 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
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1901 - 440 pages
...use the following APOTHECARIES' LIQUID MEASURE. 60 minims (HI) = 1 dram (m lx.). Long Measure. 198. Long Measure is used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 8 feet = 1 yard (yd.). H yards, or l&J feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1 mi. = 320 rd.... | |
 | William James Milne - Mental arithmetic - 1897 - 194 pages
...10%. What per cent did he gain during the second year ? TABLES OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS 8. LINEAR MEASURE TABLE 12 Inches (in.) = 1 Foot .... ft. 3 Feet = 1 Yard .... yd. 5J Yards or 16J ft. = 1 Rod . . ' . . rd. 320 Rods = 1 Mile .... mi. The following are also used : 3 Barleycorns... | |
 | James Alexander McLellan, Albert Flintoft Ames - Arithmetic - 1897 - 368 pages
...gr. ? In 120 gr.? UXITS OF 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... | |
 | Edwin Crawford Hewett - Arithmetic - 1897 - 376 pages
...Long Measure. Long, or Linear, Measure is used in measuring lines and distances. The unit is the yard. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet =1 yard (yd.) 5i yards, or 161 feet, - - - - - =1 rod (rd.) 40 rods =1 furlong (fur.) 8 furlongs, or 320 rods, -... | |
 | William James Milne - Mental arithmetic - 1897 - 186 pages
...What per cent did he gain during the second year ? TABLES OF DENOMINATE NUMBERS 68. LINEAR MEASURE TABLE 12 Inches (in.) = 1 Foot .... ft. 3 Feet = 1 Yard .... yd. 5£ Yards or 16£ ft. = 1 Rod .... rd. 320 Rods = 1 Mile .... mi. The following are also used: 3 Barleycorns... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1898 - 424 pages
...United States conforms as nearly as possible to that of Great Britain. 308. Measures of length are used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5£ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1 mi. = 320 rd. = 1760 yd. = 5280 ft.... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1898 - 424 pages
...United States conforms as nearly as possible to that of Great Britain. 308. Measures of length are used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5£ yards, or 16^- feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1 mi. = 320 rd. = 1760 yd. = 5280 ft.... | |
 | James Alexander McLellan, Albert Flintoft Ames - Arithmetic - 1898 - 280 pages
...= 1 hundredweight (cwt.) 2000 pounds, or 20 hundredweight = 1 ton (T.) UNITS OF LKNGTH Long Measure 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards, or 16 J feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods \ 1760 yards [• =1 mile (mi.) 5280 feet ) Measure in the schoolroom... | |
 | Frank H. Hall - Arithmetic - 1898 - 332 pages
...that vibrates once a second at the level of the sea in the latitude of London. It is ||f ^ of a meter. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft ) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.) 16J feet = 1 rod. 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1760 yards = 1 mile. 5280 feet = 1 mile. 1... | |
 | James Alexander McLellan, Albert Flintoft Ames - Arithmetic - 1898 - 360 pages
...= 1 hundredweight (cwt.) 2000 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... | |
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