 | Mathematics - 1801 - 446 pages
...subtracted, -|- of the remainder will be 40 ? Ans. 65. 9. A post is one fourth in the mud, one third in the water, and 10 feet above the water ; what is its whole length ? Ans. 24 feet. 10. After paying away one fourth and one fifth of my money, I found 66... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1806 - 234 pages
...which, if 5 be fubftrafled, -f of the remainder will be 40 ? Ans 65. 8. A poft is -j- in the mud, \ in the water, and 10 feet above -the water ; what is its whole length ? Ans. 24 feet. 9. There is a fifl1 whofe tail weighs gib. his head weighs as much as... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1813 - 456 pages
...7 sheep and a half, l should have just 50O; how many had he ? Ans; 197 4. A post is - in the mud, - in the water, and 10 feet above the water; what is its whole length? Aus. 24 feet 5. After paying away - and - of my money, I had 66 guineas left; what then... | |
 | Adrien Marie Legendre - Geometry - 1819 - 574 pages
...voted for each candidate ? Ans. 233 for one, and 142 for the other. 51. A post is | in the mud, -*. in the water, and 10 feet above the water : what is its whole length ? Ans. 24 feet. 52. A man arriving at Paris, spent the first day -J of the money he brought... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1825 - 336 pages
...have just 500 ; how many had he? Ans. 197. 4. A post is one fourth of its length in the mud, one third in the water, and 10 feet above the water, what is its whole length ? Ans. 24 feet-. 5. After paying away - of my money, and then - of the 4 o remainder,... | |
 | Peter Nicholson - Mathematics - 1825 - 1046 pages
...numbers are those whose difference is 7, and sum 33 ? Ans. 13 and 20. 13. A post is i in the mud, i in the water, and 10 feet above the water ; what is its whole length ? Ant. 24 feet. 14. In я mixture of cider and wine, one-half of the whole plus 25 gallons... | |
 | Silvestre François Lacroix - Algebra - 1831 - 324 pages
...many voted for each candidate ? Ans. 233 for one, and 142 for the other. 51. A post is I in the mud, ~ in the water, and 10 feet above the water : what is its whole length ? Ans. 24 feet. 52. A man arriving at Paris, spent the first day -J- of the money he brought... | |
 | Bourdon (M., Louis Pierre Marie) - Algebra - 1831 - 446 pages
...from which, if 5 be subtracted, | of the remainder will be 40 ? Ans. 65. 22. A post is i in the mud, ^ in the water, and 10 feet above the water ; what is its whole length ? Ans. 24 feet. 23. There is a fish whose tail weighs 9lb. ; bis head weighs as much as... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 182 pages
...the hound's gain. Then ^ — J=£, and A : | : : ^ : 2% a=300, Ans. 13. A post is £ in the sand, .J. in the water, and 10 feet above the water ; what is its length ? Ans. 24 feet. 14. A man being asked how many sheep he had, said, if he had as many more, half as... | |
 | Silvestre François Lacroix - Algebra - 1833 - 320 pages
...many voted for each candidate ? Ans. 233 for one, and 142 for the other. 51. A post is i in the mud, j in the water, and 10 feet above the water : what is its length ? Ans. 24 feet. 52. A man arriving at Paris, spent the first day i of the money he brought with him,... | |
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A post is one fourth of its length in the mud, one third in the water, and 10 feet above the water, what is its whole length? Ans. 24 feet. 
