 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1881 - 174 pages
...much has each ? LESSON XI. 1. A hare takes 4 leaps while a hound takes 3 ; 2 of the hound's leaps = 3 of the hare's : how many leaps must the hound take to gain the length of a hare's leap on the hare ? ANALYSIS. — Since 2 of the hound's leaps = 3 of the... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1883 - 370 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? 73. If a steamer sails 9 miles an hour down stream, and 5 miles an hour up stream, how far can it go... | |
 | Christian Brothers - Arithmetic - 1888 - 484 pages
...being 30 leaps before a hound, takes 5 leaps to the hound's 3. If 4 of the hound's leaps are equal to 8 of the hare's, how many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? 11. Michael is 6 years old. and Thomas is 20 ; in how many years will Thomas be twice as old as Michael... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1889 - 202 pages
...leaps before a hound, and takes 4 leaps to the hound's 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 ? 16. A fox is 60 leaps before a hound, and takes 5 leaps to the hound's 2 ; and 4 of the hound's leaps... | |
 | David Martin Sensenig - Algebra - 1890 - 556 pages
...before a hound, and takes 4 leaps to the hound's 3 ; but two of the hound's leaps are equal to three of the hare's. How many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? 7. When two trains run in opposite directions they pass each other in 2 seconds ; but, if they run... | |
 | Henry B. Maglathlin - 1894 - 370 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... | |
 | Bothwell Graham - Arithmetic - 1895 - 240 pages
...the start of a greyhound and takes 4 leaps while the hound takes 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 ? 106. A has 100 yards the start of B; but B runs 14 yards while A runs 10. How far... | |
 | William James Milne - Mental arithmetic - 1897 - 186 pages
...ahead of a hound, and takes 8 leaps while the hound takes 5; but 2 of the hound's leaps are equal to 5 of the hare's. How many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? SOLUTION:—If 2 of the hound's leaps are equal to 5 of the hare's, 1 of the hound's leaps equals... | |
 | Louis Parker Jocelyn - Algebra - 1902 - 460 pages
...of her leaps ahead of a hound, takes 5 leaps to the hound's 4 ; but 3 of the hound's leaps equal 4 of the hare's. How many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? 12. The volume of a pyramid varies jointly as its base and altitude. A pyramid whose base is 9 feet... | |
 | George Soulé - Business mathematics - 1910 - 1042 pages
...before a honnd 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 take to catch the haref Ans. 240. SOLUTION. Since 2 leaps of the hound = 3 leaps of the hare, 1 leap of the honnd = 1J... | |
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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. 
