| James Robinson - Arithmetic - 1850 - 342 pages
...third term by the numerator, or second term, and divide the product by the denominator, or first term; the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer, in the same denomination as the third term. When the first and second terms are compound numbers, or when they are of different... | |
| Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1850 - 412 pages
...of the remaining numbers in the first place, but when it is less place the greater there. IV. Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the ßrst term : the quotient will be the fourth term or answer sought, and will be of the same denomination... | |
| Roswell Chamberlain Smith - Arithmetic - 1850 - 314 pages
...the lowest denomination in it, then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide their product by the first, the quotient will be the fourth term or ansiver, in the same denomination wit/i the third term. CONTRACTIONS OF THE RULE. 85. Reduce the fractional... | |
| G. Morrison - Arithmetic - 1851 - 130 pages
...greater than the third, place the least of the other two terms as the first ; but it' less, the contrary. Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first, and the quotient is the answer, and which is always of the same name with that to which the third term... | |
| John Bonnycastle - 1851 - 314 pages
...necessary, to the same denomination, and the third to the lowest denomination mentioned in it. Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first, and the quotient will be the answer, in the same denomination that the third term was reduced to ;... | |
| Arithmetic - 1851 - 260 pages
...them till they are; and, if the third consist of several denominations, reduce it to the lowest, then Multiply the second and third terms together and divide the product by the FIRST, and the quotient will be the fourth term or answer. NOTE.— The answer will be of the same denomination... | |
| Janet Taylor - Nautical astronomy - 1851 - 674 pages
...the first and third terms may be of the same kind, and the second the same am the number required. Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term, then the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the second term, observing to... | |
| Francis Lieber - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1851 - 618 pages
...less, place the greater of these two terms on the left, and the less in the middle; and in both cases, multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term for the answer, which will always be of the same denomination as the third term.—Note I. If... | |
| Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Henry Vethake - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1851 - 624 pages
...less, place the greater of these two terms on the left, and the less in the middle ; and in both cases, multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term for the answer, which will always be of the same denomination as the third term. — Note 1. If... | |
| George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1851 - 356 pages
...written the three terms of the proportion, or, as usually expressed, having stated the question, then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by thejlrst term. NOTE.—Since there is a ratio between the first and second terms, they mast be reduced... | |
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