 | Robert Miller (M.A., of Edinburgh.) - Arithmetic - 1881 - 238 pages
...pint and gallon are 1 1 1 с same as the imperial pint and gall on. LE NOT H. (VII.) LINEAL MEASURE. 12 inches . . =1 foot (ft.). 3 feet . . =1 yard (yd.). 5J yards . . == 1 rod or pole. 40 poles (220 yds.) = 1 furlong. 8 furlongs (1760 yds.) = 1 mile. 4 inches =... | |
 | W. V. Wright - Measurement - 1887 - 76 pages
...MEASUREMENT TABLES. Linear measure is used in measuring lengths and distances. The table is as follows : 12 inches . . . . = 1 foot . ... ft. 3 feet = 1 yard . ... yd. 5J yards (16^ feet) . = 1 rod . . . . rd. 320 rods = 1 mile .... mi. Remember that 1 mile equals 1,760 yards.... | |
 | William Hopton - Mines and mineral resources - 1890 - 352 pages
...standard superficial and solid measures will be accurately ascertained and kept correct. LINEAL MEASURE. 12 inches = 1 foot (ft). 3 feet =1 yard (yd.). 5J yards =1 rod or pole (p.). 40 poles, or 220 yards =1 furlong. 3 furlongs, or 1760 yards =1 mile. By this... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1892 - 392 pages
...States conforms as nearly as possible to that of Great Britain. LINEAR MEASUBES. 287. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16? feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.). A line = ^ in. A barleycorn — $ in. A hand... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1893 - 242 pages
...ten ? LONG MEASURE. Long Measure is used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16 1 feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1 mi. = 320 rds. = 1760 yds. = 5280 ft. NOTE. A line... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1894 - 374 pages
...and 24 inches - 2 feet is an example of reduction ascending. UNITS OF LENGTH. 145. 12 inches (ia.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16| feet, = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, or 5280 feet, = 1 mile (mi.). NOTE. A line = ^ in. ; a barleycorn = J... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Mental arithmetic - 1895 - 200 pages
...Lesson 12. LONG MEASURE. Long Measure is 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.). 320 rods ~ 1 mile (mi.). Hence, 1 mi = 320 rods = 1760 yds. = 5280 ft. •NOTE. 5£ is read... | |
 | John Williston Cook, Nebraska C. Cropsey - Arithmetic - 1895 - 330 pages
...lengths and distances. The denominations are inches, feet, yards, rods, and miles. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16£ feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1760 yards, or 5280 feet = 1 mile. 1. Reduce 12 rods to feet. Reduce... | |
 | Edwin Pliny Seaver - Arithmetic - 1895 - 450 pages
...principal only. TABLES OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS. Measures of Extension. 20. LONG MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards or 16} feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi). The following measures are also used : 1 hand = 4 inches... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - Arithmetic - 1895 - 398 pages
...weights and measures are now generally used in the United States. 232. LINEAR MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5-J yards, or 16£ feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (m.). 233. Oral Exercises. 1 . How many inches in 1 yard 1 2.... | |
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Barleycorns (bc) make 1 Inch, in. 12 Inches " 1 Foot, ft. 3 Feet " 1 Yard, yd. 5J Yards or 16£ Feet " 1 Rod, rd. 40" Rods 
