[258.] Tom and Bill work 5 days each. Tom has as much and half as much per day as Bill. The total amount of their wages for the 5 days is £1 17s. 6d. What are their respective wages per day?
[259.] How many ¼ inch cubes can be cut out of a 2½ inch cube?
| miles. | furl. | po. | yds. | ft. | in. | |
| From | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Subtract | 7 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
THE SQUARE PUZZLE.
[261.] A man has a square of land, out of which he reserves one-fourth (as shown in the diagram) for himself. The remainder he wishes to divide among his four sons so that each will have an equal share and in similar shape with his brother. How can he divide it?