 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1867 - 148 pages
...oats last a horse, if he is fed 8 quarts a day ? 26. At the rate of $4 a cord, what is the value of a pile of wood, 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high? 27. If sound moves at the rate of 1120 feet in a second, how many miles off is a cannon that is heard... | |
 | Richard Nelson - Arithmetic - 1867 - 304 pages
...cord, which should measure 128 cubic feet closely piled, or 138 feet if stowed in a boat or barge. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet thick contains a cord. BRICKLAYERS' MEASURE. — The common dimensions of a brick are 8 inches long,... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1873 - 260 pages
...cubic feet, . . 8 cord feet, or, ) 128 cubic feet, J 1 cd. = 8 cd. ft. = 128 cu. ft. NOTES. — 1. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord ; and 1 foot in length of such a pile contains one cord foot. (See cut above.) 2. Formerly... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1871 - 336 pages
...Cube ? A Rectangular Solid ? To what is the contents of a rectangular solid equal 1 Repeat the Table. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, is a cord. A cord foot (cf) is 1 foot in length of this pile, or 16 cubic feet. A perch of masonry,... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1871 - 300 pages
...companies estimate light freight by the space it occupies in cubic feet, but heavy freight by weight. 3. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord ; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile. 4. A perch of stone or of masonry... | |
 | Shelton Palmer Sanford - Arithmetic - 1872 - 404 pages
...solid contents of a cubical body we multiply the length, breadth and thickness together. ART. 173. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide and 4 feet high contains a cord of wood. A cord is thus seen to be 128 cubic feet. Ex. 1. In 19 cu. yd. 4 cu. ft. 8... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1872 - 220 pages
...length, breadth, and hight or depth. Table. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in) are 27 cubic feet, 128 cubic feet, A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, is a cord. A cord foot (cf) is 1 foot in length of this pile, or 16 cubic feet. A perch of masonry,... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1873 - 362 pages
...Cube? A Rectangular Solid ? To what is tho contents of a rectangular solid equal 1 Repeat the Table. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, is a cord. A cord foot (cf) is 1 foot in length of this pile, or 16 cubic feet. A perch of masonry,... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 176 pages
...Feet = 1 \ Perch of Stone, I Pch. ( or of Masonry ) 16 Cubic Feet 8 Cord-Feet, or \ 128 Cubic Feet 2. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high contains 1 cord. 3. One foot in length of such a pile, that is, 1 foot long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1875 - 462 pages
...companies estimate light freight by the space it occupies in cubic feet, and heavy freight by weight. 3. A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile. 4. A perch of stone or of masonry... | |
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A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, contains 1 cord; and a cord foot is 1 foot in length of such a pile. 
