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One furlong = ________ meters.(a) 180(b) 300(c) 100(d) 200I had been asked this question in an interview for job.My doubt is from Scales in section Lettering Practice, Scales & Curves of Civil Engineering Drawing

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Right choice is (d) 200

Explanation: The furlong was the distance a team of OXEN COULD plough without resting. This was standardized to be exactly 40 rods (1 rod = 51/2 YARDS) or one-eighth of a mile or 660 feet GIVEN by U.S unit system.Accurately one furlong = 201.168 meters.



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