| William Kinne - Accounting - 1831 - 248 pages
...Ans. 4 years. 2. A man is to travel from Boston to a certain place in 12 days, and to go but three miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal excess, so that the last day's journey may be 58 miles; required the daily increase, and the distance of the place from Boston. PROBLEM III. Given... | |
| Arithmetic - 1831 - 198 pages
...9s. 4d. &c. 4. A person is to travel from Philadelphia to a certain place in 16 days, and to go but 4 miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal excess, so that the last day's journey may oe 79 miles; what is the common difference; and what the whole distance? A 5 Common difference 5 miles.... | |
| Samuel Read Hall - Arithmetic - 1832 - 294 pages
...9261 solid feet 1 13. A man is to travel from Boston to a certain place in 9 days, and to go but 5 miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal excess, so that the last day's journey may be 37 miles ; what is the daily increase ? 14. A owes B a certain sum, to be discharged in a year, by... | |
| Francis Walkingame - 1832 - 224 pages
...common iifference. 5. A man is to travel from London to a certain place in 13 days, and to go hut 3 miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal excess, so that the last day's journey may be 58 miles, what is the daily increase, and how many miles distant is that place from London ? Ans. 5... | |
| George Alfred - Arithmetic - 1834 - 336 pages
...', . 2. A man is to travel from the city of Washington to a certain place in 19 days, and go but 6 miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal...the common difference and distance of the journey ? Ans. Common difference=3 miles; distance, 627 miles. 3. A man had 10 sons whose several ages differed... | |
| Stephen Pike - Arithmetic - 1835 - 210 pages
...9s. 4d. &c. 4. A person is to travel from Philadelphia to a certain place in 16 days, and to go but 4 miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal excess, so that the last day's journey may be 79 miles ; what is the common difference ; and what the whole distance ? Common difference 5 miles.... | |
| Francis Walkingame - 1835 - 270 pages
...difference ? Ans. 4 years. (5) A man is to travel from London to a certain place in 12 days, and to go but 3 miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal excess, so that the last day's journey may be 58 miles; what is the daily increase, and how many miles distant is that place from London ? Ans. 5... | |
| Charles Potts - Arithmetic - 1835 - 202 pages
...2 Ans. 2. A person is to travel from Philadelphia to a certain | place in 16 days, and to go but 4 miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal excess, so that the lastlj day's journey may be 79 miles ; what is the common | difference, and what the whole distance... | |
| Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1837 - 262 pages
...ages? Ane. 4 years. 3. A man is to travel from New-London to a certain place in 9 days, and to go but 3 miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal excess, so that the last days journey may be 43 miles ; Required the daily increase, and the length of the whole journey ? Ans.... | |
| Michael Walsh - Arithmetic - 1838 - 346 pages
...common difference. 2. A man is to travel from Boston to a certain place in 12 days, and to go but 3 miles the first day, increasing every day by an equal excess, so that the last day's journey may be 58 miles : what is the daily increase, and how many i,;ilea distant is that place from Boston ? Ans.... | |
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