 Multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third ; the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the middle term was reduced into.  The practical arithmetic - Page 68by John Darby (teacher of mathematics.) - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Olinthus Gregory - Mathematics - 1834 - 484 pages
...fourth in the same.) For the Inverse Rule. State the question and reduce the terms in the direct rule : then multiply the first and second terms together...by the third, and the quotient will be the answer. Examples in the Direct Rule. 1. If 3 gallons of brandy cost 19*., what will 126 gallons cost at the... | |
 | George Alfred - Arithmetic - 1834 - 336 pages
...numbers, and if the first and third terms are of different denominations, reduce them to the same — then, multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third, the quotient thence arising will be the answer in decimals, and of like name with the middle term.... | |
 | John Preston - Arithmetic - 1834 - 312 pages
...harvest a field of wheat in 2 days, iri what time can 8 men do the same work ? Answer 1 day. RULE. Multiply the first and second terms together and divide the product by the third, the quotient will be the fourth term or answer. Operation. men. d. men. 4 : 2 : : 8 2 8)8(1 day, answer.... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Arithmetic - 1835 - 246 pages
...and the terms reduoed, if of different denominations, the same as in Rule of Three Direct. You must then multiply the first and second terms together,...by the third, and the quotient will be the answer, in a denomination of -the same name to which the second term was reduced. KtTLE OF THREE INVERSE. 175... | |
 | Stephen Pike - Arithmetic - 1835 - 210 pages
...shillings, what will 6 yards cost ? ydi. s. ydi. 2 : 4 : : 6 4 2)24 12 Answer. RULE FOR INVER8E PROPORTION. Multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third ; the Quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the second, or that to which the second... | |
 | Lyman Cobb - Arithmetic - 1836 - 228 pages
...and the terms reduced, if of different denominations, the same as in Rule of Three Direct. You must then multiply the first and second terms together,...by the third, and the quotient will be the answer, in a denomination of the Fame name to which the second term was reduced. EXAMPLES. 1. If 6 men can... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1836 - 274 pages
...reduce tlle terms, the same as in the Rule of Three Direct ; then multiply the first and second ten.* together, and divide the product by the third ; and the quotient will be the answer, in a denomination of the same name, to which the second term was reduced. In this rule the fourth term... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1837 - 262 pages
...belongs to Inverse proportion. RULE. . 1. State and reduce the terms as in the Rule of Three Direct. 2. Multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third ; the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the middle term was reduced into. EXAMPLES.... | |
 | Michael Walsh - Arithmetic - 1838 - 346 pages
...requires less, and less requires more. RULE. After stating the terms as in the Rule of Three Direct, multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third, and the quotient is the answer. EXAMPLES. 1. If 100 workmen complete a piece of work in 12 days, how many are sufficient... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - 1839 - 220 pages
...are required. 1. State the question, and reduce tne terms the same as in the Rule of Three Direct. 2. Multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third, the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination that the middle term was reduced to. EXAMPLES.... | |
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