 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 176 pages
...length. 4- Linear Measure, called also Long Measure, is used in measuring lines, or distances. TABLE. 12 Inches (in.) = 1 Foot . . . ft. 3 Feet = 1 Yard . . . yd. 5J Yards, or Щ Ft. = 1 Rod . . . rd. 320 Rods = 1 Mile . . . mi. 1 Mi. = с 63360 in. 5280 ft. 1760 yd. \ 320 rd. 5. In measuring roads,... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 298 pages
...thickness. LINEAR MEASURE. 7. Linear Measure, also called Long Measure is used in measuring lines and distances. 12 Inches (in.) = 1 Foot . ... ft. 3 Feet . = 1 Yard . . , . yd. 5£ Yards, orl _ .. TJ- j 16J- Feet J 320 Rods = 1 Mile .... mi. TABLE. 63360 in. 5280./*. 8. Cloth... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1881 - 446 pages
...of the United States conforms as nearly as possible to that of Great Britain. LINEAB MEASURES. 287. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.). A line = -f% in. A barleycorn... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1882 - 376 pages
...of the United States conforms as nearly as possible to that of Great Britain. LINEAR MEASURES. 287. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.). A line = -fa in. A barleycorn... | |
 | Silas Sadler Packard, Byron Horton - Business mathematics - 1882 - 224 pages
...the bar is at a temperature of 62° Fahrenheit. This bar was obtained from England in 1827. TABLE. 12 Inches (in.) = 1 Foot . . . ft. 3 Feet -- 1 Yard . . yd. 5J Yards = 1 Rod . . rd. 40 Rods = 1 Furlong fur. 8 Furlongs = 1 Mile . . mi. mi. fur. rd. yd. ft. in. ] = 8... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1886 - 392 pages
...reduction descending ; and 24 inches = 2 feet is an example of reduction ascending. UNITS op LENGTH. 145. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16J feet, = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, or 5280 feet, = 1 mile (mi.). NOTE. A line = Jj in.... | |
 | Edward Sylvester Ellis - Arithmetic - 1886 - 200 pages
...denominations. LINEAR OR LONG MEASURE. ART. 156.—Linear or Long measure is used in measuring lengths and distances. 12 inches (in.) =1 foot, ft. 3 feet = 1 yard, yd. 5£ yards, or I6i feet = 1 rod, rd. 320 rods = 1 mile, mi. 1. How many rods in 2 mi.? 2. How many inches... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, George Anthony Hill - Arithmetic - 1887 - 448 pages
...feet at 30° of a bar whose length atO°is 10* feet? CHAPTER IV. COMMON MEASURES. TABLES. I. LENGTH. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, }lmil,mi)• or 5280 feet J Measures sometimes used for... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1888 - 392 pages
...of the United States conforms as nearly as possible to that of Great Britain. LINEAR MEASURES. 287. 12 inches (in.) .= 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.). A line = ^j in. A barleycorn... | |
 | Henry Francis Harrington - Spellers - 1888 - 126 pages
...yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.). 100 square rods = 1 acre (A.). 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq. mi.). 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.). 40 rods = 1 furlong (fur.). 8 furlongs = 1 mile (mi. ). 320 rods = 1 mile. 220 yards... | |
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LINEAR MEASURE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.). 
