 LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd. = 5,280 ft. MEASURES OF SURFACE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.  Exercises in Arithmetic - Page 80by George Albert Wentworth - 1889Full view - About this book
 | Lyman Cobb - Arithmetic - 1835 - 246 pages
...Pole, Yard, Foot, Inch, and Barley-corn. 3 barley-corns, bc. make 1 inch, in. 12 inches ... - ] toot, ft. 3 feet - - - - 1 yard, yd. , , 5£ yards, or 16J- feet - - 1 pole or rod, po. 40 poles, or 220 yards - 1 furloiigj/ur. $ 8 furlongs - - - • 1 mile, M. 3 miles... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1846 - 354 pages
...151. What is Long Measure t Recite the Table. 3 barleycorns (bar.) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches 1 foot, ft. 3 feet 1 yard, yd. 5£ yards, or 16J feet 1 rod, perch, orpoli >, " r. or p. 40 rods 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods 1 mile, " m. 3 miles 1... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1846 - 206 pages
...yard " qr. 1 Yard, " yd. 1 Ell Flemish, " EF Ell English, " EE NOTE. The EJ1 French is not in use. 3 Feet 1 Yard, yd. 5£ Yards, or 16J feet 1 Rod, or pole, rd. 40 Rods 1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs 1 Mile, m. 3 Miles 1 League, lea. 69J Miles (nearly)... | |
 | James Strachan (F.E.I.S.) - Arithmetic - 1852 - 98 pages
...butter, cheese, &e., are weighed by this weight. 144 Ibs. Avoirdupois == 1 75 Ibs. Troy. LONG MEASURE. 12 Inches (in.) = 1 Foot ft. 3 Feet =1 Yard yd. 5 ¿ Yards = 1 Pole po. 40 Poles, or 220 yds. = 1 Furlong fur. 8 Fur., or 1760 yds. = 1 Mile ml. 3 Miles = 1 League... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 186 pages
...dollars, how much will 3 tons cost ? LESSON XXI. TABLE OF LINEAR, OR LONO MEASURE. 12 Inches (in.) make 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet 1 Yard, yd. 5£ Yards, or 16J feet, 1 Rod or Pole, rd. 40 Rods 1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs, or 320 rods, 1 Mile, m. 3 Miles 1 League, lea. 69£... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1863 - 350 pages
...used in measuring length, distances, the dimensions of bodies, etc. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) . . equal 1 foot, . ... ft. 3 feet "1 yard, .... yd. 5} yards, or 16J feet, " 1 rod, . . . . rd. 40 rods .... "1 furlong, . . . fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, " 1 statute mile, . mi. 69.16 miles (69i... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 172 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. 5^ Yards, or 16£ Ft. = 1 Rod . . . rd. 320 Rods = 1 Mile . , . mi. 1 Mi. = 163360 in. 5280 ft. 1760 yd. 320 rd.... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 298 pages
...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 Measure is... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 538 pages
...lines and distances. 339. A Line has only one dimension — length. 1 Inch. 2 Inches. 8 luchea. TABLE. 12 Inches (in.) = 1 Foot . . ft. 3 Feet = 1 Yard . . yd. 5 1 Yards, or j tG| Feet b-20 Rods = 1 Mile 1. The Inch is generally divided into halves, quarters, eighths,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1874 - 490 pages
...inches,) and the multiples, (rods, furlongs, and miles,) of this unit. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet " 1 yard yd. 5} yards, or 16J foot, " 1 rod, rd. 40 rods " 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, " 1 statute mile, . . mi. UNIT... | |
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