 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 528 pages
...descending, 27, 1728. I. A cord of u-ood, so named from being originally measured by a cord, or string, is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high. A cord foot is a part of this pile 1 ft. long ; it equals 16 cubic feet. See Art. 498. II. The ton... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - Arithmetic - 1877 - 176 pages
...16 cubic feet (cu. ft.) = 1 cord foot, cd. ft. 8 coud feet, ) , , , or 128 cubic feet} =1 C°fd' Л A cord of wood is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. high and 4 ft. wide. 24f cubic feet - 1 perch of stone or masonry, pch. ORAL EXERCISE. 1. How many... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1878 - 136 pages
...feet " cubic foot, cu.fi. cubic yard, cu. yd. cord, C. i. A cube is a regular solid bounded by six equal squares, called its faces. 2. A cubic inch is...8 ft. long. 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high ; for, 8 x 4x4=128. 12x12x12=1728. 123 NOTES. — i. Timber is now measured by cubic feet and inches. 2. The old... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1879 - 134 pages
...C. 1. A cube is a regular solid bounded by six equal squares, called its faces. 12 x 12 x 12=1728. 2. A cubic inch is a cube, each side of which is a...8 ft. long. 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high ; for., 8 x 4x4=128. 6. A Cord Foot = 16 cu. ft., and is 1 ft. long. 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high. 8 cord ft. make... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1880 - 140 pages
...which is a square inch. 3. A cubic foot is a cube, each side of which is a square foot. 4. A cubic ynnl is a cube, each side of which is a square yard. 5....8 ft. long. 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high ; for, 8 x 4x4=128. 3ft. хзхз=1 cu. yd. NOTES.—i. Timber is now measured by cubic feet and inches. 2. The... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1881 - 446 pages
...weighs 7.56 cwt. Determine the weight, in pounds, of a cubic foot. It will be remembered that a cord is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high. 21. How many cords in a pile of wood 40 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, 5 ft. 4 in. high ? 22. A pile of wood... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1882 - 416 pages
...foot, - - cu. ft. 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard, - - cu. yd. 128 cubic feet = 1 cord of wood, - C. 353. A Cord of wood is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high ; for 8 x 4 x 4 = 128. 354. A Cord Foot is one foot in length of such a pile ; hence, 1 cord foot = 16 cu. feet ; 8 cord ft.... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1882 - 376 pages
...weighs 7.56 cwt. Determine the weight, in pounds, of a cubic foot. It will be remembered that a cord is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high. 21. How many cords in a pile of wood 40 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, 5ft. 4 in. high? 22. A pile of wood containing... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1885 - 302 pages
...weighs 7.56 cwt. Determine the weight, in pounds, of a cubic foot. It will be remembered that a cord ia a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high. 21. How many cords in a pile of wood 40 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, 5ft. 4 in. high? 22. A pile of wood containing... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1886 - 392 pages
...yd.). The units of volume are cubes of the linear units. Thus, 1728 = 27 = 33. 168. In measuring wood, a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high, is called a cord. X 169, A cord foot is one foot in length of such a pile. Hence, l cord foot ^cd ft... | |
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A Cord of wood is a pile 8 ft. long, 4 ft. wide, and 4 ft. high ; for 8 x 4 x 4 = 128. 
