 In wh.it time could each do it separately? Ans. A in 24, B in 48 days. 19. A and B drink from a cask of beer for 2 hours, after which A falls asleep, and B drinks the remainder in 2 hours and 48 minutes; but if B had fallen asleep and A had continued...  A Treatise on Algebra: Arithmetical algebra - Page 269by George Peacock - 1842Full view - About this book
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...he does in 36 days more. In what time could each do it separately? Ans. A in 24, B in 48 days. 19. A and B drink from a cask of beer for 2 hours, after...hours and 40 minutes to finish the cask. In what time could each singly drink the whole? "" -•"••— ' • ' -• •— .-—-....-.- i. . • —... | |
 | James Wood - 1857 - 634 pages
...asleep, and В drinks the remainder in 2 hours and 48 minutes: but if В had fallen asleep, and Л had continued to drink, it would have taken him 4...40 minutes to finish the cask. In what time would each singly be able to drink the whole? Ans. A in 10 hours, B in 6 hours. 59- There is a number composed... | |
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...he does in 36 days more. In wh.it time could each do it separately? Ans. A in 24, B in 48 days. 19. A and B drink from a cask of beer for 2 hours, after...hours and 40 minutes to finish the cask. In what time could each singly drink the whole? Ans. A in 10 hrs., B in 6 hrs. 20. Divide the fraction 5 into two... | |
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...cask of beer for 2 hr., after which A falls asleep, and B drinks the remainder in 2 hr. and 48 min. ; but if B had fallen asleep and A had continued to drink, it would have taken him 4 hr. and 40 min. to finish the cask. In what time could each singly drink the whole? Ans. A in 10, B... | |
 | James Loudon - Algebra - 1873 - 314 pages
...for 2 hours, after which A falls asleep and B drinks the remainder in 2 hours and 48 minutes ; Jbut if B had fallen asleep and A had continued to drink,...would they be able to drink it separately ? Let x and )/ denote the numbers of hours it would take A and B respectively to finish the cask, containing g... | |
 | James Loudon - Algebra - 1873 - 360 pages
...hours, after which A falls asleep and В drinks the remainder in 2 hours and 48 minutes ; but if В had fallen asleep and A had continued to drink, it...would they be able to drink it separately ? Let x and у denote the numbers of hours it would take A and В respectively to finish the cask, containing g... | |
 | Henry Major - 1875 - 204 pages
...the first and second put together ? CS 446. Two porters, A and B, drink from a cask of beer for two hours, after which A falls asleep, and B drinks the...what time would they be able to drink it separately ? CS 447. If the 3 per cent. Consols are at 90f , what sum must I invest in order to secure from them... | |
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...for 2 hr., after which A falls asleep, and В drinks the remainder in 2 hr. and 48 min. ; but if В had fallen asleep and A had continued to drink, it would have taken him 4 hr. and 40 min. to finish the cask. In what time could each singly drink the whole? Ans. A in 10, В... | |
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