 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, "...  Practical Arithmetic, Uniting the Inductive with the Synthetic Mode of ... - Σελίδα 133των James Bates Thomson - 1846 - 336 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Warren Colburn - 1853 - 268 σελίδες
...tobacco cost 23 cents, what will a keg •jf tobacco, weighing 112 pounds, cost ? AVOIUDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (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 1 ton T. By this weight... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1854 - 128 σελίδες
...the Imf.wr inch, foot, yard, and rod ; also a square and cubil inch, foot, &c. AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. V. Avoirdupois Weight is used in weighing groceries and...16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " gr. 4 quarters, or 100 Ibs. " 1 hundred weight, not. 20 hund., or 2000 Ibs. " 1 ton, marked 7". OBS.... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1854 - 106 σελίδες
...AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 17. In what is Avoirdupois Weight used ? Ans. It is used in weighing groceries, and coarse articles ; as, sugar, tea, coffee, butter,...flour, hay, &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 18. What are its denominations ? Ans. TONS, hundreds, quarters, pounds, ounces, drams. 19. Repeat the... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1854 - 356 σελίδες
...Weight. For weighing hay, grain, groceries, and all coarse articles. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce. . . . oz. 16 ounces ...... 1 pound. . . . Ib. 25 pounds ...... 1 quarter. . . . qr. 4 quarters ..... 1 hundredweight. cwt. 20 hundredweight ... 1 ton ..... T. dr. oz. 16= 1 Ib. 256= 16= 1 qr. 6400= 40a=... | |
 | David Henry Cruttenden - 1854 - 70 σελίδες
...Its names are tons, hundred-weights, quarters, pounds, ounces, and drams. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred-weight cwt. 20 hund.-weight " 1 ton T. V. Eead these ; 17cwt. 3qr. 19lb. ; 21T. 9cwt. Iqr.... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 342 σελίδες
...Give the reason of the operation. — Art. 89. For what is avoirdupois weight used T Recite the table. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, marked oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, " Ib. 26'Pounds " 1 Quarter, . " qr. 4 Quarters " 20 Hundred Weight " 1 Hundred Weight, 1 Ton, " cwt. iI... | |
 | Charles D. Lawrence - 1854 - 336 σελίδες
...articles, such as sugar, tea, butter, grains, meat, &c. ; and all metals, except gold and silver.f TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " 1b. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred weight cwt. 20 hundred weight" 1 ton, " T.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1857 - 348 σελίδες
...Is used in weighing heavy articles ; as, groceries, coarse metals and medicines at wholesale. TABLE. 16 drams (dr.) . . . make 1 ounce,. . marked oz. 16...pounds ..... . . 1 quarter, . . . . qr. 4 quarters or 100 Ib. . . 1 hundred weight, . cwt. 20 hundred weight ... 1 tun, ...... T. NOTES.— 1. The standard... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - 1857 - 80 σελίδες
...In 48 drams how many ounces? 8. In 90 drams how many pounds ? LESSON V. TABLE OF AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 Drams (dr.) make 1 Ounce, marked oz. 16 Ounces " 1 Pound, " №. 25 Pounds " 1 Quarter, " qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Hundred-weight, " cwt. 20 Hundred-weight " 1 Ton,... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1858 - 400 σελίδες
...former name of Loudon.f AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 149. Avoirdupois Weight is used in weighing groceries and coarse articles ; as sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese,...hay, &c., and all metals, except gold and silver. Its denominations are tons, hundreds, quarters, pounds, ounces, and drams. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce,... | |
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