 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1895 - 424 pages
...LONG MEASURE. 220. Long Measure is used for the general purposes of measuring length and distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot ft. 3 feet =1 yard yd. 5£ yards, or 16J feet . . = 1 rod rd. 320 rods = 1 statute mile .... mi. 3 miles • = 1 league lea. 69.16 miles (69J- nearly) . = 1 degree... | |
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - Arithmetic - 1895 - 186 pages
...152. At 7% find the interest of $600 for 6 months. TABLES OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. LINEAR MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5| yards, or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (m.). SQUARE MEASURE. 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq.... | |
 | Edwin Pliny Seaver, George Augustus Walton - Arithmetic - 1895 - 238 pages
...days are there in the first quarter ? in the second ? in the third ? in the fourth ? 43- LONG MEASURE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5} yards or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (m.). 44. Oral Exercises. 1. Repeat the table of long measure. 2. How... | |
 | Charles Edward White - Arithmetic - 1895 - 254 pages
...in measuring what ? LIN KA R MEA SURE. 12 inches (in .) 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet 1 yard (yd.) ¿ч yards 1 rod (rd.) 40 rods 1 furlong (fur.) 8 furlongs 1 mile (mi.) 320 rods 1 mile 5280 feet 1 mile Indicated Work. — Division. NOTE. — Division is indicated by the... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Mental arithmetic - 1896 - 204 pages
...that weighs 10 ounces ? Lesson 12. LONG MEASURE. Long Measure is used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). *5£ yards, or 16J feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). Hence, 1 mi. = 320 rods = 1760 yds. = 5280, ft. •NOTE. 5^ is read five and... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1896 - 430 pages
...reduction descending ; and 24 inches — 2 feet is an example of reduction ascending. UNITS or LENGTH. 145. 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.). NOTE. A line = ^ in. ; a barleycorn = J in. ; a... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, George Anthony Hill - Arithmetic - 1897 - 476 pages
...feet at 30° of a bar whose length atO°islOf feet? CHAPTER IV. COMMON MEASURES. TABLES. I. LENGTH. 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 J Measures sometimes used for Special Purposes. 1 line = T>J in.... | |
 | 1897 - 366 pages
...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. mi. 36= 3 = 1 198= 16^= 5.5= 1 7,920 = 660 = 220 = 40 = 1 63,360 = 5,280 = 1,760... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Electrical engineering - 1897 - 346 pages
...MEASURE. TABLE 4. Abbreviation. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot . . ft. 3 feet = 1 yard . . yd. 5i yards = 1 rod . . rd. 40 rods = 1 furlong . fur. 8 furlongs = 1 mile . . mi. in. ft. yd. rd. fur. 36 = 3 198 =16J= 5i 7,920 = 660 = 220 = 40 63,360=5,280 =1,760 =320= 8 SQUARE... | |
 | 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... | |
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MEASURE 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.) 1 mi. 
