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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $23$
- A Deal in Cucumbers
- "How much to you pay for these cucumbers?" someone asked.
- The reply: "I pay as many shillings for six dozen cucumbers of that size as I get cucumbers for $32 \shillings$"
- What was the price per cucumber?
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Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $23$. -- A Deal in Cucumbers