Now, if you can,
Tell me, my man,
What troops the general numbered,
When on that night
Before the fight
The deadly cannon slumbered?
67.
A farmer sends five pieces of chain, of three links each, to be made into one continuous length. He agrees to pay a penny for each link cut, and a penny for each link joined. What was the blacksmith entitled to charge if he worked in the best interest of the farmer?
68.
In a parcel of old silver and copper coins each silver piece is worth as many pence as there are copper coins, and each copper coin is worth as many pence as there are silver coins, and the whole is worth eighteen shillings. How many are there of each?
A FEAT WITH FIGURES
69. Take the natural numbers 1 to 11, inclusive, and arrange them in five groups, not using any of them more than once, so that these groups are equal. Any necessary signs or indices may be used.