 AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams, dr. make 1 ounce, - - - - oz. 16 ounces - - - 1 pound, - - - - Ib. 28 pounds - - - 1 quarter, - - - qr. 4 quarters - - - 1 hundred weight, - cwt. 20 hundred weight, 1 ton, T.  The Child's Arithmetic ... - Page 133by Ingram Cobbin - 1830Full view - About this book
 | Arithmetic - 1845 - 210 pages
...gold. The denominations of Avoirdupois Weight are ton, hundred weight, quarter, pound, ounce, and dram. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce - oz. 16 ounces - - - 1 pound - Ib. 28 pounds - - - 1 quarter of a cwt. qr. 4 quarters, or 112 Ib. l hundred weight C.wt. 20 hundred weight - 1 ton - - T. EXAMPLES.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1845 - 310 pages
...are tons, hundreds, quarters, pounds, ounces, and drams. TABLE. 16 drams, dr., make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces 1 pound, . . . . Ib. 28 pounds, . . . -' . . 1 quarter, . . . qr. 4 quarters, 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred 1 ton, T. MENTAL EXERCISES. In 10 pounds, how many ounces ? In 2 pounds... | |
 | Calvin Tracy - Arithmetic - 1845 - 288 pages
...such as copper, are weighed. 1 oz. Av. = 4374 gr. Troy. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound " Ib. 28 pounds " 1 quarter, .... " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hun. weight, . . " cwt. 20 hundred " 1 ton, " T. IV. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. This weight is used by apothecaries... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1846 - 362 pages
...in our principal cities, buy and sell by the 100 pounds. TABL.E. 16 drams dr. make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces - - 1 pound, - - - Ib. 28 pounds - - 1 quarter, - - - qr. 4 quarters - - 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight, 1 ton, - - - - T. T. cwt. qr. Ib. oz. dr. 1 =20 = 80 =2240... | |
 | Oliver Welch - Arithmetic - 1847 - 292 pages
...all drossy metals; hay, flour, and many other articles of trade. 16 Drams make 1 Ounce, marked dr. oz 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib. 28 Pounds " 1 Quarter, " qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred, " cwt. 20 Cwt. " 1 Ton, » ton. Questions. — 1. How rrfany drams make an ounce1? — 2.... | |
 | William Vogdes - Arithmetic - 1847 - 256 pages
...quarters, pounds, ounces, and drachms Repeat the table. TABLE. 16 drachms (¿r.) make 1 ounce, ox. 16 ounces 1 pound, Ib. 28 pounds 1 quarter, qr. 4 quarters, or 112/is. 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight . . 1 ton, T. By this weight, all coarse and drossy... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - Arithmetic - 1848 - 122 pages
...WEIGHT is the weight generally used in weighing groceries, and all coarse and heavy commodities. Marked 16 drams (dr.) - make - 1 ounce - - oz. 16 ounces...Ib. 28 pounds - - " - 1 quarter - - qr. 4 quarters (112 Ibs.) " - 1 hundred-weight cwt. 20 hundred-weight " - 1 ton - T. 25 pounds (net) - " 1 quarter... | |
 | Austin Baldwin - Arithmetic - 1848 - 72 pages
...weight ? A. Tons, Hundred weight, Quarters, Pounds, Ounces, and Drams. Repeat the Table. TABLE. 16 drams make 1 ounce, oz. 16 ounces 1 pound, Ib. 28 pounds 1 quarter, qr. 4 quarters 1 hundred weight, cwt 20 hundred weight 1 ton. QUESTIONS. In 1 quarter how many pounds ? In 1 pound how... | |
 | P. Fletcher - Arithmetic - 1848 - 138 pages
...denotes pounds, .>-. shillings, and <l. pence. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces — 1 pound — Ib. 28 pounds — 1 quarter — qr. 4 quarters — 1 hundred. — cwt. 20 hundred weight — 1 ton. — t. 14 pounds make 1 stone, and 8 stone one hundred... | |
 | Conley Plotts - Arithmetic - 1848 - 278 pages
...Ton, Hundred Weight, Quarter, Pound, Ounce, and Dram. 16 drams (marked dr.) make 1 ounce, marked - - - oz. 16 ounces 1 pound, Ib. 28 pounds 1 quarter, - . • qr. 4 quarters, or 112 pounds, 1 hundred weight, - - cwt. 20 hundred weight ... 1 ton, T. (5.) Apothecaries' Weight.... | |
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