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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $31$
- A Queer Settling Up
- Person 1: "Here is my purse, give me just as much money as you find in it."
- Person 2, having done that: "If you give me as much as I have left of my own, we shall be square."
- After Person 2 has done that, Person 1 find his purse contains three shillings and sixpence,
- while Person 2 has three shillings.
- How much did each possess at the start?
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Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $31$. -- A Queer Settling Up
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Money Puzzles: $28$. A Queer Settling Up