Henry Ernest Dudeney/Modern Puzzles/20 - The Seven Applewomen

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 * The Seven Applewomen


 * Here is an old puzzle that people are frequently writing to me about.


 * Seven applewomen,
 * possessing respectively $20$, $40$, $60$, $80$, $100$, $120$, and $140$ apples,
 * went to market and sold all their apples at the same price,
 * and each received the same sum of money.


 * What was the price?