NEW PROBLEMS.
TUB SEVENTEEN ELEPHANTS, "Blaenose*. forwards the following!:— A Rajah left 17 elephants to be divided by an executor amongst hla three sons m the following manner ; — One-h»lf was to be left to the oldest, one-thtrd to the seoond and one-ninth to the youngest. No elephant was to be divided, aad yet the eieoator satisfied the sons. How was ■ it done ? THE WEIGHTS PROBLEM. A mm wishes to weigh any weight from 1 lb up to 40 lbj (excluding fraotlons of lbs) with 4 welghti, What toxu will be ihIYQ tOOIf?
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1951, 22 September 1888, Page 3
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92NEW PROBLEMS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1951, 22 September 1888, Page 3
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