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The Puzzle King · John Scott — chapter 44 of 54 · ~319 words · public domain

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(39) 28·9 miles.

(40) £26 7s. 7d.

(41) 7 and 1.

(42)

+----------------------------+ | 47 58 69 80 1 12 23 34 45 | | 57 68 79 9 11 22 33 44 46 | | 67 78 8 10 21 32 43 54 56 | | 77 7 18 20 31 42 53 55 66 | | 6 17 19 30 41 52 63 65 76 | | 16 27 29 40 51 62 64 75 5 | | 26 28 39 50 61 72 74 4 15 | | 36 38 49 60 71 73 3 14 25 | | 37 48 59 70 81 2 13 24 35 | +----------------------------+

(43)

8 3 4 1 5 9 6 7 2

(44) Don’t be A flat be A sharp.

(45) £49.

(46)

+-----------+ | 3 3 3 | | | | 3 3 | | | | 3 3 3 | +-----------+

+-----------+ | 4 1 4 | | | | 1 1 | | | | 4 1 4 | +-----------+

(47) Give the last person an egg on the dish.

(48) 20 lbs.

(49) 1 wether, 10 ewes, 9 lambs.

(50) 15 hours.

(51) 12 square miles.

(52) 7 persons.

(53) The versed sine of the segment of Will’s cake which was given to Jack was 3·05 inches, and its area 26·0058364375 square inches: hence Will’s share was 704·6125135625 square inches, and Jack’s share 704·5914364375 square inches; so that Will’s four were about 52·03275 square inches more than Jack’s six, and Will, of course, lost the wager. After the decision of the gauger, Will’s share was ·0210771245 (1-50th nearly) of a square inch more than Jack’s.

(54) 8·46851 seconds velocity, 129·38 ft. per second.

(55) 144 minutes.

(56)

39 12 ----- 78 39 ----- 468

(57) 8835 yds.

(58) 2513·28 sq. yds nearly.

(59) A 13 times, B 8.

(60) Her son.

(61) 3 wickets.

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