 | Warren Colburn - Mental arithmetic - 1826 - 176 pages
...eldest son's age. Required the age of the eldest son ? 2. 2 thirds of 6 is 1 fifth of what number ? 3. A man being asked how many sheep he had, said that he had them in two pastures ; in one pasture he had eight ; and that 3 fourths of these was just 1 third of what he had in the other. How... | |
 | John H. Harney - Algebra - 1840 - 298 pages
...much more, and half as much more, and 2£ dollars, he would have 100. How many dollars had he ? 18. A man being asked how many sheep he had ; said, that he had \ of them in one pasture, i of them in another, and he had 2" sheep beside. How many sheep had he ?... | |
 | American Institute of Instruction - 1841 - 254 pages
....came forward with book in hand, and at the request of his teacher read the following example : — " A man being asked how many sheep he had, said that he had them in two pastures ; in one pasture he had eight ; and that 3 fourths of these was just 1 third of what he had in the other. How... | |
 | David Perkins Page - Teaching - 1847 - 402 pages
...taking the book. Pupils. On the 80th page, 3rd question. Teacher. Read it, Charles. Cha,les. (Reads.) " A man being asked how many sheep he had, said that he had them in two pastures ; in one pasture he had eight ; that threefourths of these were just one-third of what he had in the other.... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Arithmetic - 1847 - 170 pages
...eldest son's age. Required the age of the eldest son. 2. 2 thirds of 6 is 1 fifth of what number ? 3 A man, being asked how many sheep he had, said that he had them in two pastures ; in one pasture he had eight ; and that 3 fourths of these was just 1 third of what he had in the other. How... | |
 | Warren Colburn - Arithmetic - 1849 - 166 pages
...eldest son's age. Required the age of the eldest son ? 2. 2 thirds of 6 is 1 fifth of what number ? 3. A man, being asked how many sheep he had, said that he had them in two pastures ; in one pasture he had eight ; and that 3 fourths of these was just 1 third of what he had in the other. How... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1858 - 914 pages
...the book. Pupils. On the 80th page, third question. Trucker. Read it, Challes. Charlen. (Reads.) " Л man, being asked how many sheep he had, said that he had them in two pastures ; in one pasture he had eight ; that three-fourths of these were just one-third of what he hüd in the other.... | |
 | David Perkins Page - Teaching - 1859 - 376 pages
...taking the book. Pupils. On the 80th page, 3rd question. Teacher. Read it, Charles. Charles. (Reads.) " A man being asked how many sheep he had, said that he had them in two pastures ; in one pasture he had eight; that threefourths of these were just one-third of what he had in the other. How... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 194 pages
...of 12 are 1 fifth of what number? 5. Two boys were talking of their ages, when one of them said lie was twelve years old. Well, said the other, 2 thirds...he had them in two pastures ; in one he had 32, and ti eighths or' these were 2 ninths of what Jio had in the other pasture ; how many had he in tb«»... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 188 pages
...age were just 2 sevenths of the age of his oldest son ; how old was the oldest son ? 8. Threefourths of 8 are 2 sevenths of what number ? 9. A man being...he had them in two pastures ; in one he had 32, and ,~) eighths of these were 2 ninths of what ho had in the other pasture ; how many had he in the other... | |
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What was his age ? 6. Two thirds of 12 are 4 fifths of what number ? 7. A man being asked the age of his oldest son, replied that his youngest son was 8 years old, and that 3 fourths of the youngest son's age were just 2 sevenths of the age of his oldest... 
