 TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 Grains (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, dwt. 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce, oz. 12 Ounces "  A Mental Arithmetic - Page 60by George Albert Wentworth - 1895 - 190 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | James S.. Eaton - 1877 - 342 pages
...to the bottom of the table. In like manner the scale is found in the other tables. TROY WEIGHT. 94. TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE, make 24 Grains (gr.) 20 Pennyweights 12 Ounces Ib. 1 ox. 1 12 1 Pennyweight, 1 Ounce, 1 Pound, dwt.... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1878 - 180 pages
...pounds ? 19. At 8s. a pair, how many pair of shoes may be bought for 2£ ? For 3£ 4s. ? LESSON II. TROT WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 Grains (^r.) make 1 Pennyweight, marked dwt. 20 Pennyweights • " 1 Ounce, " o» 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib.... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1873 - 194 pages
...pounds ? 19. At 8s. a pair, how many pair of shoes may be bought for 2£ ? For 3£ 4s. ? LESSON II. TROY WEIGHT is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 24 Graine (gr.) make 1 Pennyweight, marked dwt 20 Pennyweights " 1 Ounce, " oz 12 Ounces " 1 Pound, "... | |
 | John William Marshall - Arithmetic - 1879 - 306 pages
...hundredweight (cwt.). 1 ton («.). By this weight are weighed all common goods. TROY. 24 grains (grs.) make 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights „ 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces „ 1 pound (Ib.). Used for gold, silver, and jewellery, and in experiments in chemistry, &c. APOTHECARIES. 20 grains... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - Arithmetic - 1879 - 392 pages
...medicines ; but medicines are bought and sold by Avoirdupois Weight. 543. TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt.). 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. NOTE 1. The pound, ounce, and grain,... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - 1882 - 416 pages
...drams = 1 ounce (oz. or § ). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib. or ft). 543. TROY WEIGHT. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight (dwt). 20 pennyweights — 1 ounce (oz.). 12 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.)Troy Weight is used in weighing gold, silver, and precious stones. NOTE 1. The pound, ounce, and... | |
 | James Thomson - 1880 - 408 pages
...preserved because of their use in the past, if for no other reason. TABLE OF TROY WEIGHT.* 24 grains =1 penny-weight, dwt. 20 penny-weights =1 ounce,.... oz. 12 ounces =1 pound Ib. It is to be borne in mind that, while the grain is one definitely fixed weight, being specified as... | |
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