Ah, the Shire. The peaceful, serene home of the Baggins Family as well as many other families. Here are two puzzles from the Shire to pass the time.
First Puzzle:
Odbin Proudfoot has passed away. He left behind 11,700 gold pieces to be divided amongst his immediate family. Being a bit of a trickster his will stated that each of his sons were to get 3 times as much as his daughters and each daughter was to get twice as much as their mother. Odbin has 5 sons and 4 daughters. How much did the mother get?
Second Puzzle
Drogo Baggins was buying food for a feast he was hosting. Running into his good friend Brenin Brandywine he took the opportunity to complain about the rising cost of living in the Shire. " I tell you, Brenin, prices have jumped. I'm not half done with my shopping and I have spent half the money I started with. Actually, I now have as many silver as I had gold and half as many gold as I had silver. It's terrible — I may need to reduce the number of guests to the feast. Not you, of course, Brenin, you're always welcome."
Given that there are 20 silver to a gold how much has Drogo spent so far?
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