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The term "penny" in nail sizing is derived from the British system where nails were sold by the pennyweight. The number associated with each size referred to how many pennies it took to buy 100 nails of that size. For example, a 10d nail cost 10 pennies for 100 nails. This system has been retained in modern nail sizing for historical reasons.
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What unit of measure do we use to measure a bridge?
Miles
What unit of measure would you use to measure a cookie?
miles
What unit would you use to measure a cherry?
You would typically use a unit of weight, such as grams or ounces, to measure a cherry.
Does bleach get rust off of pennies and nails?
Yes and it also makes it shinier because of all the chemicals inside of bleach and the same way bleach can whiten your clothes it can also clean the rust off of your nails and rusty of pennies.
What unit of measure would you use to measure a bottle of milk?
gallons
How do you measure the mass of pennies?
use a scale
What are 8p nails?
8p nails or 8 penny nails, more properly written as 8d nails, are nails that are 2.5 inches (65 mm) long. The unit of measure , the penny, derives from the cost of 100 nails in 15th century England. This way of describing nails is no longer in use in England and survives only in the US.
How do you measure a nail?
In the United States of America, Nails are traditionally measured by length in inches and a unit the "penny". This "penny" unit is very old (going back to when square nails were individually handmade by blacksmiths) and literally specified the price of a certain quantity of nails (I think it was 100 nails, but I'm not sure). Thus you bought that quantity of 3-penny nails for 3 pennies and the same quantity of 10-penny nails for 10 pennies. However inflation has raised prices so much it obviously no longer means that and the "penny" unit has become a measurement of the nail diameter, while nails are now bought by weight instead of quantity ("I'll take a pound of 4 inch 10-penny nails."). Elsewhere, nails are measured in grams.
How will you measure a mass of ten pennies in mg or g or kg?
The metric unit for mass is the kilogram. For smaller masses, as in this case, you may also use grams or milligrams.
What unit do you use to measure a liquid's mass?
The same unit as you use to measure any mass. The SI unit for mass is the kilogram.
What unit of measure would you use to measure the mass of an elephant?
You would use the unit of measure called "kilograms" to measure the mass of an elephant.
What unit of measure does a graduate measure?
it is use to measure output
What unit would you use to measure a train?
The Unit Used To Measure A Train Can Be Kilometer.
What determines the unit you use to measure?
what you are trying to measure
What unit of measure do we use to measure a bridge?
Miles
What is the unit of measure use in area and surface area?
This depends on what unit you are using to measure in. However, area will always be measure in (unit)^2.
Which unit would you use to measure the water in a full bathtub?
Which unit would you use to measure the water in a full tub?
