Eight and a quarter is the answer to the nonsense question—
If five times four are thirty-three,
What will the fourth of twenty be?
96.
The similar fraction of a pound, a shilling, and a penny which make up exactly a pound are as follows:—
| s. | d. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240⁄253 of £1 = | 18 | 11 | 169⁄253 | |
| 240⁄253 of 1s. = | 11 | 97⁄253 | ||
| 240⁄253 of 1d. = | 240⁄253 | |||
| £1 | 0 | 0 | ||
97.
When Dr Tripos thought of a number, added 3, divided by 2, added 8, multiplied by 2, subtracted 2, and thus arrived at double the number, he started with 17.