LAST WEEK'S SOLUTIONS.
; Taking .Chances.—Tenpounds invested on "A," seven pounds ten shillings on. "B/' ; and six pounds on "C," would iyield a/profit; of six, pounds ten shillings no;matter which- horse won. For the Counting House.—Ten halfsovereigns/'forty -half-crowns, and twenty^our making a total of £12 Bs,.will.meet the case. Passing Their Starting Points.—Adani had passed his starting point three times, and Boyd his -twice, before the former caught -up -to .the other, which occurred at.appoint, sixty/six,. and twothirds yards from where Adam started. Simple Yet Puzzling.—Five boys, twenty-five girls, and .seventy infants. Three Each Way.—The formula, is: N square, plus'three N, .plus two, multiplied by N square, plus three'N, plus three, and divided by six. The number required is represented by% N; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. ■ " Query. "—■■ There are several ways of solving the puzzle you mention. A problem will' appear later embodying a condition, which will limit it to one solution; '; " ' ■". ''"'' - ' ■ ■ ■ . -"Eifle."—The'gun would fife sixty shots in fifty-nine minutes if it fired one a minute. ■ '•'•■/ ■■■'■ • A.S.B. —Thanks for memo, and comments appreciated. C.J.W.—Thanks. ' ' ' '
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Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 32, 7 February 1931, Page 9
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171LAST WEEK'S SOLUTIONS. Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 32, 7 February 1931, Page 9
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