The Greatest Common Measure--A “long pint.”
173. There are two casks, one of which holds thirty gallons more than
the other. The larger is filled with wine, the smaller with water.
Ten gallons are taken out of each: that from the first is poured into
the second; the operation is repeated, and it is now found that the
larger cask contains 13 gallons of water. Find the contents of each
cask.
174.
In the midst of a paddock well stored with grass,
I engaged just an acre to tether my ass;
What length must that cord be, in grazing all round
That he may graze over just one acre of ground?
175. If three first-class cost as much as five second-class tickets
for a journey of 100 miles, the total cost of the eight tickets
being £3 2s. 6d., find the charge per mile for each first-class and
second-class ticket.