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... trains in the last example set out at the same time , the former from Edinburgh and the latter from London , when will they meet ? The distance from London to Edin- burgh is 400 miles . 19. Suppose the slower train in Ex . 17 to start ...
... trains in the last example set out at the same time , the former from Edinburgh and the latter from London , when will they meet ? The distance from London to Edin- burgh is 400 miles . 19. Suppose the slower train in Ex . 17 to start ...
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... train passes a station 5 minutes before another . Supposing they travel at the rates of 15 and 20 miles per hour ... train moving uniformly passes over 8 of these distances per minute . If the number of distances in a mile were increased ...
... train passes a station 5 minutes before another . Supposing they travel at the rates of 15 and 20 miles per hour ... train moving uniformly passes over 8 of these distances per minute . If the number of distances in a mile were increased ...
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... trains of 92 and 84 feet long , travelling along parallel lines and in opposite directions pass each other in 1 seconds ; but when travelling in the same direction the quicker train passes the other in 6 seconds . At what rates do they ...
... trains of 92 and 84 feet long , travelling along parallel lines and in opposite directions pass each other in 1 seconds ; but when travelling in the same direction the quicker train passes the other in 6 seconds . At what rates do they ...
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... train would have arrived 10 minutes sooner than it did . Find the original rate of the train and the distance travelled . 25. A and B run a mile race round a square enclosure PQRS starting from P ; and it is observed that when A is at S ...
... train would have arrived 10 minutes sooner than it did . Find the original rate of the train and the distance travelled . 25. A and B run a mile race round a square enclosure PQRS starting from P ; and it is observed that when A is at S ...
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... train sets out to return from Edinburgh 2 hours after the luggage train starts from London and they pass each other at the same station . At what rates do they travel and how far is the station from London ? ANSWERS . EXERCISE II . Page ...
... train sets out to return from Edinburgh 2 hours after the luggage train starts from London and they pass each other at the same station . At what rates do they travel and how far is the station from London ? ANSWERS . EXERCISE II . Page ...
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Page 91 - A vintner sold 7 dozen of sherry and 12 dozen of claret for 50/., and finds that he has sold 3 dozen more of sherry for 10/. than he has of claret for 6/. Required the price of each.
Page 28 - I. The square of the sum of two quantities is equal to the square of the first, plus twice the product of the first by the second, plus the square of the second.
Page 28 - The square of the difference of two quantities is equal to the square of the first minus twice the product of the first by the second, plus the square of the second.
Page 28 - ... the product of the two, plus the square of the second. In the third case, we have (a + b) (a — 6) = a2 — b2. (3) That is, the product of the sum and difference of two quantities is equal to the difference of their squares.
Page 69 - There is a certain number, consisting of two places of figures, which is equal to four times the sum of its digits ; and if 18 be added to it, the digits will be inverted; what is the number? Ans. 24.
Page 73 - ... 7. A person walking along the road in a fog meets one waggon and overtakes another which is travelling at the same rate as the former. and he observes that between the time of his first seeing and passing the waggons, he walks 20 yds. and 60 yds.
Page 43 - ... start at the same time, from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, what will represent their distance apart at the end of 1 day ? of 2, 3, 4, 5 days ? ART.
Page 44 - Divide the greater number by the less, the divisor by the remainder, and thus continue to divide the last divisor by the last remainder until there is no remainder ; the last divisor will be the greatest common divisor.
Page 34 - Any term may be transposed from one side of an equation to the other by changing its sign.
Page 3 - Quantities having the same sign are said to have like signs ; those having different signs are said to have unlike signs.