A fox pursued by a greyhound has a start of 60 leaps he


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A fox, pursued by a greyhound, has a start of 60 leaps. He makes 9 leaps while the greyhound makes but 6; but, 3 leaps of the greyhound are equivalent to 7 of the fox. How many leaps must the greyhound make to overcome the fox? (Copied from Davies, Charles, Elementary Algebra, New York: A. S. Barnes & Burr, 1852.

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