EVADING THE QUESTION.
239. A lady being asked her age, and not wishing to give a direct answer, said, “I have nine children, and three years elapsed between the birth of each of them. The eldest was born when I was 19 years old, and the youngest now is exactly 19.” How old was she?
A ’CENTAGE “CATCH.”
240. A man sells a diamond for £60; the number expressing the profit per cent. is equal to half the number expressing the cost. What was the cost?
241. Having 5½ hours to spare, how far may I go out by a coach at the rate of 8 miles an hour so that I may be back in time, walking at the rate of three miles an hour?
The Cross Puzzle.