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 greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300. Easy Introduction to Mathematics - Page 450by Charles Butler - 1814Full view - About this book
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