 Weight is used in weighing groceries ana all coarse articles ; as, sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese, flour, hay; &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, "...  Arithmetic: Designed for Academies and Schools, Uniting the Inductive ... - Page 101by Charles Davies - 1847 - 360 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1833 - 284 pages
...the weight of the boxes, casks, or bags. A hundred weight is 112 pounds, as appears from the Table. But at the present time, the merchants in our principal...ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces - - 1 pound, - - - Ib. 28 pounds - - 1 quarter, ... qr. . 4 quarters - - 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight 1 ton, -... | |
 | Peirpont Edward Bates Botham - Arithmetic - 1837 - 252 pages
...one E. Add the 69 7 8 last column as in whole numbers. 354 91 2 2 164 5 4 Ans. AVOIEDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 100 poundsf " 1 hundred, " cwt. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 10 hundred " 1 thous. Ibs. mwt. t In our... | |
 | Luther Ainsworth - Arithmetic - 1837 - 306 pages
...denominalions used ? A. Tons, hundreds, quarters, pounds, ounces, and drams. Q. Can you repeat the table ? A. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 28 pounds '• 1 quarter of a hund. weight, qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred weight, gross, cwt. 20 hundreds... | |
 | Luther Ainsworth - Arithmetic - 1837 - 298 pages
...used ? A. Tons, hundreds, quarters, pounds, ounces, and drams. Q. Can you repeat the table ? A. Hi drams (dr.) make 1 ounce marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 128 pounds " 1 quarter of a bund, weight, qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred weight, gross, cwt. 20 hundreds... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1838 - 292 pages
...the weight of the boxes, casks, or bags. A hundred weight is 112 pounds, as appears from the Table. But at the present time, the merchants in our principal...dr. make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces - - 1 pound, - - - lb. 28 pounds - - 1 quarter, - - - qr. 4 quarters - - 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight... | |
 | W. F. Walker - Arithmetic - 1841 - 246 pages
...the weight of the boxes, casks, or bags. A hundred weight .is 112 pounds, as appears from the Table. But at the present time, the merchants in our principal cities, buy and sell by the 100 pounds. For the state of New- York, the statute provides, that "the hundred weight shall consist of one hundred... | |
 | Calvin Tracy - Arithmetic - 1842 - 306 pages
...as hay and grain, and also the baser metals, such as copper, are weighed. 1 oz. Av.=4374 gr- Troy. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound " lb. 28 pounds " 1 quarter, .... " qr. IV. APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. This weight is used by apothecaries... | |
 | Charles DAVIES (LL.D.) - Arithmetic - 1843 - 348 pages
...the weight of the boxes, casks, or bags. A hundred weight is 112 pounds, as appears from the Table. But at the present time, the merchants in our principal...ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces - - 1 pound, - - - Ib. 28 pounds - - 1 quarter, - - - qr. 4 quarters - - 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight, 1 ton,... | |
 | Calvin Tracy - Arithmetic - 1845 - 298 pages
...as hay and grain, and also the baser metals, 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.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1845 - 310 pages
...excepting gold and silver. Its denominations 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.... | |
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