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80 = C in a M
Letter-Equations
Letter Equations are well known phrases or facts where the key words have been replaced with the first letter of that word. These are often in the form of an equation, which contain a number, an = sign and the rest of the obscured phrase or fact.Letter-Equations
80 = C in a M
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Distance/LengthAnswer
80 = Chains in a MileHide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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I guess I learned something new today.
a chain??? is that a type of measurement???
actually, yes it is lisha_kc
Delving into this mystery, one meets a unit of distance called the "chain". From the 1600s to the end of the 1800s, surveyors liked to measure distances using chains. They were less stretchy than the earlier "cords". A fellow named Edmund Gunter is associated with the chain system. A mile was defined to be 80 of Gunter's chains; each chain was 66 feet long.
i dont really get the whole 'CHAIN' thing but the teaser was overall good
I've never heard of a chain...
This was good! I didn't get it But I learned something new yet again...which is always cool!!
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