Speed & Distance Puzzles 17is last, went five at a time. Undoubtedly Ackworth wins. But the point is, how
many steps are there in the stairs, counting the top landing as a step?
I have only shown the top of the stairs. There may be scores, or hundreds,
of steps below the line. It was not necessary to draw them, as I only wanted
to show the finish. But it is possible to tell from the evidence the fewest pos-
sible steps in that staircase. Can you do it?- A WALKING PUZZLE
A man set out at noon to walk from Appleminster to Boneyham, and
a friend of his started at two P.M. on the same day to walk from Boneyham
to Appleminster. They met on the road at five minutes past four oclock, and
each man reached his destination at exactly the same time. Can you say
at what time they both arrived?
- RIDING IN THE WIND
A man on a bicycle rode a mile in three minutes with the wind at his back,
but it took him four minutes to return against the wind. How long would it
take him to ride a mile if there was no wind? Some will say that the average