 A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to- the greyhound's 3, but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300.  Elements of Algebra - Side 272av Silvestre François Lacroix - 1825 - 276 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | John Radford Young - 1839 - 332 sider
...greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3 ; but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare? Ans. 300. 12. If three agents, A, B, C, can produce the effects a, b, c, in the times e,f, g, respectively ;... | |
 | Andrew Bell (writer on mathematics.) - 1839 - 500 sider
...greyhound, and takes 5 leaps for the greyhound's 4 ; but 3 of the greyhound's leaps are equal to 4 of the hare's : how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Let x — the number of leaps the i ¡ ¡ hare takes before being caught, or GHO from H to O, H being... | |
 | John D. Williams - 1840 - 634 sider
...greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3, but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300. Let x be the number of leaps taken by the dog ; then will £e be the number taken by the hare after... | |
 | Miles Bland - 1841 - 456 sider
...20 gallons. 75. A hare, 50 of her leaps before a greyhound, takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's three ; but two of the greyhound's leaps are as much as three...many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare? Let ЗЛ? = the number of leaps the greyhound must take ; .'. 4# = the number the hare takes in the... | |
 | George Lees - 1843 - 86 sider
...£12, 10s. to the greyhound's three, but two of the greyhound's are as much as three of the hares. How many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 324. 29. Supposing the hare to take five leaps for the greyhound's three, other things being the same... | |
 | Admiralty - 1845 - 152 sider
...a greyhound, takes 4 leaps to 3 of the greyhound ; but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's. How many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300 leaps. 43. A person having some apples and pears, found that if he had 4 more of each, he would have... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1848 - 334 sider
...had but 12s. remaining ; what had he at first ? Ans. 20s. 25. A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3, but two of...must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300. 26. It is required to divide the number 90 into four such parts, that if the first part he increased... | |
 | John William Colenso (bp. of Natal.) - 1848 - 238 sider
...original stock of each. 18. A hare is 60 leaps before a greyhound, and takes four leaps to his three ; but two of the greyhound's leaps are as much as three...many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare P 19. Divide £500 among А, В, С in the proportion of 3, 4, 5, and 20. A quantity of milk is increased... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1848 - 250 sider
...a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3 ; but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound take, to catch the hare? Let x be the number of leaps taken by the hound. Then, since the hare takes 4 leaps while the hound... | |
 | John William Colenso - 1849 - 262 sider
...original stock of each. 18. A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes four leaps to his three ; but two of the greyhound's leaps are as much as three...many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? 19. Divide £500 among А, В, С in the proportion of 3, 4, 5, and 20. A quantity of milk is increased... | |
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