 | Etienne Bézout - Mathematics - 1824 - 238 pages
...10. A hare has 50 leaps before a grey-hound, and takes 4 leaps to his 3-; but 2 of the grey-hound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the grey-hound take to overtake the hare? While the grey-hound takes 1 leap, the hare takes 1-^ ; and while... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Arithmetic - 1824 - 292 pages
...176. A hare has 50 leaps before a grey-hound, and takes 4 leaps to his 3 ; but 2 of the grey-hound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the grey-hound lake to overtake the hare ?"'• 177. A laborer was hired for 60 days, upon this condition,... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Arithmetic - 1826 - 264 pages
...176. A hare has 50 leaps before a grey-hound, and takes 4 leaps to his 3 ; but two of the grey-hoand's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the grey-hound take to overtake the hare ? 177. A labourer was hired for 60 days, upon this condition,... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1826 - 176 pages
...grey hound, and takes 4 leaps to the grey-hound's 3 ; but 2 of the grey-hound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? If 5 : 1 : : I : •£ the hare's gain. 2:1:: i :-f the hound's gain. Then £—£=£... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1828 - 238 pages
...grey hound, and takes 4 leaps to the grey hound's 3; hut 2 of the grey hound's leaps are a* much as 3 of the hare's; how many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? If 3 : 1.:: 1 : -i the hare's gain. 13. A pnst is \ in the sand, £ in the water,... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 1829 - 258 pages
...176. A hare has 50 leaps before a grey-hound, and takes 4 leaps to his 3 ; but two of the grey-hound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the grey-hound take to overtake the hare ? 177. A labourer was hired for 60 days, upon this condition,... | |
 | Alexander Ingram - Mathematics - 1830 - 458 pages
...of each kind did she buy ? Ans. 180. 37. A hare, 40 of her leaps before a hound, takes 4 leaps for the hound's 3, but 2 of the hound's leaps are equal...of the hare's. How many leaps must the hound take before he catch the hare ? 3x 4x — — — = 40. Ans. 240 bound's leaps. together 7 years longer,... | |
 | Samuel Read Hall - Arithmetic - 1832 - 294 pages
...in 5 days ? Ans. 20. 10. A hare is 50 leaps before a hound, and takes 4 leaps while the hound takes 3. But 2 of the hound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the hound make to overtake the hare ? Ans. 300. 11. If a family of 9 persons spend 120 dollars in 8 months ;... | |
 | Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1832 - 182 pages
...a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3 ; but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? If 3 : 1 : : 1 : •£ the hare's gain. 2 : 1 : : 1 : £ the hound's gain. Then ^... | |
 | Frederick Emerson - Arithmetic - 1834 - 300 pages
...double what it was at first. How much did he spend ? 90. A hare starts 50 leaps before a grey-hound, and takes 4 leaps to the hound's 3; but 2 of the hound's...to 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the hound make, to overtake the hare ? 91. A grocer would mix the following kinds of sugar, viz. at 10 cents,... | |
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A hare starts 25 of its leaps in advance of a hound, and takes 4 leaps to the hound's 3 ; but 2 of the hound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the hound take to overtake the hare ? SOLUTION. 
