| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1850 - 368 pages
...they both mow it ? 53. A wall, which was to be built 32 feet high, was raised 8 feet by 6 rnen in 12 days; how many men must be employed to finish the wall in 6 days ? Ans. 36 men. Ans. 2-flr days. 54. A can build a boat in 20 days, but with the assistance of... | |
| Sarah Porter - Arithmetic - 1852 - 286 pages
...questions for practice. Q. 37. A wall that is to be built to the height of 21 feet, was raised 7 feet by 9 men in 6 days ; how many men must be employed to finish the wall in 4 days, at the same rate of working ? Here 21 —7 = 14, or twice the height of the first piece raised, is required to be done 14 in 4... | |
| Charles Davies - 1852 - 344 pages
...for 2§ months, how long would $45 last the same family when flour is worth $6.75 per barrel ? 30. A wall to be built to the height of 27 feet, was raised to the height of 9 feet by 1 2 men in 6 days : how many men must be employed to finish the wall in 4 days at the same rate of... | |
| David Henry Cruttenden - Arithmetic - 1853 - 330 pages
...width, what is its length? Ans. 13T6Jy rods. 151. A wall, which is to be raised 27 feet, was built 9 feet by 12 men in 6 days, how many men must be employed to complete it in 4 days ? Ans. 36 men. 152. If 4^cwt. may be carried 36 miles for $3, how much may I... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - Arithmetic - 1854 - 356 pages
...Ascertain the answer without statement. 19. A wall that is to be built to the height of 27 feet, was raised 9 feet by 12 men in 6 days. How many men must be employed...finish the wall in 4 days, at the same rate of working ? How many feet in height remain to be done ? In stating, divide the ratio of the height by 3 (why... | |
| Charles D. Lawrence - Arithmetic - 1854 - 336 pages
...and 90 pair of women•s shoes. 10. A wall is to be built 27 feet high, and 9 feet of it are built by 12 men in 6 days; how many men mus•t be employed to finish the remainder in 4 days? Ans. 36. 11. If 12 horses draw 44 tons of stones in 5 days, how many horses can... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - Arithmetic - 1854 - 368 pages
...Ascertain the answer without statement. 19. A wall that is to be built to the height of 27 feet, was raised 9 feet by 12 men in 6 days. How many men must be emplo3 r ed to finish the wall in 4 days, at the same rate of working ? How many feet in height remain... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 452 pages
...days. f,^ -~'Lf.. v 36. A wall, which was to be built 32 feet high, was raised / 8 feet by 6 merPin 12 days ; how many men must be employed to finish the wall in 6 days ? 37. A can build a boat in 20 days, but with the assistance of C he can do it in 12 days ;... | |
| James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1857 - 376 pages
...thick : 6ft. thick J 4. A wall, which was to be built 32 feet high, was raised 8 feet by 6 men in 12 days ; how many men must be employed to finish the wall in 6 days? Ans. 36. 5. If 3 men, in 16 days of 12 hours each, build a wall 30ft. long, 8ft. high and 3ft.... | |
| Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1858 - 346 pages
...for 2|- months, how long would $45 last the same family when flour is worth $6,75 per barrel ? 30. A wall to be built to the height of 27 feet, was raised...employed to finish the wall in 4 days at the same ruts.- of working 1 31. A, B and C, sent a drove of hogs to market, of which A owned 105, B 75, and... | |
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