 LENGTH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile = 1,760 yd. = 5,280 ft. MEASURES OF SURFACE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.  Exercises in Arithmetic - Page 80by George Albert Wentworth - 1889Full view - About this book
 | 1897 - 366 pages
...used in lengths, distances, surfaces, and solids. LINEAR MEASURE. TABLE 3. Abbreviation. measuring 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot . . ft. 3 feet = 1 yard . . yd. 5. 5 yards = 1 rod . . . rd. 40 rods = 1 furlong fur. 8 furlongs = 1 mile . . mi. in. ft. yd. rd. fur.... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1898 - 170 pages
...general purpose of measuring length and distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) . . . equal 1 foot, . . ft. 8 feet "1 yard, . . yd. 5} yards, or 16J feet, . "1 rod, . . rd. 320 rods "1 mile, . . mi. NOTE. — In measuring land and roads we use a chain, 4 rods ions, divided into 100... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1898 - 424 pages
...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. NOTE. A hand... | |
 | 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.) 5£ yards, or 16 J feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods \ 1760 yards [• =1 mile (mi.) 5280 feet ) Measure in the schoolroom... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1898 - 424 pages
...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. NOTE. A hand... | |
 | Adelia Roberts Hornbrook - Arithmetic - 1898 - 272 pages
...(da.). 7 days = 1 week (лvk.). 12 months = 1 year (yr.). 365 or 366 days = 1 year. LINEAR MEASURE 12 inches (in.)= 1 foot (ft.) . 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5£ yards = 1 rod (rd.). 161 feet = 1 rod. 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT 16 ounces (oz.)= 1 pound... | |
 | Middlesex Alfred Bailey - Arithmetic - 1898 - 220 pages
...Amount of length is expressed by the measures in the following table, called Long Measure. See p. 26. 12 inches (in.)= 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5\ yards = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 8. How many yards in 4 rd.? How many feet in 4 rd.? 9. How... | |
 | C. F. R. Bellows - Mental arithmetic - 1898 - 148 pages
...LESSON XLIX. LINEAR MEASURE. Denominations. — Inches, feet, yards, rods, miles. RELATIONS OF UNITS. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot, ft. 3 feet = 1 yard, yd. 5£ yd. or 16£ ft. = 1 rod, rd. 320 rods = 1 mile, mi. 1. How many inches in 3 ft. ? in 5 ft. ? in 8 ft.... | |
 | James Alexander McLellan, Albert Flintoft Ames - Arithmetic - 1899 - 160 pages
...Apothecaries' weight = 5700 grains 1 ounce Apothecaries' weight = 480 grains UNITS OF LENGTH LONG MEASURE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5} yards or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mi. = 320 rd. = 1760 yd. = 5280 ft. SURVEYORS' LINEAR MEASURE 100 links (1.)= 1 chain... | |
 | John Williston Cook, Nebraska Cropsey - Arithmetic - 1899 - 332 pages
...used in measuring lengths and distances. The denominations are inches, feet, yards, rods, and miles. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5£ yards, or 16^ feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1760 yards, or 5280 feet = 1 mile. 1. Reduce 12 rods... | |
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