THE MARKET WOMEN

A number of market women sold their various products at a certain price per pound (different in every case), and each received the same amount—`2`s. `2`½d. What is the greatest number of women there could have been? The price per pound in every case must be such as could be paid in current money.

Arithmetic Algebra -> Word Problems Number Theory -> Greatest Common Divisor (GCD) and Least Common Multiple (LCM) Minimum and Maximum Problems / Optimization Problems

Sources:

Amusements in Mathematics, Henry Ernest Dudeney Question 18

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