W Breck, Rule of three

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W Breck, Rule of three


Rule OF THREE.

1st That must be the third Number which asketh
the Question.

2d First and third number must be of one name or so
reduced.

3dly The middle number if of several Denominations must be
reduced into the lowest mentioned of lower if occasion require

4thly Multiply second and third numbers together and divide
that product by the first number & the Quotient is the
answer to the Question in the name you left your middle
number in--

June the 20 1786

Writer

W Breck
Date written
1786
Paper
31cm x 20cm; 12 1/8 in 8 in, ivory unlined
Pen
Book
Penmanship Style
Collection
Courtesy Dartmouth College Library
File name
W Breck 17xx-001-001-001

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