CHAPTER XXVIII. 

 Miscellaneous Problems. 



MEASURE OF LENGTH. 



12 inches = 1 foot (ft.) 



3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 



16.5 feet = 1 rod (rd.) 



5.5 yards = 1 rod 



320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) 



1760 yards = 1 mile 



5280 feet = 1 mile 



63360 inches = 1 mile 



PROBLEMS. 



1. The unit of measurement used by merchants in selling cloth is 

 the "yard." 



2. The unit of measure used by the carpenter is the "foot." 



3. The unit of measure in geography is the "mile." 



4. The unit of land measure is the "rod." 



PROBLEMS. 



1. What is the length and width of your school ground? 



2. What is the exact distance from your home to the school? 



3. How many miles do you walk in one school year in going to and 

 from school? 



4. If a carpet is three-fourths of a yard wide, how many strips 

 will it take to carpet a room 15 ft. by 20 ft. if the strips are laid length- 

 wise of the room? If they are laid crosswise? 



5. How many strips of wall paper 18 inches wide will be required 

 to cover the walls of a room 12 ft. by 15 ft. ? How many rolls will it 

 take if the part to be papered is 10 feet high? 



6. A farmer in plowing turns a 10 inch furrow, how many miles 

 will he walk in plowing 10 acres? How far will he walk if he turns a 

 furrow 12 inches in width? 



7. If the average distance of a man's step is 30 inches, how many 

 steps will a man take in plowing 40 acres with a plow that turns a 

 furrow 12 inches in width? 



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