PUZZLES
we suspect that Mr. Hamer, of Foxton has been having a quiet laugh for with the answer to the SALOME word sum we printed two alternatives sent by him. They looked tough, and they must have been tough-for all readers who failed to test them with the number 142857. That was the answer to the original problem. Mr. Hamer simply developed it for the longer alternatives. As for Mr. Busy: It was really quite simple, although working out how he caught the tram could be tricky, even with the use of diagrams, Mr. Hamer's answer is: S INCE our last issue was published,
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/NZLIST19400105.2.81.2
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 28, 5 January 1940, Page 55
Word count
Tapeke kupu
104PUZZLES New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 28, 5 January 1940, Page 55
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Material in this publication is protected by copyright.
Are Media Limited has granted permission to the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa to develop and maintain this content online. You can search, browse, print and download for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Are Media Limited for any other use.
Copyright in the work University Entrance by Janet Frame (credited as J.F., 22 March 1946, page 18), is owned by the Janet Frame Literary Trust. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this article and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the New Zealand Listener. You can search, browse, and print this article for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from the Janet Frame Literary Trust for any other use.
Copyright in the Denis Glover serial Hot Water Sailor published in 1959 is owned by Pia Glover. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise this serial and make it available online as part of this digitised version of the Listener. You can search, browse, and print this serial for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Pia Glover for any other use.
Log in