 | James Alexander McLellan, Albert Flintoft Ames - Arithmetic - 1897 - 368 pages
...standard unit of length is 1 yard. LONG MEASURE 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 51 yards or 16£ feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mi. = 320 rd. = 1760 yd. = 5280 ft. A hand, used in measuring the height of horses, = 4 in. ; a knot,... | |
 | Charles Edward White - Arithmetic - 1897 - 312 pages
...127. Linear Measure is 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. 40 rods = 1 furlong, fur 128. Surveyors' Measure is used in measuring land. TABLE. 7.92 inches = 1... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1898 - 170 pages
...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....In measuring land and roads we use a chain, 4 rods ions, divided into 100 links. In measuring goods sold by the yard, we divide the yard into halves,... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1898 - 424 pages
...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 (used in measuring the height of horses) = 4 in.... | |
 | Arthur A. Dodd, B. Thomas Chace - Geometry - 1898 - 468 pages
...measuring distances, or length, in any direction. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) make 1 foot, marked ft. 3 feet " 1 yard, " yd. 5£ yards, or 16 \ feet, " 1 rod, " rd. 320 rods " 1 mile " mi. REM. — The standard unit of length is the yard. The standard yard for the United States is preserved... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1898 - 424 pages
...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 (used in measuring the height of horses) = 4 in.... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1898 - 424 pages
...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.). 1 ml. = 320 rd. = 1760 yd. = 5280 ft. NOTE. A hand (used in measuring the height of horses) = 4 in.;... | |
 | James Alexander McLellan, Albert Flintoft Ames - Arithmetic - 1899 - 160 pages
...ounce Apothecaries' weight = 480 grains UNITS OF LENGTH LONG MEASURE 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. SURVEYORS' LINEAR MEASURE 100 links (!.)=1 chain (ch.) 80 chains... | |
 | John Williston Cook, Nebraska Cropsey - Arithmetic - 1899 - 332 pages
...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 to feet. Reduce 15 rd. 3 yd. 2 ft. to feet. 2.... | |
 | William Joseph Moran - Arithmetic - 1900 - 198 pages
...has. LONG MEASURE. Long Measure is used in measuring 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. 55. 1. How many inches in 3 feet? In 4 feet? In 5 feet? 2. How many feet... | |
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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. 
