 | William James Milne - Algebra - 1901 - 476 pages
...consecutive numbers the sum of whose reciprocals is ^y. 15. A picture that was 8 inches by 12 inches was placed in a frame of uniform width. If the area of the frame was equal to that of the picture, what was the width of the frame ? 16. A merchant purchased a quantity... | |
 | William James Milne - Algebra - 1902 - 620 pages
...consecutive numbers the sum of whose reciprocals is ^\f. 15. A picture that was 8 inches by 12 inches was placed in a frame of uniform width. If the area of the frame was equal to that of the picture, what was the width of the frame ? 16. A merchant purchased a quantity... | |
 | John Marvin Colaw - Algebra - 1903 - 444 pages
...its reciprocal ? 56. The frame of a picture 18 inches by 12 inches is of uniform width, and its area is equal to that of the picture. How wide is the frame '.' 57. If there were 2 fewer telegraph poles in a mile, the distance between the poles would b;' increased... | |
 | Joseph Victor Collins - Algebra - 1908 - 442 pages
...earn the same sum. How many days did he work ? Generalize. 6. A picture that was 8 in. by 12 in. was placed in a frame of uniform width. If the area of the frame was equal to that of the picture, what was the width of the frame? Draw diagram. Generalize. Check.... | |
 | Joseph Victor Collins - Algebra - 1910 - 332 pages
...earn the same sum. How many days did he work ? Generalize. 6. A picture that was 8 in. by 12 in. was placed in a frame of uniform width. If the area of the frame was e^ual to that of the picture, what was the width of the frame ? Draw diagram. Generalize. Check.... | |
 | Florian Cajori - 1916 - 236 pages
...him 15 days longer to earn $ 180. How many days did he work to earn $ 180 ? 17. A picture 10" x 14" is placed in a frame of uniform width. If the area of the frame is equal to half the area of the picture, how wide is the frame ? Draw a figure. 18. Find two consecutive even... | |
 | William Ledley Vosburgh, William Frederick Gentleman - Mathematics - 1919 - 328 pages
...the dimensions. Do both roots of the equation satisfy the problem ? FIG. 23. IT 13. A picture, 8" by 12", is placed in a frame of uniform width. If the area of the frame is the same as the area of the picture, what is the width of the frame ? (Fig. 23.) Do both roots of the... | |
 | Edward Ira Edgerton, Perry Amherst Carpenter - Algebra - 1923 - 426 pages
...arrange in ascending powers of m : (m - 2)« - (m- 1)3 + 3(2 - m)2. 46. A picture 8 inches by 12 inches is placed in a frame of uniform width. If the area of the frame equals the area of the picture, find the width of the frame. (Draw a diagram.) 46. The sum of two fractions... | |
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If he had received $1 a day less than he did, he would have been obliged to work 5 days longer to earn the same sum. How many days did he work ? Generalize. 