Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/151 - The Arithmetical Cabby
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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $151$
- The Arithmetical Cabby
- The driver of the taxi-cab was wanting in civility, so Mr. Wilkins asked him for his number.
- "You want my number, do you?" said the driver.
- "Well, work it out for yourself.
- If you divide by number by $2$, $3$, $4$, $5$, or $6$ you will find there is always $1$ over;
- but if you divide it by $11$ there ain't no remainder.
- What's more, there's no other driver with a lower number who can say the same."
- What was the fellow's number?
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Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $151$. -- The Arithmetical Cabby
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Miscellaneous Puzzles: $223$. The Arithmetical Cabby