 If two men start from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, the one travelling at the rate of 3 miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 4 miles an hour, how far apart will they be at the end of 5 hours ? 11.  A Mental Arithmetic, Upon the Inductive Plan - Page 28by Benjamin Greenleaf - 1860 - 156 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George Albert Wentworth - Mental arithmetic - 1895 - 202 pages
...B start from the same spot and walk in opposite directions. If A walks 3£ miles an hour and B 2f- miles an hour, how far apart will they be at the end of an hour ? 18. What is the sum of 2 ft. 8 in. and 6 ft. 9 in. ? Lesson 44. Ex. 1. What is the difference... | |
 | Edwin Pliny Seaver, George Augustus Walton - Arithmetic - 1895 - 252 pages
...go in opposite directions, one at the rate of 16£ miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 19^ miles an hour. How far apart will they be at the end of an hour ? MULTIPLICATION OF FRACTIONS. 140. To multiply a fraction by an integer. Illustrative Examples.... | |
 | Edwin Crawford Hewett - Arithmetic - 1896 - 312 pages
...of corn did he sell? 69. Two men start from the same place and walk in opposite directions, one at the rate of 3| miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 3£ miles an hour. How far apart will they be at the end of 9 hours? 70. How many cubic yards are there... | |
 | John Williston Cook, Nebraska Cropsey - Arithmetic - 1896 - 452 pages
...tune and travel on the same road. A travels at the rate of 26 miles an hour, and B at the rate of 39 miles an hour. How far apart will they be at the end of 6 hours ? If B should then stop, and A should travel at B's rate, how long would it take him to overtake... | |
 | Education - 1896 - 938 pages
...walk in opposite directions. One walks at the rate of 5 miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 7 miles an hour ; how far apart will they be at the end of 1 2 hours. VI. The children seemed to appreciate their own ability, and when any work was suggested... | |
 | Wilbur Fisk Nichols - Arithmetic - 1897 - 136 pages
...does she still owe ? 8. Two men start from the same place, and walk in opposite directions, one at the rate of 3 miles an hour, and the other at the...rate of 4 miles an hour. How far apart will they be in 8 hours ? 9. How far apart would the same men be if they walked in the same direction instead of... | |
 | Charles Edward White - Arithmetic - 1897 - 312 pages
...or diminished, and how much ? 14. Two men are 140 miles apart, and travel towards each other, one at the rate of 3£ miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 4J miles an hour; in how many hours will they meet ? 15. Define decimal fraction ; an account ; currency.... | |
 | James M. Cook - 1897 - 216 pages
...the third week; how much did she use the third week? S. Two men travel in the same direction, one at the rate of 3 miles an hour and the other at the rate of 5 miles an hour; how far apart are they at the end of 4 hours? 4. A farmer bought 12 pounds of sugar... | |
 | William James Milne - Mental arithmetic - 1897 - 186 pages
...I pay for 12 bushels of corn at $ f per bushel ? 37. Two men travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of 3^ miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 4J miles an hour. How far apart are they in 12 hours? 88. I bought 12 cords of hard wood at $8£ per... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Electrical engineering - 1897 - 346 pages
...are sailing towards each other, one at the rate of 18 miles an hour, and the other at the rate of 15 miles an hour. How far apart will they be at the end of 205 hours ? Ans. 1,081 miles. DIVISION. 55. DiviBion is the process of finding how many times one number... | |
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