160. Find a sum of £ s. d. (no farthings) in which the figures, in
their order, represent the amount reduced to farthings.
161. Three persons won a “consultation” worth £1,320. If J were to
take £6, M ought to take £4, and B £2. What is each person’s share?
“ON THE JOB.”
162. Six masons, four bricklayers and five labourers were working
together at a building, but being obliged to leave off one day by the
rain, they went to a public-house and drank to the value of 45s.,
which was paid by each party in the following manner: Four-fifths
of what the bricklayers paid was equal to three-fifths of what the
masons paid, and the labourers paid two-sevenths of what the masons
and bricklayers paid. What did each party of men pay?
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163. In a certain speculation I gained £4 19s. 11¾d. for each
pound I expended, and by a curious coincidence I found that £4 19s.
11¾d. was the exact amount I had ventured. Required the amount of
capital and profit together.