The Mathematician.
HEW PROBLEMS.
40. By J. Mitchell, Dunedin :— Three persons, A, B, and C, are left a sum of money, which is to be divided in proportion to the cubes of their respective shares. B's shar ,
'istobe jf of A's share, and O's £of B's ; the sum of the cubes of their shares is £9,2000. How much does each person receive ? 41. By M. J. O'Callaghan, Upper Shotover :— A gentleman has a garden 60 feet long and 40 feet broad, and a walk is to be made of an equal width half round it, go as to occupy half the garden; find tiie breadth of the walk. 42. By Fitzgerald 8., Kuri Bush :— A gentleman bought 75 acres of land for £670, on which he built two houses at a cost of £90 over what the land cost him. A few weeks ago he was offered £20 an acre for I of his land, £15 per acre for £ of it, and £5 per acre for the remainder. I desire to know the amount he would lose or gain by selling on the above terms ? 43. By John G. Smith, Invorcargill : — A, B, and C met. A had 5 loaves ; B, 3 loaves ; and O had Bd, They divided the loaves fairly among them ; and C paid A and B proportionately. How much did each receive ?
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Otago Witness, Issue 1422, 22 February 1879, Page 21
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