 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 186 pages
...If 5cwt. of guano cost 15 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... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 472 pages
...OR LONG MEASURE. 133i 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 Eod, or Pole, rd. 40 Rods " 1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs, or 320 Rods, " 1... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1859 - 168 pages
...12. If 5cwt. of guano cost 15 dollars, how much will 3 tons cost ? ¡ LESSON XXI. TABLE OF LINEAR, OR LONG MEASURE:. 12 Inches (in.) make 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet 1 Yard, yd. 5Д Yards, or 16J feet, 1 Rod or Pole, rd. 40 Rods 1 Furlong, fur. 3 Furlongs, or 320 rods, 1 Mile,... | |
 | James B. Dodd - Arithmetic - 1859 - 368 pages
...a bar. 1 v (108.) Linear Measure Is used in measuring lines; that is, length, distance, height, &c. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet .... 1 yard, yd. 5% yards .... 1 rod or pole, rd. 40 rods .... 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs or 1760 yd. 1 mile, mi. Also 3 miles... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1859 - 362 pages
...MEASURE. 193. Long Measure, also called Linear Measure, is used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet " 1 yard yd. 5£ yd., or 16£ ft., " 1 rod rd. 40 rods " 1 furlong, fur. • 8 furlongs, or 320 rd., " 1 statute mile,,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1859 - 352 pages
...MEASURE. 193. Long Measure, also called Linear Measure, is used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet " 1 yard yd. 40 rods " 1 furlong, .... fur. 5$ yd., or 16J ft., " 1 rod, rd. 8 furlongs, or 320 rd., " 1 statute... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1860 - 158 pages
...nails to yards ? What 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. 54 Yards, or 164 Feet, 1 Rod, or Pole i rd. 40 Rods 1 Furlong, fur. 8 Furlongs, or 320 Rods, 1 Mile,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 444 pages
...the divisors, (feet and inches,) and the multiples, (rods, furlongs, and miles,) of this unit. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet " 1 yard, yd. 5J yards, or 16 J feet, " 1 rod, rd. 40 rods " 1 furlong fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, " 1 statute... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1866 - 202 pages
...cents a pound, or 3 tons of hay at 50 cents a cwt. ? 16. What will 1 ton of hay cost at 1 cent a pound? 29. TABLE OP LONG MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, ft. 3 feet "1 yard, yd. 5j yards, or 16£ feet, " 1 rod, rd. 40 rods ^ i " 1 furlong, fur. 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, " 1 mile,... | |
 | Henry Combes - 1866 - 116 pages
...„ 1 dram (dr.). 3 8 drams „ 1 ounce. ^ 12 ounces „ 1 pound. lb. II. MEASURES. 1. — LENSTH. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet „ 1 yard (yd., 36 in.). 6J yards „ 1 pole, rod, or perch. 40 poles „ 1 furlong (fur.). 8 furlongs „ 1 mile (in.,... | |
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Measure 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5$ yards or 16$ feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. 
