 In a mixture of rum and brandy, the difference between the quantities of each, is to the quantity of brandy, as 100 is to the number of gallons of rum; and the same difference is to the quantity of rum, as 4 to the number of gallons of brandy. How many...  Durell's School Algebra - Page 413by Fletcher Durell - 1914 - 523 pagesFull view - About this book
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...the numbers 2, 3, and 5, respectively ? Ans. 10 and 2. 12. Divide the number 24 into two such parts, that their. product shall be to the sum of their squares, as 3 to 1 0. Ans. 1 8 and 6. 13. In a mixture of rum and brandy, the difference between the quantities... | |
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...the numbers 2, 3, and 5, respectively ? Ans. 10 and 2. 12. Divide the number 24 into two such parts, that their product shall be to the sum of their squares, as 3 to 10. Ans. 18 and 6. 13. In a mixture of rum and brandy, the difference between the quantities of... | |
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