#1369 · Number Theory · Diophantine equations
Discharging a Debt with Florins and Half-Crowns
What is the smallest number of florins that must be given to discharge a debt of £1. 6s. 6d., if the change is to be paid in half-crowns only?
H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891) · Ch. X. Miscellaneous Equations, Examples X.d, No. 18
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Checked against the answer in H. S. Hall & S. R. Knight, Higher Algebra (1891).