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" A traveller set out from a certain place, and went 1 mile the first day, 3 the second, 5 the next, and so on, going every day 2 miles more than he had gone the preceding day. After he had been gone three days, a second sets out, and travels 12 miles the... "
Algebraical Problems, Producing Simple and Quadratic Equations, with Their ... - Page 374
by Miles Bland - 1824 - 383 pages
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Geometrical Problems Deducible from the First Six Books of Euclid, Arranged ...

Miles Bland - Geometry - 1821 - 898 pages
...days did they meet ? 13. A traveller set out from a certain place, and went i mile the first day, з the second, 5 the next, and so on, going every day...been gone three days, a second sets out, and travels ¡2 miles the first day, 13 the second, and so on. in how many days will the second overtake the first?...
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A Treatise on Algebra

Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1846 - 380 pages
...traveles set out from a certain place and went J mile the first day, 3 the second, 5 the third, and so on. After he had been gone three days, a second sets out,...In how many days will the second overtake the first 1 Ans. in 2 or 9 days. Let the student illustrate this example by a diagram like the preceding. GEOMETRICAL...
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A Treatise on Algebra

Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1846 - 376 pages
...preceding example, if В had started one day later, he could never have overtaken A. Ex. 19. A traveler set out from a certain place and went 1 mile the first day, 3 the second, 5 the third, and so on. After he had been gone three days, a second sets out, and travels 12 miles the first...
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A Treatise on Algebra

Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1855 - 356 pages
...preceding example, if B had started one day later, he could never have overtaken A. Ex. 19. A traveler set out from a certain place and went 1 mile the first day, 3 the second, 5 the third, and so on. After he had been gone three days, a second traveler sets out, and goes 12 miles...
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Exercises and problems in algebra [by J. Pryde] with answers

James Pryde - 1855 - 136 pages
...by 2 miles every day. After he had gone 3 days, a second set out from the same place and travelled 12 miles the first day, 13 the second, and so on. In how many days will the first be overtaken by the second ? And if they both continue their travelling at the same rate, in...
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Exercises and problems in algebra [by J. Pryde] with answers. without answers

James Pryde - 1855 - 70 pages
...by 2 miles every day. After he had gone 3 days, a second set out from the same place and travelled 12 miles the first day, 13 the second, and so on. In how many days will the first be overtaken by the second ? And if they both continue their travelling at the same rate, in...
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Elementary Algebra: For the Use of Schools

William Smyth - Algebra - 1856 - 264 pages
...upon B, and overtakes and passes him on the 15th, after which he is continually in advance of him. 9. A traveller set out from a certain place, and went 1 mile the first day, 3 the second, 5 the third, and so on. After he had been gone three days, a second traveller sets out, and goes 12 miles...
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A Treatise on Algebra

Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1858 - 394 pages
...preceding example, if B had started ono day later, he could never have overtaken A. Ex. 19. A traveler set out from a certain place and went 1 mile the first day, 3 the second, 5 the third, and so on. After he had been gone three days, a second traveler sets out, and goes 12 miles...
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Examples in Algebra for Senior Classes: Comprising Numerous Graduated ...

James Wharton - 1860 - 176 pages
...calf, he would have expended 56/. 8«. How many did he buy of each, and what were their prices ? (87.) A traveller set out from a certain place, and went...second sets out, and travels 12 miles the first day, 13 t lu; second and so on. In how many days will the second overtake the first ? (88.) There are four...
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Examples in Algebra for Senior Classes, Etc

James Wharton - 1864 - 180 pages
...calf, he would have expended 561. 8«. How many did he buy of each, and what were their prices ? (87-) A traveller set out from a certain place, and went...travels 12 miles the first day, 13 the second and so on. lu how many days will the second overtake the first ? (88.) There are four numbers in geometrical progression,...
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