...unrelated magnitudes, and in consequence have been connected with one another by no common multiplier. Thus there are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, 5|- yards in a rod, 1760 yards in a mile, etc. Furthermore the multipliers are not only different, but are frequently extremely awkward ; eg there...

...I) became established as a standard, the foot was arbitrarily chosen as one third of this standard yard. In view of such an origin it will be clear why...relations of the units of length to those of area, capacity, and mass. Thus, there are 272^ square feet in a square rod; 57| cubic inches in a quart,...

...different, and often by very awkward, multipliers. Thus, there are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, 5J yards in a rod, 1760 yards in a mile, etc. 4. Relations...relations of the units of length to those of area, capacity, and mass. Thus, there are 272| square feet in a square rod ; 57| cubic inches in a quart,...

...I) became established as a standard, the foot was arbitrarily chosen as one third of this standard yard. In view of such an origin it will be clear why...relations of the units of length to those of area, capacity, and mass. Thus, there are 272 ^ square feet in a square rod ; 57| cubic inches in a quart,...

...of memorizing tables. There are yet many pupils in our schools who can recite glibly the fact that there are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, 5% yards in a rod, and 320 rods in a mile, but who have only the vaguest notion of the actual length of a foot, a yard,...

...view. The English system must be mastered by rote since little uniformity exists, for example, where there are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, 16% feet in a rod, and 320 rods in a mile. The interest and assurance displayed by our youth in monetary...

...view. The English system must be mastered by rote since little uniformity exists, for example, where there are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, 16% feet in a rod, and 320 rods in a mile. The interest and assurance displayed by our youth in monetary...

...is that they refer to, is rather like describing all the equivalences in a measuring system, eg that there are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, 1760 yards in a mile, without even indicating how long an inch, a foot, a yard or a mile actually is....

...In contrast, the US Customary System is not based on one standard unit of measurement. For example, there are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, and 5,280 feet in a mile. Table 8.1 is a detailed comparison of the two systems. Metric Calculations...

...United States, neither the names nor the sizes of the units have a logical relationship to one another. There are 12 inches in a foot, 3 feet in a yard, 1,760 yards in a mile, and so forth. The metric system, however, is a simple one based on the decimal...