 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1868 - 200 pages
...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 Degree on Giro, of... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1877 - 160 pages
...used in measuring distances, and the dimensions of articles. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) are 1 foot, ft. 3 feet, 1 yard, yd. 5J yards or 16J feet, 1 rod, rd. 820 rods, 1 mile, m. Also : 40 rods are 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, 1 mile, m. NOTE. — In measuring... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1881 - 446 pages
...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 = J in. A hand (used in horse... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1882 - 376 pages
...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 = J in. A hand (used in horse... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1886 - 392 pages
...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. ; a barleycorn = J in. ; a hand (used... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, George Anthony Hill - Arithmetic - 1887 - 448 pages
...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 Special Purposes. 1 line = •j'j... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1888 - 392 pages
...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 = J in. A hand (used in horse... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1893 - 124 pages
...general purpose oí measuring length and distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) . . . equal 1 foot, . . ft. 3 feet '' 1 yard, . . yd. 5J yards, or 16J feet, . "1 rod, . . rd. 320 rods "1 mile, . . mi. NOTE.— In measuring land and roads we use a chain, 4 rods long, divided into 100 links. In measuring... | |
 | James Alexander McLellan, Albert Flintoft Ames - Arithmetic - 1897 - 368 pages
...LENGTH 158. The prime or standard unit of length is 1 yard. LONG MEASUBE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mi. = 320 rd. = 1760 yd. = 5280 ft. A hand, used in measuring the height of horses, = 4 in. ; a knot,... | |
 | James Alexander McLellan, Albert Flintoft Ames - Arithmetic - 1898 - 360 pages
...pounds, or 20 hundredweight = 1 ton (T.) UNITS OF LENGTH Long Measure 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards, or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods » 1760 yards > =1 mile (mi.) 5280 feef ) Measure in the schoolroom two points one rod apart. Name... | |
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MEASURE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.). 
