweight, cwt. 20 hundredweight . = 1 ton, . . T. i NAME. — The term Avoirdupoi» Is probably from the French avoir dii f jifls, to have weight. II.... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1880 - 370 pages
...estimated by weight, except gold, silver, and jewels. Tal>le. 16 drams (dr.) are 1 ounce, oz. 16 ounces, 1 pound, Ib. 100 pounds, 1 hundred-weight, cwt. 20 hundred-weight, 1 ton, T. Also, 25 pounds are 1 quarter (qr.). The dram as a unit is used chiefly by manufacturers of silk, silktrimmings,... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1883 - 186 pages
...quantities by Avoirdupois weight. 95. Avoirdupois Weight is used for all the ordinary purposes of weighing. TABLE. 16 Ounces (oz.) = 1 Pound, . . . Ib. 100 Pounds = 1 Hundredweight, cwt. 20 cwt., or 2000 Ib. = 1 Ton, . . . T. MEASURES OF CAPACITY. 96. Liquid Measures are used in measuring... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1883 - 364 pages
...Avoirdupois iveights are used for all the ordinary purposes of weighing. TABLE OP UNITS. EQUIVALENTS. 16 Ounces (oz.) = 1 Pound, Ib. 100 Pounds = 1 Hundredweight, cwt. 20 Cwt., or 2000 Pounds = 1 Ton, T. \T.= 32000 oz. 2000 0. 20 cwt. The Long Ton of 2240 Ib. is seldom... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Rickoff - 1888 - 464 pages
...purposes of trade, Avoirdupois Weight is used. The standard unit is the pound of 7000 grains. Table. 18 Ounces (oz.) = 1 Pound (Ib.). 100 Pounds = 1 Hundredweight (cwt.). 20 Hundredweight = 1 Ton (T.). The term cental is beginning to be used for hundredweight. Equivalents. 1 Ton = 20 Hundredweight =... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1888 - 392 pages
...carat (of diamond) = 3J gre. Avoirdupois Weight. 298. 16 drams (drs.) = 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). 100 pounds = 1 hundred-weight (cwt.). 20 hundred-weight = 1 ton (t.). 112 pounds = 1 long hundred-weight. 2240 pounds = 1 long ton. NOTE. Troy weight is used for weighing... | |
 | Warren H. Sadler, William Russell Will - Business mathematics - 1890 - 312 pages
...§ ); 12 ounces = 1 pound (ft). 159. Avoirdupois "Weight is the customary weight of commerce. Scale: 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (Ib.); 100 pounds = 1 hundredweight (cwt.); 20 hundredweights = 1 ton (T.). RP:M.—While the corresponding denominations of Troy Weight and Apothecaries'... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1892 - 440 pages
...coarse and heavy articles, as hay, grain, groceries, coal, etc., and the metals, except gold and silver. TABLE. 16 Ounces (oz.) = 1 Pound Ib. 100 Pounds = 1 Hundred-weight . cwt. 20 Hundred-weight = 1 Ton T. T. CWt. Ib. OZ. 1 = 20 = 2000 = 32000 Scale.— 20, 100, 16. 1. In weighing coal at the mines and... | |
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Avoirdupois Weight 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (Ib.) 100 pounds = 1 hundredweight (cwt.) 20... 
