... feathers exceeded twice those of the geese by 15. Having bought 10 geese and sold 15 turkeys by the way, he was surprised to find, as he drove them into the poulterer's yard, that the number of geese exceeded the number of turkeys in the proportion... Treatise on the elements of algebra - Page 249by James Bryce - 1837 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
| Miles Bland - Geometry - 1821 - 898 pages
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| Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1825 - 400 pages
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| Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1830 - 290 pages
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| Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1844 - 280 pages
...of the geese by 15. Having bought 10 geese and sold 15 turkeys by the way, he was surprised to find that the number of geese exceeded the number of turkeys...proportion of 7 to 3. Required the number of each at first. Let x = the number of turkeys, and y = the number of geese. 1. ...... 3x = 2y-\-l5 2. ... . . . ,,... | |
| Cambridge univ, St. John's coll - 1852 - 112 pages
...number of turkey feathers exceeded twice those of the geese by 15. Having bought 10 geese and sold 15 turkeys by the way, he was surprised to find as he...exceeded the number of turkeys in the proportion of 7:3. Required the number of each. 6. Two persons, A and B, comparing their daily wages, found that... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1863 - 338 pages
...number of turkey's feathers exceeded twice those of the geese by 15. Having bought 10 geese and sold 15 turkeys by the way, he was surprised to find, as he...Required the number of each at first. Ans. 45 turkeys ; 60 geese. 51. In the composition of a certain quantity of gunpowder, two thirds of the whole, plus... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1866 - 336 pages
...number of turkey's feathers exceeded twice those of the geese by 15. Ilaving bought 10 geese and sold 15 turkeys by the way, he was surprised to find, as he...exceeded the number of turkeys in the proportion of Ï to 3. Required the number of each at first. Ans. 45 turkeys ; 60 geese. 51. In the composition of... | |
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