 | John M'Nevin - Arithmetic - 1841 - 300 pages
...the third, (or antecedent) to the fourth, (or its consequent.) Q. How is the operation performed? A. Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first. Q. What is the first antecedent called? A. An antecedent of the first relation. Q. What is the second... | |
 | John M'Nevin - Arithmetic - 1841 - 300 pages
...the third, (or antecedent) to the fourth, (or its consequent.) Q. How is the operation performed? A. Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first. Q,. What is the first antecedent called? A. An antecedent of the first relation. Q. What is the second... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1842 - 320 pages
...the means is 21,600, which, being divided by one of the extremes, gives a quotient of 720. That is, multiply the second and third terms together, and...by the first ; the quotient will be the fourth term or answer. A. $720. 14. If 20 pounds of butter cost 85twhat will 80 pounds cost? 20 pounds : 80 pounds... | |
 | Janet Taylor - Nautical astronomy - 1842 - 592 pages
...the first and third terms may be of the same kind, and the second the same as the number required. Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term, then the quoticnt will be the answer in the same ะก denomination as the second term, observing... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1843 - 320 pages
...the means is 21,600, which, being divided by one of the extremes, gives a quotient of 720. That is, multiply the second and third terms together, and...by the first; the quotient will be the fourth term or answer. A. $720. 14. If 20 pounds of butter cost 65, what will 80 pounds cost ? 20 pounds : 80 pounds... | |
 | W. H. Crank - Arithmetic - 1843 - 338 pages
...the third to the lowest term named in it ; then having cancelled (if the question will admit of it) multiply the second and third terms together and divide the product by the first ; the quotient will be of the same denomination as that in which the third term was left. Ex.โ If 7 yds. of cloth cost 9*.... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 254 pages
...before ; then as the first and third terms must be of the same name, we reduce them both to Ibs. Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term, and the quotient or answer, is 141 dollars, 4O cents. Note. โ In multiplying and dividing dollars,... | |
 | Alfred Crowquill - Arithmetic - 1843 - 156 pages
...into one name, and the second into the lowest term mentioned. Multiply the second and third numbers together, and divide the product by the first; the quotient will be the answer to the question in the same denomination you left the second number in. SINGLE RULE OF THREE.... | |
 | Charles WATERHOUSE - Arithmetic - 1844 - 228 pages
...term, write the less of the two remaining numbers for the second term, and the other for the first Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term, and the quotient will be the answer. If the first and second terras be compound numbers, reduce... | |
 | William Watson (of Beverley.) - 1845 - 188 pages
...Bring the first and third into one name, and the second into the lowest name mentioned in it. 3. โ Multiply the second and third terms together and divide...the product by the first, the quotient will be the answer to the question in the same name the second term was brought into. The method of proof is by... | |
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Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer. 
