Enigma Number 1716 Pyramid selling

摘要

I commissioned a goldsmith to make some identical solid gold tetrahedrons, in which the original specification gave the length of each of the sides. He calculated what the cost of the gold would be and, as I could afford a certain whole number percentage more, I asked him to increase their size by that percentage. He started making the tetrahedrons, but made the error of increasing each side by that percentage. After he had made one he realised that if he continued in this way he would use much more gold than expected, So he made the second tetrahedron with each side reduced by that same percentage from its original specification. The rest he made to the original specification.