 | Uriah Parke - Arithmetic - 1849 - 414 pages
...to keep up with him. The next sum I gave him was this: 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 drinking it? He whirled about, rolled... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1850 - 356 pages
...CHAPTER XII. MISCELLANEOUS dUESTIONS 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... | |
 | Uriah Parke - Arithmetic - 1850 - 402 pages
...to keep up with him. The next sum I gave him was this: 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 drinking it? He whirled about, rolled... | |
 | William Smyth - Algebra - 1851 - 272 pages
...will they need to build the fence together? ANS. l^f dayS. 51. A man and his wife did usually drink out a vessel of beer in 12 days; but when the man was out, the vessel lasted the woman 30 dayS. In how many days would the man alone drink it out ? Let x... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Algebra - 1851 - 288 pages
...324; what are those numbers ? Ans. 90, 108, and 126. 34. 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. 35.... | |
 | William Smyth - Algebra - 1856 - 264 pages
...will they need to build the fence together ? ANS. l£^ days'. 51. A man and his wife did usually drink out a vessel of beer in 12 days; but when the man...from home, the vessel lasted the woman 30 days. In how many days would the man alone drink it out ? Let x = the number of days; then the man would drink... | |
 | Charles Davies - Algebra - 1856 - 224 pages
...be equal to 12 hours divided by 11 = l-]Vir- = ^-h 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 ? Let x denote the... | |
 | Barnard Smith - 1857 - 740 pages
...twice as old as the younger ; find the ages of the men. 17. A man and his wife usually drank a cask of beer in 12 days ; but when the man was from home, it lasted the woman 30 days ; how long would the man be in drinking it ? 18. A can do a piece of work... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1858 - 174 pages
...will it require the third to fill it, if running alone? 13. A man and his wife usually drank a gallon of beer in 12 days ; but when the man was from home it lasted his wife 30 days : how many days would the man require to drink it ? 14. A quantity of flour... | |
 | James B. Dodd - Algebra - 1859 - 368 pages
...time would the two come together again 1 Ans. 12 days. 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 ? Let x be the number... | |
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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. 
