| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1853 - 370 σελίδες
...112, and that of the means 120. What are the numbers? ' Ans. 8, 10, 12, and 14. 39. A and B, 165 miles 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,... | |
| William Somerville Orr - 1854 - 534 σελίδες
...64 ' Î7' ~ f?1 Í7' ~~ If 4. From two towns, 165 miles apart, A and В set out to meet each ether. A travels 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on ; В travels 20 miles the first day, 18 the second, IG the third, and so on: in how many days will... | |
| William Smyth - 1855 - 370 σελίδες
...progression, whose sum is 28, and their continued product is 585. Required the numbers. Ans. 1, 5, 9, 13. 7. A and B, 165 miles distant from each other, set out...meet ; A travels 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, and so on ; B travels 20 miles the first day, 18 the second, and so on. How soon will they meet ? Ans.... | |
| Elias Loomis - 1855 - 356 σελίδες
...whose sum is 28, and continued product 585. Ans. 1,5,9, 13. 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... | |
| William Smyth - 1856 - 264 σελίδες
...travelled by each ? ANS. 198 days ; A goes 19701, and B 3960 miles. 8. A sets out from a certain place, and travels 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on. In five days afterwards, B sets out, and travels 12 miles a day. How long will A travel before he is... | |
| William Smyth - 1858 - 344 σελίδες
...progression, whose sum is 28, and their continued product is 585. Required the numbers. Ans. 1, 5, 9, 13. 7. A and B, 165 miles distant from each other, set out...meet; A travels 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, and so on; B travels 20 miles the first day, 18 the second, and so on. How soon will they meet ? Ans.... | |
| John Fair Stoddard, William Downs Henkle - 1859 - 538 σελίδες
...must the second travel to overtake the first! Ans. 3, or 10 days. Explain this result. 9. A and Б, 165 miles distant from each other, set out with a...the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on; В travels 20 miles the first day, 18 the second, 16 the third, and so on. How soon will they be together... | |
| James Bryce - 1861 - 376 σελίδες
...number of days, and the distance travelled by each 1 15. Suppose one person to travel at this rate; 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on ; and 5 days after he started, another person to start, travelling 12 miles a day regularly ; how long,... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1863 - 432 σελίδες
...means 15. What axe the numbers ? Ans. l, 3, 5, 7. 5. A person starte from a certain place and goes 1 mile the first day, 2 the second, 3 the third, and so on ; in six days after, another sets out from the same place in pursuit, and travels uniformly 15 miles... | |
| Elias Loomis - 1864 - 386 σελίδες
...sum is 28-, and continued product 585. Ans. 1, 5, 9, 13. 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... | |
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