 Two persons, A and B, lay out equal sums of money in trade; A gains $126, and B loses $87, and A's money is now double of B's : what did each lay out ? Ans. $300.  Elementary Algebra - Page 111by Charles Davies - 1867 - 303 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Peter Nicholson - Mathematics - 1825 - 1046 pages
...number is that from which, if 5 be subtracted, twothirds of the remainder will be 40 ? Ans. 65. 21. Two persons, A and B, lay out equal sums of money in trade ; A gains 1261. and В loses 87!. and A.'s money is now double of B.'s ; what did each lay out ? Ans. 30Ol. 22.... | |
 | Bewick Bridge - Algebra - 1828 - 260 pages
...that, of which if I add $d, ¿th, and -J-ths together, the sum shall be 73 ? ANSW, 84. , Qu. 2 1 . Two persons, A and B, lay out equal sums of money in trade ; A gains I 20/., and В loses 80/. ; and now A's money is treble of B's. What sum had each at first ? ANSW.... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1828 - 268 pages
...part? ./?«'•. 7Vti- «i!im given was £560, whereof F had £130, <?£120, and IfflW 7. Two men, A and B, lay out equal sums of money in trade ; A sains 126f. and B looses 37l. and A's money is now double to B's : what did each lay out ? Jlns. £300.... | |
 | Ira Wanzer - Arithmetic - 1831 - 408 pages
...B, and D twice as many dollars as C. Ans. A's share is $12, B's $16, C's $24, D's $48. 4. Two men, A and B, lay out equal sums of money in trade ; A...$126, and B loses $87, and A's money is now double to B's : What sum did each lay out ? Ans. $300. 5. If one person's age be now only 4 times as great... | |
 | Bourdon (M., Louis Pierre Marie) - Algebra - 1831 - 446 pages
...and the sum of all their ages is 140; what is the age of each ? Ans. A's=84, B's=42, and C's=14. 26. Two persons A and B, lay out equal sums of money in trade ; A gains 1261. and B loses 871. and A's money is now double of B's ; what did each lay out ? Ans. 3001. 27.... | |
 | Peter Nicholson - Algebra - 1831 - 326 pages
...silver. Required how many ounces there were of each ? Ans. 85 oz. of gold, and 35 oz. of silver. <41) Two persons, A and B, lay out equal sums of money in in trade; A gains 126/., and B loses 87/., and A's money is now triple of B's. What did each lay out?... | |
 | Samuel Read Hall - Arithmetic - 1832 - 294 pages
...annum ? 4 $ Their income is 200 £. per ann. Ans. IA spends 175 £., and B 205 £. per ann. 6. Two men, A and B, lay out equal sums of money in trade ; A gains 126 £. and B loses 87 £., after which A's money is double to B's ; what did each lay out ? Ans. 300... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1835 - 378 pages
...and this done, found that he had but 12 shillings remaining : what had he at first ? Ans. 20s. 15. Two persons, A and B, lay out equal sums of money...money is now double of B's :. what did each lay out 1 Ans. $300. ney as he had left, and going to another tavern, he there spends 2 shillings also ; then... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1837 - 296 pages
...11. Two persons, A and в, lay out equal sums of money in trade ; A gains 1261., and в loses 87/., and A'S money is now double of B'S; what did each lay out? Ani. 300/. 12. A person bought a chaise, horse, and harness for 601. ; the horse came to twice the... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1837 - 262 pages
...which was 10Í. less than the share of G ; I demand the sum given, and each man's part. 7. Two men, A and B, lay out equal sums of money in trade ; A gains 126/. and В loses 87/. and A's money is now double to B's ; what did each lay out Î Лги. £300.... | |
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