The Pilot Arithmetics, Volume 2

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1923
 

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Page 118 - SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30| square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 86 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day (da.) 7 days = 1 week (wk.) 365 days = 1 common year...
Page 83 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 85 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 183 - When multiplying decimals, remember that the number of decimal places in the product must be equal to the sum of the number of decimal places in the numbers being multiplied.
Page 94 - To change an integer or a mixed number to an improper fraction : Multiply the integer by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator; the result will be the numerator of the required fraction.
Page 243 - The base of a triangle is the side upon which it is supposed to stand.
Page 56 - A fraction whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator is an improper fraction.
Page 181 - To multiply a decimal by a power of 10, move the decimal point to the right as many places as there are zeros in the multiplier, annexing zeros if necessary.
Page 138 - Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the product as there are decimal places in the multiplicand and multiplier, supplying the deficiency, if any, by prefixing ciphers.

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