 | Warren Colburn - Algebra - 1844 - 280 pages
...hour, A alone ^ of it, and B will fill ^ — ^ of it in an hour, &c. /S <! "*s — 35. A man and Jjls wife usually drank out a vessel of beer in 12 days: but when the man was from home it would usually last the wife alone 30 days. In how many days would the man alone drink it out? C... | |
 | Alexander Ingram - 1844 - 262 pages
...received £12 and the livery as his wages for that time. What was the value of the livery ? Ans. £4. 14. A man and his wife usually drank out a vessel of beer in 12 days, and it was found when the man was alone that it served him '20 days. How long would it serve the wife... | |
 | Ormsby MacKnight Mitchel - Algebra - 1845 - 308 pages
...the value of each horse ? Jim. One £30, and the other £40. 18. A man and his wife drank out a cask of beer in 12 days. But, when the man was from home, it lasted the woman 30 days, How many days would it last the man ? Ans. 20 days. 19. A and B can, together,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1845 - 382 pages
...o'clock; when are they next together? Ans. 1 h. 5 ^T min. 19. A man and his wife usually drank out a cask of beer in 12 days ; but when the man was from, home, it lasted the woman 30 days ; how many days would the man be in drinking it alone ? Ans. 20 days. 20.... | |
 | Admiralty - 1845 - 152 pages
...be J full. How much did it hold ? Ans. 126 gallons. 41. A man and his wife usually finished a cask of beer in 12 days, but when the man was from home, it lasted the woman 30 days. In how many days would the man alone be drinking it out ? Ans. 20 days.... | |
 | Charles William Hackley - Algebra - 1846 - 544 pages
...cent. ? Ans. 51 gallons of brandy, and 14 of spirits. (39) A man and his wife usually drank out a cask of beer in 12 days ; but •when the man was from home, it lasted the woman 30 days ; how many days would the man alone be in drinking it ? Ans. 20 days. (40)... | |
 | Isaiah Steen - 1848 - 316 pages
...is that, which, when it is multiplied by 12, and the product divided by 13, gives 48? Ans. 52. 67. A man and his wife usually drank out a vessel of beer in 1 2 days ; but when the man was from home, the vessel lasted the woman 30 days; in how many days would... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1848 - 302 pages
...o'clock : when are they next together ? Ans. \hr. 5jjmin. 12. A man and his wife usually drank out a cask of beer in 12 days ; but when the man was from home, it lasted the woman 30 days : how many days would the man alone be in drinking it ? Ans. 20 days. 13.... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - 1848 - 334 pages
...of it remaining; what was his income? Ans. L. 150. 28. A man and his wife usually drank out a cask of beer in 12 days, but when the man was from home, it lasted the woman 30 days ; how many days would the man alone be in drinking it ? Ans. 20 days. 29.... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1849 - 356 pages
...CHAPTER XII. MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS SOLVED BY ANALYSIS84. A MAN and his wife usually drank out a cask of beer in 12 days ; but when the man was from home, it lasted the woman 30 days. How many days would the man alone be in drinking it ? Solution. Since... | |
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A man and his wife usually drank out a cask of beer in 12 days ; but when the man was from home, it lasted the woman 30 days ; how many days would the man alone be in drinking it ? Ans. 
