Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
Volume 4 Issue 1, February 1965
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Editors J. E. Holditch, W. F. Coulson, and T. P. Atkinson
Each of the boys in the Hemat family has as many sisters as he has brothers, but each of the girls has twice as many brothers as she has sisters. How many boys and girls are there in the Hemat family?
A well-known man selected a $10.00 hat in a store but he did not have that much money with him, In fun he suggested to the manager, “If you lend me the same amount of money as I have in my pocket, I will buy the hat. 11 The loan and the purchase were made and the man walked out with the hat. Continuing his prank, he purchased a pair of shoes for $10,00 in a second store and an umbrella for $10.00 in a third store, using the same tactics each time. Now, however, he had no money left. How much did he have to begin with.
