Answers 275- JUVENILE HIGHWAYMEN
The woman must have had 40 apples in her basket. Tom left her 30, Bob
left 22, and Jim left 12.
- BUYING DOG BISCUITS
The salesman supplied four boxes of 17 Ibs. each, and two boxes of 16 Ibs.
each, which would make exactly the 100 Ibs. required.
- THE THREE WORKMEN
Alec could do the work in 143 %9 days; Bill in 1723 /.11 days; and Casey
in 23V.ll days.
- WORKING ALONE
Sixty days and forty days.- THE FIRST "BOOMERANG" PUZZLE
When you are given the remainder after dividing by 3 multiply it by 70, the
remainder by 5 multiply by 21, and the remainder by 7 multiply by 15. Add
these results together and they will give you either the number thought of, or
that number increased by some multiple of 105. Thus, if the number thought
of was 79, then the remainder I multiplied by 70, the remainder 4 multiplied
by 21, and the remainder 2 multiplied by 15, added together makes 184.
Deduct 105, and you get 79-the number thought of.
- LONGFELLOW'S BEES
The number of bees must have been 15.- LILiV A TI, 1150 A.D.
The answer is 28. The trick lies in reversing the whole process-multiplying
2 X 10, deducting 8, squaring the result, and so on. Remember, for example,