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This is a combination Letter Equation / Rebus. Can you figure out the common saying?
480 grains of P > 5,760 grains of C
480 grains of P > 5,760 grains of C
Answer
An ounce of Prevention is better (greater) than a pound of Cure.480 grains is one ounce.
5,760 grains is a pound.
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i dont get it.
i dont get it.
Griphook, here used a combination of a rebus and a letter equation to "spell out" a commonly-used expression. Needless to say, HE's done it agian. Fabulous!
i never knew a grain was a unit of weight
Haha! that's fantastic
Apothecaries' weight:
troy grains, scruples, etc.
troy grains, scruples, etc.
I got it. It was quite clever, but erroneous.
480 grains = 1 Apothecary ounce
437½ grains = 1 troy ounce (what we normally mean by an ounce)
And 1 pound = 7000 grains.
480 grains = 1 Apothecary ounce
437½ grains = 1 troy ounce (what we normally mean by an ounce)
And 1 pound = 7000 grains.
Apr 10, 2003
Yes, this teaser is erroneous, and the error makes it difficult to solve. The ratio of ounces to pounds is 16:1, so making it 12:1 really misleads the reader.
Nice try though.
Nice try though.
Another great one.
I think the saying is "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," so the ">" should be "=". Nevertheless, great teaser.
Apr 10, 2004
I'm confuzzeled Can someone please explain it to me in english
thanks
Yeah, it really should have been an equals sign, but I still got it fairly quickly. Any weight references to a P and a C would give it away.
i like this teaser
thanks
don't suppose a hint can be added for those of us that have no idea how many anything's are in pounds and ounces, forget how many grains (i live in a metric world...)
In Troy or Apothocaries weight, 1 ounce is 480 grains and 1 pound is 5760 grains (12 ounces). In Avoirdupois, 1 ounce is 437.5 grains and 1 pound is 7000 grains (16 ounces). BTW. "ounce" is from Latin "uncia" meaning "twelfth".
I got it, but I'm not sure how. Fun rebus. Thanks for posting.
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