Home › Mathematics › The Canterbury Puzzles › 56 — The Eleven PenniesThe Canterbury Puzzlesby Henry Ernest Dudeney181 of 238 · Contents · Download EPUB56 The Eleven Pennies It is rather evident that the trick in this puzzle was as follows:—From the eleven coins take five; then add four (to those already taken away) and you leave nine—in the second heap of those removed! ‹ Previous55 — The Three TeacupsNext ›57 — The Christmas Geese123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238← Back to The Canterbury Puzzles