 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1841 - 324 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 divide the product by the first ; the quotient will te the fourth term or answer. A. $720. 14. If 20 pounds of butter cost 85, what... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 С denomination as the second term, observing to point... | |
 | 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 divide the product by the first ; the quotient will be the fourth term or answer. A. $720. 14. If 20 pounds of butter cost 85twhat... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 254 pages
...term, place the least of the two remaining numbers for the second term, and the greater for the first term ; then multiply the second and. third terms together, and divide the product by the first term, and the quotient will bo the answer in the same name of the third term. RULE 'OE THREE INVERSE. EXAMPLES.... | |
 | 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 divide the product by the first; the quotient will be the fourth term or answer. A. $720. 14. If 20 pounds of butter cost 65, what will... | |
 | 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.— If... | |
 | John Darby (teacher of mathematics.) - 1843 - 236 pages
...second into the lowest denomination mentioned ; multiply the second and third terms, thus reduced, together, and divide the product by the first term. The quotient will be the answer to the question in the same denomination that the middle number was left in — which reduce... | |
 | Charles DAVIES (LL.D.) - Arithmetic - 1843 - 348 pages
...multiply the second and third terms together and OPERATION. yd. $ 144 : : 67,25 144 26900 26900 6725 Ans. divide the product by the first term : the quotient will be the fourth term or answer sought, and will be of the same denomination as the third term. Ex. 3. If 48... | |
 | Frederick Emerson - Arithmetic - 1844 - 222 pages
...than the third, make the less of the two remaining terms the second term, and the greater the first. Multiply the second and third terms together, and...product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer. If there are different denominations in the first two terms, they must both... | |
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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. 
