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Out to Pasture 2
X, Y and Z hired a pasture for the season for $90.00. X pastured 9 head of mules for 150 days, Y pastured 11 head for 110 days and Z pastured 24 head of mules for 160 days. How much is each to pay?
Soulé's Philosophic Practical Mathematics, George Soulé, 1905
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The answer is: X pays $\(18\dfrac{63}{64}\approx \) $18.98, Y pays $\(17\dfrac{1}{64} \approx \) $17.02, and Z pays $54.00
"Out to Pasture 2," Convergence (March 2006)
