 | John Fair Stoddard, William Downs Henkle - Algebra - 1866 - 546 pages
...before a greyhound, 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 greyhound take to catch the hare? AM. 300. 34. Two pieces of cloth of equal goodness, but of different lengths, were bought, the one... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1869 - 332 pages
...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. If 2 of the hound-s leaps equal 3 of the hare-s, 1 of the... | |
 | James Haddon - Algebra - 1871 - 244 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 greyhound take to catch the hare? Let x =• the number of leaps. Зд, i The number of leaps the hare takes 2 : x : : 3 : — = j from the... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1872 - 350 pages
...18. A hare is 50 leaps before a hound, and takes 4 leaps to the hound's 3, but 2 leaps of the hound are equal to 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the hound take, before he catehes the hare 1 Ans. 300 leaps. 19. A general, wishing to draw up his men... | |
 | Edward Olney - Algebra - 1873 - 354 pages
...that A can reach D in 4 days, and В can reach С in 9 days. Required the distance from С to D. three of the hare's. How many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? 13. A runner left this place n days ago, at the rate of a miles daily. He is pursued by another,... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1873 - 362 pages
...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. If 2 of the hound's leaps equal 3 of the hare's, 1 of the... | |
 | James Martin (of the Wedgwood inst, Burslem.) - 1875 - 134 pages
...three-fourths of the third's share. (9.) A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes hound's equal 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? (10.) A boy spent one-half of his money in oranges, one-third in nuts, and found he had 4Jd. left.... | |
 | James Cahill (of Dublin.) - Algebra - 1875 - 230 pages
...before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3, but 2 of the hound's aro as long ¡is У of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Let z=number of the greyhound*s leaps, 4z Then, as 3 : x : : 4 : y=number of the hare's leaps in same time.... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Algebra - 1875 - 348 pages
...travels. 4. A hare starts 50 leaps before a dog, and makes 4 leaps to the dog's 3; but 2 of the dog's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the dog make to overtake the hare ? Let x denote the number of leaps that the dog makes: then and if we... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1876 - 332 pages
...hare is 50 of her own leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3, but 2 of tho greyhound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's ; how...many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? 75. A general arranging his men in the form of a solid square, finds he has 21 men over, but attempting... | |
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A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3 ; but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Let x be the number of leaps taken by the hound. 
