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... ounce 20 grains = 1 scruple 16 ounces 14 pounds 1 pound 1 stone 3 scruples = 1 drachm 8 drachms = 1 ounce 12 ounces = 1 pound 28 pounds 4 quarters 20 hundreds = 1 quarter 1 hundredwt . 1 ton The symbols respectively are , dr . , oz ...
... ounce 20 grains = 1 scruple 16 ounces 14 pounds 1 pound 1 stone 3 scruples = 1 drachm 8 drachms = 1 ounce 12 ounces = 1 pound 28 pounds 4 quarters 20 hundreds = 1 quarter 1 hundredwt . 1 ton The symbols respectively are , dr . , oz ...
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... ounces : 31lb . 10oz . 13drs . to drachms ? 12. 10ton 3cwt . 2qrs . 16lb . to pounds : 5lb . 10oz . to drachms ? 13. 3a . 2r . 24p . to perches : 2a . 2r . 29p . to perches ? 14. 175a . 3r . 35p . to perches : 10a . 1r . 37p . 30yds ...
... ounces : 31lb . 10oz . 13drs . to drachms ? 12. 10ton 3cwt . 2qrs . 16lb . to pounds : 5lb . 10oz . to drachms ? 13. 3a . 2r . 24p . to perches : 2a . 2r . 29p . to perches ? 14. 175a . 3r . 35p . to perches : 10a . 1r . 37p . 30yds ...
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... ounce , we must first divide by 16 : we use its factors 4x4 . Having reduced to ounces , we divide by 16 again , to bring these to pounds ; next , we divide by 28 , since 281bs . 1qr . , for this we use the factors 7 and 4 ; and lastly ...
... ounce , we must first divide by 16 : we use its factors 4x4 . Having reduced to ounces , we divide by 16 again , to bring these to pounds ; next , we divide by 28 , since 281bs . 1qr . , for this we use the factors 7 and 4 ; and lastly ...
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... ounces ? Ans . 10cwt . 2qr . 271b . 2oz . 14. How much is gained by purchasing a quantity of oats for £ 113 10s . 10d . , and selling the same at £ 170 7s . 44d . ? Ans . £ 56 16s . 5d . 15. How many horses can be bought for £ 3347 13s ...
... ounces ? Ans . 10cwt . 2qr . 271b . 2oz . 14. How much is gained by purchasing a quantity of oats for £ 113 10s . 10d . , and selling the same at £ 170 7s . 44d . ? Ans . £ 56 16s . 5d . 15. How many horses can be bought for £ 3347 13s ...
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... ounce , what was its weight ? Ans . 22 lb. 44. How much will pay my board for the months of February and March , 1860 , at 3s . 23d . per day ? Ans . £ 9 12s . 6d . 45. Taking the daily circulation of the Times newspaper at 1324 , how ...
... ounce , what was its weight ? Ans . 22 lb. 44. How much will pay my board for the months of February and March , 1860 , at 3s . 23d . per day ? Ans . £ 9 12s . 6d . 45. Taking the daily circulation of the Times newspaper at 1324 , how ...
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Page 54 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator for a new numerator, and place it over the denominator.
Page 57 - Divide by any number that will divide two or more of the given numbers without a remainder, and set the quotients, together with the undivided numbers, in a line beneath.
Page 53 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.
Page 101 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 129 - Multiply each debt by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts. The quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 22 - APOTHECARIES' WEIGHT. 20 Grains = 1 Scruple 3 Scruples = 1 Drachm 8 Drachms = 1 Ounce 12 Ounces = 1 Pound APOTHECARIES
Page 23 - French ell 4 gills or naggins= 1 pint 2 pints = 1 quart 2 quarts = 1 pottle 2 pottles = 1 gallon 2 gallons = 1 peck 4 pecks = 1 bushel 8 bushels = 1 quarter 5 quarters = 1 load 3 bushels =1 sack J , 12 sacks =lchldrn.
Page 23 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 16 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 51 - ... The number above the line is called the Numerator. The numerator shows or enumerates the number of parts expressed by the fraction. If we divide anything into four equal parts, we express three of these parts by the fraction J. The numerator and denominator are called the Terms of the fraction. 62. A fraction corresponds to an example in division before the process is performed, the numerator corresponding to the dividend and the denominator to the divisor. Therefore the TRUE or REAL VALUE of...