Part 47

(107) 8 persons.

(108) 8¼.

(109) The stone should fall into his hand.

(110) 6⅗ days.

(111) £5 8s. 6d.

(112) TEN

(113)

To explain this often causes much confusion. We must take a simple illustration: I have a garden containing 10 appletrees, all bearing fruit. Now, there are more trees than any tree has apples on it; there must be at least 2 trees having the same number of apples--for instance, if No. 1 tree has 1 apple, No. 2 has 2, and so on to No. 9; when we come to No. 10 tree, it must have the same as one of the other trees, as it could not have 10 or more according to our first supposition.

(114) It simply means that four “nothings” equal one “nothing.”

(115) He had a half-penny, and he borrowed a half-penny.

(116) 5.

(117) 30 apples.

(118) 18 and 27.

(119)

A 3240 B 2916 C 1944 D 2052 E 1728 Electors 6480.

(120)

A £12 B £20 C £30

(121) 45 miles.

(122) 80, 60, 45.

(123) £580.

(124) Hendrick and Anna. Claas and Catrün. Cornelius and Gertruig.

(125)

A 2304 B 1296

(126) £19,005.

(127) 15 days.

(128)

1st £2180 3s. 4¼d. 2nd £2380 15s. 11¼d. 3rd £2599 17s. 9¾d. 4th £2839 2s. 10¾d.

(129) 1-2/18 minutes.