Although this is a very old puzzle it is often the cause of much amusement.
GENEROUS.
[262.] A gentleman, having a certain number of shillings in his possession, made up his mind to visit 17 different barracks and treat the soldiers, and he did so in the following manner:—On going into the first barracks, he gave the sentry one shilling and then spent half of his shillings in the canteen amongst the soldiers, and on coming out of barracks again he gave the sentry another shilling; he repeated the same until he had finished with the seventeenth barracks, and had no more shillings left. How many had he when he commenced?
[263.] What part of 3 is a third part of 2?
[264.] Make 91 less by adding two figures to it.
[265.] If a church bell takes two seconds to strike the hour at 2 o’clock, how many seconds will it take to strike 3 o’clock?