Item 05: John D. Wilson diary, 20 March-17 May 1917 - Page 141
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3.
that the original intrinsic value of these coins was the same as their nominal value – that is, that the sovereign was worth a pound, the shilling worth a shilling, & the penny worth a penny. What proportion of each coin was lost if the value of the three remaining (coins) or fragments were exactly one Pound? The question is extremely easy if you give it a few minutes thought.
Ansr.
Penny lost 1/12 of a penny leaving 11/12d.
Shilling lost 11/12 of a shilling leaving 1/12d
Sovereign lost 1/- of a sovereign leaving 19/-
[Totals] 1/1d – 20/-
2.
much an acre does he pay?
Ansr. 3 shillings 24/25 of a penny.
Queer addition
Write down five odd figures so that they will add up and make fourteen
Ansr. Eleven and three ones thus. 11,1,1,1
The broken coins:-
A man had three coins – a sovereign, a shilling, and a penny – and he found that exactly the same fraction of each coin had been broken away. Now, assuming