Henry Ernest Dudeney/Modern Puzzles/78 - The Miller's Toll/Solution

by : $78$

 * The Miller's Toll

Solution

 * $1 \tfrac 1 9$ bushels

Proof
Let $x$ bushels be the total quantity of flour ground.

Then:
 * $x - \dfrac x {10} = 1$

from which:
 * $x = \dfrac {10} 9$

The result follows.