 | James Bryce - 1837 - 322 σελίδες
...the sum of their squares is 276. Required the numbers. Ans. 11, 9, 7, 5. 26. A traveller sets out and travels 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on: in 5 days after another sets out, and travels 12 miles a-day. How long and how far must he travel to... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 1839 - 308 σελίδες
...day. B goes 20 miles a day. In how many days will they meet, and how many miles will each travel ? 6. A and B 165 miles distant from each other set out...the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on. 6 travels 20 miles the first day; 18 the second, 16 the third, and so on. How soon will they meet ?... | |
 | Thomas Grainger Hall - 1840 - 266 σελίδες
...2nd : sum of 1st and 3rd :: 3 : 13; find them. Ans. 1, 5, 25. (4) A traveller starts from a town, and travels 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on ; five days after another traveller leaves the same place, by the same road, and travels 12 miles a... | |
 | John H. Harney - 1840 - 298 σελίδες
...travels 1 mile the first hour, 2 the second, 3 the third, &c. When will they meet? 12. A sets out and travels 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, &c. After he had been gone 4 days, В sets out to overtake him ; and, in order thereto, he travels... | |
 | Miles Bland - 1841 - 456 σελίδες
...end of 3, and 10 days after the second sets out; and 36 and 120 miles is the distance travelled. 13. A and B, 165 miles distant from each other, set out with a design to meet ; A travels one mile the first day, two the second, three the third, and so on ; В travels 20 miles the first... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 1844 - 280 σελίδες
...pounds more of cloves for £20 than he did of mace for £10. What was the price of a pound of each ? 52. A and B, 165 miles distant from each other, set out with a design to meet. A travels one mile the first day, two the second, three the third, and so on ; B travels 20 miles the first day,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1844 - 184 σελίδες
...he must pay daily, o-|-183z=the answer. 6. A person travels from a certain place at the rate of one mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on ; and in six days, after, another sets out from the same place, and travels uniformly, 15 miles a day.... | |
 | Elias Loomis - 1846 - 380 σελίδες
...progression, whose sum is 28, and continued product 585. Ex. 17. A sets out for a certain place, and travels 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on. In five days afterward, B sets out, and travels 12 miles a day. How long will A travel before he is... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1846 - 276 σελίδες
...the means 15. What are the numbers? Ans. 1, 3, 5, 7. 5. A person travels from a certain place, goes 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on; and in six days after, another sets out from the same place to overtake him, and travels uniformly... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1848 - 354 σελίδες
...means 15. What are the numbers? Ana. 1, 3, 5, 7. •5. A person travels from a certain place, goes 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on; and in six days after, another sets out from the same place to overtake him, and travels uniformly... | |
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A and B 165 miles distant from each other set out with a design to meet; A travels 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on. 
