Puzzle This Out. RAIN

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 104, 26 January 1935, Page 13

Puzzle This Out. RAIN

Extract from a letter from Jones: “My brother and I have just been away for 10 days’ holiday. For both of us it started on the first and finished on the tenth. He went to Shrimpton and I went to Prawnyille. Before going we arranged with Sinkham, of Lloyd’s, for a policy of insurance against rain. Each of us was to receive £1 for a wet day following a fine one; £2 for a second consecutive wet day; £3 for a third consecutive wet day, and so on. Thus for five wet days alternated by fine ones either of us would get £5; but for five consecutive wet days, £l5. In return for these benefits, each of us would pay £1 a day for every fine day he had. These policies were a good investment. We both had it fine on the first day, and fine on the seventh, but we bad 14 wet days between us. My brother received from Sinkham £ll more than I did.” How much did Jones and his brother receive between them? Answer to Yesterday’s Puzzle Starting with King Arthur and working clock-wise round the table, the diners are seated as follow: King Arthur, Lady Bogus, Sir Eggs, Lady Asphodel, Sir Dachshund, the Queen, Sir Camomile, Lady Eggs, Sir Bogus, Lady Dachshund, Sir Asphodel, Lady Camomile.