| Charles Butler - 1814 - 540 σελίδες
...(160+100+60=) 320 pounds=the weight of the shark. 29. A hare is 50 of her own leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3 ; but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's : how many leaps must each take before the hare is caught ? Let x—the greyhound's leaps, y=:the hare'»... | |
| John Bonnycastle - 1818 - 284 σελίδες
...but 12s. remaining ; what had he at first ? Ans. 20s. 31. A hare is SO leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3, but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300 32. It is required to divide the... | |
| John Bonnycastle - 1825 - 336 σελίδες
...but 12s. remaining ; what had he at first;? Ans. 20$.. 31. A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3, but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as inur.n as 3 of the hare's how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300. 32.... | |
| Zadock Thompson - 1826 - 176 σελίδες
...1. What part of 3d. is £ part of "sid. ? " Ans. f . 12. A hare is 50 leaps beiore a grey hound, and takes 4 leaps to the grey-hound's 3 ; but 2 of the grey-hound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? If 5 : 1 : : I : •£ the hare's gain. 2:1::... | |
| John Bonnycastle - 1829 - 372 σελίδες
...remaining : what had he at first ? Ans. 20s. 3 1 . A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and taker 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3, but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300. J2. It is required to divide... | |
| William Kinne - 1829 - 246 σελίδες
...A hare is 50 of her own leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3 ; but two of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's : how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare 1 Ans. 300. 14. Out of a cask of wine which... | |
| John Bayley (fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.) - 1830 - 428 σελίδες
...greyhound starts a hare when she is 50 of her owi leaps a-head of him. She takes 4 leaps to the greyhound' 3 ; but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of tibj hare's. How many leaps must the greyhound take ti catch the hare ? Let 3x = leaps taken by the... | |
| William Kinne - 1831 - 248 σελίδες
...13. A hare'is50 of her own leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3 ; but two of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's : how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300. 14. Out of a cask of wine which... | |
| John Radford Young - 1832 - 408 σελίδες
...will be to the number expressed as 2 to 31. Ans. 39. 6. A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3 ; but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's : how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300. 7. Four numbers are in arithmetical... | |
| Zadock Thompson - 1832 - 186 σελίδες
...distance. 11. What part of 3d. is $ part of 2d. ? Ans. f. 12. A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3 ; but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the hound take to catch the hare ? If 3 : 1 : : 1 : £ the hare's gain. 2 : 1... | |
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