| John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1813 - 456 pages
...4, and 3 17- A certain number of men were employed in making a fish pond, and when they had been at work 24 days, and had half finished it, 16 men more were set on, by which the remaining half was completed in l6 days: how many men were employed at first;... | |
| John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1818 - 326 pages
...11. The sum of two numbers is a, and the sum of their reciprocals is b ; required the numbers. 12. After a certain number of men had been employed on a piece of work for 24 days, and had half finished it, 16 men more were set on, by whkh the remaining half was completed... | |
| John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1818 - 284 pages
...men had been employed on a piece of work for 24 days, and had half finished it, 16 men more were set on, by which the remaining half was completed in 16 days : how many men were employed at first ; and what was the whole expence, at Is. 6d. a day per man ? Ans. 32 the... | |
| John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1825 - 336 pages
...160 11. The sum of two numbers is a, and the sum of their reciprocals is 6, required the numbers. 12. After a certain number of men had been employed on a piece of work for 24 days, and had half finished it, 16 men more were set on, by which the remaining half was completed... | |
| James H. Porter - Arithmetic - 1841 - 210 pages
...6 pence per thousand : what was his gain per cent. by the latter price ? Ans. jG96 7s ЗДа. 121. After a certain number of men had been employed on a piece of work for 24 days, and had half finished it, 16 men more were set on, by which the remaining half was completed... | |
| John Bonnycastle - 1848 - 334 pages
...but if placed a yard apart, there would be 70 remaining ; find the number of palisades. Ans. 180. 14. After a certain number of men had been employed on a piece of work for 24 days, and had completed one-half of it, 16 men more were set on. and then the remaining half... | |
| John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1851 - 288 pages
...The sum of two numbers is #, and the sum of their reciprocals is 6 ? required the numbers. Ans ? 12. After a certain number of men had been employed on a piece of work for 24 days, and had half finished it, 16 men more were set on, by which the remaining half was completed... | |
| W. M. LUPTON - 1867 - 210 pages
...year 365 dys. 5 hrs. 48 min. 49-7 sec.; reduce their difference to the decimal of a sidereal year. (9) After a certain number of men had been employed on...24 days, and had half finished it, 16 men more were set on, and the remaining half was completed in 16 days; how many men were employed at first, and what... | |
| William Alfred Browne - 1867 - 112 pages
...year 365 days 5 hours 4«m. 49s. 7 ; reduce their difl'erence to the decimal of a sidereal year. 9. After a certain number of men had been employed on a piece of work 24 days, and had half finished it¿16 men more were set on, and the remaining half was completed in 16 days ; how many men were employed... | |
| Henry Austin Oram - 1869 - 168 pages
...365 dys. 5 hrs. 48 min. 49'7 sec. ; reduce their difference to the decimal of a sidereal year. 60. After a certain number of men had been employed on...a piece of work 24 days, and had half finished it, 1 6 men more were set on, and the remaining half was completed in 16 days ; how many men were employed... | |
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