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Subj:.....Weighing The Baby (S594)
          From the book 
           "Mathematical Puzzles of Sam Loyd" 
            Edited by Martin Gardner 
            From: Dover Publications in 1959

How much does the baby weigh?
 

Mrs. O'Toodle, being of an economical turn of mind, is
trying to weigh herself, her baby, and her dog for one
cent.  If she weighs a hundred pounds more than the
combined weights of dog and baby, and if the dog weighs
sixty per cent less than the baby, can you determine
how much the little cherub weighs?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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                 THE SOLUTION
 

Mrs. O'Toole weighs 135 pounds, the baby 25 pounds, and
the dog 10 pounds.
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