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The puzzle king : $b Amusing arithmetic, book-keeping blunders, commercial comicalities, curious "catches", peculiar problems, perplexing paradoxes, quaint questions, queer quibbles, school stories, interesting items, tricks with figures, cards, draughts, dice, dominoes, etc., etc., etc.Scott, John

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Name: The puzzle king : $b Amusing arithmetic, book-keeping blunders, commercial comicalities, curious "catches", peculiar problems, perplexing paradoxes, quaint questions, queer quibbles, school stories, interesting items, tricks with figures, cards, draughts, dice, dominoes, etc., etc., etc.
Author: Scott, John

Scott, John

Amusements; Mathematical recreations; Puzzles

(153) Major £100, minor £60.

(154) From A £88, from B £44.

(155) [Illustration]

(156) 25 miles from Sydney.

(157) 4½ miles.

(158) 108.

(159)

        Two-thirds of SIX is IX; the upper half of XII is VII;
        The half of FIVE is IV; and the upper half of XI is VI.

(160) £12 12s. 8d. = 12128 farthings.

(161) J £660, M £440, B £220.

(162) Masons 20s., Bricklayers 15s., Laborers 10s.

(163) £29 19s. 9¼d.

(164) 2 years.

(165) [Illustration]

This draught puzzle can also be done in three other ways.

(166)

        Wife             £4650
        Son               6200
        Eldest daughter   3100
        Youngest  "       1550
                        ------
                Total  £15,500

(167) [Illustration]

(168) 18.

(169) 6¼ per cent.

(170)
        19 movements
        19 feet

(171) 895 and 11,277.

(172) 56 quarts.

(173) 20; 50 gals.

(174) 117 ft. 9 in.

(175) 1st 1¼d., 2nd ¾d.

(176)

   The lazy sundowner   2 days at 2 hours per day =    4 hours
         "  second   "       4   "  "  4   "    "   "  =   16   "
         "  third    "       6   "  "  6   "    "   "  =   36   "
         "  fourth   "      12   "  " 12   "    "   "  =  144   "
                                                          --------
                                                          200 hours

(177) 17777873.

(178)
      The “catch” is in the word _ears_; he carries
       out two ears on his head and one ear of corn each
       day--hence it will take 6 days.

(179) My daughter.

(180) Man 3s., boy 2s.

(181) 11·9.

(182) 72 gals.

(183)
      The landlord would lose by such an arrangement, as
        the rent would entitle him to 2/5 of the 18; the
        selector should give him 18 bushels from his own
        share after the division is completed.

(184) £1 6s. 8d., £1 13s. 4d.

(185) 3.362 inches.

(186) The merchant, 1d.

(187)

      Train from London      44     miles per hour
        "     "  Edinburgh   53-7/9   "    "   "

(188)
      A gentleman and one servant go over; the gentleman
        returns with the boat, 2 servants go over; 1 servant
        returns; 2 gentlemen go over; 1 gentleman and 1
        servant return; 2 gentlemen go over; 1 servant
        returns; 2 servants go over; 1 servant returns; the
        two servants then go over.

(189)

      Imperfect. (Sample of questions we receive daily.
        Give it to your friends: it will annoy them.)

(190) 14, 112, 378, 896.

(191) 120 lbs.

(192) 80 years.

(193) 6-6/6.

(194) 13 trains.

(195) Distance, 12½ miles; rate, 8 miles per hour.

(196) 5½ hours.

(197) A 39s., B 21s., C 12s.

(198) £10.

(199) When Pharaoh’s daughter drew a little prophet (profit)
        from the banks of the Nile.

(200) 4⅘lbs.

(201) [Illustration]

(202) 30 oz. of 21, 90 oz. of 23.

(203) £1 2s. 2⅔d.

(204) 3078 ac. 3r. 2·88p.

(205) 108 trees.

(206) 792.

(207) [Illustration]

(208) 8/50.

(209) 72 inches.

(210) 99-9/9.

(211) A 5, B 7.

THE BRICK PUZZLE.

