 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1839 - 272 pages
...number is that from which, if 5 be subtracted, | of the remainder will be 40 ? Ans. 65. 27. A post is l in the mud, ^ in the water, and 10 feet above the...length of the post ? Ans. 24 feet. 28. After paying J and £ of my money, I had 66 guineas left in my purse : how many guineas were in it at first ? Ans.... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1839 - 264 pages
...which, if 5 be subtracted, § of the remainder will be 40 ? Ans. 65. 27. A post is ^ in the mud, i in the water, and 10 feet above the water : what is...the post ? , Ans. 24 feet. 28. After paying \ and £ of my money, I had 66 guineas left in my purse : how many guineas were in it at first ? Ans. 120.... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1840 - 264 pages
...is that from which, if 5 be subtracted, | of the remainder will be 40 ? Ans. 65. ' 27. A post is \ in the mud, \ in the water, and 10 feet above the water : what is the whole length of the post I Ans. 24/ee£. 28. After paying \ and \ of my money, I had 66 guineas left in my purse : how many... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1840 - 266 pages
...which, if 5 he subtracted, § of the remainder will he 40 ? Ans. 65. 27. A post is ^ in the mud, J in the water, and 10 feet above the water : what is the whole length of the post 1 Ans. 24 feet. 28. After paying \ and \ of my money, I had 66 guineas left in my purse : how many... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1842 - 368 pages
...subtracted, £ of the remainder will be 40 ? Ans. 65. 25. A post is -J- in the mud, £ in the water, and ten feet above the water: what is the whole length of the post ? Ans. 24 feet. 26. After paying % and % of my money, I had 66 guineas left in my purse : how many guineas were in... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Algebra - 1844 - 272 pages
...office had a majority of 91. How many votes had each candidate 1 19. A post stands \ in the ground, ^ in the water, and 10 feet above the water. What is the whole length of it 1 f, and he then had only 26 dollars left. How much did he have at first 1 21. A person being asked... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1845 - 382 pages
...f of the remainder will be 40 ? Ans. 65. /" 25. A post is -J in (the mud, £ in the water, and ten feet above the water : what is the whole length of the post ? ^ f . •t ( , , Ans. 24 feet. 26. After paying -j and | of my money, I had 66 guineas left in my... | |
 | Charles William Hackley - Algebra - 1846 - 542 pages
...head and his tail; what is the whole weight of the fish ? Ans. 72 pounds. (25) After paying away £ and J of my money, I had 66 guineas left in my purse; what was in it at first ? (26) A's age is double of B's, and B's is triple of C's, and the sum of all... | |
 | john w. parker - 1846 - 558 pages
...may be equal to three lines the square of the less ? 19. A post Is one-third in the mud, one-fourth in the water, and 10 feet above the water. What is the length of the post ? 20. Find the value of x in the two following simple equations : — U'Zx 13 -4... | |
 | Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1846 - 544 pages
...may be equal to three lines the square of the less ? 19. A post is one-third in the mud, one-fourth in the water, and 10 feet above the water. What is the length of the post ? 20. Find the value of x in the two following simple equations : — l/'3x 13-4... | |
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