...variables; discontinuous variables. 2. Variation; direct variation; inverse variation; joint variation. 3. The ratio of one quantity to another quantity of the same kind ; the ratio of two abstract numbers. 4. A direct ratio; an inverse ratio. 5. Proportion; proportionals;...

...the number of hundredths that the weight of the lead is of the whole weight of the solder. 37. When the ratio of one quantity to another quantity of the same kind is expressed by the number of hundredths that the first quantity is of the second, this number is called...

...units in the breadth; the resulting product times the square unit will be the area. 153. Number is the ratio of one quantity to another quantity of the same kind taken as a standard. For example, take 154 square feet. Here the number is 154. The unit is a square...

...- 6 ж „„ Зя-1 , ж + 6 6 ж -f- 10 3a „ 39. 2 ж -5 4 ж -13 4 x — 5 6 ж — 5 40. - = 13 RATIO 102. The ratio of one quantity to another...be incorrect to say, What is the ratio of 7 feet to 15? 103. The first of the two numbers in a ratio is called the antecedent, the second is called the...

...34 ~ 35. ^— ^ + 3 -\ Южx-2 Sx 2*-2 .. И -6ж „„ 40. 2 ж +7 3ж + 13 RATIO 1Û2- The rati ) of one quantity to another quantity of the same kind...2 is the quotient of 2 feet divided by 3 feet, ie -• • 3 Magnitudes of the same kind only can be compared. It would be incorrect to say, What, is...

...quotient shows how the numbers compare. Thus, the ratio of 5 to 7 is indicated : 5 -s- 7, -f-, 5 : 7. The ratio of one quantity to another quantity of the same kind is the ratio of the numerical values of the quantities. Thus, the ratio of a dollars to b dollars is -. b...

...of objects, or in measuring any magnitude. — JC GrLASHAN. 8. Number (Latin numerare, to count) is the ratio of one quantity to another quantity of the same kind taken as a unit. "Number in the strict sense is the measure of quantity. It definitely measures a given...

...quotient shows how the numbers compare. Thus, the ratio of 5 to 7 is indicated : 5 -=- 7, •£, 5 : 7. The ratio of one quantity to another quantity of the same kind is the ratio of the numerical values of the quantities. Thus, the ratio of a dollars to b dollars is -. The...