 | Alfred Kirk, Henry Holmes Belfield - Arithmetic - 1876 - 220 pages
...year it was $4120. How much greater was his income the second year than the first? 75. Two vessels start from the same point and travel in the same direction; the one 7821 miles, the other 5078 miles. How far apart are they? 76. A gentleman owns two vessels, one... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Arithmetic - 1877 - 430 pages
...25$; what % would he clear if he were to sell it for $3.50 per yard ? 34. Two couriers start together from the same point and travel in the same direction ; the first travels 23 miles in 3-£ hours and the second travels 11 miles in 2J hours; how far apart are they... | |
 | James Alexander McLellan, Albert Flintoft Ames - Arithmetic - 1897 - 368 pages
...From the difference between 784 and 8395, take the difference between 17,012 and 21,410. 14. Two men start from the same point and travel in the same direction. The first travels 84 mi. in one day and the second 69 mi. How far were they apart at the end of the first day... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1891 - 312 pages
...more than A and B together. What is each one's share ? Ans. A's, $450 ; B's, $825 ; C's, $1575. 6. Two pedestrians start from the same point and travel...twice as far as the second ; but the second makes 5 steps while the first makes but 1. At the end of a certain time they are 300 feet apart. Now, allowing... | |
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Two pedestrians start from the same point; the first steps twice as far as the second, but the second makes 5 steps while the first makes but one. At the end of a certain time they are 300 feet apart. Now, allowing each of the longer paces to be 3 feet,... 
