 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1906 - 364 pages
...ratio of 4 to 6 is equal to the ratio of 8 to 12 " ; or more briefly, "4 is to 6 as 8 is to 12." 503. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. In 4 : 6 = 8 : 12, the extremes are 4 and 12 ; the means,... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1906 - 364 pages
...ratio of 4 to 6 is equal to the ratio of 8 to 12 " ; or more briefly, "4 is to 6 as 8 is to 12." 503. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. In 4 : 6 = 8 : 12, the extremes are 4 and 12 ; the means,... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1907 - 616 pages
...ratio of 4 to 6 is equal to the ratio of 8 to 12 '; or more briefly, "4 is to 6 as 8 is to 12." 619. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. In 4 : 6 = 8 : 12, the extremes are 4 and 12; the means,... | |
 | Joseph Victor Collins - Algebra - 1908 - 442 pages
...206. Definitions. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent and the last term the consequent. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. If the second and third terms of a proportion are the same... | |
 | George William Myers - Mathematics - 1909 - 394 pages
...is it ? 12. Is 2:5=5:15 a proportion? Is 2:7=8:25 a proportion ? Give reasons for your answers. 96. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes ; the second and third, the means. 1. Compare the product of the extremes with the product of the means in... | |
 | James Charles Byrnes - 1913 - 468 pages
...of the colon is not equal to the ratio on the other side, we say that the proportion is false. 534. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes and the second and third terms are called the means. Thus, in 3 :5 : : 6 : 10 the extremes are 3 and... | |
 | Joseph Victor Collins - Algebra - 1913 - 362 pages
...138. Definitions. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent and the last term the consequent. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the second and third terms the means. If the second and third terms of a proportion are the same... | |
 | James Charles Byrnes, Julia Richman, John Storm Roberts - Arithmetic - 1913 - 468 pages
...of the colon is not equal to the ratio on the other side, we say that the proportion is false. 534. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes and the second and third terms are called the means. Thus, in 3 : 5 : : 6 : 10 the extremes are 3 and... | |
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The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the two middle terms are called the means. 
