Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/25 - Flooring Figures

by : $25$

 * Flooring Figures
 * A correspondent accidentally discovered the following when making out an invoice with the items:
 * $148 \ \mathrm {ft.}$ flooring boards at $2 \oldpence$ $\pounds 1, 4 \shillings 8 \oldpence$
 * $150 \ \mathrm {ft.}$ flooring boards at $2 \oldpence$ $\pounds 1, 5 \shillings 0 \oldpence$
 * where it will be seen that in each case the three digits are repeated in the same order.
 * He thought this coincidence so extraordinary that he tried to find another similar case.


 * This seems to have floored him. But it is possible.


 * You may increase the number of pence if you like, but not use fractions of a penny.