 A thief travels at the rate of 6 miles an hour, and after he has been absent 5J hours, a constable starts in pursuit, at the rate of 9 miles an hour. In what time will the thief be overtaken ? 65.  Examples in arithmetic - Page 98by Henry Austin Oram - 1841Full view - About this book
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...the rate of 6 miles an hour, and after he has been absent 5J hours, a constable starts in pursuit, at the rate of 9 miles an hour. In what time will the thief be overtaken ? 9. A man when he was married, was three times as old as his wife, but after they... | |
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 | Horace Mann - 1851 - 384 pages
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 | Horace Mann, Pliny Earle Chase, Phiny Earie Chase - Arithmetic - 1857 - 394 pages
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 | Horace Mann, Pliny Earle Chase - Arithmetic - 1857 - 388 pages
...the rate of 6 miles an hour, and after he has been absent 5J hours, a constable starts in pursuit, at the rate of 9 miles an hour. In what time will the thief be overtaken ? 65. A man when he was married, was three times as old as his wife, but after they... | |
 | Pliny Earle Chase - Arithmetic - 1848 - 300 pages
...travelling at the rate of 6 miles an hour, has been absent 5i hours, when a constable starts in pursuit, at the rate of 9 miles an hour. In what time will the thief be overtaken ? 592. A farmer bought some cows and calves for $418, giving $22 apiece for the... | |
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