[30.] A farmer has a triangular paddock, the sides of which are 900, 750, and 600 links; he requires to cut off 3 roods and 28 perches therefrom by a straight fence parallel to its least side. What distance must be taken on the largest and intermediate sides?
THE SOVEREIGNS OF ENGLAND.
By the aid of the following, the order of the kings and queens of England may be easily remembered:—
First William the Norman, then William, his son; Henry, Stephen, and Henry, then Richard and John. Next Henry the Third, Edwards, one, two, and three; And again after Richard three Henrys we see. Two Edwards, third Richard, if rightly I guess, Two Henrys, sixth Edward, Queens Mary and Bess; Then Jamie the Scot, then Charles, whom they slew; Then followed Cromwell, another Charles, too. Next James, called the Second, ascended the Throne, Then William and Mary together came on. Then Anne, four Georges, and fourth William past, Succeeded Victoria, the youngest and last.
[31.] Take from 33 the fourth, fifth, and tenth parts of a certain number, and the remainder is 0. What is the number?
A WALKING MATCH.