Archive for: April 2003

April 25, 2003

An old Puzzle Revisited

Filed under: Math Mojo, puzzles, recreational math — Brian @ 8:44 am

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Today I received an e-mail from an astute reader, regarding the Question of the Week for the fourth week of March, 2003. The question was:

Which is worth more, a pound of $5 gold coins, or a pound of $10 gold coins? Explain why.

Before I go into the reader’s observations, let me tell you the answer:

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