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... yards of cloth . He finds that , if he selects cloth at £ 1 a yard , his money is too little by £ 1 , 12s . , but if he selects cloth at 16s . a yard , he has 8s . too much . Required the number of yards he wants , and his money ? Let x ...
... yards of cloth . He finds that , if he selects cloth at £ 1 a yard , his money is too little by £ 1 , 12s . , but if he selects cloth at 16s . a yard , he has 8s . too much . Required the number of yards he wants , and his money ? Let x ...
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... yards ; and if its length were increased by 1 yards , and its breadth in- creased by the same , its area would be increased by 52 yards . Required its dimensions . 16. There are three metallic compositions . The first is such , that 16 ...
... yards ; and if its length were increased by 1 yards , and its breadth in- creased by the same , its area would be increased by 52 yards . Required its dimensions . 16. There are three metallic compositions . The first is such , that 16 ...
Page 153
... yards short of the point of crossing when A passes it , and in 2 minutes they are equally distant from that point ; also , in 8 minutes more they are again equally distant from it . Required the speed of each . 26. A and B entered into ...
... yards short of the point of crossing when A passes it , and in 2 minutes they are equally distant from that point ; also , in 8 minutes more they are again equally distant from it . Required the speed of each . 26. A and B entered into ...
Page 173
... yard was £ 14 : 6s . Required the height of the room . 2. A sum of £ 1000 has to be divided equally amongst a number of persons . But two new claimants appearing , it is found that each person will receive £ 25 less than he expected ...
... yard was £ 14 : 6s . Required the height of the room . 2. A sum of £ 1000 has to be divided equally amongst a number of persons . But two new claimants appearing , it is found that each person will receive £ 25 less than he expected ...
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... yards , for £ 60 . By selling the first at a gain of as much per cent as the second cost him , and the second at a loss of as mucn per cent , he finds he has made a profit of £ 4 on the whole . Required the cost price per yard of each ...
... yards , for £ 60 . By selling the first at a gain of as much per cent as the second cost him , and the second at a loss of as mucn per cent , he finds he has made a profit of £ 4 on the whole . Required the cost price per yard of each ...
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