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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.


Answer:

The cobblers spent 35s., the tailors spent also 35s., the hatters spent
42s., and the glovers spent 21s. Thus, they spent altogether L6,13s.,
while it will be found that the five cobblers spent as much as four
tailors, twelve tailors as much as nine hatters, and six hatters as much
as eight glovers.










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