A New System of Arithmetic, on an Improved Plan, Embracing the Rules of Three ...: And All Proportional Questions in One Rule Applicable to the Whole, the Process Greatly Simplified and AbridgedS. & G.S. Woodward, 1857 |
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Page 152
... read , the ratio of 12 to 6 equals the ratio of 8 to 4 , or 12 is to 6 as 8 is to 4 . The first and last terms are called the extremes , and the oth- ers the means . Art . 167. - The number of terms must be 152 RATIO AND PROPORTION .
... read , the ratio of 12 to 6 equals the ratio of 8 to 4 , or 12 is to 6 as 8 is to 4 . The first and last terms are called the extremes , and the oth- ers the means . Art . 167. - The number of terms must be 152 RATIO AND PROPORTION .
Page 153
... extremes , and those on the other for the means . Thus , 4 × 3 = 6 × 2 . Making 4 and 3 constitute the extremes , and 6 and 2 the means , we have the following proportion ; 4 : 2 :: 6 : 3 . Form proportions of the following equations ...
... extremes , and those on the other for the means . Thus , 4 × 3 = 6 × 2 . Making 4 and 3 constitute the extremes , and 6 and 2 the means , we have the following proportion ; 4 : 2 :: 6 : 3 . Form proportions of the following equations ...
Page 154
... extreme to the other , without altering the ratio , 16 : 8 :: 12 : 6 . The scholar may be exercised upon the foregoing proposition , in the following manner : Teacher . What are the factors of the antecedent of the first couplet ...
... extreme to the other , without altering the ratio , 16 : 8 :: 12 : 6 . The scholar may be exercised upon the foregoing proposition , in the following manner : Teacher . What are the factors of the antecedent of the first couplet ...
Page 155
... extremes will be found equal to the product of the means . have the product of the extremes , and one of the means , it is easy to find the other . We can , therefore , find any one term of the proportion when we know the other three ...
... extremes will be found equal to the product of the means . have the product of the extremes , and one of the means , it is easy to find the other . We can , therefore , find any one term of the proportion when we know the other three ...
Page 156
... extremes and one of the means given , how may the other mean be found ? 8. What is the Rule of Three ? 9. How are the ratios ? 10. What is meant by the order in which the question is proposed ? 11. How is a question known to belong to ...
... extremes and one of the means given , how may the other mean be found ? 8. What is the Rule of Three ? 9. How are the ratios ? 10. What is meant by the order in which the question is proposed ? 11. How is a question known to belong to ...
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Page 98 - TABLE. 10 Mills =1 Cent. 10 Cents =1 Dime. 10 Dimes =1 Dollar. 10 Dollars =1 Eagle.
Page 217 - RULE.* — Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the true time required.
Page 264 - The Circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called Degrees ; and each degree into 60 Minutes, each minute into 60 Seconds, and so on.
Page 104 - TABLE. 10 mills (m.) make 1 cent, ct. 10 cents " 1 dime, d. 10 dimes " 1 dollar, $. 10 dollars " 1 eagle, E .. UNIT EQDIYAI/ENTS.
Page 105 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 217 - ... 8 months ; what is the equated time for the payment of the whole ? Ans.
Page 167 - If 30 men can perform a piece of work in 1 1 days, how many men will accomplish another piece of work, 4 times as large, in a fifth part of the time ? Ans.
Page 11 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 70 - RULE. — Divide the numerator of the fraction by the whole number, when it can be done without a remainder, and write the quotient over the denominator.
Page 316 - In testimony whereof they have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals, the day and year above [or first above] written.