 | Mathematics - 1801 - 446 pages
...of numbers, beginning at the nnmber of things given, and decreasing by i till the number of terms be equal to the number of things to be taken at a time, and the product of all the terms will be the answer required. EXAMPLES. * This rule, expressed in terms,... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Arithmetic - 1802 - 350 pages
...of numbers, beginning at the number of things given, and decrca'mg by I, to the number of quantities to be taken at a time ; the product of all the terms will be the anfwer required. EXAMPLES. 1. How many changes may be rung with 4 bells i- out of 8 ? 8х7ХбХ5(=4... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Arithmetic - 1807 - 370 pages
...number?, beginning at the Dumber of things given, and decreafing by one, to the number of quantities to be taken at a time ; the product of all the terms will be the anfwer required. EXAMPLES. 1. How many changes may be rung with 4 beHs out of 8 ? 8x?X6xs(=4 terms)=i68othe... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Algebra - 1808 - 470 pages
...beginning at the number of things given, and decreasing_by 1 , as many teims as the number of quantities to be taken at a time ; the product of all the terms will be the answer •required-. EXAMPLES. 1. How many changes may be rung with 4 bells out of 8 ? "'*'•• 1 56 6 -- Or, 8X7X6X5... | |
 | James Maginness - Arithmetic - 1821 - 378 pages
...numbers, beginning at the number of things given, and decreasing by 1, to the number of quantities to be taken at a time; the product of all the terms will be the answer required. EXAMPLE. How many changes may be rung with 4 bells out of 8? " 8x7x6x5 = 1680. Ans. ' v PROBLEM 3.... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Arithmetic - 1832 - 538 pages
...beginning at the number of thing? given, and decreasing by 1, as many terms as the number of quantities to be taken at a time ; the product of all the terms will be (he answer required. EXAMPLES. 1. How many changes may be rung with 4 bells out of 0 1 8 7 50 6 Or,... | |
 | Beriah Stevens - Arithmetic - 1822 - 436 pages
...numbers, besinning at the number of things given, ;ind decreasing by 1, to the number of quantities to be taken at a time. The product of all the terms \vill be the answer required. EXAMPLE. How many words can be made with 6 letters of the alphabet, admitting... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Arithmetic - 1822 - 562 pages
...beginning at the number of things given, and decreasing by 1, as many terms as the number of quantities, to be taken at a time ; the product of all the terms wilt be the answer required. EXAMPLES. 1. How many changes may be rung with 4 bells out of 8 ? 8 7... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1826 - 176 pages
...numbers, beginning at the number of things given, and decreasing by 1 till the number of terms taken be equal to the number of things to be taken at a time, and the product of all these terms will be the answer. Examples. 1. How many changes can be . rung... | |
 | William Kinne - 1829 - 246 pages
...numbers, beginning at the number of things given, and decreasing by one, till the number of terms be equal to the number of things to be taken at a time, multiply these terms into each other ; and the product will be the answer. EXAMPLE?,. 1 . How many... | |
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... equal to the number of things to be taken at a time : the product of all the terms will be the answer required. 
