This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...most convenient. 6fx + 7y = 20. " ) '1 x = 3 y. j ns-T = 6; V = 2. SECTION XLIV. Questions producing Equations with Two Unknown Quantities. 1. Find two numbers such that of the first plus of the second equals 9, and of the first plus I of the second equals 8. Ans. 20 and 15. 2. Find two numbers such that the greater ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 Excerpt: ...most convenient. 6fx + 7y = 20. " ) '1 x = 3 y. j ns-T = 6; V = 2. SECTION XLIV. Questions producing Equations with Two Unknown Quantities. 1. Find two numbers such that of the first plus of the second equals 9, and of the first plus I of the second equals 8. Ans. 20 and 15. 2. Find two numbers such that the greater plus f, of the less equals 23, while the less minus A of the greater equals 11. Ans. 20 and 15. 3. Find two numbers such that J5 of the first less of the second equals 8, and A, of the first less T'g of the second equals 48. Ans. 720 and 512. 4. There is a number represented by 2 digits whose sum is 9; and double the number added to 18 gives another number represented by the same digits in an inverted order. What is the first number? Aw. 27. Note. See the note to Example 4 of Section 29. 5. A man has two horses; also a saddle worth $50. The value of the best horse and the saddle is double the value of the other horse. The value of the latter horse and the saddle is of the value of the first horse. Required the value of each. Ans. The first horse is worth $250; and the other, $150. 6. Two casks contain wine; and f of the contents of the first is 20 gallons less than of the contents of the second, while of the contents of the first is of the contents of the second. How much does each contain? Ans. The first contains 84 gallons; and the second, 63 gallons. 7. Find a fraction whose value is 7 if 19 be added to its numerator, and is T if 19 be added to its denominator. Note. Represent the fraction by-. 8. Find a fraction such that 5 being subtracted from both terms, its value will be; and 3 being added to both terms, its value will be,7g. Ans. J. 9. A and B together have $12,000. If A lose J of his capital and B gain I of his, they will h...
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