 | George Pease Lord - 1920 - 284 σελίδες
...4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) Long Measure 479. Long Measure is used in measuring lengths, or distances. TABLE 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet =1 yard (yd.) 5* yards (16£ ft.) = 1 rod (rd.) 40 rods = l furlong (fur.) « furlongs (320 rods) = 1 mile (mi.)... | |
 | Mabel Sykes, Clarence Elmer Comstock - 1922 - 236 σελίδες
...8.144 9.514 11.430 14.301 19.081 28.636 57.290 • UNITS OF MEASURE 234. Units of Length • ENGLISH 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet =1 yard (yd.) 5j yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods or 5280 ft. = 1 mile (mi.) METRIC 10 centimeters (cm.) = 1 decimeter (dm.) 10 decimeters -... | |
 | Helen J. Kiggen - 1922 - 424 σελίδες
...Boston to New York is about 200 miles. How many kilometers? Reference tables of weights and measures. TABLE 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet =1 yard (yd.) 36 in. 5$ yd. =lrod (rd.) 16$ ft. 320 rd. =1 mile (mi.) 1760 yd. =5280 ft. =63,360 in. The unit of... | |
 | 1923 - 364 σελίδες
...distances the foot is the unit of length, for longer distances the yard, for great distances the mile. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5j yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 1 mile =1,760 yd. = 5,280 ft. ' is often used to represent feet. " is used... | |
 | William F. Roantree, Mary S. Taylor - 1925 - 648 σελίδες
...meter, cubic meter. English tables in common use. — The following tables are in general use : Length 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5J yards = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) Dry Measure 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 peeks = 1 bushel... | |
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TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5J yards, or 16| feet — 1 rod (rd.). 
