| Joseph Ray - Algebra - 1848 - 250 pages
...before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3 ; but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound take, to catch the hare? Let x be the number of leaps taken by the hound. Then, since the hare takes 4 leaps while the hound... | |
| John William Colenso (bp. of Natal.) - 1848 - 238 pages
...greyhound, and takes four leaps to his three ; but two of the greyhound's leaps are as much as three of the hare's : how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare P 19. Divide £500 among А, В, С in the proportion of 3, 4, 5, and 20. A quantity of milk is increased... | |
| John Bonnycastle - 1848 - 334 pages
...and after this found he had but 12s. remaining ; what had he at first ? Ans. 20s. 25. A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3, but two of the greyhound's leaps are as much as three of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound... | |
| John William Colenso - Algebra - 1849 - 262 pages
...greyhound, and takes four leaps to his three ; but two of the greyhound's leaps are as much as three of the hare's : how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? 19. Divide £500 among А, В, С in the proportion of 3, 4, 5, and 20. A quantity of milk is increased... | |
| George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1849 - 356 pages
...at first. This method of division is effected without dividing an individual apple. 22. A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3, but 2 leaps of the hound are equal to 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the greyhound take before he catches... | |
| James Haddon - Algebra - 1850 - 210 pages
...DlstanCe 言 15 ㎡ 16s ; Multiply by 6 ・・y=15 胡 ㎏ 52miles 芦 r № 町 @ ・ A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the...3, but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 8 of the hare's; how many leaps must the grey hound take to catch the hare? Let x = the number of leaps.... | |
| George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1850 - 356 pages
...at first. This method of division is effected without dividing an individual apple. 22. A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3, but 2 leaps of the hound are equal to 3 of the hare's. How man^gleaps must the greyhound take before he catches... | |
| Joseph Ray - Algebra - 1848 - 250 pages
...the quantities, in both members of an equation, must be of the same denomination. 13. 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 equal to 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound take, to catch the hare ? Let x be the... | |
| G. Ainsworth - 1854 - 216 pages
...ages be as 4 : 5 ? 16. 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...many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? VARIATION. When one quantity y depends upon another x, so that if x is changed in value there is... | |
| John Radford Young - 1855 - 218 pages
...of her ; she takes four leaps to the greyhound's three ; but two of the greyhound's leaps make three of the hare's : how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? (7) What two numbers are those whose difference, sum, and product are as the numbers 2, 3, and 5,... | |
| |