Elementary Algebra

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Ginn, 1906 - Algebra - 905 pages
 

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Page 253 - Since the number of square units in the area of a rectangle is equal to the product of the number of...
Page 372 - A number consists of two digits whose sum is 13, and if 4 is subtracted from double the number, the order of the digits is reversed. Find the number. 58. The sum of the digits of a certain number of two figures is 5, and if 3 times the units, digit is added to the number, the order of the digits will be -reversed.
Page 709 - The tens digit of a number is 3 less than the units digit. If the number is divided by the sum of the digits, the quotient is 4 and the remainder 3.
Page 720 - Formula 1 states that the product of the sum and the difference of two numbers is equal to the difference of their squares.
Page 270 - A hare pursued by a hound takes 4 leaps while the hound takes 3 ; but 2 of the hound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's.
Page 377 - Find the rate of rowing in still water and the rate of the stream.
Page 268 - Find the time between 4 and 5 o'clock when the hands of a clock are together.
Page 30 - The sum of the ages of a father and his son is 36, and in 10 years the son's age will be | of the father's age.
Page 719 - COR. The area of a trapezoid is equal to the product of the median by the altitude.
Page 367 - A would have twice as much money as B. How much has each ? Let x = the number of dollars A has, and у = the number of dollars В has.

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