244.--THE FIFTEEN TURNINGS.

Here is another queer travelling puzzle, the solution of which calls for

ingenuity. In this case the traveller starts from the black town and

wishes to go as far as possible while making only fifteen turnings and

never going along the same road twice. The towns are supposed to be a

mile apart. Supposing, for example, that he went straight to A, then

straight to B, then to C, D, E, and F, you will then find that he has

travelled thirty-seven miles in five turnings. Now, how far can he go in

fifteen turnings?

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