This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ... the first part may be 3 feet less than the second, and the second 5 feet more than the third. (11) It i3 required to find two numbers whose difference is 6, such that if one-third the less be added to one-fifth the greater, the sum shall be equal to one-third the greater diminished by one-fifth the less. (12) A and B ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 Excerpt: ... the first part may be 3 feet less than the second, and the second 5 feet more than the third. (11) It i3 required to find two numbers whose difference is 6, such that if one-third the less be added to one-fifth the greater, the sum shall be equal to one-third the greater diminished by one-fifth the less. (12) A and B perform a piece of work in 6 days which A alone can do in 9 days: in how many days can B alone do it? (13) A detachment of soldiers march from a certain place at the rate of 2i miles an hour, and two hours afterwards another detachment marching at the rate of 3 J-miles an hoar is sent to overtake them: how far must they march to do this? (14) A gamester at play lost of his money, and then won 10.: he afterwards lost- of what he then had and won 3. making his money just 3 guineas: how much had he at first? (15) A garrison of one thousand men was victualled for 25 days, but after nine days 250 men were removed: how long will the provisions last those who remain? (16) A person has three debtors, A, B, and C, whose debts he only so far remembers that A's and B's amounted to 60, A's and C's to 80, and B's and C's to 92: what was the exact debt of each? (17) Suppose that for every 10 sheep a farmer keeps he should plough an acre of land, and allow one acre of pasture for every 4 sheep: how many sheep may he keep who farms 700 acres? (18) A person has two sorts of spirits, one worth 1 a gallon and the other worth 12.; and he wishes to make from these a gallon worth 14.: how much of each must he take? (19) Two persons, A and B, have the same annual income: A lays by the fifth part of his; but B, by spending 80 a year more than A, at the end of 4 years finds himself 220 in debt: what is the annual income...
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