 It is required to divide the number 14 into two such parts that the quotient of the greater divided by the less, may be to the quotient of the less divided by the greater as 16 to 9.  An Academic Algebra - Page 231by James Morford Taylor - 1893 - 338 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John D. Williams - Algebra - 1840 - 634 pages
...servants, and of dollars each took, .-. 2z2=3456, and x3=1728, .-. x=12, An». 182. Divide the number 49 into two such parts, that the quotient of the greater divided by the less may be to the quotient of the less divided by the greater as £ to f . Ans. 28, and 21. Let x, and... | |
 | Miles Bland - Algebra - 1841 - 456 pages
...Divide the number 49 into two such parts, that the quotient of the greater divided by the less may be to the quotient of the less divided by the greater as - to -. Ans. 2s, and 21. 10. A detachment of soldiers from a regiment being ordered to march on a particular... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Algebra - 1844 - 272 pages
...squares of those parts may be to each other as 25 to 16. f -~. ) £', ft, Prob. 10. It is required to divide the number 14 into two such parts that the quotient of the greater divided by the less, may be to the quotient of the less divided by the greater as 16 to 9. -y " ' , Prob. 11. What two numbers... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Algebra - 1844 - 266 pages
...divide the number 14 into two such parts that the quotient of the greater divided by the less, may be to the quotient of the less divided by the greater as 16 to 9. Prob. 11. What two numbers are as 5 to 4, the sum of whose cubes is 5,103 1 Prob. 12. Two travellers,... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1844 - 280 pages
...people, giving some 9d. and the rest 15d. each. How many were there of each ? 28. Divide the number 49 into two such parts, that the quotient of the greater divided by the less, may be to the quotient of the less divided by the greater as | to £ . 29. A person put a certain sum... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1844 - 394 pages
...the squares of these parts may be in the proportion of 25 to 16. Jlns. 10 and 8. 6. It is required to divide the number 14 into two such parts, that the quotient of the greater part, divided by the less, may be to the quotient of the less, divided by the greater, as 16 to 9.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Algebra - 1846 - 276 pages
...brevity. The solution of one or two of the following problems will illustrate. 1. It is required to divide the number 14 into two such parts, that the quotient of the greater divided by the less, may be to the quotient of the less divided by the greater, as 16 : 9. Ans. The parts are 8 and 6. Let... | |
 | Samuel Alsop - Algebra - 1846 - 300 pages
...areas of the triangle and rectangle, 37e and 62e square rods respectively. Ex. 6. It is required to divide the number 14 into two such parts that the quotient of the greater divided by the less, may be to the quotient of the less by the greater as 16 to 9. Лт. 8 and 6. Ex. 7. Bought a number... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - Algebra - 1846 - 374 pages
...the squares of these parts may be in the proportion of 25 to 16. dm. 10 and 8. 6. It is required to divide the number 14 into two such parts, that the quotient of the greater part, divided by the less, may be to the quotient of the less, divided by the greater, as 16 to 9.... | |
 | Elias Loomis - Algebra - 1846 - 380 pages
...may be to the quotient of the less divided by the greater, as -j to |. Prob. 8. Divide the number a into two such parts, that the quotient of the greater divided by the less, may be to the quotient of the less divided by the greater, as m to n. . a \/ m , Ans. — — and m... | |
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