 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 564 pages
...tin, at 50 cents a square foot, the diameter being 6 ft. and depth 8 ft.? Ans. $89.54. WOOD MEASURE. A Cord of wood is a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high. It contains 8 cord feet, or 128 cubic feet. 493. A Cord Foot is a part of this pile 1 foot long. It... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1877 - 250 pages
...ft. WOOD MEASURE. 356. The Measure of Wood is the cord, which is divided into cord feet, etc. 357. A Cord of wood is a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high. It contains 8 cord feet, or 128 cubic feet. 358. A Cord Foot is a part of this pile 1 foot long. It... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1877 - 418 pages
...Inches (cu. in.) = 1 Cubic Foot 27 Cubic Feet =1 Cubic Yard cu. ft. cu. yd. A cord of wood or stone is a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet high. The following are the denominations: 16 Cubic Feet = 1 Cord Foot . . . cd. ft. 100 r* u- T- »f —... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1880 - 584 pages
...feet of hewn timber. Timbe.1 is now generally sold by board measure, the ton being nearly obsolete. A cord of wood is a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, ami 4 feet high. A cord foot is a part of this pile 1 foot long ; it equals 16 cubic feet. A perch... | |
 | Joseph Ficklin - Arithmetic - 1881 - 112 pages
...Masonry, I A Perch of stone is 16J ft. long, Ц ft. wide, and 1 ft. high. A Cord of wood, stone, etc., is a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high. A Cord foot is 1 foot in length ; of such a pile, or „-?_ | of a cord. To ./rod the solid contents... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1882 - 450 pages
...reservoir is 24 ft., its depth 8 ft., and its volume 5760 cu. ft. ; what is its length ? WOOD MEASURE, 430. A Cord of Wood is a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high. (Art. 353.) 431. A Cord Foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile. Hence, lt\ cord foot = 16 cubic feet... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1882 - 224 pages
...3 blocks, each containing 12 cubic feet, making in all 36 cubic feet. 270. A Cord of wood or stone is a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet high. A pile that is 1 foot long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet high is a cord foot. A Perch of stone contains 24.75... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1893 - 228 pages
...number on the base multiplied by the number of layers; hence the whole number equals 3 X 3X3 = 27. 4. A cord of wood is a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high. A cord foot is a part of this pile, 1 foot long; it equals 10 cubic feet. 1 curd. TABLE. 1728 cubic... | |
 | John Williston Cook, Nebraska C. Cropsey - Arithmetic - 1893 - 316 pages
...ft.). 27 cubic feet — 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.). 128 cubic feet — 1 cord (ed.). In measuring wood, a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high is called a cord. 17. A cube is a solid bounded by six equal squares. A cubic foot is a cube whose... | |
 | Oscar F. Williams - Arithmetic - 1894 - 332 pages
...ton (shipping). 40 cubic feet = 1 freight ton (shipping). 164 cubic feet = 1 perch of masonry. 456. A Cord of wood is a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high. 457. A Cord Foot is one foot in length of such a pile. 458. To Find the Cubical Contents of Square... | |
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A cord of wood is a pile 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high. A cord foot is a part of this pile 1 foot long; it equals 16 cubic feet. 
