 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1875 - 350 pages
...315. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, jewels, and in philosophical experiments. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) = 1 Pennyweight . pwt 20 Pennyweights = 1 Ounce . . . . oz. 12 Ounces = 1 Pound . . . . Й. ( 5760 gr. . = < 240 put. \ 12 os. The quality or fineness of gold is expressed in carats... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1875 - 180 pages
...many pairs of shoes can be bought for 2 sovereigns ? Я7. TABLE OP TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, pwt, 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces " 1 pound, Ib. 1. How many grains in 2 pennyweights ? in 4 ? 2. How many pennyweights in 3 ounces ? in 5 ? 3. How... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1875 - 216 pages
...hundred-weight ? TROY WEI6HT. 152. Troy Weight is used for gold, silver, and jewels. Table. 24 grains (gr.) are 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces, 1 pound, lb/ APOTHECARIES, in mixing medicines, use the pound, ounce (5), and grain, of this weight; but divide... | |
 | Alfred Kirk, Henry Holmes Belfield - Arithmetic - 1876 - 220 pages
...is 1 Ib.? 203 '. Troy weight is used for weighing gold, silver, and nrecious stones. TABLE OF TEOT WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20...pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.) ORAL. 1. How many grains in 2 pwt.? 2. How many. pwt. in 72 grains? 3. How many oz. in 5 Ib. ? In 7... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1876 - 230 pages
...hundred-weight ? TROY WEIGHT. 152. Troy Weight is used for gold, silver, and jewels. Table. 24 grains (gr.) are 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces, 1 pound, Ib. APOTHECARIES, in mixing medicines, use the pound, ounce (§), and grain, of this weight; but divide... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1876 - 344 pages
...87. Troy Weight is the weight used in weighing gold, silver, and jewels. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, pwt. 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce, oz. 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, Ib. 86. How do you reduce farthings to pence ? Why divide by 4 1 do you reduce pence to shillings ? Why... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1876 - 156 pages
...What are the denominations ? Ans. Pounds, ounces, pennyweights, and grains. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) are 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces " 1 pound, lb. NOTE. — The best method of imparting to children a correct idea of Weights and Measures, is to... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1876 - 370 pages
...WEIGHT. 203. Troy Weight is used for weighing gold, silver, and jewels, Tat»le. 24 grains (gr.) are 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces, 1 pound, lb. What is Measure ? A Line ? A Surface ? A Solid, Body or Volume 1 Weight? A Unit of Measure? The... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 438 pages
...Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver jewels, liquors in philosophical experiments, etc. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, . . pwt. 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, . . . . oz. 12 ounces = 1 pound, Ib. T. NAME. — The term Troy is said to be derived from Truyes, the name of a town in France, where this... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 528 pages
...365. Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, jewels, in philosophical experiments, etc. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) . = 1 pennyweight . pwt. 20 pennyweights.... = 1 ounce . . oz. 12 ounces . . =1 pound . . Ib. Ib. oz. pwt. gr. 1 = 12 = 240 = 5760 ' 1 = 20 = 480 SCALE.— Ascending, 24, 20, 12 ; descending, 12,... | |
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TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) 1 pennyweight (pwt.) 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce (oz.) 12 ounces ... 1 pound (Ib.) Troy weight is used in weighing gold, silver, precious stones, etc. APOTHECARIES 
