 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 248 pages
...»me re<|Uired. Thf inetlioil uf prooi' U by substituting the answer in the «¡ucstiun. EXAMPLKS. 1 . A schoolmaster being asked how many scholars he had, said, If 1 lu.d as тачу more as I now liave, hall' as iiianv. one-third and one-lourth as many, 1 should... | |
 | Charles WATERHOUSE - Arithmetic - 1844 - 228 pages
...pigs. 125 — 7.5=50 hogs and "sows, and 50-:-2=25 Of either. 71. A shepherd being asked how many sheep he had, said, "If I had as many, half as many, and J as many more, I should have 264." How many had he ? He had J. As many ^+J as many, | ; 4-J as many,... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1846 - 258 pages
...multiplied by 7, and | of them be added to the product, the sum being 292, what is my age? Ans. 60 years. 5. A schoolmaster, being asked how many scholars he had,...many, and one quarter as many more, I should have 264; how many had he ? Ans. 96. 6. I lent a friend a sum of money unknown, at 6 per cent, simple interest;... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1847 - 292 pages
...product, the surmbeing 292, what is my age? Ans. 60 years. 5. A schoolmaster, being asked how many scholav he had, said, if I had as many, half as many, and one quarter as many more, I should have 264; how many had he? - Ans. 96. 6. I lent a friend a sum of money unknown, at 6 per cent, simple interest;... | |
 | William Vogdes - Arithmetic - 1847 - 324 pages
...certain proportions of the suppositions, or of some power or root of their suppositions. EXAMPLES. 1. A schoolmaster being asked how many scholars he had, said, if I had as many more, half as many, and a quarter as many, I should have 330 : how many had he ? Suppose 140 Then as... | |
 | Francis Walkingame - 1855 - 186 pages
...several parts of the sum together, and, if it agrees with the amount stated, the work is right. Examples. 1. A schoolmaster being asked how many scholars he...as many more, I should have 88." How many had he? Ans. 32. Suppоse he had 40 As 110 : 88 :: 40 : 32 As many 40 40 32 as many. 1¿ as many 20 16 ^ <ui... | |
 | David Price - Arithmetic - 1858 - 264 pages
...6, and the product divided by 8, it will make 15 ;" what was her age ? Ans. 30 years. 4. A teacher being asked how many scholars he had, said, " If I had as many more, and half as many, I should have 75 ;" how many had he 1 Ans. 30. 5. A man about to die, willed... | |
 | Francis Walkinghame - 1859 - 200 pages
...required. PROOF. Add the several parts of them together, and if it agrees with the sum, it is right. 1. A schoolmaster being asked how many scholars he...as many more, I should have 88 — how many had he ? Suppose he had 40 Asl10;88;;40 32 As many 40 40 32 Half as many 20 11,0)352^(32 Ans. 16 4 as many... | |
 | Henry Pix - 1861 - 116 pages
...8 hours a day, in how many days would 30 men do the same piece of work, working 10 hours a day? 8. A schoolmaster being asked how many scholars he had, said, If I had as many more, half as many more, and one quarter as many, I should have 99 ; how many had he? Ex. 51. 1. The... | |
 | Francis Walkingame - 1865 - 222 pages
...— Add the several parts of the sum together, and if it agrees with the sum, it is right. EXAMPLES. (1) A schoolmaster being asked how many scholars he...quarter as many more, I should have 88. How many had he ? Ans. 32. Suppose he had . 40 As 110 : 88 : : 40 32 as many ... 40 40 32 half as many . 20 11|0)352!0(32... | |
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EXAMPLES. 1. A schoolmaster, being asked how many scholars he had, said, If I had as many, half as many, and one quarter as many more, I should have 264: how many had he? 
