Mathematics in Literature

1. In “The Mill of Luck” by Ioan Slavici, Ghiță pays 500 lei in rent for the pub every year. If he earns 50 lei daily, in how many days does he make the money for the rent for a whole year?

2. In “Luceafărul” by Mihai Eminescu, Luceafărul goes down to Cătălina 3 times. On the third go down, she rejects him definitively. What percentage of the total number of go downs is the final rejection?

3. In Liviu Rebreanu's "Ion", Ion dies at the age of 24. He was born in 1892. In what year does he die?

4. In “Alexandru Lăpușneanul” by Costache Negruzzi, the prince kills 47 boyars out of a total of 120. What fraction of the boyars survived?

5. In “A Lost Letter” by I.L. Caragiale there are 3 ballot boxes at a polling station. In ballot box A there are twice as many votes as in ballot box B. In ballot box C there are 15 fewer votes than in ballot box A. In total there are 285 votes validly cast. How many votes are in ballot box B?