 | Shelton P. Sanford - Arithmetic - 1872 - 402 pages
...performed by division; Reduction Descending is performed by multiplication. ART. 164. TROY WEIGHT. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20...pennyweights " 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces " 1 pound, Ib. Troy weight is used in weighing (/old, silver, jewels, precious stones, etc. What part of a dwt. is... | |
 | Richard Rickard - 1873 - 372 pages
...articles of a costly nature, in philosophical experiments, and generally where great accuracy is required. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight (dwt). • 20 pennyweights „ 1 ounce (oz.). Apothecarief Weight. Apothecaries' Weight is used in mixing medicines. The grain, ounce, and pound,... | |
 | Adolf Sonnenschein - 1873 - 194 pages
...(cwt). 20 hundred-weight = 1 ton (ton) Troy Weight (used in weighing Gold and Silver, <tc.). 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (dwt.) 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz. ) 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.) = 5760 grains MEASURES OF CAPACITY. Liquid. 4 gills = 1 pmt(pt.) 2 pints ... = 1 quart (qt.)... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1875 - 210 pages
...London fifty Oxford Bibles. The lot cost him 6£ 5s., how much was that apiece? TROY WEIGHT. 98. TROT WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious...stones. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, dwL 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce, oz. 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. dwt. gr. oz. 1 = 24 Ib. 1 = 20 = 480 1... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - 1876 - 202 pages
...from London fifty Oxford Bibles. The lot cost him 6£ 5s., how much was that apiece? TROY WEIGHT. 98. TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and...Ounce, oz. 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. dwt. gr. oz. 1 = 24 Ib. 1 = 20 = 480 1 = 12 — 240 = 5760 SCALE. — Descending, 12, 20, 24; ascending, 24, 20, 12. 97.... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1876 - 366 pages
...top to the of the table. In like manner the scale is found in the other tables. TROY WEIGHT. 94. TEOT WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious...oz. 12 Ounces " . 1 Pound, Ib. dwt. gr. oz. 1 = 24 Ib. 1 = 20 = 480 1 = 12 = 240 = 5760 Ex. 1. How many grains in Ex. 2. Reduce 45954 gr. to 71b. 11 oz.... | |
 | George Elliot Voyle, G. de Saint-Clair-Stevenson - English language - 1876 - 676 pages
...at 62° Fahren- Mark. heit.. .. .. .. .. .. .. = 480 grains, gr. 24 grains . . , . . . . . . . . . = 1 pennyweight, dwt . 20 pennyweights .. .. .. .. .....ounce, oz. 12 ounces .. .. .. .. .. . . = 1 pound, Ib. Note. — Avoirdupois Ibs. x 1-21528 = troy Ibs. „ oz. X -9115 = „ oz. Troy Ibs. x -823 = avoirdupois... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - Arithmetic - 1877 - 348 pages
...WEIGHT. 96. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, gems and jewels. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces =1 pound, Ib. COMPARISON OF UNITS. 1 Ib. = 12 oz. = 240 dwt. = 5760 gr. 1 oz. = 20 dwt. = 480 gr. 1 dwt. = 24 gr.... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1877 - 182 pages
...pounds ? 19. At 8s. a pair, how many pair of shoes may be bought for 2£ ? For 3£ 4s. ? LESSON П. TROT WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 Grains t¿rr.) make 1 Pennyweight, marked dwt 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce, " oz. 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, " ib,... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - Arithmetic - 1877 - 176 pages
...WEIGHT. 95. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, gems and jewels. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, dwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces —1 pound, Ib. 1 Ib. Troy = 12 oz. = 240 dwt. = 5760 gr. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 96. Apothecaries' Weight diners from... | |
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TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, dwt. 
