 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1867 - 148 pages
...silver, precious stones, and liquors; also in philosophical experiments. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce, . . . . oz. 12 ounces, 1 pound, . . . Ib. EXAMPLES FOE THE SLATE. 1. Reduce 48494 gr. to pounds, &c. Ans. 81b. 5oz. 14 gr. Divide by... | |
 | Stoddard A. Felter - Arithmetic - 1868 - 238 pages
...and jewels, and in determining the specific gravity of bodies, &c. (a) TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight. . . . pwt. 20 .pennyweights " 1 ounce oz. 12 ounces " 1 pound Ib. NOTE. — 8¿ grains make a carat for weighing diamonds. PEOBLEMS. 1. How many grains in 2 pennyweights?... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1869 - 332 pages
...WEIGHT. 203. Troy Weight is used for weighing gold, silver, and jewels. Ta"ble. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces, 1 pound, Ib. AIOTHECARIES, in mixing medicines, use the pound, ounce (§), and grain, of this weight; but divide... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1870 - 336 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. pwt. pr». 1 = 24 oaf. •*• Ib. -= 1 «= 20 = 480 1 = 12 = 240 = 5760 86. How do yon reduce... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1871 - 350 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 yon reduce farthings to pence 1 Why divide by 4 ? How do you reduce pence to shillings... | |
 | Daniel Barnard Hagar - Arithmetic - 1871 - 220 pages
...silver and gems. The units are a grain, a pennyweight, an ounce and a pound. TABLE. £4 grains (gr.) are 1 pennyweight .... pwt. 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce oz. 12 ounces ' ' 1 pound Ib. 1ib. = 12 oz. = 240 pwt. = 5760 gr. A Pound Avoirdupois is equal to 7000 Troy grains. 310. Apothecaries,... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1871 - 300 pages
...in weighing gold, silver, and jewels, and in philosophical experiments. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights " 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces " 1 pound, Ib. UNIT EQUIVALENTS. Ib. oz. pwt. grs. 1 = 12 = 240 = 5760 1 = 20 = 480 1 = 24 NOTES. — 1. Diamonds,... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1872 - 234 pages
...15. What are the denominations ? 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... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1872 - 350 pages
...silver, coins, and precious stones ; also in philosophical experiments. TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) make 1 pennyweight, . . pwt. 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce, . . . . oz. 12 ounces, 1 pound, . . . . Ib. pwt. gr. 1 = 24 lb. 1 = 20 = 480 1 = 12 = 240 = 5760 The Troy pound is the standard unit... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1873 - 362 pages
...WEIGHT. 203. Troy Weight is used for weighing gold, silver, and jewels. Ta/ble. 24 grains (gr.) are 1 pennyweight, pwt. 20 pennyweights, 1 ounce, oz. 12 ounces, 1 pound, Ib. What is Measure ? A Line ? A Surface ? A Solid, Body or Volume? "Weight? A Unit of Measure? The... | |
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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 . . . . Ib. 1 Ib. C 5760 gr. .< 240 put. ( 12 oz. 36. TABLE. DIAMOND... 
