THE PUZZLE COLUMN.
THE EGO rtJZZLE. We still continue to receive communications on the subject of the egg problem or as it h»s been called — " Chicago's Teaser." We might sageeat that correspondents and solvers for the future should accompany their answers with the number of eggs i bey think the six hens would lay m seven days. It would pat s practical bearing on the question. Mr J. Molson, bootmaker, Aohbnrton says : — lf a hbn and a half lay one egg and a half m one day and a h-ilf, by doubling the hen and a half, also the eggs and a half and the days and a half ; it gives three hena, three eggs, and three days. This gives me three eggs from three hens m three days. If so, six hens will m three days lay clx eggs, and six hens m six days will lay twelve eggs ; giving me according to my reckoning two egga a day from the six hens for aiz days making twelve, and the seventh day must be equal to two making fourteen m seven days. One of our correspondents makes it 53g which he says mast be right. While another Insists that 84 is right, and whoever says it la wrong is " addled." Joslab says tbe eggs are laid m the nesli not m seven daysj and anyhovr half a hen coald not lay even half an egg. The whole thing's a hoax. " Eggsaotly " bo. One correspondent who tries to be fanny cays the hena "roosted" on the seventh d&y as they had some regard for the fourth commandment, and bo that's where the catch cornea In. If the hens pot their minds to break the aanotity of the Sabbath by laying and cackling they would lay 28 eggs, bat as they don't they will lay 24. It would take me too long to " eggs plain " how I calculate it. The following amusing story Is told by the Fleas. At a public meeting m a Wellknown rural capital a few evenings ago the distinguished local politician who had called the meeting, at ihe close of his address, announced m the usual manner his willingness to answer any questions that might be asked him, Upon thia up rose a solemn man from the body of the hail, and cried aloud, " Mr Muggins, sir, I want to ask you if a hen and a half lay an egg and a half m a day and a half, how many eggs will six hens lay m seven days?" The "question" was received with nhrieka of 'hysterical laughter and frantic applause from all parts of the house. The chairman fainted ; the candidate got oat of a window at the back, and has not been heard of siooe she lights burned blue and then went oat, and the meeting broke up m hideous confusion. At the inquest on the solemn man next day the verdict was, "Died of spontaneous eggsploslon,"
Mr James Stevemon writes :— " I beg to Bobmit answers to the puzzles propounded by your correspondents. lam not acquainted with Algebra, but have arrived at my results by a method of my own " THE FISH PUZZLE,' Suppose the body of the fish to be 20ft long. Then according to the conditions stated the head will measure 6ft, and tbe tail being half the length of the body plus the length of the head the length of the body must be 20ft, thus giving loft, or 10+ 5 ft as the length of the tall. The length of the whole fish will then be 5 + 15+ 20ft = 40ft. THE WOMAN AND THE EQQB She would start with 15, leaving at the first house half that number pus half an egg=7s+£=B. She would have 7 eggs left. At the second house she would leave half that number plus half an egg = 3&+£=4. She would then have 3 eggs left. At the third house she would leave half that number plus half an egg=li+£ =2. Sbe would then have one egg left and would leave hfi—l at the fourth house thus disposing of the last of tbe 1 eggs.. 1 Sarah Jane Allan, Newlande, writes :— ' The florreot answer to the woman and egg problem, published m last Thursday's ' paper, is IJS t Tbe same correspondent forwards the L following problem •; — A man went to 1 market with £100. Ho bought 100 head 1 of stock. He gave £5 eaoh for conn, £1 I each for sheep, and Is each for pigs. How I many would he set of each sort.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1939, 8 September 1888, Page 3
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