 | Miles Bland - 1824 - 404 pages
...6 and 5, are in the 21 proportion of - to - . Required the numbers. 5 2 Am. 30 and 40. 36. A Farmer has a stack of hay, from which he sells a quantity which is to the quantity remaining in the proportion of 4 to 5. He then uses 15 loads, and finds that lie has a quantity left which is... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 1825 - 400 pages
...and the second by 6, they will be in the proportion of f to £. What are the numbers ? 9. A farmer has a stack of hay, from which he sells a quantity, which is to the quantity remaining in the proportion of 4 to 5. He then uses 15 loads, and finds that he has a quantity left, which is... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 1830 - 290 pages
...and the second by 6, they will be in the proportion of J to £. What are the numbers ? 9. A farmer has a stack of hay, from which he sells a quantity, which is to the quantity remaining in the proportion of 4 to 5. He then uses 15 loads, and finds that he has a quantity left, which is... | |
 | William Smyth - 1833 - 288 pages
...Ans. x ^ 5 or 4, y = 4 or 5. IV. — QUESTIONS PRODUCING EQUATIONS OF THE FIRST DEGREE. 1. A farmer has a stack of hay, from which he sells a quantity, which is to the quantity remaining in the proportion of 4 to 5. He then uses 15 loads and finds that he has a quantity left, which is... | |
 | John D. Williams - 1840 - 634 pages
...4tx-\-5 : : f : \ ;:4 : 5, and 15a;-(-30=16z-|-20, and a;^10, and the numbers 30 and 40. 36. A farmer has a stack of hay, from which he sells a quantity which is to the quantity remaining in the proportion of 4 te 5. He then uses 15 loads, and finds that he has a quantity left which is... | |
 | Pliny Earle Chase - 1844 - 258 pages
...How much must he invest annually for that purpose, at 6 per cent. compound interest ? 226. A farmer has a stack of hay, from which he sells a quantity...3 times the less, and the sum of their squares is 8£ times the sum of the numbers. What are they ? 228. Find two numbers in the proportion of 4 to 7,... | |
 | Warren Colburn - 1844 - 280 pages
...4 and the second by 6, they will be in the proportion of f to J. What are the numbers ? 9. A farmer has a stack of hay, from which he sells a quantity, which is to the quantity remaining in the proportion of 4 to 5. He then uses 15 loads, and finds that he has a quantity left, which is... | |
 | Pliny Earle Chase - 1848 - 244 pages
...21 years old. How much must he invest annually for that purpose, at 6 per cent. compound interest ? then uses 15 loads and finds that the quantity left,...3 times the less, and the sum of their squares is 8£ times the sum of the numbers. What are they 1 228. Find two numbers in the proportion of 4 to 7,... | |
 | Horace Mann - 1851 - 384 pages
...question admits of two solutions. 139. What is the 7th root of 63 ? Ana. 1.80737 + . 140. A farmer has a stack of hay, from which he sells a quantity...Required the number of loads at first in the stack. Ans. 45 loads. 141. At what points would the numbering on Fahrenheit's and on Delisle's thermometer-scale... | |
 | William Smyth - 1855 - 370 pages
...-J-4a;*^ ? to find a and**+y* = 6 ' \ and * Ans. z = 25, y=l. IV. MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS. 1. A farmer has a stack of hay, from which he sells a quantity, which is to the quantity remaining in the proportion of 4 to 5. He then uses 15 loads and finds that he has a quantity left, which is... | |
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A farmer has a stack of hay, from which he sells a quantity which is to the quantity remaining, as 4 to 5. He then uses 15 loads and finds that the quantity left, is to the quantity sold, as 1 to 2. Required the number of loads at first in the stack. 
