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Modern Puzzles by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $20$

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?

Sources

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $20$. -- The Seven Applewomen
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $12$. The Seven Applewomen