 A courier who travels 5j mi. an hour was followed after 8 hours by another, who went 7^ mi. an hour. In how many hours will the second overtake the first? 49. A woman can write 15 words per minute with a pen, and a girl can write 40 words per minute on...  Durell's Algebra: Two Book Course. Book One - Page 217by Fletcher Durell - 1914Full view - About this book
 | Shelton Palmer Sanford - Algebra - 1879 - 348 pages
...running 18 miles an hour is followed by another train 36 miles behind, running at the rate of 22 miles an hour ; in how many hours will the second train overtake the first ? Analysis. 4 _ f _ f most train runs the distance ireei S to C. and the khstast nils fin» A to C... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Algebra - 1890 - 518 pages
...train travelling b miles per hour is m hours in advance of a second train which travels a miles per hour. In how many hours will the second train overtake the first 1 If the second train is to overtake the first, it must move faster than the first, that is, a must... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1898 - 436 pages
...A train traveling b miles per hour is m hours in advance of a second train that travels a miles per hour. In how many hours will the second train overtake the first ? bm Ans. a — b Discuss the problem (1) when a is greater than 6 ; (2) when a is equal to b ; (3)... | |
 | Massachusetts. Board of Education - Education - 1899 - 782 pages
...train travelling 6 miles an hour is m hours in advance of a second train which travels a miles per hour. In how many hours will the second train overtake the first? Discuss the result when a:rr6. 4. A sum of money at a given rate of interest for a given number of... | |
 | Charles Austin Hobbs - Algebra - 1905 - 158 pages
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 | Fletcher Durell - Algebra - 1912 - 300 pages
...courier travel? The second? Do the two couriers travel equal distances? 48. A courier who travels 5j mi. an hour was followed after 8 hours by another,...rate of 3^ mi. an hour and rides back at the rate of 4^ mi. an hour. How far may he go? 52. A and B start out at the same time from P and Q, respectively,... | |
 | George Wentworth, David Eugene Smith - Algebra - 1913 - 478 pages
...с ? 4. A train traveling r miles an hour is t hours ahead of a second train that travels r' miles an hour. In how many hours will the second train overtake the first ? Discuss the problem when /•>»•'; when r = r' ; when r < r'. 5. In the figure here shown, the... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1913 - 296 pages
...с '! 4. A train traveling r miles an hour is t hours ahead of a second train that travels r' miles an hour. In how many hours will the second train overtake the first ? Discuss the problem when r > i•' ; when r = r' ; when r < )•'. 5. In the figure here shown, the... | |
 | Fletcher Durell - Algebra - 1916 - 606 pages
...copying a certain manuscript. How long before the girl using the typewriter will overtake the woman? 50. A train running 40 mi. an hour left a station 45 min....rate of 3| mi. an hour and rides back at the rate of 4| mi. an hour. How far may he go? 52. A and В start out at the same time from P and Q, respectively,... | |
 | Fletcher Durell, Elmer Ellsworth Arnold - Algebra - 1919 - 344 pages
...hr. by another, who went 7-^ mi. an hour. In how many hours will the second overtake the first ? 42. A train running 40 mi. an hour left a station 45 min....many hours will the second train overtake the first ? 43. A certain number when divided by 7 gives 6 for a quotient and 3 for a remainder. Find the number.... | |
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