 | Miles Bland - Geometry - 1821 - 898 pages
....£16. 4s. ; and the number of shillings which he paid for a yard was to the number of yards as 4 : 9. How many yards did he buy, and what was the price of a yard ? Let 4Л7 = the number of shillings he paid for a yard ; .-. gx = the number of yards, and збх'... | |
 | James Ryan - Algebra - 1824 - 550 pages
...16/. 4s. ; and the number of shillings which he paid for . a yard was to the number of yards as 4 : 9. How many yards did he buy, and what was the price of a yard ? Ans 27 yards, at 12s. per yard. Prob. 13. Find three numbers in the proportion of i, |) and | ; the... | |
 | Miles Bland - Algebra - 1824 - 404 pages
...£.\Q. 4s.; and the number of shillings which he paid for a yard was to the number of yards as 4 : 9. How many yards did he buy, and what was the price of a yard ? Let 4.Г = the number of shillings he paid for a yard; .'. 9 x = the number of yards, and S6r2 =... | |
 | James Ryan, Robert Adrain - Algebra - 1824 - 542 pages
...167. 4s. ; and the number of shillings which he paid for a yard was to the number of yards as 4 : 9. How many yards did he buy, and what was the price of a yard ? Ans 27 yards, at 12s. per yard. Prob. 13. Find three numbers in the proportion of i, f, and | ; the... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1826 - 290 pages
...£16. 4s. ; and the number of shillings which he paid per yard, was to the number of yards, as 4 to 9. How many yards did he buy, and what was the price of a yard ? Let x = the number of shillings he paid per yard. Then — = the number of yards. 4 The price of... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1830 - 288 pages
...mercer bought a piece of silk for $54 ; and the number of shillings which he paid for a yard was .?, of the number •of yards. How many yards did he buy, and what was the >rice of a yard ? 55. The fore wheel of a carriage makes 6 revolutions more han the hind wheel in going... | |
 | Algebra - 1834 - 182 pages
...when divided by the product of the last two, gives a quotient 11. What is the number? Answer, 264. 9. The fore wheel of a carriage makes 6 revolutions more than the hind in going 120 yards; but if the circumference of each wheel were increased by 3 feet, the fore wheel... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1836 - 286 pages
...mercer bought a piece of silk for $54 ; and the number of shillings which he paid for a yard was ± of the number, of yards. How many yards did he buy,...of a yard ?. 55. The fore wheel of a carriage makes б revolutions more than the hind wheel in going 120 yards ; but if the periphery of each wheel be... | |
 | James Bryce - Algebra - 1837 - 322 pages
...solving the resulting quadratic, we find y = £ 3 ; and therefore, from the first equation, ж=£2. 14. The fore- wheel of a carriage makes 6 revolutions more than the hind- wheel, in going 1 20 yards ; but if the circumference of each wheel be increased one yard, it will make only 4 revolutions... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1838 - 282 pages
...mercer bought a piece of silk for $54 ; and the number of shillings which he paid for a yard was ± of the number of yards. How many yards did he buy,...yard ? , 55. The fore wheel of a carriage makes 6 revolution* more than the hind wheel in going 120 yards ; but if the periphery of each wheel be increased... | |
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The fore wheel of a carriage makes 6 revolutions more than the hind wheel in going 120 yards ; but if the... 
