 Measures of length are used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.).  A Mental Arithmetic - Page 169by William James Milne - 1897 - 176 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 182 pages
...112 4 1 20 hundred " 1 ton, ton. 573440 358 40 2240 80 20 1 3 barley corns make 1 inch, in. Winches " 1 foot, ft. 3 feet, " 1 yard, yd. 5J yards, or 16J ft. 1 rod, or pole, rd. 40 rods " 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs " 1 mile, mi. 3 miles " 1 league, lea. 69 1-5 miles... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1833 - 284 pages
...yards, feet, inches, and barleycorns. TABLE. 3 barley-corns, bar. make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches 1 foot, - ft. 3 feet 1 yard - yd. 5J yards or 16J feet • 1 rod, perch, orpoie. rd. 40 rods 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs or 320 rods 1 mile, - mi. 3 miles... | |
 | Luther Ainsworth - Arithmetic - 1837 - 306 pages
...barley corns. Q. Can you repeat the table ? A. 3 barley corns (bc) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches ' 1 foot, ft. 3 feet ' 1 yard, yd. 5J yards or 16J feet ' 1 rd. pole or p •ch rd. or p. 40 rods or 220 yards ' 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs or 320 rods... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1846 - 402 pages
...only, without regard to breadth or depth. 3 barleycorns (bar.) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches " 1 foot, " ft. 3 feet " 1 yard, " yd. 5J yards, or 16J feet " 1 rod, perch, or pole, " r. orp. 40 rods " 1 furlong, " fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods " 1 mile,... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1848 - 184 pages
...hundred, cwt. 28672 1792 112 4 1 673440| 35840 2240 80 29 1 3 barley corns make 1 inch, in. 12 inches " 1 foot, ft, 3 feet, " 1 yard, yd. 5J yards, or 16J ft. 1 rod, or pole, rd. 40 rods " 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs " 1 mile, mi. 3 miles " 1 league, lea. 69.2 miles... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 336 pages
...is the reason for the operation ? How is long measure used ? Repeat the table. 12 Inches (in.) make 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet 1 Yard, yd. 5J Yards, or 16J Feet, 1 Rod, or Pole, rd. 40 Bods 1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs, or 320 Rods, 3 Miles 1 Mile, 1 League,... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 456 pages
...Linear or Long Measure is used in measuring distances in any direction. TABLE. 12 Inches (in.) make 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard, yd. 5J Yards, or 16J Feet, " 1 Rod, or Pole, rd. 40 Rods " 1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs, or 320 Rods, " 1 Mile, m. 3 Miles... | |
 | George Augustus Walton - Arithmetic - 1869 - 188 pages
...ounce Avoirdupois is lighter than an ounce of the other Weights. Section XXXVUI. EXTENSION. 91. LONG MEASURE. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot, . ft. 3 feet — 1 yard, . yd. 5i yards, or ) , , , 16} feet ] = 1 rod' ' . r(L one inch. 320 rods = 1 mile, . m. 1 . Change 1 yard... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1868 - 200 pages
...length of a line, or the length, breadth, height, or depth of any object. TABLE. 12 Inches (in.) nuke 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard, yd. 5J Yards or 16J Feet " 1 Rod, rd. 40 Rods " 1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs " 1 Mile, m. 6 9 J Statute miles, nearly " 1... | |
 | 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.... | |
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