Henry Ernest Dudeney/Modern Puzzles/10 - Unrewarded Labour
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Modern Puzzles by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $10$
- Unrewarded Labour
- A man persuaded Weary Willie, with some difficulty, to try to work on a job for $30$ days at $8$ shillings a day,
- At the end of the month neither owed the other anything, which entirely convinced Willie of the folly of labour.
- Now, can you tell me just how many days' work he put in, and on how many days he idled?
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Sources
- 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $10$. -- Unrewarded Labour
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $6$. Unrewarded Labour