 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
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 250 pages
...LONG MEASURE. 268. Long Measure is used for the general purposes of measuring length and distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) . . . =1 foot ft. 3 feet =1 yard, .... yd. 5£ yards, or 16£ feet . =1 rod, . . . . rd. 320 rods =1 statute mile, . mi. 3 miles ..... =1 league,... | |
 | Andrew H. Baker - Arithmetic - 1878 - 204 pages
...Avoirdupois = 7000 gr. Troy, lib. Troy = 5760 gr. Troy. LINEAR MEASURE is used for lengths and distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5$ yds., or 16$ ft. = 1 rod (rd.). 40 rods = 1 furlong (fur.). 8 furlongs = 1 mile (m.). 3 miles =... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Joseph Ficklin - Arithmetic - 1881 - 112 pages
...c. I. 1 Naut. or Geog. Mile, . . mi. 1 League, L. 1A Statute Miles, .... »ni. Ordinary Distances. 12 Inches (in.) = 1 Foot, . . .ft. 3 Feet -1 Yard, . . .yd. 5j Yards, or Щ ft. = 1 Rod, . . . rd. i 971t. 320 Rods = 1 Mile, . . . mi. Roads and Boundaries. t{ ^85 Inches... | |
 | 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
...taken when 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... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1882 - 450 pages
...Linear Measure is used in measuring lines and dis» tances. 338. A Line is that which has length only. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot, - - - ft. 3 feet = 1 yard, - - - yd. 5$ yds., or lf>| ft. = 1 rod, - - - rd. 40 rods = 1 furlong, - - fur. 320 rods, or 5280 ft. = 1 mile,... | |
 | Silas Sadler Packard, Byron Horton - Business mathematics - 1882 - 324 pages
...taken when 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. 5£ Yards =1 Rod . . rd. 40 Rods = 1 Furlong fur. 8 Furlongs = 1 Mile . . mi. mi. fur. rd. yd. ft.... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1883 - 186 pages
...Cong. MEASURES OF EXTENSION. 99. Linear or Line Measures are used in measuring lines and distances. TABLE. 12 Inches (in.) = 1 Foot, . . ft. 3 Feet = 1 Yard, . . yd. 5£ Yards, or ) 4 Feet [= 1Rod' • • "*• 320 Rods = 1 Mile, . . mi. 100. Surface or Square Measure... | |
 | Warren H. Sadler, William Russell Will - Arithmetic - 1885 - 422 pages
...MEASURE. 11. Linear or Long Measure is used in measuring lengths, breadths, depths, heights, or distances. Table. 12 inches [in.] = 1 foot [ft.] 3 feet =1 yard [yd.] 5' yards = 1 rod [rd.] 320 rods = 1 mile [mi.] Massachusetts. 1 Pennjfytvanifi. Rhode Jslanä. COMMODITIES.... | |
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