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... grain . 24 grains ( gr . ) make 1 pennyweight dwt . 20 pennyweights - 1 ounce 12 ounces - 1 pound EXAMPLES . 1 Reduce 576 pounds to ounces . UZ . lb. Facit 6912 oz . 2. Change 1740 ounces to penny weights . Facit 34800 SIMPLE REDUCTION .
... grain . 24 grains ( gr . ) make 1 pennyweight dwt . 20 pennyweights - 1 ounce 12 ounces - 1 pound EXAMPLES . 1 Reduce 576 pounds to ounces . UZ . lb. Facit 6912 oz . 2. Change 1740 ounces to penny weights . Facit 34800 SIMPLE REDUCTION .
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... grain . 20 grains ( gr . ) make 1 scruple 3 scruples 8 drams 12 ounces · 1 dram 3 1 ounce 1 pound f EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 56 pounds to ounces . 2. Reduce 142 ounces to drams . 3. Bring 84 drams to scruples . 4. Bring 16 scruples to grains ...
... grain . 20 grains ( gr . ) make 1 scruple 3 scruples 8 drams 12 ounces · 1 dram 3 1 ounce 1 pound f EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 56 pounds to ounces . 2. Reduce 142 ounces to drams . 3. Bring 84 drams to scruples . 4. Bring 16 scruples to grains ...
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... grain , fruit , salt , & c . The denominations of Dry Measure are bushel , peek , quart , and pint . 2 pints ( pt . ) make 1 quart 8 quarts 4 pecks qt . - 1 peck pe . · 1 bushel bu . Facit 68 pe . Facit 320 qt . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 17 ...
... grain , fruit , salt , & c . The denominations of Dry Measure are bushel , peek , quart , and pint . 2 pints ( pt . ) make 1 quart 8 quarts 4 pecks qt . - 1 peck pe . · 1 bushel bu . Facit 68 pe . Facit 320 qt . EXAMPLES . 1. Reduce 17 ...
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... grains to 5. Bring 192 to 3 . 6. Bring 12660 gr . to . Facit 56 Facit 42 Facit 30 3 19 Facit 499 gr . Facit 8 Facit 22333 LONG MEASURE . 1. Bring 60 miles to leagues . 2. Bring 567 furlongs to miles . 3. Bring 640 poles to furlongs . 4 ...
... grains to 5. Bring 192 to 3 . 6. Bring 12660 gr . to . Facit 56 Facit 42 Facit 30 3 19 Facit 499 gr . Facit 8 Facit 22333 LONG MEASURE . 1. Bring 60 miles to leagues . 2. Bring 567 furlongs to miles . 3. Bring 640 poles to furlongs . 4 ...
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... shillings ? three pences are there in 10 shillings ? Ans . 90 . Ans . 40 . Ans . 12 . Ans . 4 s . 6 d . 9. How 10. How many shillings are there in 18 three pences ? 11. How many pennyweights are there in 50 grains ? SIMPLE REDUCTION .
... shillings ? three pences are there in 10 shillings ? Ans . 90 . Ans . 40 . Ans . 12 . Ans . 4 s . 6 d . 9. How 10. How many shillings are there in 18 three pences ? 11. How many pennyweights are there in 50 grains ? SIMPLE REDUCTION .
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15 yards 2qrs 3qrs acres aliquot amount annuity annum answer Bought Bring bushels casks cent to cents cents per lb ciphers common difference compound interest contained cube root decimal divide dividend divisor dollars per cent dols drams DRY MEASURE English ells EXAMPLES Facit farthings Federal Money fourths furlongs gain gallons given number given sum hogsheads hundred weight improper fraction inches merchant miles millions mixed number months Multiply nails neat weight Note number of terms Oqrs ounces paid pecks pence Pennsylvania currency penny pennyweights pieces pint pounds present worth principal PROOF quarters quarts quotient rate per cent Reduce remainder Result roods Rule of Three shillings sold square root sterling Subtract sum or quantity TABLE tare thousand TROY WEIGHT tuns VULGAR FRACTIONS whole number yards cost yards of cloth yards of linen yards of muslin
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