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From: eklhad@ihnet.UUCP (K. A. Dahlke)
Newsgroups: net.puzzle
Subject: Horses, Pigs, and Rabbits
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Date: Tue, 28-May-85 12:58:04 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 28 12:58:04 1985
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< down on the farm >
An old puzzle comes to mind.
A farmer goes to market, and buys 100 animals for 100 dollars.
Horses cost 10 dollars, pigs cost 3 dollars, and rabbits cost 50 cents.
How many of each animal did he buy?
During a long boring bus ride in my youth, I found a solution.
I have since found the second, and I believe there are no others.
Diophantus experts have a real advantage here.
By the way, does anyone have any programs for solving such problems?
I am too lazy (and have no real need) to write any,
but they might be fun to play with.
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Karl Dahlke    ihnp4!ihnet!eklhad