 ... way that he bought it, he privately clips off one twenty-fifth part, He may now legally sell it as a light guinea, and he finds that in consequence of the rise of pure gold in the ratio of 239 : 249 he just gains the clippings by his purchase. It...  Elements of algebra - Page 213by Philip Kelland - 1860Full view - About this book
 | John Martin Frederick Wright - Mathematics - 1825 - 798 pages
...bought it, he privately clips off one twenty-fifth part. He may now legally sell it as a light guinea, and he finds that in consequence of the rise of pure...the ratio of 239 : 249 he just gains the clippings hy his purchase. It is required to find the ratio of pure gold and alloy in the guinea, and also the... | |
 | Algebra - 1834 - 182 pages
...way that he bought it, he privately clips off ^th part. He may now legally sell it as a light guinea, and he finds that, in consequence of the rise of pure...gold and alloy in the guinea, and also the relative values of equal quantities of pure gold and alloy, it being known that the sum of the squares of the... | |
 | John Martin Frederick Wright - Mathematics - 1836 - 776 pages
...bought it, he privately clips off one twenty-fifth part, He may now legally sell it as a light guinea, and he finds that in consequence of the rise of pure...being known that the sum of the squares of the numbers •which express the two ratios, exceeds eleven times their sum by the number 233 -fa. 1815. j 2x +... | |
 | John William Colenso (bp. of Natal.) - 1849 - 250 pages
...realm, he clips off ¿"jth part. He may now legally sell it as a light guinea; and finds that by reason of the rise of pure gold in the ratio of 239 : 249, he just gains the clippings by his purchase. Find the ratio of pure gold and alloy in the guinea, and also the relative value of equal quantities... | |
 | John William Colenso - 1851 - 112 pages
...realm, he clips off ¿^th part. He may now legally sell it as a light guinea; and finds that by reason of the rise of pure gold in the ratio of 239 : 249, he just gains the clippings by his purchase. Find the ratio of pure gold and alloy in the guinea, and also the relative value of equal quantities... | |
 | Cambridge univ, St. John's coll - 1852 - 112 pages
...bought it, he privately clips off one twenty-fifth part. He may now legally sell it as a light guinea, and he finds that in consequence of the rise of pure...alloy, it being known that the sum of the squares of the nos. which express the two ratios, exceeds eleven times their sum by 233^. 1815. + 1 _ 402 - 3#... | |
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