Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/3 - Buying Toys

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 * Buying Toys
 * George and William were sent out to buy toys for the family Christmas tree,
 * and, unknown to each other, both went at different times to the same little shop,
 * where they had sold all their stock of small toys
 * except engines at $4 \oldpence$, balls at $3 \oldpence$ each, dolls at $2 \oldpence$ each, and trumpets at $\tfrac 1 2 \oldpence$ each.
 * They both bought some of all, and obtained $21$ articles, spending $2 \shillings$ each.
 * But William bought more trumpets than George.


 * What were their purchases?