 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 186 pages
...leaps in advance of a hound, and takes 4 leaps to the hound's 3 ; but 2 of the hound's leaps equal 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the hound take to overtake the hare? 32. If a flag-staff 30 feet in height at a certain hour casts a shadow of 20 feet,... | |
 | James William Dodd - 1859 - 188 pages
...hare is 50 leaps before 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 represent the number of the greyhound's leaps ; then 4x —... | |
 | James B. Dodd - Algebra - 1859 - 368 pages
...hare is 50 leaps before 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 ? Ans. 300. 12. A vintner has two casks of wine, the contents of which... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Mental arithmetic - 1860 - 164 pages
...leaps in advance of a hound, and takes 4 leaps to the hound's 3 ; but 2 of the hound's leaps equal 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the hound take to overtake the hare ? 32. If a flag-staff 30 feet in height at a certain hour casts a shadow of 20 feet,... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1866 - 184 pages
...20 leaps before a hound, and takes 4 leaps to the hound 3; and 3 of the hound's leaps are equal to 6 of the hare's. How many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? 17. A fox is 60 leaps before a hound, and takes 5 leaps to the hound 2 ; and 4 of the hound's leaps... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard, William Downs Henkle - Algebra - 1866 - 546 pages
...hare, 50 of her leaps 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... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1868 - 428 pages
...leaps before a hound, and takes 4 leaps to the hounds 3 ; and 3 of the hound's leaps are equal to 6 of the hare's. How many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 135. 44. A person being asked his age, replied, that if his age were increased by its §, its... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1869 - 332 pages
...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 hound-s is... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1870 - 350 pages
...before a hound, and leaps 4 times while the hound leaps 3 times ; but 2 of the hound's leaps equal 4 of the hare's : how many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare? 72. If a steamer sails 9 miles an hour down stream, and 5 miles an hour up stream, how far can it go... | |
 | James Haddon - Algebra - 1871 - 244 pages
...hare is .10 leaps before 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... | |
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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 as much as 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? If ,'i : ! : : 1 : ,L the hare's gain. 
