 | Miles Bland - Geometry - 1821 - 898 pages
...; one-eighth of his men + Coo being wounded, and the rest, which were one-fifth of the whole army, either slain, taken prisoners, or missing. Of how many men did his army consist ? Let x = the number required ; rt* л — H Збоо = the number fit for service ; X — h боо... | |
 | James Ryan, Robert Adrain - Algebra - 1824 - 542 pages
...one-eighth of his men plus 600 being wounded, and the rest, which were one-fifth of the whole army, either slain, taken prisoners, or missing. Of how many men did his army consist ? Ans. 24000. Prob. 63. It is required to divide the number 9 ! into two such parts that the greater being divided... | |
 | James Ryan - Algebra - 1824 - 550 pages
...one-eighth of his men plus 600 being wounded, and the rest, which were one-fifth of the whole army, either slain, taken prisoners, or missing. Of how many men did his army consist? Ans. 24000. Prob. 63. It is required to divide the number 91 into two such parts that the greater being divided... | |
 | Miles Bland - Algebra - 1824 - 404 pages
...action ; one eighth of his men +600 being wounded, and the rest, which were one-fifth of the whole army, either slain, taken prisoners, or missing. Of how many men did his army consist ? Let x = the number required ; :f ' .'. — h 3600 = the number fit for service; 2 X — h 600 = the... | |
 | Peter Nicholson - Mathematics - 1825 - 1046 pages
...action; one-eighth of his men +600 being wounded, and the rest, which were one-fifth of the whole army, either slain, taken prisoners, or missing. Of how many men did his army consist ? ans. 24,OOO. 10. Suppose that for every ten sheep a farme *ept, he should plough an acre of land, and be... | |
 | James Ryan - Algebra - 1826 - 430 pages
...oneeighth of his men plus 600 being wounded, and the rest, which were one fifth of the whole army, either slain, taken prisoners, or missing. Of how many men did his army consist ? , Ans. £4000. Prob. 63. It is required to divide the number 91 intoNtwo such parts that the greater being... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - Algebra - 1827 - 352 pages
...army +3600 men left fit for action ; £ of the army +600 men being wounded ; and the rest, who were \ of the whole, either slain, taken prisoners, or missing....equations. / SECTION VIII. INVOLUTION AND POWERS. Art. 198. WHEN A QUANTITY is MULTIPLIED INTO ITSELF, THE PRODUCT IS CALLED A POWER. Thus 2 X 2=4, the square... | |
 | William Smyth - Algebra - 1833 - 288 pages
...more than one-eighth of his men being wounded, and the rest, which were one-fifth of the whole army, either slain, taken prisoners or missing. Of how many men did his army consist ? 5. A sum of money was to be divided among 6 poor persons, the second received lOd. the third 14d.... | |
 | Jeremiah Day - Algebra - 1841 - 354 pages
...battle, found that he had only half of his army-|-3600 men left fit for action ; £ of the army+600 men being wounded ; and the rest, who were j of the whole,...necessary to attend to these before finishing the sub|ect of equations. SECTION VIII. INVOLUTION AND POWERS. ART. 198. WHEN A QUANTITY is MULTIPLIED... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Algebra - 1844 - 272 pages
...found that he had only half of his army-|-3600 men left fit for action ; -|- of the army-|-600 men being wounded ; and the rest, who were j of the whole,...prisoners, or missing. Of how many men did his army consist 1 SECTION VIII. INVOLUTION. . ART. 163. DEFINITIONS. — (1.) When a quantity is multiplied into itself,... | |
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... of this part. At the end of the third year, his original stock was doubled. What was that stock ? Ans. 
