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Stamps, coins and beer
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 September 2016
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There are numerous arithmetical puzzles concerning the quantities of beer that can be measured if the only available measures are a 3-pint jug and a 5-pint jug, or the exact amounts of money obtainable using only 3p and 5p coins, or the amounts that can be made with only 3p and 5p stamps.
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