Okay, my math major daughter reports that the rowers are going at 9 mph and the river flow is 3 mph. ??? Maralyn -----Original Message----- From: Bette Richards <betterichs@earthlink.net> To: BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com <BUNKER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2003 7:56 PM Subject: books >Charlotte Chase just donated some lovely old books to the BFA library. They >belonged to Charles H. Bunker (D-249), his brother, George Washington Bunker >1836-66, his wife, Anna Mathes and his son, Fred E. Bunker. They include >hymn books, Bible quotations and comments, and algebra books. In one >Charles wrote his name several times evidently practicing his signature. In >another Fred drew some pictures as well as did some math problems. > >In Fred's book which is dated 1886, New Market High School (New Hampshire), >there is a math problem written out. "A crew which can pull 12 miles per >hour down the stream, finds that it takes twice as long to come up the river >as to go down. At what rate does the stream flow?" > >Ok all you math whizzes, I expect an answer to the problem. I took two >years of algebra and a year of geometry in high school (about 100 years ago) >and got A's but never could figure out these kinds of problems. I only got >them right in multiple guess tests. Help me out here. > >Please click on reply all so we can all share your reply. Thanks. > >I will have the books at the reunion in March. > >Bette > > > > >==== BUNKER Mailing List ==== >Post your information and queries. We love it. No BUNKER rock left untouched. Spelling variations ok - we don't "know" the original. >