 | Michael Walsh - 1807 - 290 Seiten
...PKOOF. Add the several parts of the result together, and if it agrees with the given sum, it is right. EXAMPLES. 1. A school-master, being asked how many scholars he had, said, If I had as many, half as many, and one quarter as many more, I should have 204 ; how many had he ? Suppose he had 72... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - 1808 - 470 Seiten
...obvious, it being evident that the refults are tional to the fuppofitionii, fn.v : x :: na : * Thus,. EXAMPLES. 1 . A school-master, being asked how many...he had, said, If I had as many more as I now have, three quarters as many, half as many, one fourth and one eighth as many, I should then have 435 : Of... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - 1818 - 246 Seiten
...the supposed number : to the. true one required. The method of proof is by substituting the answer'in the question. ' EXAMPLES. 1. A schoolmaster being...said, If I had as many more as I now have, half as iiiany, one-third and one-fourth as many, I should then have 148 : How nxany scholars had he ? Suppose... | |
 | 1818 - 264 Seiten
...supposed number : to the true one required. EXAMPLES. 1. A Schoolmaster being asked how many schollars he had, said, if I had as many more as I now have, half as many, and one fourth as many, I should then have 99 ; how many scholars had he ? As 1 10 : 99 : : 40 ; 36... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - 1822 - 536 Seiten
...parts of the sum together, and if it agrees with the sum, it is right. i EXAMPLES. 1. A school master, being asked how many scholars he had, said, If I had as many more as I now have, three quarters as many, halt' as many, one fourth and one eighth as many, I should then have 435 :... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - 1822 - 562 Seiten
...together, and if it agrees with the sum, it is right. EXAMPLES. 1. A school master, being asked bowman? scholars he had, said. If I had as many more as I now have, three quarters as many, half as many, one fourth and one eighth as many, I should then have 435 : Of... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - 1823 - 262 Seiten
...so is the supposed number : to the trite one required. Hie method of proof i4 uy substituting tlie answer in the question, EXAMPLES 1. A schoolmaster...now have, half as many, one-third and -one-Fourth as'many, I should' then have 148: How many scholars had he ? Suppose he -had "12 As 37 : 148 : : 12... | |
 | William Slocomb - 1828 - 160 Seiten
...Proof. Add the several parts of the sum together, and if it agree with the sum, the work is right, EXAMPLES. 1. A Schoolmaster being asked how many scholars...he had, said, if I had as many more as I now have, one half as many, and one fourth as many, I should then have 99:how many had he? Suppose 40 Proof 36... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1828 - 286 Seiten
...of their ages was 93 ; what was the age of each ? Ans. A 12 years, B 18 years, C 63 years old. 103. A schoolmaster, being asked how many scholars he had, said, " If I had as many more as I now have, f as many, £ as many, |- and £ as many, I should then have 435 ;" what was the number of his pupils... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - 1828 - 426 Seiten
...To the true number required. Thus:— (1) A teacher, on being asked how many pupils he had, replied: If I had as many more as I now have, half as many, and one fourth as many; I should have 99; how many had he'! .Ins. 36. Suppose 40 1 36 As many =40 18... | |
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EXAMPLES. 1. A schoolmaster being asked how many scholars he had, said, If I had as many more as I now have, half as many, one-third... 
