Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/18 - The Red Death League/Solution

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 * The Red Death League

Solution

 * $311$ members, each paying dues of $\pounds 1, 0 \shillings 1 \tfrac 3 4 \oldpence$

Proof
We convert $\pounds 313, 5 \shillings 4 \tfrac 1 4 \oldpence$ into farthings:

Thus there were $311$ members, and the dues were $967$ farthings.

Hence the result, after conversion back into pounds, shillings and pence.