Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes/Problems/16 - De Duobus Hominibus Boves Ducentibus/Historical Note

Historical Note on Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes by Alcuin of York: Problem $16$: De Duobus Hominibus Boves Ducentibus

This is a less common variant of the traditional Donkey and Mule problem, in which the suggested exchange is not actually perceived as going ahead.

Hence, in the usual case, when the second man makes his suggested exchange, the assumption is that they are starting with their original distribution of goods.

In this case, the second suggestion happens after the first exchange has actually been done.

Sources

• 1992: John Hadley/2 and David Singmaster: Problems to Sharpen the Young (Math. Gazette Vol. 76, no. 475: pp. 102 – 126)  www.jstor.org/stable/3620384