 | Francis Henney Smith - 1845 - 710 σελίδες
...third term, place the greater of the remaining numbers in the first term, and the less in the second. Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide by the first ; the quotient will be the fourth term or answer sought. PROOF. Multiply the extremes together, and also the means... | |
 | Francis Henney Smith - 1845 - 300 σελίδες
...third term, place the greater of the remaining numbers in the first term, and the less in i/ie second. Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide by the first ; the quotient will be the fourth term or answer taught. PROOF. Multiply the extremes together, and also the means... | |
 | William Lane (of Worthing.) - 1845 - 138 σελίδες
...first term, and the third term I reduce into farthings, the lowest denomination it contains. I then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide by the first, which gives 71580 for the answer in farthings, the same denomination that the third term was reduced... | |
 | 1846 - 404 σελίδες
...able to comprehend it fully, went to his teacher. " Will you please to tell me, sir, why I sometimes multiply the second and third terms together and divide by the first, and at other times, multiply the first and second and divide by the third ?" " Why, because ' more... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - 1846 - 274 σελίδες
...it. 2. Reduce the first and second terms to the lowest denomination mentioned in either of them. 3. Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide by the first, and the quotient will be the answer, in the samo name to which the third was reduced ; then bring this... | |
 | David Perkins Page - 1847 - 402 σελίδες
...long time over ' more requiring more and less requiring less' — " will you tell me why I sometimes multiply the second and third terms together and divide by the first — and at other times multiply the_/zrsi and second and divide by More requires more !— Accurate... | |
 | William Vogdes - 1847 - 324 σελίδες
...terms together for a general first term, and all the second terms together for a general second term. Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide by the first. EXAMPLES. 1. If 4 men earn $12 in 7 days, how long will 14 men be earning $30 ? m. As 14 1 168 840... | |
 | David Perkins Page - 1847 - 384 σελίδες
...long time over ' more requiring more and less requiring less' — " will you tell me why I sometimes multiply the second and third terms together and divide by the first — and at other times multiply the first and second and divide by More requires more ! — Accurate... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - 1848 - 124 σελίδες
...2. Reduce the first and second terms to the lowest denomination mentioned in either of them. ^/ 3. Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide by the first, and the quotient (the fourth term) will be the answer, in the same name to which the third was reduced... | |
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Sir," said I, after puzzling a long time over "more requiring more and less requiring less" — "will you tell me why I sometimes multiply the second and third terms together and divide by the first — and at other times multiply the first and second... 
