Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/133 - Sawing and Splitting

Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $133$

Sawing and Splitting

Two men can saw $5$ cords of wood per day,

or they can split $8$ cords of wood when sawed.

How many cords must they saw in order that they may be occupied for the rest of the day in splitting it?

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $133$. -- Sawing and Splitting
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Miscellaneous Puzzles: $206$. Sawing and Splitting