A vintner draws a certain quantity of wine out of a full vessel that holds 256 gallons ; and then filling the vessel with water, draws off the same quantity of liquor as before, and so on for four draughts, when there were only 81 gallons of pure wine... A Treatise on Algebra - Page 168by Elias Loomis - 1846 - 346 pagesFull view - About this book
| Miles Bland - Geometry - 1821 - 898 pages
...draws a certain quantity of wine out of a full vessel that holds 256 gallons ; and then filling the vessel with water, draws off the same quantity of...pure wine left. How much wine did he draw each time ? , . . x . (256 — x) second time = — — • '- ; 256 X . (256 — X) (256 — X)' ,, .-. 256... | |
| Miles Bland - Algebra - 1824 - 404 pages
...draws a certain quantity of wine out of a full vessel that holds Q56 gallons; and then filling the vessel with water, draws off the same quantity of...pure wine left. How much wine did he draw each time r Let x = the number of gallons drawn the first time ; .'. 256 — ,r = the quantity of wine left,... | |
| Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1825 - 400 pages
...draws a certain quantity of wine out of a full vessel that holds 256 gallons; and then filling the vessel with water, draws off the same quantity of...pure wine left. How much wine did he draw each time ? 50 Three merchants. A, B, and C, made a joint stock, by which they gained a sum less than that stock... | |
| Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1828 - 330 pages
...draws a certain quantity of wine out of a full vessel that holds 256 gallons ; and then filling the vessel with water, draws off the same, quantity of...and so on for four draughts, when there were only 8I gallons of pure wine left. How much wine did he draw each time ? 50. Three merchants, A, B, and... | |
| William Smyth - Algebra - 1830 - 278 pages
...draws a certain quantity of wine out of a full vessel that holds 256 gallons ; and then filling the vessel with water, draws off the same quantity of...he draw each time. Ans. 64, 48, 36 and 27 gallons respectively. 19. Find two numbers, whose product is 320, and the difference of their cubes is to the... | |
| Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1830 - 290 pages
...draws a certain quantity of wine out of a full vessel that holds 256 gallons ; and then filling the vessel with water, draws off the same quantity of...pure wine left. How much wine did he draw each time ? 50. Three merchants, A, B, and C, made a joint stock, by which they gained a sum less than that stock... | |
| Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1830 - 288 pages
...draws a certain quantity of wine out of a full vessel that holds 256 gallons ; and then filling the vessel with water, draws off the same quantity of...draughts, when there were only 81 gallons of pure w4ne left. How much wine did he draw each time i 50. Three merchants, A, B, and C, made a joint stock,... | |
| Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1837 - 288 pages
...wine out of a full vessel that holds 256 gallons ; and then filling the vessel with water, draws oft' the same quantity of liquor as before, and so on for...pure wine left. How much wine did he draw each time ? 50. Three merchants, A, B, and C, made a joint stock, by which they gained a sum less than that stock... | |
| Miles Bland - Algebra - 1841 - 456 pages
...of wine out of a full vessel that holds 256 gallons ; and then filling the vessel with water, draw's off the same quantity of liquor as before, and so...pure wine left. How much wine did he draw each time ? Let x = the number of gallons drawn the first time ; .'. 206 — x = the quantity of wine left, and... | |
| Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1844 - 280 pages
...draws a certain quantity of wine out of a full vessel that holds 256 gallons ; and then filling the vessel with water, draws off the same quantity of...pure wine left. How much wine did he draw each time ? 50. Three merchants, A, B, and C, made a joint stock, by which they gained a sum less than that stock... | |
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