This section is from the book "The Corner Cupboard; Or, Facts For Everybody", by Robert Kemp Philp. Also available from Amazon: The Corner Cupboard; or Facts for Everybody.
Puzzle. Anything intricate, embarrassing, or difficult to put right. The undermentioned will serve as an example : One-third of twelve if you divide by just one-fifth of seven, The true result -which has been tried - Is sure to be eleven.
Ans. - One-third of twelve is lv. or 55; one-filth of seven is v. or 5; and 55 divided by 5, gives 11.
 
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