A Gamekeeper's Problem
A gamekeeper has to pay £3 for his game licence, and on the average he shoots one bird with every third cartridge. If cartridges cost him 2d each, and the birds fetch 7s a brace when sold, how many birds must be shot in order to pay his expenses?
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 65, 20 September 1940, Page 18
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52A Gamekeeper's Problem New Zealand Listener, Volume 3, Issue 65, 20 September 1940, Page 18
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