Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/1 - The Money Bag

Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $1$

The Money Bag

"A bag," said Rackbrane, when helping himself to the marmalade, "contained fifty-five coins consisting entirely of crowns and shillings,

and their total value was $\pounds 7, \ 3 \shillings 0 \oldpence$

How many coins were there of each kind?"

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $1$. -- The Money Bag