June 2014
Beginner
560 pages
15h 5m
English
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Administrative Assistant's and Secretary's Handbook, 5th Edition
by James Stroman, Kevin Wilson, Jennifer Wauson
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Chapter 40
Weights and Measures
U.S. Weights and Measures
Tables 40-1 through 40-7 list standard U.S. weights and measurements.
TABLE 40-1 Linear Measure
| 1 inch = | 0.0083 foot |
| 12 inches (in) = | 1 foot (ft) |
| 3 feet = | 1 yard (yd) |
| 5½ yards = | 1 rod (rd), pole, or perch =16½ ft |
| 40 rods = | 1 furlong (fur) = 220 yds = 660 ft |
| 8 furlongs = | 1 statute mile (mi.) = 1,760 yds = 5,280 ft |
| 3 land miles = | 1 league |
| 5,280 feet = | 1 statute or land mile |
| 6,076.11549 feet = | 1 international nautical mile |
TABLE 40-2 Area Measure
| 144 square inches = | 1 sq ft |
| 9 square feet = | 1 sq yd = 1,296 sq in |
| 30¼ square yards = | 1 sq rd = 272¼ ... |
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