1 rod is equal to

• A. 16.5 ft
• B. 20 ft
• C. 15 ft
• D. 12.5 ft

Answer: (A)

Rods are a traditional land-measuring unit. One rod equals 16.5 feet. This comes from its ties to yards or chains: it’s 5.5 yards long, and since 1 yard is 3 feet, 5.5 × 3 = 16.5 feet. It’s also exactly one-quarter of a chain (a chain is 66 feet, and 66 ÷ 4 = 16.5). So 16.5 feet is the standard length for one rod.