Henry Ernest Dudeney/Modern Puzzles/78 - The Miller's Toll

Modern Puzzles by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $78$

The Miller's Toll

Here is a very simple puzzle, yet I have seen people perplexed by it for a few minutes.

A miller was accustomed to take as toll one-tenth of the flour that he ground for his customers.

How much did he grind for a man who had just one bushel after the toll had been taken?

Sources

• 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $78$. -- The Miller's Toll
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Miscellaneous Puzzles: $160$. The Miller's Toll