 | Albert Geoffrey Howson, Bryan J. Wilson, Bryan Wilson - 1986 - 116 sider
...nature of algebra teaching was deplored by De Morgan: "'A person has two horses and a saddle worth £50; now if the saddle be put on the back of the first...that of the first; what is the value of each horse?' Now if all this be meant for improvement in theory, then ...., but if they be practical questions,... | |
 | Joseph Stockton - 1839 - 216 sider
...first horse, will make his value double that of the second ; but if he put it on the second horse, it will make his value triple that of the first ; what is the value of each horse ? . $ First horse 30 dolls. Ans" $ Second do. 40 6. The head of a fish is 9 inches long, and its tail... | |
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A person has two horses, and a saddle worth £50 ; now if the saddle be put on the back of the first horse, it will make his value double that of the second ; but if it be put on the back of the second, it will make his value triple that of the first... 
