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Units,.....................................1
Tens, ....................................1 2
Hundreds,...............................1 2 3
Thousands ............................1 2 3 4
Tens of Thousands .................1 2, 3 4 5
Hundreds of Thousands .......1 2 3, 4 5 6
Millions ............................1, 2 3 4, 5 6 7
Tens of Millions ...........1 2, 3 4 5, 6 7 8
Q. of Millions ........1 2 3, 4 5 6, 7 8 9
4 Farthings.........1 Penny..d.
12 Pence............1 Shilling ..s.
2 Shillings ........1 Florin.
2 Shillings & 6 Pence 1 Half Crown
5 Shillings ........1 Crown....cr.
10 Shillings ........1 Half Sov.
20 Shillings, 1 Sov. or 1 Pound..£
21 Shillings ........1 Guinea.
For Gold, Silver, & Jewels.
24 Grains......1 Pennyweight, dwt
20 Pennyweights.1 Ounce ......oz.
12 Ounces ......1 Pound ......lb.
For Mixing Medicines.
20 Grains ......1 Scruple .... ℈.
3 Scruples ......1 Drachm .... ʒ.
8 Drachms ......1 Ounce ...... ℥.
12 Ounces ......1 Pound ...... ℔.
For all Goods except Gold, Silver, and Jewels:
16 Drachms..1 Ounce ........ oz.
16 Ounces ..1 Pound ........ lb.
14 Pounds ..1 Stone ..........st.
28 Pounds ..1 Quarter..........qr.
4 Quarters..1 Hundredweight cwt
20 Cwt. ....1 Ton ..........tn.
36 lbs. Straw .........1 Truss.
56 lbs. Old Hay.........1 Truss.
60 lbs. New Hay .........1 Truss.
36 Trusses .........1 Load.
12 Lines .......... 1 Inch .........in.
12 Inches ..........1 Foot .........ft.
3 Feet ..........1 Yard .........yd.
2 Yards ..........1 Fathom.....f.
5½ Yards ..........1 Pole.
40 Poles ..........1 Furlong..fur.
8 Furlongs or 1760 yards 1 Mile.
2¼ inches .... - 1 Nail.
4 nails .... - 1 quarter of a yard.
5 quarters .. - 1 yard.
1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot.
27 cubic feet.. = 1 cubic yard.
24¾ cubic feet.. = 1 solid perch, masons' work.
12 cubic feet.. = 1 solid perch, brickwork.
Lbs. Avoird. of Water.
8 gallons .. = 1 bushel.. = 80
3 bushels .. = 1 sack .. = 240
12 sacks .... = 1 chaldron = 2880
Avoird. of Water. lb. oz.
2 glasses .. = 1 naggin .. = 0 5
4 naggins.. = 1 pint .... = 1 4
2 pints .... = 1 quart .... = 2 8
4 quarts .. = 1 gallon .... = 10 0
2 gallons .. = 1 peck.... = 20 0
4 pecks.... = 1 bushel .. = 80 0
8 bushels .. = 1 quarter.. = 640 0
144 square inches = 1 square foot
9 square feet = 1 square yard
30¼ square yards = 1 square pole
40 square poles = 1 rood.
4 roods = 1 acre.
60'' seconds ...... = 1 minute.
60' minutes ...... = 1 degree.
30° degrees ...... = 1 sign.
12 signs, or 360° = the circle of the earth.
60 Seconds ........1 Minute.
60 Minutes ........1 Hour.
24 Hours ..........1 Day.
7 Days ..........1 Week.
4 Weeks..........1 Month.
365 Days ..........1 Year.
366 Days ..........1 Leap Year
52 Weeks..........1 Year.
12 Calendar or 13 Lunar Months 1 year.
Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November.
All the rest have thirty-one,
Excepting February alone,
Which has but twenty-eight days clear,
And twenty-nine in each leap year.
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| 1 are 2 | 1 are 3 | 1 are 4 | 1 are 5 | 1 are 6 | 1 are 7 | 1 are 8 | 1 are 9 | 1 are 10 | 1 are 11 | 1 - 12 |
| 2 — 4 | 2 — 6 | 2 — 8 | 2 — 10 | 2 — 12 | 2 — 14 | 2 — 16 | 2 — 18 | 2 — 20 | 2 — 22 | 2 — 24 |
| 3 — 6 | 3 — 9 | 3 — 12 | 3 — 15 | 3 — 18 | 3 — 21 | 3 — 24 | 3 — 27 | 3 — 30 | 3 — 33 | 3 — 36 |
| 4 — 8 | 4 — 12 | 4 — 16 | 4 — 20 | 4 — 24 | 4 — 28 | 4 — 32 | 4 — 36 | 4 — 40 | 4 — 44 | 4 — 48 |
| 5 — 10 | 5 — 15 | 5 — 20 | 5 — 25 | 5 — 30 | 5 — 35 | 5 — 40 | 5 — 45 | 5 — 50 | 5 — 55 | 5 — 60 |
| 6 — 12 | 6 — 18 | 6 — 24 | 6 — 30 | 6 — 36 | 6 — 42 | 6 — 48 | 6 — 54 | 6 — 60 | 6 — 66 | 6 — 72 |
| 7 — 14 | 7 — 21 | 7 — 28 | 7 — 35 | 7 — 42 | 7 — 49 | 7 — 56 | 7 — 63 | 7 — 70 | 7 — 77 | 7 — 84 |
| 8 — 16 | 8 — 24 | 8 — 32 | 8 — 40 | 8 — 48 | 8 — 56 | 8 — 64 | 8 — 72 | 8 — 80 | 8 — 88 | 8 — 96 |
| 9 — 18 | 9 — 27 | 9 — 36 | 9 — 45 | 9 — 54 | 9 — 63 | 9 — 72 | 9 — 81 | 9 — 90 | 9 — 99 | 9 — 108 |
| 10 — 20 | 10 — 30 | 10 — 40 | 10 — 50 | 10 — 60 | 10 — 70 | 10 — 80 | 10 — 90 | 10 — 100 | 10 — 110 | 10 — 120 |
| 11 — 22 | 11 — 33 | 11 — 44 | 11 — 55 | 11 — 66 | 11 — 77 | 11 — 88 | 11 — 99 | 11 — 110 | 11 — 121 | 11 — 132 |
| 12 — 24 | 12 — 36 | 12 — 48 | 12 — 60 | 12 — 72 | 12 — 84 | 12 — 96 | 12 — 108 | 12 — 120 | 12 — 132 | 12 — 144 |