Horses are to race over a certain English meadow for a distance of 4.0 furlongs.What is the race distance in (a) rods and (b) chains? (1 furlong = 201.168 m, 1 rod = 5.0292 m, and 1 chain = 20.117 m.)

Horses are to race over a certain English meadow for a distance of 4.0 furlongs.What is the race distance in (a) rods and (b) chains? (1 furlong = 201.168 m, 1 rod = 5.0292 m, and 1 chain = 20.117 m.)

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Horses are to race over a certain English meadow
for a distance of 4.0 furlongs.What is the race distance in (a) rods
and (b) chains? (1 furlong = 201.168 m, 1 rod = 5.0292 m,
and 1 chain = 20.117 m.)

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