 If the Errors are alike, that is, both greater, or both less than the given Number, take their Difference for a Divisor, and the Difference* of their Products for a Dividend. But if unlike, that is, one too much, and the other too little, then take their...  A Treatise on Arithmetic - Page 290by J. Brookes - 1776 - 346 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Vyse - Arithmetic - 1785 - 350 pages
...lefs, than the given Number, take their Difference for a Divifor, and the Difference of their Products for a Dividend. But if unlike, that is, one too much, and the other too little, then take their Sum for a Divifor, and the Sum of their Products for a Dividend, the Quotient will be the Anfwer. EXAMPLES.... | |
 | Charles Vyse - Arithmetic - 1806 - 342 pages
...less than the given Number, take their Difference for a Divisor, and the Difference* of their Products for a Dividend. But if unlike, that is, one too much, and the other too little, then take their Sum for a Divisor, and the Sum of their Products for a Dividend ; the Quotient will be the Answer.... | |
 | James Thompson - Arithmetic - 1808 - 176 pages
...) than the given number, take their difference for a divisor, and the difference of their products for a dividend. But if unlike, that is, one. too much, and the other too little, then take their sum for a divisor, and the sum of their products for a dividend, the quotient will be the answer. EXAMPLES.... | |
 | George Alfred - Arithmetic - 1834 - 336 pages
...their difference for a divisor and the difference of the products for a dividend. 4. If the errors be unlike, that is,- one too much and the other too little, then take their sum for a divisor and the sum of the products for a dividend ; the quotient in eithercase will be the... | |
 | William Vogdes - Arithmetic - 1847 - 324 pages
...less than the given number, take their difference for a divisor, and the difference of their products for a dividend. But if unlike, that is, one too much and the other too little, take their sum for a divisor, and the sum of their products for a dividend, the quotient will be the... | |
 | William Alfred Browne - 1863 - 486 pages
...then the quotient arising by this division is the answer to the question. " 5. Bnt if the erronrs are unlike, that is one too much and the other too little, then add the products of the positions and erronrs together, and thcir sum shall be a dividend, then add... | |
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