3. What is the value of of of 1 of 1 of $34?

NOTE. The above rule will apply, when the product of several numbers is to be divided by the product of other numbers.

4. What is the continued product of 8, 4, 9, 2, 12, 16, and 5 divided by the continued product of 40, 6, 6, 3, 8, 4, and 20?

The product of 4 and 9 in the upper line is equal to the product of 6 and 6 in the lower, therefore they are cancelled; and the product of 2 and 12 in the upper line is equal to the product of 3 and 8 in the lower line; also the product of 16 and 5 in the upper line is equal to the product of 4 and 20 in the lower line; these are all cancelled. We also find, that the

8 in the upper line and the 40 in the lower line may be divided by 8, and their quotients will be 1 and 5. We write the 1 above the 8 and the 5 below the 40. By the usual process, we now find our answer is }.

5. What is the continued product of 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21, and 24, divided by the continued product of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11?

3

2 3 2 2 2 7 2 12×13×14×15×16×18×20×21×24

2×3×4×5×6×7×8×9×10×11

[Ans.

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

II. In finding the common multiple of two or more numbers, any one number that will measure another

cancelled.

may be

1. What is the least common multiple of 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 10, and 20?

4) 4 6 $ 12 16 tỷ 20

3 4

4X3X4X5=240 Ans.

5

By examining this question, we find that 8 may be divided by 4, 12 by 6, 16 by 8, and 20 by 10; therefore we cancel 4, 6, 8, and 10.

2. What is the least common multiple of 5, 15, 30, 7, 14, and 28?

In this question, we find that 15 may be measured by 5, 30 by 15, 14 by 7, and 28 by 14; we therefore cancel 5, 15, 7, and 14.

3. What is the least common multiple of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9?

[Ans.

2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2×3×5×7×4×3=2520 3) 5 3749 51743

4. What is the least common multiple of 9, 8, 12, 18, 24, 36, and 72?

9 8 12 18 24 36 72 72 Ans.

5. What is the least number that 18, 24, 36, 12, 6, 20, and 48 will measure?

4) 18 24 36 12 6 20 48 4×3×3×5×4=720 Ans.

RULE. When the first and second terms, or the first and third terms, can be divided by any number without a remainder, their quotients may be used in the operation of the questions instead of the terms themselves.

1. If 14cwt. of logwood cost $ 56, what cost 95cwt.?

2. If 23 men, in one month, can dig a ditch 19 rods long, 8 feet wide, and 3 feet deep, how many men would it require to dig a ditch 57 rods long, 4 feet wide, and 6 feet deep, in the same time?

In performing this question, we arrange the numbers, that would be the second and third terms in the regular statement of the question on the right hand of a perpendicular line, and the numbers, that would be the first term, on the left. We then divide the product of the uncancelled numbers on the right by the product of the uncancelled numbers on the left.