 | 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... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - 1839 - 220 pages
...miles 3 furlongs 100 yards. CASE IV. TAe first term, last term and common difference given, to find the number of terms. RULE. Divide the difference of...extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1, will be the number of terms. EXAMPLES. 1 . A man bought cloth in arithmetical progression,... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1839 - 356 pages
...basket ? Ans. 288090 miles, 2 rods. PROBLEM HI. Given the extremes and the common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. Divide the difference of...extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by one, will be the number of terms required. 9. If the extremes are 3 and 45, and the common... | |
 | Frederick Emerson - Arithmetic - 1839 - 300 pages
...and also the number of miles travelled. PROBLEM in. 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... | |
 | Roswell Chamberlain Smith - 1839 - 308 pages
...Л. 12. Hence, When the Extremes and Common Difference are given, In Jim L the Number of Terms ; — Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient, increased by 1, will be the answer. 17. If the extremes he 3 and 45, and the common difference 6, what... | |
 | Frederick Emerson - Arithmetic - 1839 - 300 pages
...miles travelled. PROBLEM in. The extremes and common difference given, to find the number of term?. 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... | |
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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. 
