Article 5KMAS Did you solve it? Carl Friedrich Gauss, money saving expert

Did you solve it? Carl Friedrich Gauss, money saving expert

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Alex Bellos
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The answers to today's puzzles

Earlier today I set you the following two puzzles, inspired by a money-saving trick devised by Carl Friedrich Gauss. (Click to the original for the explanation of the trick, and what it has got to do with Gauss).

1. The double bill.

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