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Show BLACKSMITH WAS HONEST ONE Would Not Take Advantage of Farmer Wha had Figured Inaccurately How He Did It. A fnrmcr took flvo pleceB of chnln of throe links each to a blacksmith g& ESS 2 Pieces to be Welded. and Inquired the cost of welding them Into ono chnln. ' Tho blacksmith remarked: "1 charge Ilvo cents to cut a link nnd flvo cents to wold a link." "Then, as you will havo to mnko four cutB and four weldH tho charge will bo 40 cent?" said, tho farmer. ( 2 " (5) 232) (25) (25) Honest Way of Figuring. "No, no,'5' foplfcd tho mnii of tho slnowy 'nrniB, "I only mako It !J0 cents." How did the blncksmlth work this out? Sou the llhiHtrutlori for tho solution. |