 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 186 pages
...and 4+1—) 5 Ans. Hence, III. The first term, the last term, and the common difference given to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference...extremes by the common difference, and the quotient, increased by 1, will be the answer. 2. If the first term of a series be 8, the last 108, and the common... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 182 pages
...and 4+1=) 5 Ans. Hence, III. The first term, the lost term, and the common- difference given to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference...extremes by the common difference, and the quotient, increased by 1, will be the answer. 2. If the first term of a series be 8, the last 108, and the common... | |
 | Francis Walkingame - 1833 - 204 pages
...the whole distance 366 miles. Case 3. The ttvo extremes and the common difference being given, lojind the number of terms. RULE. Divide the difference of...extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by unity is the number sought. (6) A person travelling into the country, went 3 miles the... | |
 | Frederick Emerson - Arithmetic - 1834 - 300 pages
...also the number of miles travelled. PROBLEM iII. The extremes and common difference given, to find the number of terms. RULE. Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and add 1 to the quotient; the sum will be the number of terms. The difference of the extremes divided... | |
 | John Rose - Arithmetic - 1835 - 192 pages
...Given the extremes (the first and last terms,) and the common difference, to find the number of terms. Divide the difference of the extremes, by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 will be the number of terms required. 1. The extremes are 2 and 53, and the common difference... | |
 | George Willson - Arithmetic - 1836 - 202 pages
...ages ? Ans; 2 years. PROBLEM IV. — Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the cormr-on difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terms. 7. A man travelling a... | |
 | Charles Guilford Burnham - Arithmetic - 1837 - 266 pages
...purchased. Therefore — When the first and last terms, and the common difference are given, to find the number of terms : RULE. Divide the difference...extremes by the common difference, and the quotient will be 1 less than the number of terms. 10. If the first term of a series be 2, and the last term... | |
 | George Willson - Arithmetic - 1838 - 194 pages
...ages ? Ans. 2 years. PROBLEM IV. — Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference...extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terms. 7. A man travelling a journey, went 18 miles the first day,... | |
 | George Willson - Arithmetic - 1838 - 194 pages
...ages ? Ans. 2 years. PROBLEM IV. — Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference...extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terms. 7. A man travelling a journey, went 18 miles the first day,... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1838 - 174 pages
...first term, the last term, and the common differenet given to find the number of terms. . . ROLE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient, increased by 1, will be the answer. 2. If the first term of a series be 8. the last 108, and the common... | |
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Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terms. 
