 | Thomas Dilworth - Arithmetic - 1825 - 218 pages
...thembelves over the river at several times ; the question is, how these 6 persons shall pass by 2 and 2, that none of the three wives may be found in the company of one or two men unless her husband be present ? Wingate. 8. Two merry companions are to have equal shares of 8 gallons of wine which are in a vessel... | |
 | Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 214 pages
...themselves over the river at several times : The question is, how those six persons shall pass by 2 and 2, so that none of the three wives may be found in the...company of one or two men, unless her husband be present ? 20. As I was going to St. Ives, I met seven wives, Every wife had seven sacks, Every sack had seven... | |
 | Nicolas Pike, Dudley Leavitt - Arithmetic - 1826 - 222 pages
...themselves over the river at several times : The question is, how tho.se six persons shall pass by 2 and 2, so that none of the three wives may be found in the company ot'oae or two men, unless her husband be present ? 20. As J was going to St. Ives, I met seven wives,... | |
 | James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - Arithmetic - 1829 - 266 pages
...themselves over at several times. The question is, how these six persons shall pass by two and two, so that none of the three wives may be found in the...of one or two men. unless her husband be present? 3. A countryman in his journey, having a fox, a goose, and a peck of corn, came to a river, where it... | |
 | James L. Connolly (mathematician.) - Arithmetic - 1835 - 264 pages
...themselves over at several timesr The question is, how these six persons shall pass by two and two, so that none of the three wives may be found in the...of one or two men, unless her husband be present? S. A countryman in his journey, having a fox, a goose, and a peck of corn, came to a river, where it... | |
 | Uriah Parke - Arithmetic - 1849 - 414 pages
...their wives, being ready to pass by night over a river, find at the water side a boat which can carry but two at a time, and for want of a waterman they...the company of one or two men, unless her husband be piesent ? This may be effected in two or three ways ; the following may be as good as any : Let A and... | |
 | Thomas Hunter - Home schooling - 1884 - 670 pages
...boatman they are compelled to row themselves over the river several times. The question is, how these six persons shall pass, two at a time, so that none...company of one or two men unless her husband be present? 58. A countryman, having a fox, goose, and a peck of corn, came to a river and could carry but one... | |
 | William Milford Giffin - Education - 1906 - 152 pages
...themselves over the river at several times : The question is, how those six persons shall pass two and two, so that none of the three wives may be found in the...of one or two men, unless her husband be present?" Others might be added to these every one of which has been taken from text books used within the memory... | |
 | Andrew Sloan Draper - Self-culture - 1907 - 432 pages
...which can carry hut two at a time, and for want of a waterman they are compelled to row themseives over the river at several times. The question is,...two at a time, so that none of the three wives may he found in the company of one or two men, unless her hushand he present? This may he effected in two... | |
 | George Soulé - Business mathematics - 1910 - 1042 pages
...but two at a time. How can these six persons row themselves over two at a time, so that none of the wives may be found in the company of one or two men unless her husband be present ? SOLUTION. This may be effected in two or three ways ; the following may be as good as any : Let A.... | |
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... water side a boat which can carry but two persons at once, and for want of a waterman, they are necessitated to row themselves over the river at several times : The question is, how those... 
