Question

Horses are to race over a certain english meadow for a distance of 6.7 furlongs. what is the race distance in units of (a) rods and (b) chains? (1 furlong = 201.168 m, 1 rod = 5.0292 m, and 1 chain = 20.117 m.)

Answer 1

we are given

distance=6.7 furlongs

(a) In rods

we know that

`1 furlong=40.0001 rod`

we can multiply both sides by 6.7

`6.7*1 furlong=6.7*40.0001 rod`

`6.7furlong=268.00067 rods`..............Answer

(b) In chains

we know that

`1 furlong=10 chains`

we can multiply both sides by 6.7

`6.7*1 furlong=6.7*10 chains`

`6.7furlong=67 chains`..............Answer