 | John Williston Cook, Nebraska C. Cropsey - Arithmetic - 1893 - 316 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 Щ feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1760 yards, or 5280 feet = 1 mile. 1. Reduce 12 rods... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1893 - 392 pages
...of the United 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.). 5} yards, or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, 1760 yards, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.). A line = ^ in. A barleycorn... | |
 | John Tilden Prince - Arithmetic - 1894 - 148 pages
...$ 5 a ton, what will 600 Ib. of coal cost ? 1500 Ib. ? 8 cwt. ? 9 cwt. 20 Ib. ? Measures of Length. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5| yards or 1Ц feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods — 1 mile (mi.) 7.92 inches 100 links 80 chains = 1 link (li.) = 1... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - Arithmetic - 1893 - 392 pages
...is equal to that of the sphere and the cone together. APPENDIX. TABLES 1303. Measures of Extension. LONG MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) ... 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet 1 yard (yd.) 5-J- yards 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods 1 mile (mi.) A furlong (fur.) = J- mile. SURVEYORS' MEASURE. 7.92 inches... | |
 | John Tilden Prince - Arithmetic - 1893 - 138 pages
...of thread will it take to make this quantity of silk? (1 pound = 7000 grains.) Measures of Length. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5^ yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mué (mi.) Measures of Surface. 144 square inches < — 1 square ' ' s t... | |
 | Webster Wells - Arithmetic - 1893 - 360 pages
...Length. Measures of Length, or Linear Measures, are those used in measuring lengths or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot. (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard- (yd.) 5£ yards = 1 rod. (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile, (mi.) It follows from the above that 1 mile = 1760 yards = 5280 feet.... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - Arithmetic - 1893 - 268 pages
...per Ib. 14. From a pile of 20 bu. wheat there were sold 10 bu. 3 pk. 7 qt. How much remained ? 679. Long Measure. 12 inches (in.) 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods 1 mile (mi.) 15. How many yards in a mile? How many feet? How many inches?... | |
 | John Tilden Prince - Arithmetic - 1893 - 140 pages
...many miles of thread will it take to make this quantity of silk ? Measures of Length. Measure of Time. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5 J yards = 1 rod (rd.) o20 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 60 seconds (sec.)= 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes — 1 hour... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1893 - 252 pages
...LENGTH. 241. In measuring length or distance, Measures of Length or Linear Measures are used. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5 fr yards J = rod 16J feet / v ; 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 206 EXERCISES. 1. How many in. are there in... | |
 | Oscar F. Williams - Arithmetic - 1894 - 364 pages
...thickness. LINEAR MEASURE. 408. Linear or Long 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 = 1 statute mile mi. Scale, descending, 320, 5£ 3, 12 ; ascending, 12, 3, 5|, 320. Special Table.... | |
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LENGTH 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. 
