 | James Wood - Algebra - 1841 - 492 pages
...day he works, and pays q pence for every day he is idle. At the end of the time he receives a pence. How many days did he work, and how many was he idle? nq+a np-a Ans. He worked - , and was idle — - , days. p+q p+q 3. Nine years ago A was three times... | |
 | Thomas Sherwin - Algebra - 1841 - 314 pages
...for every day he was idle. At the end of the time agreed on, he received a balance of c shillings. How many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? 57. A gentleman gave some beggars a cents apiece and had 6 cents left ; but if he had given them... | |
 | Osman Call - Arithmetic - 1842 - 210 pages
...day he wrought, and forfeit 10 d. for every day he was idle : now he received at last i£2 1 s. 8d. How many days did he work, and how many was he idle? Ans. He wrought 30 days, and was idle 10. 5. A gentleman has two horses of considerable value, and a saddle... | |
 | Calvin Tracy - Arithmetic - 1842 - 306 pages
...for every day he was idle, he should forfeit 2 s. At the expiration of the time, he received $27.50. How many days did he work, and how many was he idle 1 Ans. He labored 40 days, and was idle 10 days. NOTE.—The currency of the preceding sum is that... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 254 pages
...for every day he was idle he should pay $ ,30 ; and at the expiration of the time he received $31,80. How many days did he work and how many was he idle ? Ans. he worked 48 days, and was idle 22. 8. A farmer having driven his cattle to market received for them all $546,... | |
 | Davis Wasgatt Clark - 1844 - 394 pages
...+ b * , an-\-c by — ax=c and y= - — . J " a + b EXAMPLES. 1. If n=48, a==24, b~ 12, and c=504, how many days did he work, and how many was he idle 1 2. A labourer was hired for 75 days : for each day that he wrought he was to receive $3, but for... | |
 | James Wood - Algebra - 1845 - 442 pages
...day he works, and pays q pence for every day he is idle. At the end of the time he receives a pence. How many days did he work, and how many was he idle? Ans. He worked -2 , and was idle — , days. p+q p+q 12. A person, being asked what o'clock it was, answered that... | |
 | Almon Ticknor - Arithmetic - 1846 - 274 pages
...every day he was idle, he should forfeit 37^ cents ; at the expiration of the time he received D18 ; how many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? Ans. worked 36 days, was idle 24 days. 9 Two persons, A. and B., have the same income ; A. saves J of his... | |
 | Isaac A. Clark - Arithmetic - 1846 - 218 pages
...day he was idle, he should forfeit 2 shillings. At the expiration of the time, he received £ 7 10 *. How many days did he work, and how many was he idle? (D. 191.) Ans. 45 he w. 15 days id. '§ As the number of days he worked or was idle is unknown, we... | |
 | James Bryce - 1846 - 352 pages
...day he works, and pays q pence for every day he is idle ; at the end of the time he receives a pence. How many days did he work, and how many was he idle ? a no — а Ans. -*-r — , and -3-; --- p+q p+q 58. A poulterer bought 15 ducks and 12 turkeys for... | |
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A man was hired 50 days on these conditions. — that, for every day he worked, he should receive $ '75, and, for every day he was idle, he should forfeit $ '25 ; at the expiration of the time, he received $ 27'50 ; how many days did he work... 
