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Intellectual Algebra; Or, Oral Exercises in Algebra; For Common Schools David Bates Tower No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 191 - The sum of two numbers is 32, and if the greater be divided by the less, the quotient will be less than 5 but greater than 2.
Page 166 - RESIDUAL quantity, -is equal to the square of the first term, — twice the product of the two terms, -|- the square of the last term.
Page 66 - What are the numbers 1 14. Three men together have eighty-two dollars. A has fifteen more than B, and C has as many as A and B both. How many dollars has each ? 15. Henry, William, and Robert, together, have forty-two cents. Henry has eight more than William, and Robert has only six less than both. How many cents has each ? 16. In the equation z + 2x-j-6 — 8 =16, what is the value of z?
Page 125 - J ; and if its denominator be diminished by 3, the value will be ^. 4. There are two numbers such that if twice the less be added to the greater, the sum will be 18 ; and if three times the greater be diminished by the less, the remainder will be 19 ; find the numbers.
Page 90 - How many had he ? and how many did he give away 1 10. If three eighths of some number be taken from thre.e fourths of the same number, the remainder will be six. What is the number ? 11. If from half of a man's money one seventh of his money be taken, the difference will be fifteen dollars. How many dollars has he ? 12. The difference between three fourths and five sixths of the same number is nine. What is the number ? 13.
Page 191 - The sum of two numbers is 6, and the sum of their 5th powers is 1056. What are the numbers?
Page 191 - The sum of the squares of two numbers is 170, and the difference of their squares is 72. What are the numbers ? 4.
Page 95 - A spends is equal to seven times the money B spends. How many dollars does each spend ? 17. The sum of two numbers is twenty-eight, and the greater is four less than three times the smaller. What are the numbers? 18. Divide thirty-one into two such parts, that twice the greater shall be two more than three times the less. What are the parts ? 19. The sum of the ages of a man and his wife, is forty-two, and twice the man's age is six less than three times his wife's. How old is each ? 20. Divide seventeen...