amusementsinmathematics

Puzzle Solutions for Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest ...

The correct answer to this puzzle is as follows: John put into his money-box two ... the tradesman puts on the counter 50 and 25; the buyer puts down 100, 3, and 2; ... For the letter a may be substituted any hour from 0, 1, 2, 3 up to 10 (where ... It will be found in either case that if the contents of any two of the three boxes be ...