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" A basket of oranges is emptied by one person taking half of them and one more, a second person taking half of the remainder and one more, and a third person taking half of the remainder and six more. How many did the basket contain at first ? 17. "
Elementary Algebra - Page 178
by Henry Sinclair Hall, Samuel Ratcliffe Knight - 1895 - 478 pages
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Examples in algebra, by W.F. McMichael and R. Prowde-Smith. [With ..., Volume 1

William Fisher McMichael - 1878 - 226 pages
...remainder, six lotuses, were given to the Venerable Preceptor : find the whole number of flowers. 20. A basket of oranges is emptied by one person taking...of them and one more, a second person taking half the remainder and one more, and a third taking half the remainder and six more; how many did the basket...
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Examinations Papers

1884 - 610 pages
...— by — a~ ' <. -_ .__ a + ba — b """ 9. Solve the equation x + ax + b _a b x + bx + a~ ba 10. A basket of oranges is emptied by one person taking...of them and one more, a second person taking half the remainder and one more, and a third taking half the remainder and six more. How many oranges did...
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The Academic Algebra

William Frothingham Bradbury, Grenville C. Emery - Algebra - 1889 - 428 pages
...half that age. How many years have passed since the mother was 3i times the age of the daughter ? 20. A basket of oranges is emptied by one person taking...taking half of the remainder and one more, and a third taking half of the second remainder and six more. How many did the basket contain at first ? Ans. 54....
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The Academic Algebra

William Frothingham Bradbury - Algebra - 1889 - 444 pages
...more, a second person taking half of the remainder and one more, and a third taking half of the second remainder and six more. How many did the basket contain at first ? Ans. 54. 21. A man leaves two fifths of his property to his eldest son, one half of the remainder...
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Algebra for Colleges and Schools

Henry Sinclair Hall, Samuel Ratcliffe Knight - Algebra - 1897 - 548 pages
...the present sum of their ages is fourteen years less than their father's age : how old are they ? 16. A basket of oranges is emptied by one person taking...six more. How many did the basket contain at first ? 17. A person swimming in a stream which runs 1J miles per hour, finds that it takes him four times...
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Calendar of the University of Sydney

University of Sydney - 1900 - 646 pages
.../• N 3-v — b . pv— a . 3 [Find two of the roots by ^'' ~^-b+ 1H5"*~* ' inspection.] (ii.) ft 4. A basket of oranges is emptied by one person taking half of them and m more, a second person taking half the remainder and n more, and a third person taking half the remainder...
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Algebra for Colleges and Schools

Henry Sinclair Hall, Samuel Ratcliffe Knight - Algebra - 1913 - 606 pages
...present sum of their ages is fourteen years less than their father's age : how old are they ? 1в. A basket of oranges is emptied by one person taking...half of them and one more, a second person taking lialf of the remainder and one more, and a third person taking half of the remainder and six more....
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Elements of Algebra

Henry Sinclair Hall - 1918 - 382 pages
...the present sum of their ages is fourteen years less than their father's age : how old are they ? 19. A basket of oranges is emptied by one person taking...six more. How many did the basket contain at first ? 17. A person swimming in a stream which runs 1J miles per hour, finds that it takes him four times...
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