Twentieth Century Standard Puzzle Book / Three Parts in One Volume

by Unknown

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AMUSING PROBLEMS

1. THE CARPENTER’S PUZZLE

The carpenter cleverly contrived to mend a hole 2 feet wide and 12 feet long, by cutting the board which was 3 feet wide and 8 feet long, as is shown in Fig. 1, and putting the two pieces together as is shown in Fig. 2.

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2. GOLDEN PIPPINS

Here is another solution:—

1	3	5	7	9	11	13	15	17	19
39	37	35	33	31	29	27	25	23	21
2	4	6	8	10	12	14	16	18	20
40	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22
82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82	82