July 2022
Problem of the Month
Cattle Problem
by Benjamin Banneker
A gentleman sent his friend with £100 to buy 100 cattle, with orders to give £5 for each Bullock, 20 Shillings for cows, and one Shilling
for each sheep.
How many of each did his friend buy?
Note: Banneker lived in the eighteenth century when the word cattle was used to describe domesticated animals, including sheep, goats, cows, and bulls.
A shilling was 1/20 of a pound (£).