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(62) Not fully stated--suppose 4 miles per hour.

(63) 22 plus 2 eq. 24; 3^3-3 eq. 24.

(64) 1s. 11d. or 11s. 1d.

(65) TOBACCO.

(66) 1 ft. 5·6268 inches.

(67) [Illustration]

(68) Age 28.

(69) 8/9

(70) [Illustration: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10]

4 on 1, 6 on 9, 8 on 3, 5 on 2, and 10 on 7.

(71) They put one plank across the angle; the end of the other resting on it will reach the island.

(72) 283; 224.

(73) 23; 24.

(74) Gallons 1207·45, diameter 6 ft., height 6 ft, 10¼ in.

(75) 76; 24.

(76) One travels West and the other East going round the world once a year; one will gain one day per annum, and the other will lose a day. In 50 years the difference will amount to 100 days.

(77) Diameter 87032 miles, circumference 273529 miles, area 23805775928 miles.

(78)

+-----+-----+-----+ | 621 | 642 | 627 | | | | | | 636 | 630 | 624 | | | | | | 633 | 618 | 639 | +-----+-----+-----+

(79) The two ends of the box are placed so that they lap over the two sides, and the wood being one inch thick the length is thus increased by 2 inches.

(80) 96s.

(81) First £25 5s., second £28 5s., third £30 5s., fourth £36 5s.

(82) [Illustration]

(83) (5-5/5)·5.

(84) 10 inches.

(85) 5 miles 1300 yds.

(86) £10.

(87) 10, 22, 26.

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