| Emerson Elbridge White - 1873 - 260 σελίδες
...sail 3744 miles, if it sail at the rate of 12 miles an hour? LESSON IX. 1 m. I tt>. I dr. Art. 96. Avoirdupois Weight is used in weighing all articles except gold, silver, and the precious stones. The denominations are drams, ounces, pounds, hundred-weights, and tons. Table.... | |
| John Homer French - 1872 - 128 σελίδες
...50-dollar piece. EEMABK. — United States Money is also called Federal Money. B. WEIGHT. 16 ounces are 1 pound, 100 pounds are 1 hundredweight, 20 hundred-weight are 1 ton. 1 ton is 20 hundred-weight, 1 hundred-weight is 100 pounds, 1 pound is 16 ounces. EEMABK. — This weight... | |
| Jerome Bonaparte Washington - 1876 - 970 σελίδες
...latter). The Superintendent of the Coast Survey is ex-officio Superintendent of Weights and Measures. Avoirdupois weight is used in weighing all articles except gold, silver, and precious stones. The pound of this weight is divided into 16 ounces, and one ounce into 16 drachms. One hundred pounds constitute... | |
| Emerson Elbridge White - 1876 - 236 σελίδες
...75 times a minute, how many times will it beat in 5 weeks? DENOMINATE NUMBERS. LESSON IX. Art. 118. Avoirdupois Weight is used in weighing all articles except gold, silver, and the precious stones. The denominations are drams, ounces, pounds, hundred-weights, and tons. 16 drams... | |
| Emerson Elbridge White - 1883 - 282 σελίδες
...it sail at the rate of 12 miles an hour? How many weeks? LESSON XXXVII. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT ART. 116. Avoirdupois Weight is used in weighing all articles...hundred-weights, and tons. TABLE. 16 ounces (oz.) . . are 1 pound Ib. 100 pounds .... are 1 hundred-weight . cwt. 20 hundred-weight are 1 ton T. 1 T. = 20 cwt. = 2000... | |
| Emerson Elbridge White - 1883 - 288 σελίδες
...it sail at the rate of 12 miles an hour ? How many weeks? LESSON XXXVII. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. •UJ» The denominations are ounces, pounds, hundred-weights, and tons. TABLE. 16 ounces (oz.) . . are 1 pound 8 100 pounds .... are 1 hundred-weight . net. 20 hundred-weight are 1 ton T. 1 T. = 20 cwt. = 2000... | |
| Emerson Elbridge White - 1883 - 368 σελίδες
...It is also called an Invoice. DENOMINATE NUMBERS. MEASURES OF WEIGHT. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. ART. 139. Avoirdupois Weight is used in weighing all articles except gold, silver, and the precious stones. The denominations are ounces (oz.), pounds (lb.), hundred-weights (cwt.), and... | |
| Charles Austin Hobbs - 1889 - 362 σελίδες
...= 1 scruple (3). 3 scruples = 1 dram (3). 8 drams = 1 ounce ( 3 ) . 12 ounces = 1 pound (lb.). 59. Avoirdupois Weight is used in weighing all articles except gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) = 1 ounce (oz.). 16 ounces = 1 pound (Ib.). 100 pounds = 1 hundred-weight (cwt.).... | |
| John Williston Cook, Nebraska C. Cropsey - 1893 - 316 σελίδες
...gills to gallons. 5. Reduce 25 gal. 1 pt. to gills. Reduce 19 gallons to pints. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 8. Avoirdupois Weight is used in weighing all articles...precious stones. The denominations are ounces, pounds, htindred-weights, and tons. 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (Ib.). 100 pounds = 1 hundred-weight (cwt.).... | |
| George Albert Wentworth - 1893 - 242 σελίδες
...3 5 Subtract : 10. 11. 12. bu. pks. qin. bu. pkB. qte. bu. pks. qte. 522 812 150 25 317 433 136 37 AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. Avoirdupois Weight is used in...articles except gold, silver, and precious stones. TABLE. »•£•'< 16 ounces (oz.) = 1 pound (lb.). 2000 pounds = 1 ton (t.). The long ton is used... | |
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