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Page iii - ... one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred two hundred three hundred four hundred five hundred...
Page 101 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 95 - TABLE. 16 drams, (drs.) make 1 ounce, - marked - oz. 16 ounces ----- 1 pound, - - - - - ' Ib. 28 pounds ----- 1 quarter, ----- qr. 4 quarters ----- 1 hundred weight, - - cwt. 20 hundred weight - - 1 ton, ------ T.
Page 98 - 1 Quarter of a yard, qr. 4 Quarters " 1 Yard, " yd. 3 Quarters " 1 Ell Flemish, EF 5 Quarters
Page 27 - ... 5 from 5 leaves . 0 5 from 6 leaves 1 5 from 7 leaves 2 5 from 8 leaves 3 5 from 9 leaves 4 5 from 10 leaves 5 5 from 11 leaves 6 5 from 12 leaves 7 5 from 13 leaves 8 5 from 14 leaves 9 5 from 15 leaves 10...
Page 103 - Ic. 5s. 28°. 15'. 4. In 27894 seconds, how many degrees ? Ans. 7°. 44'. 54". TABLE OF PARTICULARS. 12 things make 1 dozen. 12 dozen - - - - - 1 gross. 12 gross, or 144 dozen - 1 great gross ALSO, 20 things make 1 score. 112 pounds 1 quintal of fish. 24 sheets of paper - - 1 quire. 20 quires ----- 1 ream.
Page 99 - LIQUID MEASURE. 4 gills (gi.) make 1 pint, pt. 2 pints " 1 quart, qt. 4 quarts " 1 gallon, gal. 31£ gallons
Page 93 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.