What is 40000fur in Rods?

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What is 40000 Furlongs (40000fur) in Rods (rod)?

What is 40000fur in rod? Convert 40000 Furlongs (40000fur) to Rods (rod) and show formula, brief history on the units and quick maths for the conversion.

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Quick Reference for Converting Furlongs to Rods

Formula
rod = fur x 40
Quick Rough Maths
To get the Rods, multiply the number of Furlongs by 40.0
Furlongs (fur) in 1 Rod
There are 0.03 Furlongs in 1 Rod
Rods (rod) in 1 Furlong
There are 40 Rods in 1 Furlong

Unit Information

Furlong
/ˈfəːlɒŋ/
Symbol: fur
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Furlong?

The furlong is a unit of length in the imperial unit system and uses the symbol fur.

One furlong is equal to 1/8 mile, 660 feet, 220 yards, 40 rods, 10 chains or ≈ 201m.

The furlong was a term used to describe the legnth of a furrow in one acre of a ploughed open field (communal field). It now only really remains in the world of horse-racing in UK, Ireland, Canada and the US.

Rod
/rɒd/
Symbol: rod
Unit System: Imperial

What is the Rod?

The rod is a unit of length in the imperial and US sytem and uses the symbol rod.

A rod (or perch, pole, lug) is equal to 16.5 feet or 5.5 yards.

It is a building surveyor's tool for measuring distance and is particularly useful as multiples of this unit can make up an exact acre. A perfect acre is a rectangle with edges 660 feet and 66 feet - which is 40 rods by 4 rods; i.e. 1 acre = 160 square rods.


Conversion Tables for Furlongs (fur) to Rods (rod)