 | Miles Bland - Geometry - 1821 - 898 pages
...x = 137; .'. their shares were 685 and 1644 pounds respectively. 36. A sum of money is to be shared between two persons A and B, so that as often as A receives 9 pounds, В takes 4. Now it happens that A receives 15 pounds more than B. What are their... | |
 | Miles Bland - Algebra - 1824 - 404 pages
...and x = 1 37 ; their shares were 685 and 1044 pounds respectively. 36. A sum of money is to be shared between two persons A and B, so that as often as A receives 9 pounds, В takes 4. Now it happens that A receives 15 pounds more than B. What are their... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1828 - 330 pages
...battle ? 21. Seven eighths of a certain number exceeds four fifths of it by 6. What is that number *i 22. A and B talking of their ages, A says to B, one...that A receives £15 more than B. What is the share <>f each ? 24. In a mixture of wine and cider, 25 gallons more than half the whole was wine, and 5... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1829 - 284 pages
...army consist before the battle ? 21. Seven eighths of a certain number exceeds four fifths of it by 6. What is that number ? 22. A and B talking of their...gallons more than half the whole was wine, and 5 gallons less than one third of the whole was cider. How many gallons were there of each ? «t IV. 1. A man... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1830 - 290 pages
...army consist before the battle ? 21. Seven eighths of a certain number exceeds four fifths of it by 6. What is that number ? 22. A and B talking of their...that A receives £15 more than B. What is the share if each ? 24. In a mixture of wine and cider, 25 gallons more than half the whole was wine, and 5 gallons... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1831 - 282 pages
...Seven eighths of a certain number exceeds four fifths of it by 6. What is that number ? 22. A and В talking of their ages, A says to B, one third of my...persons, A and B, so that as often as A takes £9, В takes £4. Now it happens that A receives £15 more than B. What is the share, of each ? 24. In... | |
 | William Smyth - Algebra - 1833 - 288 pages
...-5-. We have then for the o equation of the question whence x = 39 11. A sum of money is to be shared between two persons A and B, so that as often as A receives 9 pounds, B receives 4. Now it happens that A receives 15 pounds more than B. What are their... | |
 | Benjamin Peirce - Algebra - 1837 - 302 pages
...other, and that their sum = a. . a ma Ans. — — and — — . m-\- 1 m-\- I 9. The sum of $ 1200 is to be divided between two persons, A and B, so that A's share is to B's as 2 to 7. How much does each receive? Ans. A $266§, B $933£. Equations of the... | |
 | Benjamin Peirce - Algebra - 1837 - 300 pages
...other, and that their sum = a. , a • ma Ans. • — — - and — •m+1 ""M m+T 9. The sum of $ 1200 is to be divided between two persons, A and B, so that .4's share is to B's as 2 to 7. How much does each receive? Equations of the First Degree with one... | |
 | Richard W. Green - Algebra - 1839 - 156 pages
...subtracted from each, one will be one half of the other. What are the numbers? Ans. 100 and 150. 9. A sum of money is to be divided between two persons, A and B ; so that as often as A takes $9, B takes $4. Now it happens that A receives $15 more than B. What is the share of each ? Ans. A... | |
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What was his age ? 23. A sum of money is to be divided between two persons, A and B, so that as often as A takes £9, B takes £4. Now it happens that A receives £15 more than B. What is the share of each ? 24. 
