Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-31

Problem No. I93-Ipas
Problem No. Ie4-A 1881, B S3H, and G S3K,
Problem No. 195-77.253.
Problem No. I06-2500-
Probiem Mo- Is7-The one for Matte or Mollie-is
did dSiq'd' M'think' hear them say 1T can't be
ProbIem No. 1873 eoss plus and s5sss nlus Sam.
not be very correct, part of tn operation was
carried to more than Eve places of decinals
J.P.
MANSFIELD, ONO.
Mr. ED1roR I have for. some time taken quite
an interest in the ''Pgzzler's Column" Of your pa
per, and often thought of making an attempt to
solve some of the problems. but having the care of
sick brother and my studies to attend to- di not
find time; but as he is now recoyering. will try"
1 have only had time TO solve the problem of s.
X. No. Ist 90, pays siss ss'I pays sss ss11. and
HOME. OHIO. August %. 1867,
Mr. EurroR-Sr My problems were all answer
ed correctly according to data giyen excepting that
James Bowen and Miss Mollie did not give the cor
strict obse Of the Sabbath, as they do not al
low person to eat on that day.
Respectfully, FARMER Boy.
PROBLEM NO. 199.
There are two towers standing on level ground:
the length of line Stretched from the bottom of
the first to the top Of the SECOND measures 1os feet
second to the top of the first measures loo feet the
distance fEem the ground to where the lines is
PROBLEM NO. 200.
. Required the sum go of the circulating decimal
999999. &C., continued ad infnitum.
PROBLEM NO. 201.
What number is that which. being any way di-
vided. the square of one part. when added to the
other part, shall always be square number?y
PROBLEM NO. 2O2.
Suppose cannon ball were raised I6 O20 feet in
the air. to- position vertical to Columbus and the
instant the evening gun is fred this ball begins to
LIZ :s Shf4 How Will
the earth would it meet the sound of the gun?
s-ts.. .r- 80 DELTA.
PROBLEM NO. 203.
A pole is one-fourth in the ground. one-third in
waer and ten feet in the air Rsquired length of
PROBLEM NO. 2O4.
Determine the sides Of Triangle when the lines
drawn from the vertices of the angles to the midde
points Of the opposite sides 10 and 10 feet
s9.a. PROBLEM NO. 205.
Delta, Sammy. Limestone. Mollie. Matte and
Fannie agree to pick 5000 cherries for Robin. Del
them in 8 a hoSfs; Delta sammy. Limestoone @ one
Mollie and Fannie in 500 hours; Delta. Sammy.
Sam ny. .Molie Matte and Fannie in 1881 hours :
Delta, Limestone Mollie. Matte and. Fannie in TX
ME IN sII 6oars How many cherries tIs anG csn each
pick per hour? A. S. SIMPSON.
PROBLEM NO. .206.
A, B andiC each contributed $500 to a common
stock, and went to the West to buy land. They
bought 300 acres. and in dividing it equtaby it
determined that allow rs cents per acre more for
each receive. and at what price
10 ,-.. A. 8. SIMPSON.
PROBLEM NO. 207.
A boy hiredlw with farmer for twelve weeks on
condition that he should receive $12 and coat At
the end of seven weeks the parties separated when
it was found that the boy entitled to IS and
the coat. What was the coat worth
A. i. SIMPSON.
PROBLEM NO. 20S.
A. and G formed joint stock of 81. .o6l; A's
stock continues in trade months, BIS months and
Cs 10 months; AS share of tho gain is S114, B's
$780, and C's $685. What was the stock of each?
A. S. SIMPSON.
PROBLEM NO. 209.
| A travels miles per day and G ten miles per day
in the same direction, and miles per day in an
opposite direction around lake so miles in circum-
ference. How soon will they all come tog ather?
| A. s. SIMPSON,
PROBLEM NO. 210.
Suppose the public debt of the United States to
be 81 900 900 o0o and suppose there is paid on the
debt $50 O00, 900 per annum besides the interest.
how long will it take to pay the debt and what will
the interest amount to when the debt is paid-in-
terest per cent. r f. duncan.