Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/320 - An Awkward Time/Solution
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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $320$
- An Awkward Time
- When I told someone the other morning that I had to catch the $12:50$ train, he told me it was a very awkward time for a train to start.
- I asked him to explain why.
- Can you guess his answer?
Solution
- Because it's ten to one if you catch it.
A betting joke.
Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Solutions: $320$. -- An Awkward Time
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Answers: $523$. An Awkward Time