(1) £2360 9s. 91d. (1) 50 yds. 1 ft. 6 in.: £9 7s. 6d. (2) £4098 7 2 (2) £1 68. 3 d. (3) £2 5 0 £3 3 103 (3) 4d. on 5s. 8d. causes the greater loss by 6s. 6d. per cent. (4) £219 2s. 3d. PAGE 389. (1) 3899 ac. 1 r. 27 p. 3600 stones: £281 5s. (5) £2 5s. 111d. (6) 2 hrs. 11 min. 20 sec. For Mixing and Preparing Medical Prescriptions. 20 grains = 1 scruple (sc.) 3 scruples 8 drams = 1 dram. = 1 ounce. 12 ounces = 1 lb. The grain, ounce, and pound, are the same as in troy weight. TROY WEIGHT, For Precious Stones and Metals, and in Philosophical Experiments. Land is usually measured by a chain of 100 links, and 22 yards in length. A square chain is, therefore, 10,000 square links, or 484 square yards, i.e. th of an acre. And an acre is 100,000 square links. SQUARE OR SUPERFICIAL MEASURE. 144 square inches: = 1 square foot. = 1 square yard. 1 square rod, pole, or perch. = 1 acre (10 square chains, 100,000 square links, 4840 square yards). 640 acres = 1 square mile. |