 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1894 - 242 pages
...WEIGHT. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). The pound Troy contains 5760 grs. 1. How many more grains does a pound Avoirdupois contain than... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1894 - 318 pages
...pounds, nearly. 1 gallon of water weighs 8J pounds nearly. V. WEIGHT. Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) — 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (lb.). Avoirdupois Weight. 18 drams (dr.) = 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces — 1 pound (lb.). 100 pounds... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Mental arithmetic - 1895 - 222 pages
...weight are made of 4 pounds of tea. How many ounces does each package weigh ? Lesson 11. TROY WEIGHT. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 1. How many... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - Arithmetic - 1895 - 480 pages
...Weight. In weighing gold and silver, troy weight is used. The following is the table: 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces 1 pound (Ib.) The abbreviation for pennyweight is also written pwt. 829. The pound apothecaries' weight — used... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Mental arithmetic - 1895 - 200 pages
...WEIGHT. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (grs.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). 1. How many spoons weighing 20 pennyweights each can be made from 10 ounces of silver ? From 1 pound... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1896 - 490 pages
...qt. pt. gal qt. pt. gal. qt. pt10 2 0 13 1 1 25 1 0 4. 2 .,.1 .. K s . 1 1A .,2 1 Troy 'Weight. 197. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). The pound Troy... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1897 - 396 pages
...at 56 cents a bushel. 25. Find the cost of 2 t. of carrots at 30 cents a bushel, Troy 'Weight. 197. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces — 1 pound (lb.). The pound Troy... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1897 - 326 pages
...lb. 10 oz. How much was left ? 8. At 23 cents a pound, what will 3.5 lb. of steak cost? TROY WEIGHT. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). _ 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). The pound Troy... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, George Anthony Hill - Arithmetic - 1897 - 476 pages
...pounds, nearly. 1 gallon of water weighs 8J pounds nearly. V. WEIGHT. Troy Weight. 24 grains (gr.) — 1 pennyweight (dwt). 20 pennyweights =- 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces — 1 pound (1b.). Avoirdupois Weight, 16 drams (dr.) *» 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces — 1 pound (Ib.). 100 pounds... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1898 - 424 pages
...multiplied, divided, by the methods given for measures of capacity. Measures of Weight. 303. Troy Weight. Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 penny weight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). The pound troy... | |
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TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, dwt. 
