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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

(212) 2 stretchers, 4 headers, 4 closures. Area, 135 inches.

This question has been the cause of much discussion, especially
amongst those engaged in the building trade.

[Illustration: Fig. 1--Represents the brick and the method of
cutting it.]

[Illustration: Fig. 2--Represents the face of the wall showing the
area of brick when cut. It has been necessary to produce this figure
on half-scale to that of Fig. 1.]

(213) Goose 30, duck 50, hen 70.

THE KNIGHT MOVE.

(214) It does not matter on which square the knight is first placed,
his last square to enter will be at a knight’s distance from the
first. The route may be varied in many ways.

[Illustration]

(215) 2.

(216) A £3, B £6, C £18.

(217) Cannot be answered.

(218)

  +------+------+------+
  |      |      |      |
  |   8  | 256  |   2  |
  |      |      |      |
  +------+------+------+
  |      |      |      |
  |   4  |  16  |  64  |
  |      |      |      |
  +------+------+------+
  |      |      |      |
  | 128  |   1  |  32  |
  |      |      |      |
  +------+------+------+

(219)

      Even,   £6 against £6--£12
      2 to 1, £8 against £4--£12
      3 to 1, £9 against £3--£12
                         --
                        £13 Received.

Whichever horse wins, he must pay £12, and has received
£13 to pay with.

(220) 8.

(221) 9 to 8 _on_.

(222) 1 lb. of feathers by 1240 grains; 1 oz. of gold by 42·5 grains.

(223) [Illustration]

(224) Sovereigns, 4; half-crowns, 8.

(225)
      Count backwards, saying 20, 19, 18, 17, with
       emphasis on the _17_, remarking “That’s odd, isn’t
       it?” The reply will be “Yes.” Proceed in that manner
       throughout. This question and No. 6, although not
       the best of “catches,” are often asked.

(226)

      SIX  IX  XL
       IX   X   L
      -----------
       S    I   X

(227) Man 24, woman 16.

(228) 72 miles.

(229) The diameter of the earth.

(230) £420.

(231) ·000011574.

(232) 18 seconds.

(233) 19·405 inches.

(234) [Illustration]

      He must cut the piece of veneer as shown by the middle
        figure, when he will be able to get his two ovals.

(235)
      Because you double it when you put it in your
        pocket, and you see it in creases (increases) when
        you take it out.

(236) He did this in two ways;--

  _Table_   Full.   Half-full.   Empty.
     1    |   2         3          2
     2    |   2         3          2
     3    |   3         1          3
  --------+----------------------------
     1    |   3         1          3
     2    |   3         1          3
     3    |   1         5          1

(242) [Illustration]

(243)

          7
        7 6 7
          5
          4
          3
          2
          1

(244) 180.

(245) Worked 27 days, idle 33.

(246) XIX, take away I, leaves XX.

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Science

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

(212) 2 stretchers, 4 headers, 4 closures. Area, 135 inches.

This question has been the cause of much discussion, especially
amongst those engaged in the building trade.

[Illustration: Fig. 1--Represents the brick and the method of
cutting it.]

[Illustration: Fig. 2--Represents the face of the wall showing the
area of brick when cut. It has been necessary to produce this figure
on half-scale to that of Fig. 1.]

(213) Goose 30, duck 50, hen 70.

THE KNIGHT MOVE.

(214) It does not matter on which square the knight is first placed,
his last square to enter will be at a knight’s distance from the
first. The route may be varied in many ways.

[Illustration]

(215) 2.

(216) A £3, B £6, C £18.

(217) Cannot be answered.

(218)

  +------+------+------+
  |      |      |      |
  |   8  | 256  |   2  |
  |      |      |      |
  +------+------+------+
  |      |      |      |
  |   4  |  16  |  64  |
  |      |      |      |
  +------+------+------+
  |      |      |      |
  | 128  |   1  |  32  |
  |      |      |      |
  +------+------+------+

(219)

      Even,   £6 against £6--£12
      2 to 1, £8 against £4--£12
      3 to 1, £9 against £3--£12
                         --
                        £13 Received.

Whichever horse wins, he must pay £12, and has received
£13 to pay with.

(220) 8.

(221) 9 to 8 _on_.

(222) 1 lb. of feathers by 1240 grains; 1 oz. of gold by 42·5 grains.

(223) [Illustration]

(224) Sovereigns, 4; half-crowns, 8.

(225)
      Count backwards, saying 20, 19, 18, 17, with
       emphasis on the _17_, remarking “That’s odd, isn’t
       it?” The reply will be “Yes.” Proceed in that manner
       throughout. This question and No. 6, although not
       the best of “catches,” are often asked.

(226)

      SIX  IX  XL
       IX   X   L
      -----------
       S    I   X

(227) Man 24, woman 16.

(228) 72 miles.

(229) The diameter of the earth.

(230) £420.

(231) ·000011574.

(232) 18 seconds.

(233) 19·405 inches.

(234) [Illustration]

      He must cut the piece of veneer as shown by the middle
        figure, when he will be able to get his two ovals.

(235)
      Because you double it when you put it in your
        pocket, and you see it in creases (increases) when
        you take it out.

(236) He did this in two ways;--

  _Table_   Full.   Half-full.   Empty.
     1    |   2         3          2
     2    |   2         3          2
     3    |   3         1          3
  --------+----------------------------
     1    |   3         1          3
     2    |   3         1          3
     3    |   1         5          1

(242) [Illustration]

(243)

          7
        7 6 7
          5
          4
          3
          2
          1

(244) 180.

(245) Worked 27 days, idle 33.

(246) XIX, take away I, leaves XX.

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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