Elements of AlgebraGinn & Heath, 1881 - 380 páginas |
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... cents . After spending a part of his money , he found he had twice as much left as he had spent . How much had he spent ? 5. A tree 75 feet high was broken , so that the part broken off was four times the length of the part left ...
... cents . After spending a part of his money , he found he had twice as much left as he had spent . How much had he spent ? 5. A tree 75 feet high was broken , so that the part broken off was four times the length of the part left ...
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... cent pieces , and amounts to $ 20 . The number of coins is 50. How many are there of each sort ? 33. A person bought 30 pounds of sugar of two different kinds , and paid for the whole $ 2.94 . The better kind cost 10 cents a pound and ...
... cent pieces , and amounts to $ 20 . The number of coins is 50. How many are there of each sort ? 33. A person bought 30 pounds of sugar of two different kinds , and paid for the whole $ 2.94 . The better kind cost 10 cents a pound and ...
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... cents a quart , and the other 75 cents a quart . From these he wishes to make a mixture of 100 gallons , worth $ 2.40 a gallon . How many gallons must he take of each kind . 36. A gentleman gave some children 10 cents each , and had a ...
... cents a quart , and the other 75 cents a quart . From these he wishes to make a mixture of 100 gallons , worth $ 2.40 a gallon . How many gallons must he take of each kind . 36. A gentleman gave some children 10 cents each , and had a ...
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... cents a square yard more than double the price it cost him , thus clearing his outlay and $ 500 besides . How much land did he buy , and what was the cost - price per yard ? 66. A boy who runs at the rate of 12 yards per second starts ...
... cents a square yard more than double the price it cost him , thus clearing his outlay and $ 500 besides . How much land did he buy , and what was the cost - price per yard ? 66. A boy who runs at the rate of 12 yards per second starts ...
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... cents , and for each day he was idle he was to forfeit c cents . At the end of a days he received d cents . How many days was he idle ? 76. A banker has two kinds of coins : it takes a pieces of the first to make a dollar , and b pieces ...
... cents , and for each day he was idle he was to forfeit c cents . At the end of a days he received d cents . How many days was he idle ? 76. A banker has two kinds of coins : it takes a pieces of the first to make a dollar , and b pieces ...
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A's chance a+b+c ab² ab³ algebraic arithmetical arithmetical mean arithmetical series arranged binomial black balls cent chance of drawing coefficient cologarithm common factor Complete the square consonants contains cube root denominator denote digits divided divisor dollars equal event EXERCISE exponent expression Extract the root feet Find the H. C. F. Find the number fraction geometrical given greater harmonical series Hence highest common factor hour integral letters logarithm mantissa miles monomial Multiply negative number number of terms obtained polynomial positive pounds quadratic quotient ratio remainder represent Resolve into factors result second term selected side Simplify square root Subtract surd taken unknown quantities vowels white ball whole number wins x²y² yards
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Página 56 - Any term may be transposed from one side of an equation to the other provided its sign be changed.
Página 192 - It will be seen that this third term is the square of the quotient obtained from dividing the second term by twice the square root of the first term. 282. Every affected quadratic may be made to assume the form of aV ± 2 abx = c. To solve such an equation : The first step is to complete the square...
Página 45 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient.
Página 150 - Find the value of one of the unknown quantities, in terms of the other and known quantities...
Página 259 - The logarithm of any power of a number is equal to the logarithm of the number multiplied by the exponent of the power.
Página 164 - There is a number consisting of two digits, the second of which is greater than the first, and if the number be divided by the sum of its digits, the quotient is 4...
Página 26 - The number thus added to itself, or the number to be multiplied, is called the multiplicand. The number which shows how many times the multiplicand is to be taken, or the number by which we multiply, is called the multiplier.
Página 135 - A and B together can do a piece of work in 12 days, which B and C together can do in 16 days. After 'A' has been working at it for 5 days and B for 7 days, C finishes it in 13 days.
Página 4 - Find two numbers such that when the greater is divided by the less the quotient is 4 and the remainder 3, and when the sum of the two numbers is increased by 38 and the •result divided by the greater of the two numbers the quotient is 2 and the remainder 2.
Página 292 - Find the thickness of the metal, it being known that the volume of a sphere varies as the cube of its diameter.