Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/176 - Counting the Loss/Mistake

Source Work

 * Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems
 * Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems
 * $176$. -- Counting the Loss
 * $176$. -- Counting the Loss


 * Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems
 * Miscellaneous Puzzles
 * $240$. Counting the Loss
 * $240$. Counting the Loss

Mistake

 * The general solution of this is obtained from the indeterminate equation
 * $\dfrac {35 x - 48} {768}$
 * which must be an integer, where $x$ is the number of survivors.

Correction
The equation ought to be:
 * $\dfrac {35 x - 48} {256}$