 A man leaves the half of his property to his wife, a sixth to each of his two children, a twelfth to his brother, and the remainder, amounting to $600, to his sister. What was the amount of his property ? 17.  A Higher Algebra - Side 131av George Albert Wentworth - 1891 - 521 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Charles Davies - 1845 - 382 sider
...greater, 2 and consequently, a; — 19 — 43 — 19 = 24 = the less General Solution of this Problem. The sum of two numbers is a, and their difference is b. What are the two numbers ? Let x = the less number ; then will, x -f- b = the greater. Then, by the... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1857 - 408 sider
...greater is x + 19 = 24 + 19 = 43. And, indeed, we have 43 + 24 = 67, and 43 - 24 = 19. GENERAL SOLUTION. The sum of two numbers is a, and their difference is b. What are the two numbers ? Let x denote the less number ; Then will x + b denote the greater number.... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1860 - 412 sider
...19 — 24 + 19 = 43. And, indeed, we Aave , 43 + 24 = 67, and 43 - 24 = 19. « _ GENERAL SOLUTION. The sum of two numbers is a, and their difference is b Whal are the two numbers ? Let x denote the less number ; Tben will x + b denote the greater number.... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1864 - 420 sider
...practical rules, as may be seen from the consideration of the following, among other GENERAL PROBLEMS. 1. The sum of two numbers is a, and their difference is b ; what are the two numbers ? SOLUTION. Let x = the greater number, and y = the less number. By the... | |
 | James Hamblin Smith - 1869 - 412 sider
...45. Divide £1520 between A, B and C, so that A has £100 less than B, and В £270 less than C. 46. A man leaves the half of his property to his wife, a sixth part to each of his two children, a twelfth part to his brother, and the rest, amounting to £600,... | |
 | James Hamblin Smith - 1870 - 452 sider
...so that A gets — of what B gets, and C"s share is equal to the sum of the shares of A and B. 27. A man leaves the half of his property to his wife, a sixth part to each of his two children, a twelfth part to his brother, and the rest, amounting to £600,... | |
 | Webster Wells - 1879 - 468 sider
...interesting truths and useful practical rules, as may be seen from the consideration of the following : 1. The sum of two numbers is a, and their difference is b ; what are the two numbers ? bet x = the greater number, and у = the less. By the conditions, x +... | |
 | Shelton Palmer Sanford - 1879 - 348 sider
...The sum of two numbers is 96, and their difference is 16; wh.it are the numbers? Ans. 40 and 56. 1 4. The sum of two numbers is a, and their difference is b ; what are the numbers ? Ans. . The student cannot have failed to notice that in solving problems two... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1881 - 406 sider
...the price of the house was equal to twelve times the price of the garden. What is the price of each ? 16. A man leaves the half of his property to his wife,...twelfth to his brother, and the remainder, amounting to $ 600, to his sister. "What was the amount of his property ? 17. The sum of two numbers is a and their... | |
 | James Hamblin Smith - 1883 - 466 sider
...so that A gets — of what B gets, and C'a share is equal to the sum of the shares of A and B. 27. A man leaves the half of his property to his wife, a sixth part to each of his two children, a twelfth part to his brother, and the rest, amounting to £600,... | |
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