Jakes must have taken 7 animals to market, Hodge must have taken 11, and Durrant must have taken 21. There were thus 39 animals altogether.
3.--AT A CATTLE MARKET.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney.
From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney.
Jakes must have taken 7 animals to market, Hodge must have taken 11, and Durrant must have taken 21. There were thus 39 animals altogether.