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... ounce 16 ounces 1 pound 28 pound 1 quarter of an hundred weight 4 quarters 1 hundred weight 20 hundred weight 1 ton oz . lb. grs . C. T. ÉJA Examples . 4 28 C. qrs . lb. 5 : 68 THE YOUNG MAN'S BEST COMPANION .
... ounce 16 ounces 1 pound 28 pound 1 quarter of an hundred weight 4 quarters 1 hundred weight 20 hundred weight 1 ton oz . lb. grs . C. T. ÉJA Examples . 4 28 C. qrs . lb. 5 : 68 THE YOUNG MAN'S BEST COMPANION .
Page 69
... ounces , pen- nyweights , and grains , as in the following table , viz . 24 grains make 20 pennyweights 12 ounces Examples . 1 pennyweight ; 1 ounce ; and 1 pound troy . Total weight of six ingots of silver , each weighing as follows ...
... ounces , pen- nyweights , and grains , as in the following table , viz . 24 grains make 20 pennyweights 12 ounces Examples . 1 pennyweight ; 1 ounce ; and 1 pound troy . Total weight of six ingots of silver , each weighing as follows ...
Page 70
... ounces 1 ounce , I pound . By these weights they compound their medicines ; but they buy and sell their drugs by avoirdupois weight . Cloth Measure . 4 nails , or 9 inches , -1 qr . of a yard , 4 qrs . or 36 inches , -1 yard , 5 qrs ...
... ounces 1 ounce , I pound . By these weights they compound their medicines ; but they buy and sell their drugs by avoirdupois weight . Cloth Measure . 4 nails , or 9 inches , -1 qr . of a yard , 4 qrs . or 36 inches , -1 yard , 5 qrs ...
Page 76
... into hundreds , quarters , pounds , ounces , & c . and by knowing the value of one thing , we find the value of many . In multiplication observe these three terms ; multiplicand , multiplier 76 THE YOUNG MAN'S BEST COMPANION .
... into hundreds , quarters , pounds , ounces , & c . and by knowing the value of one thing , we find the value of many . In multiplication observe these three terms ; multiplicand , multiplier 76 THE YOUNG MAN'S BEST COMPANION .
Page 99
... ounces or drachms , by multiplying 16 by 16 . 2. So , on the contrary , all small names are brought into greater by Division ; as farthings into pounds , by dividing by 4 , 12 , and 20 ; and pounds weight into hundreds weight , by ...
... ounces or drachms , by multiplying 16 by 16 . 2. So , on the contrary , all small names are brought into greater by Division ; as farthings into pounds , by dividing by 4 , 12 , and 20 ; and pounds weight into hundreds weight , by ...
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