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The puzzle king : $b Amusing arithmetic, book-keeping blunders, commercial comicalities, curious "catches", peculiar problems, perplexing paradoxes, quaint questions, queer quibbles, school stories, interesting items, tricks with figures, cards, draughts, dice, dominoes, etc., etc., etc.

Scott, John

Amusements; Mathematical recreations; Puzzles

(153) Major £100, minor £60.

(154) From A £88, from B £44.

(155) [Illustration]

(156) 25 miles from Sydney.

(157) 4½ miles.

(158) 108.

(159)

        Two-thirds of SIX is IX; the upper half of XII is VII;
        The half of FIVE is IV; and the upper half of XI is VI.

(160) £12 12s. 8d. = 12128 farthings.

(161) J £660, M £440, B £220.

(162) Masons 20s., Bricklayers 15s., Laborers 10s.

(163) £29 19s. 9¼d.

(164) 2 years.

(165) [Illustration]

This draught puzzle can also be done in three other ways.

(166)

        Wife             £4650
        Son               6200
        Eldest daughter   3100
        Youngest  "       1550
                        ------
                Total  £15,500

(167) [Illustration]

(168) 18.

(169) 6¼ per cent.

(170)
        19 movements
        19 feet

(171) 895 and 11,277.

(172) 56 quarts.

(173) 20; 50 gals.

(174) 117 ft. 9 in.

(175) 1st 1¼d., 2nd ¾d.

(176)

   The lazy sundowner   2 days at 2 hours per day =    4 hours
         "  second   "       4   "  "  4   "    "   "  =   16   "
         "  third    "       6   "  "  6   "    "   "  =   36   "
         "  fourth   "      12   "  " 12   "    "   "  =  144   "
                                                          --------
                                                          200 hours

(177) 17777873.

(178)
      The “catch” is in the word _ears_; he carries
       out two ears on his head and one ear of corn each
       day--hence it will take 6 days.

(179) My daughter.

(180) Man 3s., boy 2s.

(181) 11·9.

(182) 72 gals.

(183)
      The landlord would lose by such an arrangement, as
        the rent would entitle him to 2/5 of the 18; the
        selector should give him 18 bushels from his own
        share after the division is completed.

(184) £1 6s. 8d., £1 13s. 4d.

(185) 3.362 inches.

(186) The merchant, 1d.

(187)

      Train from London      44     miles per hour
        "     "  Edinburgh   53-7/9   "    "   "

(188)
      A gentleman and one servant go over; the gentleman
        returns with the boat, 2 servants go over; 1 servant
        returns; 2 gentlemen go over; 1 gentleman and 1
        servant return; 2 gentlemen go over; 1 servant
        returns; 2 servants go over; 1 servant returns; the
        two servants then go over.

(189)

      Imperfect. (Sample of questions we receive daily.
        Give it to your friends: it will annoy them.)

(190) 14, 112, 378, 896.

(191) 120 lbs.

(192) 80 years.

(193) 6-6/6.

(194) 13 trains.

(195) Distance, 12½ miles; rate, 8 miles per hour.

(196) 5½ hours.

(197) A 39s., B 21s., C 12s.

(198) £10.

(199) When Pharaoh’s daughter drew a little prophet (profit)
        from the banks of the Nile.

(200) 4⅘lbs.

(201) [Illustration]

(202) 30 oz. of 21, 90 oz. of 23.

(203) £1 2s. 2⅔d.

(204) 3078 ac. 3r. 2·88p.

(205) 108 trees.

(206) 792.

(207) [Illustration]

(208) 8/50.

(209) 72 inches.

(210) 99-9/9.

(211) A 5, B 7.

THE BRICK PUZZLE.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The puzzle king : $b Amusing arithmetic, book-keeping blunders, commercial comicalities, curious "catches", peculiar problems, perplexing paradoxes, quaint questions, queer quibbles, school stories, interesting items, tricks with figures, cards, draughts, dice, dominoes, etc., etc., etc.

The puzzle king : $b Amusing arithmetic, book-keeping blunders, commercial comicalities, curious "catches", peculiar problems, perplexing paradoxes, quaint questions, queer quibbles, school stories, interesting items, tricks with figures, cards, draughts, dice, dominoes, etc., etc., etc.

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