A farmer goes to market with $100 to buy a total of 100 animals. He has to buy cows, which are $10 each; sheep, which are $3 each; and chickens, which are 50 cents. How many of each animal did he buy for his $100?

–Fred Raby, Fenelon Falls, Ontario

2. NOT JUST ANY OLD JOB

Match these colonial occupations with their modern-day meanings.

1. colporteur a. female writer

2. amanuensis b. innkeeper

3. chiffonier c. one who repairs shoes
4. mantuamaker d. a minor or worthless
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5. boniface e. election judge

6. bluestocking f. wig maker

7. scribler g. peddler of books

8. scrivener h. secretary

9. scrutiner i. notary public

10. scobscat j. dressmaker or weaver –Gayle Hedrington, Croydon, New Hampshire

3. VEGETABLE STEW A potato and a tomato cost 40 cents. A tomato and an onion cost 50 cents. An

onion and a potato cost 60 cents. How much does each single vegetable cost?

–Sidney Kravitz, Dover, New Jersey

4. EGGED ON

If a hen-and-a-half lays an egg-and-a-half in a day-and-a-half, how many eggs can six hens lay in six days?

 

5. CAMP TRAMP

Two men travel by day in the same direction around an island 24 miles in circumference, and camp at night. Mr. A starts 1 mile ahead of Mr. B and goes 1 mile in the first day, 3 miles in the second day, and so on, increasing his rate by 2 miles each day. Mr. B. goes 5 miles every day. When do they camp together?