Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/21 - The Cost of a Suit

Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $21$

The Cost of a Suit

Melville bought a suit.

The jacket cost as much as the trousers and waistcoat.

The jacket and two pairs of trousers would cost $\pounds 7, 17 \shillings 6 \oldpence$

The trousers and two waistcoats would cost $\pounds 4, 10 \shillings$

Can you tell me the cost of the suit?

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $21$. -- The Cost of a Suit
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $27$. The Cost of a Suit