"That piece of paper," said the
detective, throwing it on the table,
"has worried me for two or three days.
You see it gives the total of the sub-
scriptions for the present year as
$3,007.37, but the number of members
(I know it is under 500) and the
amount of the subscription have been
obliterated. How many members were
there in the Red Death League, and
Money Puzzles 9~
THE "ED DEATH LEAGUEwhat was the uniform subscription?"
Of course, no fraction of a cent is
permitted.- A POULTRY POSER
Three chickens and one duck sold for as much as two geese; one chicken,
two ducks, and three geese were sold together for $25.00. What was the price
of each bird in an exact number of dollars?
- BOYS AND GIRLS
Nine boys and three girls agreed to share equally their pocket money.
Every boy gave an equal sum to every girl, and every girl gave another equal
sum to every boy. Every child then possessed exactly the same amount. What
was the smallest possible amount that each then possessed?- THE COST OF A SUIT
"Hello, old chap," cried Russell as Henry Melville came into the club
arrayed in a startling new tweed suit, "have you been successful in the card-
room lately? No? Then why these fine feathers?"
"Oh, I just dropped into my tailor's the other day," he explained, "and this
cloth took my fancy. Here is a little puzzle for you. The coat cost as much as
the trousers and vest. The coat and two pairs of trousers would cost $175.00.
The trousers and two vests would cost $100.00. Can you tell me the cost of
the suit?"