 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.).  A Mental Arithmetic - Page 61by George Albert Wentworth - 1895 - 190 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Christian Brothers - Arithmetic - 1888 - 484 pages
...length is the yard. It is equal to f MMi °t the length of a pendulum vibrating seconds, at London. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot ft. 3 feet = 1 yard yd. 5| yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod rd. 320 rods = 1 mile m. OTHER DENOMINATIONS. 12 lines = 1 inch. 3 sizes... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1888 - 392 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 = ^j in. A barleycorn... | |
 | Henry Francis Harrington - Spellers - 1888 - 126 pages
...yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.). 100 square rods = 1 acre (A.). 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq. mi.). 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. ). 320 rods = 1 mile. 220 yards... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Rickoff - 1888 - 464 pages
...201. In measuring length or distance, linear or line measure is used. The standard unit is the yard. Table. 12 Inches (In.) = 1 Foot (ft.). 3 Feet = 1 Yard (yd.). 320 Rods = 1 Mile (ml.). Equivalent]. * 1 mile = 320 rods = 1760 yards = 5280 feet = 63360 Inches.... | |
 | Charles Austin Hobbs - Arithmetic - 1889 - 370 pages
...number ; as 3 bushels 2 pecks 5 quarts. 49. Long or Linear Measure is used in measuring lengths and distances. TABLE. 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.). NOTE. A line = ^ *"• ,'... | |
 | James William Nicholson - Arithmetic - 1889 - 408 pages
...Britain is the standard unit. I. Linear Measures, 283. A line has only one dimension, length. 234. Long measure is used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet " 1 YARD (yd.) 5£ yards, or 16£ ft. make 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods make 1 statute... | |
 | Charles Austin Hobbs - Arithmetic - 1889 - 366 pages
...bushels 2 pecks 5 quarts. 49. Lnig or Linear Measure is used in measuring lengths and dis^Hices. t ^m TABLE. 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.). NOTE. A line = -^ in. ;... | |
 | Warren H. Sadler, William Russell Will - Business mathematics - 1890 - 312 pages
...EXTENSION. 160. Linear Measure is used in measuring lengths, breadths, depths, heights, or distances. Scale: 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.); 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) ; 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.) ; 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 161. Surveyors' Linear Measure is used by surveyors in measuring... | |
 | Henry Holmes Belfield - Arithmetic - 1891 - 362 pages
...yard was obtained from the British standard yard. MEASURES OF LENGTH. 295. LINEAB ( OR LONG ) MEASURE. TABLE. 12 inches ( in. ) = 1 foot, ( ft. ) 3 feet = 1 yard, ( yd. ) 5* yards / l rod ( rd } 16|feet, } v ' 320 rods = 1 mile, ( mi. ) UNIT EQUIVALENTS. mi. rd. yd. ft.... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Algebra - 1892 - 312 pages
...feet at 30° of a bar whose length atO°is 1Of feet? CHAPTER IV. COMMON MEASURES. TABLES. I. LENGTH. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 1C.! feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, llm;1(mi) or 5280 feet i Measures sometimes used for... | |
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