 | 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... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1893 - 252 pages
...MEASURES OF 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... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - 1893 - 426 pages
...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^ yards 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods 1 mile (mi.) A furlong (fur.) = J mile. SURVEYORS' MEASURE. 7.92 inches 1 link... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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
...MEASURES OF 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.). 5i Yards 1 =1rod(rd.). 16J feet J v ' 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). EXERCISES. 1. How many in. are there... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1893 - 242 pages
...many years are 3 score and ten ? LONG MEASURE. Long Measure is used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16 1 feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1 mi. = 320 rds. = 1760 yds. = 5280... | |
 | Gordon Augustus Southworth - Arithmetic - 1893 - 200 pages
...MEASURES. Length Measures have only one dimension, length. They are used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 16A feet, or ) , , , , ч с? À =1 rod(rd.) 5J yards ) 320 rods, or ) , ., . N 5280 feet i = 1 mile... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1894 - 242 pages
...many years are 3 score and ten ? LONG MEASURE. Long Measure is used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1...yards, or 16 | feet = 1 rod (rd.). 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.). 1 mi. = 320 rds. = 1760 yds. = 5280 ft, NOTE. A line = T'z in. ; a barleycorn = J in. ; a hand... | |
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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. 
