A simple little game for amusing two children is the following. Write on the top of a slate or paper the words "Bird, beast, and fish." One child thinks of the name of some animal and puts down the first and last letters of the word, markin... Read more of BIRD, BEAST, OR FISH. at Games Kids Play.caInformational Site Network Informational
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THE BEANFEAST PUZZLE.





(Money Puzzles)
A number of men went out together on a bean-feast. There were four
parties invited--namely, 25 cobblers, 20 tailors, 18 hatters, and 12
glovers. They spent altogether L6, 13s. It was found that five cobblers
spent as much as four tailors; that twelve tailors spent as much as nine
hatters; and that six hatters spent as much as eight glovers. The puzzle
is to find out how much each of the four parties spent.


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